King Gardens - Part-time Recreation Aide

Program Overview:

King Garden is a sixty-seven unit senior apartment building, where CAMBA tenants occupy twenty units. CAMBA provides comprehensive social services including recreation interactive groups and events.       

Position Overview: 

The Recreation Aide is responsible for creating and facilitating new and existing group content on a part-time and daily basis. The Recreation Aide will work in conjunction with staff on events and set-up, groups, fire drills, presentations, decorations, flyers, trips and shopping as needed. The Recreation Aide will create and generate monthly calendars to be distributed on the 1^st of the month.

What does the Recreation Aid do:

• Maintain professional relationships with clients and compliance with HIPPA regulations.
• Practice Universal Precautions/Standard Protocol & Procedures.
• Comply with any and all Federal, State, City and CAMBA security and privacy polices intended to protect the security and privacy of individually identifiable health information.
• Assist with the teaching of physical education, arts and crafts, performing arts, music, sports, ADL or other recreational activities. 
• Help plan, coordinate and facilitate social and/or peer support events for clients.
• Organize, and co-facilitate group community activities.
  • Assist with the design and production of aesthetic visuals for public spaces of the shelter which reflect cultural, seasonal and programmatic themes.
• Communicate effectively with clients, CAMBA staff, community members and with funders.
• Track and keep records of equipment and supplies used.
• Ensure that recreation facilities and equipment are used properly.
• Monitor clients' progress toward their goals (dates achieved) and document via progress notes.
  • Market the program in order to recruit clients.
• Provide all required information for weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual reports.

• May conduct initial and ongoing assessments of clients’ situations and needs.

• May prepare marketing materials for the program.

• May create and maintain client files.
• May input client data and client progress information into automated database.

• Tasks may be modified, expanded and/or assigned over time.

MINIMUM EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• • High school diploma or G.E.D. and/or equivalent experience.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience developing and coordinating recreational activities that reinforce a client’s desire to lead a clean/sober/independent life with a non-profit or other organization that services special needs or related populations.

Salary : $18 - $20