What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Specialist, Pediatric Recreation, Full-time position at Brooks Rehabilitation?
Responsibilities :
- Ensure that necessary equipment and supplies are present at all weekly activities and special events.
- Assist with transfer of participants to / from wheelchairs and activity equipment.
- Create a positive environment by encouraging participants, volunteers, and families during program activities.
- Set-up and clean-up of space and other resources utilized during activity and special events.
- Inform participants, volunteers and staff of all programmatic updates through written, email, or in-person communication.
- Serve as primary contact for all new participants and volunteers in assigned sport
- Perform clerical and administrative duties such as documenting attendance, filing, copying, and email communications.
- Report overall attendance trends and supply needs of the program to manager.
- Maintain participant safety during activities.
- Miscellaneous duties as assigned.
- Facilitate the physical and social engagement of participants, families and volunteers at each activity / event
- Serve as content expert in assigned sports and other responsibilities to include rules / regulations, classification and officiating
- Ensure customer satisfaction in all areas of assigned responsibilities
- Assume responsibility for increasing unique individuals and total participation in assigned sport
- Collaborate with team leadership and department leadership regarding program management and process improvement
- Manage and / or support management of activity / special event proceedings to include direction of participant, volunteers, students, media, family, spectators and community members at large
- Serve as media contact as needed
- Load and unload equipment to support each activity / event
- Train, direct and supervise volunteers / interns at each activity / event
- Create or coordinate with resources the required adaptation to ensure optimal participation in the activity / event
- Engage in social media per program guidelines
- Collaborate with administrative staff in document creation, special event planning and travel coordination
- Identify opportunities for process improvement and implement and / or communicate to the manager as appropriate
Equipment Specialist Specifics :
Qualifications :
Physical Requirements (OSHA)
Hours : Full-Time Position, 40 hours per week, Mon-Sat (work hours may include evening and weekends)
Location : Hybrid-works both onsite and offsite for programming. Onsite is at 3599 University Blvd, Samuel Wells building, Jacksonville, FL 32216
Compensation : Experience, education and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.
Thriving in a culture that you can be proud of, you will also receive many employee benefits such as the following :
