Activities Director

Saint Francis Ministries; Salina (KS); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Francis Ministries is seeking a dedicated recreation staff member in Salina, KS to develop and run therapeutic activities for clients. The role involves creating engaging individual and group sessions, coordinating with the program and executive directors, and ensuring safe, structured environments for clients.

The position requires a Bachelor's in human services, CPR/First Aid certification, and at least 2 years of activity programming experience with youth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human services or related field.
• Preferred Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS).
• First Aid/CPR certification.
• Prefer 2 years’ experience developing activity programming with children/adolescents.
• Must be 21 years of age.
• Must pass a physical examination, including drug screen and TB Skin Test.
• Must pass an MVR, KBI and Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry Clearance check.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement therapeutic individual and group activities.
• Organize group and community activities.
• Completes initial activity assessments on all clients.
• Provide structure, discipline, and security in meeting needs of clients.
• Provide individual and group activity modules for clients.
• Serve as an adult role model and source of feedback to clients.
• Always supervise and monitor clients.
• Intervene in crisis situations using the approved Mandt system.
• Contribute to the treatment plan updates monthly.
• Attend the weekly multi-disciplinary treatment team meetings.
• Schedule activities for holidays, spring breaks and days off school.
• Create quarterly meetings with units/staff to collaborate on new activities.
• Manage and update daily schedule and ensure staff access to schedule.
• Ensure recreation staff have sufficient number of groups.
• Ensure staff have all activities equipment to follow schedule.
• Manage certificates for extracurricular groups (e.g., equine, ropes, master gardening).
• Work flexible hours including early mornings, evenings, and weekends.
• Contribute to developing new programs and improving current programs, procedures, and resources.
• Supervise equine specialists, master gardener, and ropes course employees.
• Manage activity budget and communicate budget needs to the Executive Director.
• Report unusual incidents through Risk Management and safety channels.
• Follow Saint Francis Ministries SOPs, policies, and relevant regulations.

Skills

First Aid/CPR

Education

Bachelor’s degree in human services or related field

Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) preferred

Job description

5097 W. Cloud St, Salina , Kansas 67401 , United States

Job Description

Develop and implement therapeutic individual and group activities for the clients in coordination with the Program Director and Executive Director.

• Brings in new ideas and activities to the clients we serve.
• Organizes group and community activities.
• Completes initial activity assessments on all clients.
• Provides structure, discipline, and security in meeting the needs of the clients.
• Provides individual and group activity modules for the clients.
• Serves as an adult role model and a source of feedback to the clients.
• Always supervises and monitors clients.
• Intervenes in crisis situations using the approved Mandt system.
• Contributes to the treatment plan updates monthly.
• Attends the weekly multi-disciplinary treatment team meetings.
• Schedules activities for special events such as all holidays, spring breaks and days off of school.
• Creates a quarterly meeting with each unit and staff member to collaborate on new and innovative activities.
• Manages and updates the daily schedule and ensures staff have access to the schedule.
• Ensures the recreation staff have sufficient number of groups.
• Ensures staff have all the activities equipment to ensure the schedule can be followed.
• Manages all certificates required for all the extracurricular groups including but not limited to the equine, the ropes, and the master gardening.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including early mornings, evenings, and weekends to meet the needs of the program – knowing that this is more than a 40-hour job.
• Contribute to developing new programs and improving current programs, procedures, and resources.
• Supervises the equine specialists, master gardener, and ropes course employees.
• Manages activity budget and effectively communicates budgeted needs to the Executive Director.
• Reports unusual incidents through appropriate Risk Management, clinical and safety channels.
• Implements Saint Francis Ministries policies and follows directives as required. Follows and adheres to all pertinent Saint Francis Ministries Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), rules, personnel policies, and procedures; related accreditation and licensure standards; and federal, state, and local rules, statutes, regulations, and all term of the contract between Saint Francis Ministries and DCF.
• Ensures clients’ rights are protected. Makes sure all clients have received their rights and maintains a signed copy in each resident file.
• Is knowledgeable of and follows all safety procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in human services or related field.
• Prefer Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist
• First Aid/CPR.
• Prefer 2 years’ experience in developing activity programming with children/adolescents.
• Must be 21 years of age.
• Must pass a physical examination, including drug screen and TB Skin Test.
• Must pass an MVR, KBI and Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry Clearance check.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.