Enrichment Activities Specialist

Maryhurst; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Maryhurst seeks an Enrichment Activities Specialist to lead therapeutic groups and activities for children in residential and school settings. You will help plan curricula, coordinate with treatment teams, and collaborate with volunteers to support trauma-informed care.

The role involves implementing engaging activities that foster expression, new skills, and resilience, while maintaining safety and a supportive milieu for youth in Maryhurst programs.

Qualifications

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent; Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Significant experience related to child care or supervision of children and/or adolescents.
• Experience in providing therapeutic interventions with clients who have severe emotional and behavioral concerns.
• All shifts require ability to perform Safe Crisis Management.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement therapeutic groups, activities, and programming.
• Support milieus on campus and collaborate with treatment teams.
• Work with volunteers and staff to assess client needs and develop curriculum.
• Provide positive outlets to foster expression, individuality, new skill acquisition and processing trauma.

Skills

Child care experience

Therapeutic interventions

Safe Crisis Management training

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Salary starting at $19.80 per hour

Opportunities to receive 2 pay increases within your first 90 days!

At Maryhurst, our residential programs, community-based homes and our outpatient clinical programs all work to serve children in the greatest need. Our residential programs break the cycle of abuse using treatments that restore hope and successfully transition children to more permanent, community or family-based settings. Maryhurst's community and transitional living programs offer tools that prepare survivors of abuse and neglect for better, more hope-filled futures. And lastly, the team at Maryhurst Renewal partners with children, adults and families who are hurting to find the right combination of support, ultimately clearing barriers to success at home, at school, and in the community. Renewal provides one-on-one, group and family counseling in office, home or school-based settings.

The Enrichment Activities Specialist will be part of an Intervention Team of highly trained and experienced staff whose primary task is to prevent serious incidents and to help children maintain in the residential and school settings. This is achieved through providing therapeutic activities and events for the children to participate in outside of the program milieu. The Enrichment Activities Specialist is responsible for supporting milieus on campus by planning and implementing therapeutic groups, activities, and programming aimed at enhancing individuals' response to treatment. The Enrichment Activities Specialist works within a team to assess individual client and group needs, develop an activities curriculum, as well as work with volunteers all while collaborating with the treatment teams and program staff. The goal of Enrichment Activities Support team is to provide and create positive outlets to foster expression, individuality, new skill acquisition and experience while processing through their trauma in various therapeutic settings.

ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE AT LEAST 24 YEARS OLD.

Requirements

All Shifts: Persons applying for these positions must be willing and able to perform "Safe Crisis Management", a technique used to restrain or transport a resident who has temporarily lost control of their behavior. Maryhurst provides extensive training opportunities for all employees who will have direct contact with the clients.

Must have High school diploma or equivalent. Bachelor's Degree preferred. Significant experience related to child care or supervision of children and/or adolescents, or experience in providing therapeutic interventions with clients who have severe emotional and behavioral concerns.