Program Specialist

The Ability
360 Sports and Fitness Center provides exceptional adaptive sports, recreation, aquatic, and fitness programs that promote the independence, health, and overall well being of people with disabilities and their family members.

Ability
360 continues a 40-year tradition of offering and promoting programs to empower people with all disabilities to take personal responsibility so that they may achieve or continue independent lifestyles within the community.

Ability
360 is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation. Through its comprehensive programs, Ability
360 touches the lives of individuals with disabilities and addresses the disability concerns of their family members, co-workers and employers.

Job Description:

This is a full-time Program Specialist for our military & other recreation programs at the Ability
360 Sports and Fitness Center.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Military Membership retention and recruiting.
• Outreach scheduling to various VSO partners and organizations.
• Outreach VSO’s and other partners for new members.
• Conduct military member appreciation day events as well as military incentive programs.
• Leads the coordination, facilitation of health and wellness programs for military members.
• Assist the Program Coordinator in supervising interns and volunteers.
• Support the ongoing training and professional development of therapeutic recreation volunteers and interns.
• Promote Sports & Fitness programs and provide accurate program information to members.
• Support outreach, membership retention, events, and programming for military members and their families.
• Lead staff for field trips.
• Conduct member assessments and maintain ongoing progress notes and evaluations.
• Address member questions and concerns related to programs and facility operations.
• Maintain communication with members, members’ parents and/or guardians.
• Work with manager and marketing staff to promote Ability
  360 Sports & Fitness Center programs.
• Lead regularly scheduled classes and specialized classes as needed.
• Maintain, organize, and care for program equipment.
• Purchase routine program supplies and recommend larger equipment or program purchases.
• Assist team members during events, field trips, and classes.
• Serve as Manager-on-Duty when assigned.
  
  Sssist in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of therapeutic recreation and adaptive sports programs.
• Maintain ongoing communication with university programs nationwide to develop and sustain a strong internship program.
• Collaborate with community organizations to offer diverse and inclusive recreation opportunities.
• Act as a liaison between specialty groups and the Sports & Fitness department to coordinate and implement group-specific programming.
• Actively promote the facility and its programs to current and prospective members and assist with the development of promotional materials.
• Work collaboratively with coordinators and staff to plan programs and special events.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science, Recreation Therapy, Adapted Physical Education, Sports Management, Kinesiology or related field.
• 1-3 years of professional experience working with people with disabilities in the recreation field.
• Ability to provide supervision for therapeutic recreation programs and interns.
• Program experience to include working with individuals that have a wide variety of abilities; or any satisfactory combination of experience and training which demonstrates the knowledge, skills and ability to perform the above-described duties.

Ability
360 will abide by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that Ability
360 take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.

Further, Ability
360 will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of sexual preference, or any other protected status under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Age Discrimination and Employment Act, State Executive Order No. 75-5, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.