Activity Coordinator

Teen And Young Adult Activity Coordinator

Functioning as a member of the Child & Family Life team, the Teen and Young Adult Activity Coordinator is responsible for the daily operation and supervision of the Teen and Young Adult Activity Room. Their primary goal is to maintain a safe recreation environment. They will work with a multidisciplinary team to provide teen focused scheduled recreation activities in the activity room and  Activity Coordinator will provide direction to Child & Family Life work-study students and hospital volunteers.

They will provide back up support in other activity room spaces when needed and help with hospital wide special events. While their work will focus primarily with teens and young adults, they will also be expected to engage children and family members of all ages.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Plan and implement daily activities
• Facilitate individual and group play opportunities for patients and siblings
• Advertise daily programming in appropriate venues
• Recruit and screen activity center participants
• Transport patients to playroom and/or special events
• Maintain a safe and clean play environment, including making appropriate assessments of patient and sibling behavior while in program
• Provide direction to Child & Family Life hospital volunteers
• Communicate with parents/caregivers regarding behavior issues of activity center participants
• Assess play and recreation needs for children and teenagers of varying developmental stages and temperaments
• Assist with ordering supplies
• Function independently without direct supervision
• Use appropriate judgement to ensure safety of activity center participants

Required qualifications include:

• Associates degree (or equivalent of two full years of college coursework) in human growth and development, therapeutic recreation, or a related field.
• Prior work experience with healthy children in a group setting (daycare, day camp, preschool, school, etc.)
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal communication skills, including problem solving and collaboration
• A minimum of 2 years of experience working with teenagers in a recreation or school setting

Desired qualifications include:

• Bachelor's degree or working towards a bachelor’s degree in a related field of study such as Education, Psychology, Child Development, Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, or Child Life Specialist
• 1 year of experience working with children with healthcare needs.

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What benefits can you look forward to?

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
• 2:1 Match on retirement savings

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment.

Location:

Teen and Young Adult Activity Room, other Activity Rooms as needed

Schedule:

Monday - Wednesday, every other Saturday/Sunday 9:00am
-7:30 pm

* Some holidays required. Schedule is eligible for shift premium.

This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the United Michigan Medicine Allied Professionals (UMMAP), which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.