Residential Facility Brooklyn- Activity Coordinator - RTF

29061 Residential Treat Facility Brooklyn
- Activity Coordinator - RTF

2050 Dean St, Brooklyn, NY 11233, USA

Job Title: Activity Coordinator

Department : RTF

Reports To: Program Director

Effective Date: 08/15/2020

FLSA: Exempt

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The Activities Coordinator plans and implements workshops, events and trip activities.

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Essential Functions:

• Develop ideas for in-house art, craft, cultural, recreational workshops
• Help recruit suitable qualified independent contractors as workshop leaders
• Assist with supervising vendors
• Orient workshop leaders, schedule workshops and supervise their implementation
• Recruit residents interested in participating in various workshops and trips with approval of unit leaders.
• Develop and implement ideas and plans for organized cultural/recreational trips
• Assist other direct care staff in planning safe and effective supervision of trips and workshops, maximizing educational/therapeutic value of activities
• SYEP (Summer Youth Employment Program)/Internship Coordinator
• Facilitate the C.O.P.E.S Program
• CPR Instructor
• Assist with Sanctuary Training/implementation
• Other related duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma
• 1+ years’ of experience with cultural and recreational resources in the community

Qualifications Preferred :

Job Behavioral Expectations :

In this section list the behavior characteristics the person should have and demonstrate in order to be successful at their job and keep their job. See bullet list for examples.

• Maintain regular consistent and professional attendance, punctuality, personal appearance, and adherence to relevant health & safety procedures.
• Safe and successful performance, including meeting productivity standards.
• Maintain an understanding of the principles, methods and processes needed to perform the job. Attends staff meetings, seminars and in-service training as assigned.
• Demonstrates the ability to complete work in an acceptable manner by the time and/or date established with accuracy, neatness and thoroughness and minimal amount of errors.
• Maintain established departmental policies and procedures including maintain strict confidentiality and adherence to all HIPAA guidelines at all times.

Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands :
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to walk, sit for long period of time; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or control; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work environment:

If the job requires a person to work in special working conditions this should be stated in this section. Special working conditions cover a range of circumstances from regular evening and weekend work, shift work, working outdoors, working with challenging clients, and so forth.

• Work is performed in a Residential Treatment Facility with normal temperatures.
• Required to work nights & weekends as assigned

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only job duties to be performed by the incumbent. He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by his or her supervisor.

The Child Center of NY is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status or any other category protected by Federal, State or local law. EOE M/F/D/V