Recreation Program Director
Recreation Program Director
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Job Description
The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) is an integral part of the Citys evolving criminal justice system participating in reform initiatives and strategies aimed to move the City towards a smaller jail system without compromising public safety. The DOC is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for our employees visitors volunteers and people in our custody. Importantly safe jails enable DOC to provide people in custody with the tools and opportunities they need to successfully reenter their communities. The DOC operates facilities and court commands across the five boroughs with more than 9000 diverse professionals and knowledgeable experts.
The DOC seeks to recruit Recreation Program Coordinators that will assist with the development and implementation of appropriate leisure activities to be incorporated into the programs plan. Selected candidates will participate in organized group activities that develop positive group dynamics while productively occupying inmates with activities of interest. Under supervision of Recreation Supervisor these recreation program coordinators will be responsible for following:
Enabling inmates to engage in organized physical recreational activities which contributes to
increased health and less stress
Planning and executing the recreational program of an assigned area in accordance with the
needs and interests of inmates
Determining recreational needs of targeted groups
Evaluating program effectiveness and serves as an integral part of the recreation team
Eliciting participation in the development and implementation of these activities
Conducting periodic inspections of equipment and facilities
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications :
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by 24 credits in recreation physical education dance fine arts applied arts (including therapy) group work group dynamics and community organization at least 18 credits of which must be in recreation physical education dance fine arts and applied arts (including therapy); or
2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college plus one year of fulltime paid experience in planning coordinating and supervising recreation programs; or
3. A fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent and a combination of education and experience that is equivalent to five years of experience required in 2 above. College education leading to a degree may be substituted for the required experience on the basis of 30 credits for one year of experience. However all candidates must have at least one year of experience or 24 credits in recreation physical education dance fine arts applied arts (including therapy) group work group dynamics and community organization at least 18 credits of which must be in recreation physical education dance fine arts and applied arts (including therapy).
Additional Information :
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
