Adaptive Program Specialist

POSITION TITLE : Adaptive Program Specialist (Hourly)

REQUISITION # : req7947

DEPARTMENT : FC Moves

LOCATION : FC MOVES

BENEFIT CATEGORY : Variable Hourly View Classifications & Benefits

EMPLOYMENT TYPE : Part-Time Hourly

HOURLY RATE : $25.00 per hour

SELECTION PROCESS : Application deadline is 3 : 00 p.m. MT on 1 / 17 / 2025 .

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SUMMARY : The Adaptive Program Specialist will beresponsible for coordinating with Safe Routes to School (SRTS) staff toaccommodate K-12 students with disabilities during programming at local schoolsand at various events / programs focused on active transportation. Responsibilitieswill include use of adaptive equipment and inclusive approaches for accommodatingstudents with disabilities during activities such as bicycling, walking, scootering,and other active modes.

The Adaptive Program Specialist may also assist the FC MovesAdult Education program with adaptive bicycle programming for adults, inpartnership with the City's Adaptive Recreation Opportunities program.

WORK HOURS : Required varied work hours, whichmay include early mornings, nights, and weekends.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, ANDQUALIFICATIONS : The following duties, responsibilities, andqualifications are illustrative of the primary functions of this position inaccordance with the City of Fort Collins' Personnel Policies andProcedures, and are not intended to be all-inclusive.

• Serves as the Safe Routes to School lead on all aspects of adaptive programming.
• Collaborates with school staff to understand individual students' abilities and needs. School staff may include teachers, paraprofessionals, physical therapists and counselors / psychologists.
• Creates an individualized plan for each student regarding techniques and equipment that will deliver optimal results.
• Communicates with parents / guardians, school staff, and the general public to assist in locating resources and selecting equipment. Serves as a knowledgeable resource in adaptive transportation / recreation for schools and the community.
• Manages fleet of adaptive equipment (bikes, trailers, tagalongs, tandem bikes, tricycles, etc.). Helps procure new equipment.
• Loads and delivers equipment by cargo van to schools, recreation centers, parks, and other locations.
• Assists instructors who teach active-transportation safety and skills (bike, scooter, walk, etc.) to K-12 students and adults.
• Assists with large events such as National Walk & Roll to School Day, National Bike & Roll to School Day, and Open Streets.
• Occasionally provides support for adaptive-bicycling activities for adults in partnership with FC Moves Adult Education and Adaptive Recreation Opportunities program.
• Assists with data entry, event scheduling, and other administrative tasks.
• Works outside in various weather conditions year-round.
• May help manage or procure grants for equipment, new programming, etc.

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PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here arerepresentative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully performthe essential functions of this job.

Regularly requiredto stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; lift bicycles and other equipment;and bend or crouch. The employee may be required to walk up to 5 miles a day onsidewalks and paved or natural-surface trails or bicycle up to 20 miles a dayon streets or multi-use trails (possibly pulling a person in a trailer). Theemployee must frequently lift and / or move up to 40 pounds. Specific visionabilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision,peripheral vision, and depth perception.

WORK ENVIRONMENT : The work environment characteristics describedhere are representative of those an employee encounters while performing theessential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularlyexposed to year-round outside weather conditions, including temperatureextremes. The employee will regularly use light hand tools to make adjustmentson equipment.

Work in high distraction, loud, stimulating youth environments)

The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs and activities and will make special communication arrangements for persons with disabilities. Please call (970) 221-6535 for assistance.

Notice Regarding Medical and / or Recreational Marijuana Use :

Because the possession and use of marijuana, whether for medical use or otherwise, constitutes a federal offense and because the City is a drug free workplace, the City will not accommodate the medical use of marijuana and enforces written policy prohibiting working for the City while marijuana is in the body. The fact that state law recognizes medical marijuana as a prescribed, or otherwise permitted, medication does not alter or otherwise change this policy.

The City of Fort Collins is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are considered for positions for which they have applied without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, sexual orientation (including perceived sexual orientation), gender identity and expression, disability, age 40 years or older, pregnancy or related condition, genetic information, and, in certain specific circumstances, marriage to a coworker or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

POST OFFER BACKGROUND CHECK, MOTOR VEHICLE REPORT (MVR), AND POST OFFER EMPLOYMENT TEST (P.O.E.T.) REQUIRED.

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