Youth Recreation Assistant

Title: Youth   Recreation Assistant
Location: Laona, WI
Schedule: Full-time, onsite Monday-Friday
Salary: $16–$21 per hour

We are seeking an experienced Youth Recreation Assistant to support the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service at the Blackwell Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center (JCCC) in Laona, WI. Your scope of work will focus on overseeing recreational and physical-fitness activities and helping JCCC students develop positive social skills, healthy habits, stress-relief practices, and skills for workplace success.

This is a full-time opportunity in which we’ll provide competitive pay, job stability, and security.
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RESPONSIBILITIES
Student Recreation Support

• Provide leadership and practical guidance to students in a group-living environment
• Oversee recreational and physical-fitness activities for students with varying skill levels and backgrounds
• Encourage student participation in organized and self-directed activities
• Promote positive social skills, healthy habits, stress relief, employability, and workplace success
• Instruct students in good sportsmanship, team cooperation, and group activities supporting healthy student interactions
• Meet with students to discuss day-to-day problems encountered during recreational and physical-fitness activities
• Offer practical guidance and propose solutions to routine problems without imposing personal values

Activity Planning & Coordination

• Schedule, coordinate, and supervise recurring group activities
• Arrange reservations and transportation for authorized activities
• Collect payments and distribute information concerning games and activities
• Monitor self-directed activities for compliance with established recreational plans
• Identify process or procedural changes that may increase student participation
• Recommend appropriate modifications to the recreation and physical-fitness program

Safety & Facilities

• Maintain a safe and healthy environment for students participating in recreational and physical-fitness activities
• Explain and enforce all applicable safety rules and regulations
• Confirm students understand safety requirements concerning activities, facilities, and equipment
• Prepare facilities for scheduled activities
• Verify required equipment and supplies are available

Behavior Management

• Participate in the Center Behavioral Management System and Student Code of Conduct
• Model appropriate behavior and use positive intervention when working with students
• Reinforce proper workplace and community conduct, appearance, and behavior
• Recognize social, behavioral, or disciplinary problems while maintaining order
• Promote harmony among students and obtain assistance from Center personnel for complicated problems
• Encourage participation among students who may resist leadership or direction
• Navigate potentially hostile exchanges with professionalism and a calm demeanor

Records & Reporting

• Prepare and submit required monthly recreation and other reports
• Maintain required employee logs accurately

Transportation

• Operate Government vehicles to transport students to and from authorized offsite activities
• Complete required Government vehicle training
• Follow applicable Government vehicle requirements

REQUIRED BACKGROUND

• Experience and technical knowledge necessary to perform the position’s duties
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English
• Ability to oversee recreational and physical-fitness activities involving students with varying skill levels and backgrounds
• Ability to communicate effectively with students, answer questions, provide info, conduct inspections, and offer counsel
• Ability to maintain order and recognize social, behavioral, or disciplinary problems
• Ability to promote harmony among students and obtain assistance for complicated problems
• Ability to encourage participation among students who may resist leadership or direction
• Ability to navigate potentially hostile exchanges with professionalism and a calm demeanor
• Ability to explain and enforce activity, facility, and equipment safety requirements
• Ability to prepare and maintain required reports and logs
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to meet the requirements for operating Government vehicles
• Ability to meet the physical demands established for the position
• Ability to complete all Job Corps training required for recreation personnel

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Associate of Arts degree or at least one year of related experience working with youth required

LOCATION

• Laona, WI 54541

TRAVEL

• Travel may be required

WORK HOURS

• Monday–Friday, 40 hours per week

TELEWORK

• Telework is not authorized

CLEARANCE

• Must be a U.S. citizen or have an Alien Registration authorizing employment in the United States
• Must successfully complete the required background-investigation process
• Must meet applicable USDA personnel-security requirements
• Must not appear on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General exclusionary list

CLIENT

• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service

EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION

• Employment Classification Eligibility — Nonexempt

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KMRG, LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, age, marital or civil partnership status, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, pregnancy, maternity status, political affiliation, military or veteran status, genetic information, traits historically associated with race, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, and/or local law.

Other Considerations. Applicants will be subject to a background investigation. Individual’s primary workstation is located in an office area. The noise level in this environment is low to moderate. Regularly required to sit for extended periods up to 100% of the time; frequently required to move about to access file cabinets and use office equipment such as PC, copier, fax, telephone, cell phone, etc. Occasionally required to reach overhead, bend, and lift objects of up to 10 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the use of computer monitor screens up to 100% of the time.