Activities Team Lead

Description

Schedule

• Tuesday through Saturday, 1:30 PM - 10:00 PM (with a 30 minute meal break). This position works year-round and flex weekends include Family Weekends, excursions, and graduation.
  
  

Job Summary

The Activities Team Lead is responsible for the oversight, planning, and delivery of College and Community Program activity programming to support participant growth in social skills, leisure, and interpersonal areas. This position includes supervisory duties. Essential to this position is working flexible shifts to provide guidance and oversight of the activities and Activity Center site.

Essential Functions

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Coordinate the Social Engagement Program offerings, ensuring a variety of opportunities are provided to foster participants’ social and interpersonal growth
• Train and coach direct reports including Activities Instructor and Activities Assistants; assist with hiring decisions in partnership with the Social Engagement Program Manager
• Understand budgets between programs to help design and monitor the activities/excursion spending is within approved budget
• Oversee the activities schedule to ensure accurate delivery of the College course catalog requirements and Community Program service agreement selections
• Supervise team to ensure all documentation of participant engagement in activities is accurate, completed, and on-time
• Communicates upcoming program offerings to participants via email and other methods
• Design and implement activities for Family Weekends and other special events
• Ensure that the delivery of activity offerings is of high quality and encompass community integration opportunities, leisure and recreation exposure, and person-centered best practices
• Build and maintain positive relationships and professional communication with participants, families, fellow MICC employees, and external community partners
• Maintain confidentiality and promote respect for all participants, families, and others
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Requirements

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in therapeutic recreation, occupational therapy, recreation and leisure, education, or related human services field or similar preferred or equivalent experience
• Experience in working with adults with learning disabilities is highly desirable
• Experience in mediation and developing community education programming is desirable
• Experience in planning and coordinating various types of social offerings
• Experience in creating partnerships in the community is highly desirable
• Must have a current driver’s license with a clean driving record as determined by MICC's insurance company
• Outdoor travel and adventure experience preferred
  
  

Skills & Abilities

• Excellent people and leadership skills, with the ability to promote a culture of mutual respect and teamwork
• Ability to act decisively and expeditiously to implement plans
• Possess personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and good judgment
• Maintain confidentiality of organizational, employee, and participant information
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, with strong oral and written communication skills
• Must be willing to work a flexible schedule, be positive and enthusiastic, and enjoy attending and participating in a wide variety of social engagement activities
  
  

Benefits

MICC offers a competitive salary and an incredible benefits package, including, but not limited to:

• Medical and Dental Insurance*
• Health Savings Account (HSA) & Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Basic Life Insurance & Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Insurance**
• 403(b) Retirement Plans***
• Voluntary plans including Vision, additional Life & AD&D Insurance, Critical Illness, Accident Insurance, and Hospital Insurance
• MICC pays a significant percentage of the cost
• MICC pays the premium for LTD
• 100% immediate vesting with 4% Safe Harbor Match (if the employee contributes 5%)
  
  

Paid Time Off (PTO)

MICC offers a generous amount of Paid Time Off (PTO):

• 176 hours / 22 days (prorated upon start date) of paid vacation time
• 80 hours / 10 days (accrued at 3.33 hours per pay period) of paid sick time
• 80 hours / 10 days (holiday schedule available upon request) of paid holidays
• 8 hours / 1 day for floating holiday
  
  

How To Apply

If you're ready to embark on a rewarding career, please submit your application. We appreciate all applications, but only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview. Minnesota Independence College and Community (MICC) is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

This external job description is not designed to cover or comprehensively list the required activities, duties, or responsibilities. Additionally, duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time as determined by the needs of MICC.

• MICC is an equal opportunity employer, a drug-free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable. All applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military/veteran status, genetic information, marital status, ethnicity, alienage, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
  
  

By completing this application, you are seeking to join a team of hardworking professionals dedicated to consistently delivering outstanding service to our customers and contributing to the financial success of the organization, its participants, clients, and its employees. Equal access to programs, services, and employment is available to all qualified persons. Those applicants requiring accommodations to complete the application and/or interview process should contact a management representative.