Corrections Recreation Leader

Commonwealth of Kentucky; Valley (KY); On-site; USD 33,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth of Kentucky's Department of Corrections is seeking a Corrections Recreation Leader to plan, direct, and supervise recreational activities for inmates at the Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women. The role requires coordinating programs that meet diverse needs, interests, and abilities while ensuring safety and security within a large correctional facility.

The ideal candidate will have strong observation and communication skills, be self-motivated, and well organized, with the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience as recreation staff is not required but substitution rules apply.
• Experience in planned recreation, physical education, or related activities can substitute for education on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct and coordinate recreational activities for inmates in a large facility.
• Consult with institutional staff when planning programs for residents.
• Gather information on offender skills, abilities and interests to tailor activities.
• Supervise gymnasium sanitation and maintenance of recreation equipment and supplies.
• Attend institution meetings and prepare reports.

Skills

Observation skills

Communication skills

Self-motivation

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Corrections Recreation Leader

Advertisement Closes: 9/28/2026 (11:59 PM ET)

Job ID: 2604893

Pay Grade: 12

Salary: $38,854.56 Annually

Employment Type: EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 40.0 HR/WK

Hiring Agency: Justice & Public Safety Cabinet | Department of Corrections

3000 Ash Ave
PEE WEE VALLEY, KY 40056 USA

The Kentucky Department of Corrections (DOC), Division of Adult Institutions operates 13 correctionalfacilities that house Kentucky's adult inmate population. The mission of DOC is to protect the citizens of theCommonwealth and to provide a safe, secure and humane environment for staff and offenders in carrying out themandates of the legislative and judicial processes; and, to provide opportunities for offenders to acquireskills, which facilitate non-criminal behavior.

The Corrections Recreation Leader at Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women is responsible for planning,organizing, and supervising recreational activities to meet specific needs, interests, and abilities ofinmates within the facility. This position will need to accommodate a varied population of offenders with avariety of innovative planned activities and daily recreational opportunities.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Plan, direct and coordinate recreational activities to meet needs of correctional clients in a largecorrectional institution.
• Consult with various institutional staff in planning programs for residents.
• Gather information on offender skills, abilities, and interests in an effort to recommend, plan andimplement recreational activities.
• Supervise institution gymnasium sanitation, general maintenance of recreation equipment, and inventoryof supplies.
• Attend institution meetings.
• Prepare various reports.
• Maintain records on recreational equipment.
• Direct leagues, tournaments, and holiday events for all inmate populations.
• Maintain records and inventories of recreational equipment.

The ideal candidate for this position will have strong observation skills, strong communication skills, beself-motivated, be well organized.

Responsibilities and personal characteristics for success include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Demonstrate capacity to multi-task and effectively communicate and command large numbers of inmates.Forexample, you will at times be a referee, umpire, official, and supervisor, which requires good judgement,consistency, fairness, cooperation, integrity, and professionalism.
• Organizational skills- must have willingness and capacity to propose large-scale events and oversee theconclusion of these events. This involves planning, scheduling, report writing, and creative thinking.
• Maintain all security, caustic, and tool logs to ensure all IPP’s and CPP’s are followed.
• Assist in training and supervision of inmate Recreation workers.
• Required to possess unusually high levels of initiative by making good decisions and carrying out specific jobtasks and assignments with little supervision.
• The Recreation Department is open 365 days per year.
• Required to showinitiative to confront inmates to ensure the rules of the Recreation Department and Institution are followed.
• Ensure resolve on such matters for the safety and security of the Institution.
• Submit weekly and monthly reports to Recreation Supervisor as requested.
• General knowledge of various card and table games, events, tournaments, single, partner and team sportingevents and matches.
• Ability to work with complex electronic and exercise equipment and provide general maintenance thereto.
• Be able to recognize stress on equipment and when repairs are required.

Minimum Requirements

EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree.

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: NONE

Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE

Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Experience in planned recreation, physical education, or related activities will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis. Current or prior military experience will substitute for the required college on a year-for-year basis.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): NONE

Working Conditions

Work is generally performed within a correctional institution. Work environment is hazardous due to working in a state correctional facility with inmates.

Probationary Period

This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.

If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Becky Poe at [e-mail]

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D