Description
Get to know Thompson!
Thompson was founded in 1886 as an orphanage and has grown into an organization operating across the Carolinas, Florida Tennessee and Kentucky. Thompson’s continuum of care encompasses three domains: prevention, mental health services and foster care. All Thompson programs are trauma-informed and evidence-based/evidence-informed with the intention of building resilience in our clients (ages 0-18) and their families, both virtually and in person. Our values are Excellence, Innovation, Commitment, Caring and Integrity.
What will you do as a Recreational Coordinator?
As a Recreational Coordinator, your primary purpose is to provide engaging activities, programs, events, and other experiences that create a therapeutic environment for the youth in their care.
- Display individual proficiency and effectiveness in the role.
- Be punctual, arrive on time, and prepared.
- Learn and utilize the organization’s systems, processes and procedures as instructed.
- Display a high degree of being open to coaching/feedback regarding performance and areas of improvement.
- Contribute to a positive team culture through your actions, attitude, and communication.
- Consistently deliver excellent customer service to your clients/customers.
- Conduct yourself in the highest standards of ethics and integrity while displaying emotional intelligence in your day-to-day work with customers, peers, and leadership.
- Represent the organization internally and externally through your communication and conduct.
- Display trauma informed practices and principles in your interactions with customers, with peers and with leadership.
- Lead efforts in coordinating events, activities, developing an active and engaged program schedule for all clients in care.
- Facilitate individual and group activities that provide education, engagement, emotional, physical, spiritual development, and fun.
- Support the milieu in behavioral management and pro-active crisis management.
What does this position offer?
- Starting Pay Range: $19-$21.60 hourly
- Fantastic Full-time benefits…
- 3 weeks paid time off (PTO) first year plus 10 paid holidays!
- Health, Dental, Vision, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability and Life insurance options
- 401K Match
- Education Reimbursement
- Referral Bonus
- Eligibility to apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness through FAFSA after 10 years of service
- Paid time off for volunteering in the community
- Free EAP services
- Mileage Reimbursement for eligible roles
- iPhone and Laptop provided for eligible roles
- Multiple opportunities for growth
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications/Requirements:
- Must have a valid Drivers' License.
- Must meet any credentialing, licensing, and privileging standards as required of the job.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Therapeutic Recreation or related field.
- A minimum of 1 year of relevant professional experience.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite application software.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Availability to work weekends
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, employees are required to walk, sit, use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear.? Vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.?
You’re the right fit for the Recreational Coordinator if…
· You have a passion for working with youth & adolescents
· You enjoy knowing you’re making an IMPACT on the lives of others
· EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION, COMMITMENT, CARING, AND INTEGRITY are important to you
If your qualifications meet the requirements of the job and you want to be part of a winning culture, don’t delay! Apply at thompsoncff.org where we are strengthening Children, Families, and Communities!
Thompson is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Thompson participates in E-Verify.
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