Recreation Specialist

The heart of our mission is to demonstrate Christ’s love and justice by caring in faith for the human family. We change lives by helping and employing people of all backgrounds.

Are you outgoing, creative, and enjoy leading a group? We have a unique opportunity to work as a full time Recreation Specialist at our Adult Day Center located on the East Side of Madison. Our Recreation Specialists work as a team to create, facilitate, and adapt activities for Day Center participants ages 18 . We provide an inclusive, fun, unique, caring, and family-like environment for our participants to enjoy while their caregivers are at work during the day.

This is a great opportunity to make an impact in the lives of many and become part of the Catholic Charities family!

Starting pay rate: $16.92

Monday-Friday - no weekends!

Benefits:

• Health
• Dental
• Vision
• Life, AD&D, Long Term Disability
• Short Term Disability (working 20 hours)
• Accident, Critical and Hospital Indemnity Insurnace (working 20 hours)
• FSAs and HSA
• 403(b) Retirement Plan (with 6% company match after 1 year)
• PTO (working 20 hours)
• 10 Holidays (working 20 hours)
• Employee Referral Program

• Develop, prepare, and facilitate individual, small, and large group activities that are meaningful, purposeful and of interest to program participants ensuring a person-centered activity program.
• Adapt and grade all activities based on participant's strengths.
• Promote respect and choice for all participants.
• Follow and implement recreational activities and personal cares according to each participant's care plan.
• Provide daily assistance with the implementation of proper use of body mechanics with participant's mobility, transfer, and safety needs.
• Monitor and report changes in participant's condition and behavior to appropriate staff and formal supports in a timely and accurate manner.
• Establish a supportive relationship with each participant and their supports.
• Attend and participate in meetings addressing participant's progress with individualized goals and outcomes.

• Assist in coordination, orientation, training, and oversight of program volunteers.
• Comply within program budget when planning events and purchasing program supplies.
• Complete all required documentation in a timely and accurate manner according to DHS, and Catholic Charities Adult Day Center standards.
• Participate in ongoing training and professional development as outlined in DHS annual continuing education standards and Catholic Charities Adult Day Center program manual.

• 1 years of experience planning and implementing organized recreational activities with adults who have physical and/or cognitive disabilities, mental health diagnosis, or dementia/Alzheimer's.
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced team environment.
• Ability to lift 25 to 50 pounds and tolerate medium to high physical effort including walking, standing, stooping, squatting, bending, reaching, pushing, and /or pulling.
• Ability to follow directions, organize and prioritize work assignments.
• Effectively collaborate and problem solve with co-workers to ensure quality care.
• Ability to understand and follow individual participant care plans.
• Ability to assist with personal cares and activities of daily living skills.
• Ability to respectfully approach and provide positive redirection for individuals who have various diagnoses.
• Ability to be flexible and meet the needs of participants and the program.