After School Social Recreation Specialist (021)

The After School Social Recreation Specialist (021) will be responsible for organizing and promoting activities, such as arts and crafts, sports, games, music, dramatics, social recreation, camping, and hobbies, taking into account the needs and interests of individual members. We are offering an exciting opportunity for an After School Teen Recreation Specialist at our Elbaum Site (021) located in Brooklyn, NY.

This is a part-time position working up to 20 hours a week Monday through Friday in the afternoon.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Enforce rules and regulations of recreational facilities to maintain discipline and ensure safety.
• Assist in organizing, leading, and promoting interest in recreational activities, such as arts, crafts, sports, games, camping, and hobbies.
• Greet new arrivals to activities, introducing them to other participants, explaining facility rules, and encouraging participation.
• Explain principles, techniques, and safety procedures to participants in recreational activities and demonstrate use of materials and equipment.

Required Skills/Knowledge:

• A high school diploma is required, some college experience is preferred and at least 1 year of experience in youth development
• Demonstrated ability to plan, conduct and supervise recreational/leadership programs and services
• Ability to communicate effectively with young people from diverse backgrounds, ages 6-18 as well as a range of other organizational personnel in a courteous and professional manner
• Must be highly motivated and dedicated to the organizational mission
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential

Work Environment

This job operates in a youth center environment. The environmental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities and functions of the job and are not meant to be all inclusive.

• Exposure to a variety of childhood and adult diseases and illnesses.
• Occasional exposure to a variety of weather conditions.
• Exposure to heated/air conditioned and ventilated facilities.
• Exposure to a building in which a variety of chemical substances are used for cleaning, instruction, and/or operation of equipment.
• Function in a workplace that can be noisy at times.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities and functions of the job and are not meant to be all inclusive. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities and functions of the job.

Unless reasonable accommodations can be made while performing this job, the staff member shall:

• Use strength to lift items needed to perform the functions of the job.
• Sit, stand and walk for required periods of time.
• Speak and hear.
• Use close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception along with the ability to focus vision.
• Reach with hands and arms and use hands and fingers to handle objects and operate tools, computers, and/or controls.
• Some filing may be required - This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bending or standing on a stool as necessary.

Be able to lift up to 25 pounds