Recreation Supervisor [Activity Therapy Administrator]

DYS is seeking a Activity Therapy Administrator at Indian River Juvenile Correctional Facility, located in Massillon, Ohio. The ideal candidate will be a leader with excellent communication skills and a passion to habilitate youth.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Manage, plan, organize, control and evaluate the operations of the Recreation Department.

• Direct and evaluate activity therapy programs for youth.

• Monitors implementation of activity therapy policies and procedures to assure safety and security of recreational programs.

• Ensures that all youth receive recreational offerings in compliance with American Correctional Association (ACA) guidelines.

• Prepares Recreation Department schedule of events.

• Establishes department goals and supervise staff.

• Provides orientation and work direction, evaluates staff performance, schedules work.

• Serves as Community Services Site Coordinator by establishing new community service projects.

• Prepares annual budget for department and monitors expenditures.

Completion of undergraduate core program in recreation (e.g., physical education) or specialty area (e.g., art, music, drama, dance); 24 mos. exp. in activity therapy; 12 mos. trg. or 12 mos. exp. in supervisory principles/techniques.

• Or completion of graduate core program in recreation (e.g., physical education) or specialty area (e.g., art, music, dance, theater); 12 mos. exp. in activity therapy; 12 mos. trg. or 12 mos. exp. in supervisory principles/techniques.
• Or 12 mos. exp. as Activity Therapy Supervisor, 44216.
• Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

Job Skills: Therapy/Therapeutical Services