Bilingual Recreation Specialist - St. PJ's Children's Home

Description

Work Days:   Sunday thru ThursdayWork Hours:   10 am to 7 pmWork Location:    919 Mission Rd., San Antonio, TX 78210

REQUIREMENTS:

             - Bilingual in English and Spanish

             - Minimum of High School diploma, or Equivalent plus two years of employment experience in the child 

                welfare field planning activities for children and/or adolescents.

MISSION: The Mission of St. PJ's Children's Home is to be a safe and loving refuge for children in crisis and to accompany them on their journey to healing and wholeness, breaking the cycle of abuse and neglect one child at a time.

Summary:

Under the general direction of the Assistant Program Director, the Recreation Specialist is responsible for the coordination and implementation of daily recreational activities for UAC in accordance with agency policy, TDFPS Minimum Standards and ORR Policy. This includes ensuring a safe, clean and organized environment for structured and unstructured activities that enhance quality of life for UAC, support pro-social behaviors, and promote acculturation. 

Position Responsibilities:

• *Designing, scheduling and facilitating age-appropriate activities for the residents, including cultural and spiritual activities;
• *Ensuring educational services are provided in a manner that promotes best practices and facilitates the optimum delivery of      quality trauma informed care to UAC;
• *Ensuring that UAC receive at least one hour per day of outdoor, unstructured leisure activities and one hour per day of      structured activity (outdoor recreation is increased to a total of three hours per day on weekends and holidays);
• *Creating a monthly recreation calendar that includes cultural and spiritual activities; 
• Maintaining recreational supplies and equipment inventory;
• *Ensuring that necessary supplies, equipment, and directions/instructions are available for all unstructured and structured      activities;
• Working with the volunteer coordinator to recruit, train, and monitor viable program volunteers who have specialized skills      or talent to share with residents;
• Working with community organizations, groups, and businesses to procure special activities and events for the residents;
• Collaborating with the domestic services in the planning and implementation of campus-wide activities and events;
• Coordinating and scheduling at least one off-campus recreational field trip per month;
• Serving as a chaperone and ensuring 4:1 staff ratio during off-campus activities;
• Assisting with ratio and supervision of UAC as needed during structured recreation activities;
• Creating and distributing weekly Recreation Logs for UAC;
• Ensuring that the Recreation Logs are completed in a timely manner and accurately reflect the recreation activities of each resident;
• Implementing the program’s token economy and behavior incentive system “La Tiendita”;
• Actively participating in the enhancement and/or improvement of the living and working environment
• Attending administrative staff meetings, staff retreats, and other team building activities;
• Demonstrating knowledge and sensitivity of cultural norms, values and heritage;
• Must be sensitive to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics;
• Adhering to safety training and protocols on a daily basis, and taking precautionary measure to ensure the safety and well-being of self, others; 
• Protecting the confidentiality of any information or material obtained in the service with the organization to include but not limited to client names and information, services rendered to clients, donors’ names and gifts, internal and external investigations or results of any investigations, and financial information;
• Adherence to the Code of Conduct and the Faith and Morals Policy is mandatory;
• Every employee is required to take a solution-oriented approach in their interactions and undertakings, as well as being a team member that promotes collaboration and commitment to the Mission and Vision of the organization
• Attendance and successful completion of a 10- day New Employee Orientation is mandated for the position. The inability to meet this requirement will conclude employment with the Agency;
• Other duties as assigned by the Program Director. 

Competencies - 

Competency                               Description

Adaptability                                Ability to adjust to changing conditions and remain committed to excellence.

Communication