Social Recreation Facilitator

TITLE: Social Recreation Youth Development Professional II 

DEPARTMENT: Programs 

REPORTS TO: Program Director 

Hours: 2:30-6:30, Monday- Friday

Compensation rate : $17-$24

POSITION DESCRIPTION  

The mission of the Boys & Girls Club of Garfield is to inspire and enable all  young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential  as productive, responsible and caring citizens. 

Full Job Description  

The Boys & Girls Club of Garfield is seeking a professional, motivated, and nurturing  After Care Counselor to plan, lead, and implement high-quality Social Recreation programming for our club members during our After Care program. The candidate’s primary responsibility is to ensure that club members are participating in high-yield recreation activities and are having enjoyable experiences throughout the duration of the program.  

Social Recreation is a social-emotional learning curriculum that builds skills a young person needs to make healthy choices. The program consists of thematic units with different sessions each which includes activities to help young people develop healthy relationships with themselves and others, emotional regulation skills and responsible decision-making skills.

Responsibilities  

• Participate in all staff training and meetings  
• Plans, leads, and implements camp programs for children. 
• Supervises Club Members and ensures their safety, development, growth, skill  achievement, and general well-being. 
• Facilitates and creates lesson plans for daily activities as assigned 
• Organizes and leads various small and large group activities 
• Set a good example for campers and others including cleanliness, punctuality,  sharing clean-up and sportsmanship  
• Ensures the organization and cleanliness  
• Empty trash and recycling bins 
• Ability to work collaboratively with Counselors in Training and Jr. Staff 
• Other duties may be assigned as required.

Skills 

• Good communication skills 
• Good organization skills 
• Knowledge of safety guidelines as established by organization 
• Time-management and multitasking abilities 
• Good verbal communication and interpersonal skills 
• Desire and ability to work with children outdoors  
• Good character, integrity and adaptability  
• Enthusiasm, sense of humor, patience and self control  

Requirements  

• Available to work entire camp season with little to no interruption (9 weeks) • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and be able to work up to eight hours a day in an active  youth focused environment that may require some physical exertion. • Education and experience in camp, youth programs, recreation, working with  children, or in a related field 
• First AID, AED, BLS/CPR certification preferred 

COVID-19 Considerations

All staff members are required to be vaccinated per state requirement. Masks are  strongly encouraged but not mandatory. 

DISCLAIMER  

The information presented indicates the general nature and level of work expected of  employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain, nor to be interpreted as, a  comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications and objectives  required of employees assigned to this job.