CORRECTIONS LEISURE ACTIVITIES SPECIALIST I (UPWARD MOBILITY)

Job Requisition ID: 44782 
Opening Date: 3/13/25 12:00am

Closing Date/Time: 03/26/2025 11:59pm​
Agency: Department of Juvenile Justice
Class Title: CORR LEISURE ACTIVITIES SPEC I - 09811 
Skill Option: None 
Bilingual Option: None 
Salary: Anticipated starting salary is $4,952/mo (step 1b) CBA Applies; Full Range $4,952-6952/month
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: DuPage
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU: RC062

 

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

 

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

 

Posting Identification Number 44782

Corrections Leisure Activities Specialist I (UMP)

 

Why Work for Illinois?

 

 

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Position Overview

As a Corrections Leisure Activities Specialist I, you will be part of a diverse team who provides opportunities designed to enhance physical, intellectual, cultural, social, and emotional learning and growth. These opportunities not only help individuals to develop and enhance their skillsets, but they also better equip them to be a productive member of society.  We invite you to come make a difference in other’s lives and truly impact change. We encourage all qualified individuals to apply. 

Essential Functions

• Provides instruction in skills and techniques, and supervision for youths engaged in leisure activities.
• Provides direct supervision to youth participating in activities and youth workers.
• Provides recreational programming for special units including i.e. Confinement, and Medical,
  tailoring the activities to meet the security, medical or special needs of the youth assigned.
• Plans activities in conjunction with the facility schedule.

Minimum Qualification

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years with a Bachelor’s degree in leisure studies, recreation, physical education, art education, fine arts, studio arts, graphics, color and design, therapeutic recreation music, theater or speech and communications.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires ability to pass the IDOC/IDJJ background check.
• Requires ability to pass a drug screen. 

 

The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

About the Agency

The mission of the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) is to build youth skills and strengthen families by promoting community safety and positive youth outcomes. Over 900 staff members from across various departments—security, programming, education, mental health, and more—collaborate with the understanding that youth are physically, emotionally, and cognitively different from adults. The department provides extensive services to young people through a developmental, treatment-focused model of care that builds youth resiliency, engages families, and promotes community safety at the five youth facilitie