General Program Leader

JOB TITLE: 

Program Leader

DEPARTMENT:

Recreation

CLASSIFICATION PLAWA:

Class 4 (less than 300 hours)

Paid Time Off-8 hours

SALARY/HOURLY RANGE:

$19.00 HR

FLSA:

Non-Exempt

DIRECTLY REPORTS TO:

The Support Staff Manager and FVSRA Assigned Liaison

RESPONSIBLE FOR DIRECTLY SUPERVISING:

NA

JOB PURPOSE:

To assist in the planning, implementing and leading of FVSRA seasonal recreation programs for adults and children with disabilities.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Experience with children and adults with various disabilities in community recreation or related fields.
2. Must demonstrate knowledge of various disabilities, and experience in planning a wide range of recreation activities.
3. Experience leading and supervising part-time staff and volunteers.
4. Must have good organizational skills, ability to work effectively with diverse groups of people.
5. Must demonstrate dependability, promptness and punctuality.
6. Be a team leader, promoting group cohesiveness.
7. Demonstrate a professional attitude when working with staff, parents and community contacts.
8. Be safety conscious.
9. Good oral and written communication skills.
10. Current Handle With Care Certification and First Aid/CPR Certification, or obtain within six months of hire.
11. Ability to engage in activities requiring physical exertion. 
12. Ability to perform required duties under stressful situations without supervision.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Adhere to all FVSRA safety policies and procedures and FVSRA Policy Manual.
2. Plan, implement and evaluate FVSRA recreation programs.
3. Understand needs of persons with disabilities and adapt activities to enable participation.
4. Ability to communicate opportunities available at FVSRA to participants, parents, the general public, and other professionals.
5. Lead programs in areas assigned, and assist in preparing part-time staff and volunteers working in the assigned areas.
6. Prepare and implement behavior management strategies when necessary, to ensure safe involvement in recreation programs.
7. Supervise part-time staff and volunteers assigned to work in programs.
8. Develop skills and abilities necessary to carry out assigned duties by attending meetings, in-service training programs and other opportunities, when required.
9. Maintain constant communication and quality customer service with parents, staff, and participants.
10. Demonstrate creativity, enthusiasm, and take initiative.
11. Responsible for collecting and turning in receipts from program expenses in a timely fashion.
12. Responsible for record keeping such as attendance sheets, as well as incident and accident reporting forms.
13. Provide assistance and instruction to the participants when needed.
14. Complete all weekly and daily paperwork and documentation as assigned including end of season evaluations and staff evaluations.
15. Report any problems or concerns to the Support Staff Manager or FVSRA Assigned Liaison.
16. Communicate effectively with individuals, and large and small groups of people.
17. Provide timely responses to phone calls, voicemails, and written materials, whether received by mail, facsimile, text, and e-mails.
18. Solve moderate to complex problems regarding the program, participants, or supervision of part-time employees and volunteers.
19. Work efficiently and effectively under pressure such as deadlines or emergencies.
20. Effective use of cell phones for the performance of job assignments.
21. Treat public concerns with the utmost and courteous attention.
22. Record and report hours worked on a bi-weekly basis.
23. Perform other duties as assigned.

COMPENTENCIES:

Collaboration - Promotes and supports work teams and groups

Reliability - Performs responsibilities dependably and accurately, fulfills promised actions

Responsiveness - Focuses on the customer, willingly helps others and provides prompt service

Assurance - Conveys trusts and inspires confidence

Empathy - Deals with individuals, appreciates their differences, handles emotions and shows compassion for others

Self Confidence - Recognizes the contributions of others and is conscious of own ability

Initiative - Begins and follows through energetically with plans and tasks

Communication - Shares information, listens to what others are saying

Adaptability - Makes decisions and solves complex problems

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The Program Leader must, with or without reasonable accommodations, be able to perform the following functions:

1. Gather, load, transport and set-up equipment and supplies for activities.
2. Supervise individuals, including at times the use of physical restraints.
3. Physically assist individuals in wheelchairs by pushing, pulling or providing stabilization on unknown terrain.
4. Physically transfer individuals from wheelchair to chair, into and out of vehicles, from pool deck into pool, in washroom facilities, etc.
5. Lift and carry as much as 50 pounds for as far as 300 feet.
6. Active participation in programs.

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:

Students seeking internships to gain meaningful experiences, to apply classroom knowledge and aid the student in being competitive for their next step after graduation are welcomed. 

WORKING CONDITIONS:

The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those of an outdoor/indoor work environment the employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing this job, the employee is exposed to all types of lighting, weather, temperature and environmental conditions. This position also requires working in close quarters on buses during field trips with campers and in various indoor/outdoor locations. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately loud to very loud.

FINE PRINT:

All positions are part-time and work schedules are based on your availability. Summer ONLY employees are eligible to work up to 40 hours per week. Reliable transportation is required to ensure attendance at all scheduled programs.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:

FVSRA has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle at the agency, which bases employment upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination because of an individual’s actual or perceived race (including but not limited to traits associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, sex, gender (including gender identity and expression), age, national origin, citizenship status, work authorization status, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, disability, association with a person with a disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, unfavorable discharge from military service or military status, civil union partnership, order of protection status, pregnancy, childbirth or a medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth, or any other protected characteristic as established by law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation to participate in the hiring process may contact HR at [email protected].