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Summer Day Program Coordinator

The Summer Day Program Coordinator is a temporary full-time position that provides for the general care of at-risk youth during the summer months of June-August. This person works to develop and implement a comprehensive Summer Day Program for residents involving recreation, culture, fun, learning, and civic engagement.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Implement recreational programs and activities:
• Work with Program Director/Manager and senior staff to develop summer day program, which includes setting up daily activities such as recreational trips, cultural opportunities, community service projects, and educational activities.
• Provide encouragement to residents to participate in recreational, educational, and community service activities.
• Lead recreational, educational, and community service activities.
• Work with youth in care:
• Teaching recreation skills.
• Helping with and teaching life skills.
• Teaching communication skills.
• Assisting with relationship building skills.
• Providing transportation of residents.
• Participating in staff meetings when necessary.
• Meeting individual client needs:
• Providing appropriate and individual attention to youth in care.
• Doing informal counseling.
• Advocating for needs of youth.
• Monitor individual behavior of youth in care:
• Provide praise and reward for positive behavior.
• Do intervention or confrontation of negative or destructive behaviors.
• Give consequences.
• Teach and model appropriate behaviors.
• Record behavioral data.
• Stay abreast of all information in logs.
• Provide input to individual treatment plans.
• Write up all incidents.
• Write reports as necessary, required, or requested.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to accept supervision.
• Work within a team approach to treatment.
• Be available to have relationships with youth in care.
• Communicate clearly, precisely, and directly.
• Provide consistency and structure.
• Be a positive role model.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Sound moral character.
• Experience working with troubled youth in a paid or volunteer setting.
• Knowledge of adolescent development.
• Talents for supervising and working with young people.
• Have a valid Drivers License.
• Be able to pass background checks including, Child Protective Services, Criminal, and Department of Motor Vehicles.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift 25 lbs. as needed.
• Ability to climb stairs as needed.

Employee Classification, Compensation and Benefits:

This position is a Full-time, Temporary, Non-exempt position.