What are the responsibilities and job description for the Activities Coordinator position at Benedictine?
Help adults with developmental disabilities achieve their greatest potential.
Activities Coordinator needed!
Come for a job, find a family!
The pay for this position is$20.00/hour.
- This is a job where you can make a difference in other's lives and build a career
- Work independently in group homes and in the community
- Full time only, shift options listed below.
- Located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland; An easy 35-40 minute commute from Dover, DE, Bridgeville, DE, and Trappe, MD, and roughly 45 minutes from the Bay Bridge.
Other Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Long term and short term disability, accident, and critical illness benefits
- Flexible spending accounts; dependent care and health care
- 403(b) match
- Paid time off; 12 holidays (including your birthday) plus a generous amount of sick, vacation, and personal hours
- Tuition reimbursement
- Mileage reimbursement
- Extra pay for using your personally owned vehicle, if eligible
- Cell phone reimbursement, if eligible
- Career advancement opportunities
- Paid training
- Year round events including appreciation weeks (for Teachers, DSPs, Administration, etc.), turkey give-away, Christmas party, milestone anniversary celebrations, staff appreciation night, and much more!
Education and Experience
- High school diploma or GED plus a minimum of three years Human Services experience required.
- Must have valid drivers license and cleaning driving record.
- Any certifications necessary for the job will be paid for and coordinated through Benedictine
Key Responsibilities
- Develop groups and programs in consideration of the needs, goals, abilities and interests of the people supported.
- Initiate and plan the Monthly Master calendar in conjunction with Supervisors, Discovery/Resource Specialist, Job Developers, and Program Coordinators and others.
- Develop more specific weekly activity calendars.
- Create, plan and facilitate larger special events geared toward full inclusion of people supported and staff. This may include securing approval, arranging logistics, eliciting participation to include staff buy-in, arranging finances and supplies needed, etc.
- Communicate to all stakeholders appropriately about the events and activities planned to include the development of promotional materials and flyers, and email distribution lists.
- Build and maintain a teamwork atmosphere that is inclusive and supportive of staff and their abilities to create programming activities.
- Develop and maintain a professional network of community partners to assist us in all areas of support, this includes employers, training partners, therapists and therapy programs, volunteer opportunities, community based contacts, and more.
Working Conditions
Hours of work
- Full time
- Day shift, Monday through Friday, 8am-4pm
Overtime expectations
- Overtime is not required but is regularly available and much appreciated. Any employee can request extra hours, regardless of seniority
Work environment
- Mostly an office setting.
Travel requirements
- Minimal, if at all.
On-call responsibilities
- Not required for this position.
Benedictine is an EOE
Salary : $20
