Recreation Coordinator

The Salvation Army Southern California; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The Salvation Army Phoenix Family Services seeks a Recreation Coordinator to oversee the Mike Michaels Activity Center at the Phoenix Family Shelter, supervising the recreation team and coordinating daily programming for residents and their children.

This role emphasizes recreation therapy, case management aligned with the plan of care, and developing partnerships to enhance activities and well-being, with flexible hours including evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Recreation, Child Development, Education, Human or Social Services.
• Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests.
• Knowledge of case management processes and evaluation of services.
• Experience managing staff in recreational or social services environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct supervision to the recreation team.
• Manage staffing schedule to ensure proper coverage of activity center.
• Provide day-to-day operational oversight for the activity center.
• Organize group and individual recreation programs according to the shelter and participant's plan of care.
• Develop community partners to gain greater community support and volunteers.
• Schedule events, programs, activities, and volunteer groups for recreation activities.
• Develop, design, or create new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products.
• Monitor information from materials and events to assess problems and solve them.

Skills

Bilingual

Staff management

Leadership

Organizational skills

First Aid/CPR

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s in Recreation

Job description

LOCATION: Herberger Center – Phoenix Family Services

SUPERVISOR: Shelter Manager

STATUS: FT/40 hrs/wk - Flex Schedule

Mission Statement

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

Position Description

The Mike Michaels Activity Center serves The Salvation Army Phoenix Family Services Emergency Shelter residents. The center was designed to restore normalcy to families by providing opportunities for them to learn and heal through play. It provides a variety of activities to promote healthy lifestyles, healthy family interactions, learning opportunities and safe play. The Recreation Coordinator will oversee the center and the activity staff as well as do recreation therapy and recreation-focused case management with shelter residents and their children. The activity center is currently open Tuesday-Saturday and focuses programs on times when children are not in school.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Recreation Child Development, Education, Human or Social Services required
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred
• Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing case managed services. This includes individual/family needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of individual/family satisfaction.
• Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• Experience managing staff in recreational or social services environment.
• Strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills
• Demonstrate the ability to relate positively and energetically with staff, clientele, and others including the general public.
• Combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Ability to create unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
• Computer literate in MS Office products.
• Must maintain First Aid/CPR certification
• Must successfully pass a criminal background check
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Fingerprint Clearance Card
• Must have a valid Arizona DL with a clean driving record. & pass The Salvation Army Fleet Safety elearning
• Must have a flexible work schedule to meet the needs of the Activity Center hours (including evenings and weekends).

Responsibilities

• Provide direct supervision to the recreation team
• Manage staffing schedule to ensure proper coverage of activity center
• Provide day-to day-operational oversight for activity center
• Organizes group and individual recreation programs according to the shelter and participant's plan of care.
• Work to develop community partners so that we gain greater community support and volunteers in the center.
• Schedule events, programs, activities, and volunteer groups for recreation enrichment activities.
• Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
• Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to assess problems and problem solve solutions.
• Maintains statistical data on daily activity attendance and hours of participation for turbo stats.
• Reports and documents all incidents and accidents immediately and per established procedures.
• Develop programs for residents including programs designed for residents who have experienced emotional and physical trauma.
• Supports positive engagement through social-emotional well being.
• Coordinate with staff to document progress for participating families.
• Actively participate in interdisciplinary care plan meetings.
• Collaborate under the direction of the Shelter Manager and in conjunction with other assigned management team members to create program outcome goals.
• Submit and maintain case notes to shelter case management system (Wellsky, HMIS, etc.)
• Other duties as assigned as they relate to the position of Recreation Coordinator.

Physical Requirements

Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment in order to meet the physical requirements of the position. The Salvation Army will attempt to satisfy requests as long as the accommodation needed is reasonable and no undue hardship would result. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, stand, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and reach with hands and arms on a continuous basis.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Must have the ability to operate telephone, a desktop or laptop computer, as well as the ability to access and produce information from a computer, and to understand written information.