What are the responsibilities and job description for the Recreation Specialist position at Forest County Potawatomi Community?
Here’s what you’ll be doing:
- Ensures the health, safety and well-being of participants by providing close supervisor of assigned activities
- Works with a wide range of age groups to assist in, managing daily recreational activities including but not limited to arts, crafts, fabrication lab, aquatics, sports and fitness.
- Assess the needs and interests of individuals and groups and plans activities accordingly
- Serves as a positive role model to the participants, motivating and educating individuals to meet their goals
- Responds to emergency situations, following established emergency protocols
- Communicates effectively with parents and community members verbally and in writing regarding programming
- Assists in program sports, games, special events, field trips and group activities
- Assists in all tribal holiday parties from set up to tear down.
- Helps disseminate posters and information to promote programs and special events.
- Complies with FCPC Policies and Procedures, FCPC Recreation guidelines and enforces those guidelines with the membership.
- Helps maintain FCPC facilities and equipment
- May occasionally chaperone and transport youth for overnight events
Here’s what you’ll need to be successful:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- CPR/AED/First Aid certification or be willing to obtain within 1 month of hire
- Lifeguard certification preferred or willing to obtain within 3 months of hire
- Must have a valid, clean driver’s license and be at least 18 years of age and insurable by the tribe.
- Must be able to work nights and weekends as activities/special programming dictate
- Must successfully pass all applicable background checks and drug screens
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous 1-3 years’ experience in physical fitness, community activities or aquatics preferred
- Previous 1-3 years’ experience in coaching sports
Benefits you’ll love:
- Approximately 5 weeks of paid time off annually
- 3 weeks of paid holidays
- Premium free health insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Short term disability
- Life insurance
- 401k with match
Skills
Preferred- Planning & Organizing
- Team Player
- Flexibility
- Dependability
- Customer Service
- Artistic
- Coaching
Behaviors
Preferred- Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
- Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
- Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
Motivations
Preferred- Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
- Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
