Activities Coordinator

St. Louis Children’s and KVC Health Systems; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Louis Children’s and KVC Health Systems Youth Mental Health Care seeks an Activity Coordinator to plan, organize, implement, and supervise activities for patients, promoting physical fitness, skill-building, and social development.

The role motivates youths toward treatment goals in a supportive campus setting. Requirements include a high school diploma or GED, with a bachelor’s degree preferred in psychology or related fields, 1–2 years of relevant experience, a valid driver’s license, and

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; bachelor's degree preferred in a related field.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience working with vulnerable populations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, implement, and supervise activities and outings for patients.
• Motivate patients to work toward treatment goals.
• Create and maintain daily schedules for individual units.
• Monitor patients’ needs and adjust programming accordingly.
• Maintain inventory of programming supplies and equipment and submit requests.
• Complete programming documentation and incident reports as directed.
• Attend staff meetings and trainings as prescribed.
• Ensure safety and provide crisis intervention when necessary.
• Plan special events and community projects as assigned.
• Adhere to policies and procedures and collaborate with staff.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree in a related field (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

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Full Time Camber-SLC, St. Louis, MO, US

Full Time

St. Louis, MO, US

Join Us to Build Healing and Hope Together!

As leaders in children’s mental health and wellness, St. Louis Children’s and KVC Health Systems Youth Mental Health Care have partnered to create one of the nation’s most innovative and transformative youth mental health and wellness campuses. The partnership includes a 77-bed acute care hospital and outpatient programs. Located on the KVC Missouri Children’s Mental Wellness Campus conveniently located in Webster Groves, Missouri, the peaceful environment and broad continuum of care allow children and families to access the appropriate level of treatment throughout their healing experience. The new campus is slated to open in late 2026. Learn more at stlouischildrenskvc.org. Join us and be a part of this journey of healing and hope for thousands of children and teens.

Job Summary

The Activity Coordinator will help plan, organize, implement, and supervise multifaceted activities and outings to keep the patients in good physical condition, teach new skills, and improve their sportsmanship and social skills. They will also motivate patients to work towards treatment goals.

Education: High school diploma or general education degree (GED) from an accredited institution required. Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field preferred. (e.g. Psychology, Recreation, Physical Education, Sociology, etc.)A high school diploma or equivalent with a minimum of two years of relevant experience (e.g., working with vulnerable populations, intake coordination, or crisis management may be considered.

Licensure/Certification: Valid drivers license and auto insurance. At least 21 years of age.

Experience: One to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Preferred Experience/Skills: Direct care work in a residential or hospital setting, preferably in behavioral healthcare preferred.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills required. Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and Outlook email required.

Key Responsibilities

• Practice conduct that displays respect for all KVC colleagues and community stakeholders regardless of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, or veteran status.
• Responsible for achieving and maintaining proficiency in KVC’s program curriculum including but not limited to TST, PBIS, Resilience curriculum, SCM and Ukeru.
• Organizes and facilitates such activities as sports, dramatics, games, and arts and crafts to assist patients to develop interpersonal relationships, to socialize effectively, and to develop confidence needed to participate in group activities.
• Creates and maintains daily schedules for individual units.
• Monitors patients’ needs and adjusts programming activities accordingly.
• Maintains inventory of programming supplies and equipment and submits requests as needed.
• Completes programming documentation relevant to each patient’s behaviors and interactions and any additional documentation, forms, or reports as directed.
• Obtains feedback from staff and patients about programming issues.
• Assumes responsibility, together with staff, for the safety, care and treatment within the program.
• Provides discipline to patients in an appropriate manner which is consistent with agency's policies and procedures.
• Model positive behavior and effective problem-solving techniques.
• Provides crisis intervention and initiates emergency response plan, when necessary.
• Attend staff meetings and directed.
• Attends in-service training and completes all required course work as prescribed.
• Completes critical incident and variance reports as instructed.
• Review patient case histories and become familiar with patient treatment plan goal.
• Adheres to all company policies and procedures and maintains current knowledge of Employee manual, Operations Manual, and organizational policies and procedures.
• Help plan and follow through with special events and community projects.
• Other duties may be assigned according to qualification of staff and development of program

Additional duties may be assigned based on organizational needs and staff qualifications.

Physical & Work Environment

This role involves a mix of standing, walking, and occasional lifting, along with regular use of office equipment. You’ll work in a professional office setting with moderate noise levels and occasional exposure to outdoor conditions.

Benefits & More

Employee benefits and culture fall under the KVC Health Systems umbrella. KVC is a family of private, nonprofit organizations that strengthen families, prevent child abuse and neglect, and help people achieve mental health wellness. Through our broad continuum of care, we are proud to be a national leader in mental health, child welfare, and health and human services transformation.

At KVC, we offer a positive, supportive workplace where each person can do work they love. In fact, we’re so proud of our culture that we see it as our top competitive advantage in the health and human services field. Based on the voice of our employees, KVC has an incredible 86 Work Wellbeing score on Indeed, a rating so high and rare that it places KVC among the top 1% of employers nationally. KVC was also named #15 on Glassdoor’s Best-Led Companies 2025 list, a recognition achieved entirely based on anonymous employee reviews. In addition to being mission-driven, we offer employees an unparalleled level of flexibility, wellbeing, learning, inclusion, recognition, and rewards.