Recreation Specialist

When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields - each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders.

At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences - then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

This is a part-time hourly role located onsite in Gulfport, Mississippi.

Responsible for carrying out general student recreation activities including competitive and non-competitive sports, arts and crafts, and other activities, in compliance with government, corporate, and management directives.

Essential Job Duties:

• Assists the Recreation Supervisor in planning, implementing, and coordinating a comprehensive and diversified program by soliciting student input for activities that attract voluntary participation.
• Recruits and motivates students to participate in the activities.
• Organize and supervise student participation in a variety of recreational activities on and off Center.
• Conducts recreation and wellness classes.
• Supervises and transports students on Center recreation functions.
• Coordinates the new student recreation orientation program.
• Supervises all recreation areas. Ensures a positive and safe atmosphere.
• Implements Center's creative arts and crafts programs and activities, as needed.
• Promotes and participates in cultural activities.
• Provides special recreation activities for parents and children.
• Cleans, sanitizes, and organizes recreation facility and equipment.
• Maintains accountability of students and property. Adheres to standard safety practices.
• Cultivates and maintains a Center climate, which is free of harassment, intimidation, and disrespect in order to provide a safe place for staff and students to work and learn.
• Promotes student attainment of career success standards through modeling appropriate skills, mentoring students, monitoring skill acquisition, and intervening when inappropriate behavior is observed.
• Participates in mandatory Department of Transportation/Commercial Driver's License drug and alcohol testing program and medical certification.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Key Responsibilities:

• Completing all mandated training requirements per government and management directives.
• Timely and cost effective performance of duties.
• Communicating effectively verbally and in writing with all levels of Center staff and students.
• Ability to develop rapport and positive working relationships with all departments.
• Timely completion and accuracy of all departmental work.
• Dealing with a variety of people in a professional, courteous manner in diversified situations.
• Adherence to established company safety policies and ability to work in a safe manner, using any required personal protective equipment (PPE) as may be required.
• Compliance with company standard operating procedures and personnel policies and procedures.

Mandatory:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• One (1) year related experience working with youth.
• Must obtain Water Safety training within 90-days of hire.
• Successfully pass and participate in the mandatory DOT/CDL drug and alcohol testing program.
• Successfully pass any background check and/drug test required on the contract.
• Ability to obtain & maintain valid Driver's License and an acceptable driving record.

Preferred:

• Associates Degree in counseling, social work, rehabilitation, education, recreation, or related field.
• Previous experience within a recreation program in a school or park system.
• Commercial Driver's License.

Chugach Government Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Chugach will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any of its subsidiaries, please email View email address on click.appcast.io.

Chugach Government Solutions supports pay transparency and is committed to equitable and competitive compensation practices. Compensation for this role will be determined based on factors including job responsibilities, experience, skills, internal equity, geographic location, and applicable contract requirements. Where required by law, compensation ranges will be provided to candidates during the hiring process.