Job Title: Program Associate (Per Diem)

Location: Various locations throughout Westchester County, NY

Hours: Weekday evenings and Saturdays during the day

Supervisor: Program Coordinator

 

Impactful Work: The opportunity to work closely with individuals who have intellectual and developmental disabilities, making a profound and positive impact on their lives every day.

 

Job Overview:

In this role, you’ll play a vital part in creating enjoyable and meaningful experiences for participants through a variety of recreational activities, including but not limited to bowling, tennis, art, and weekend trips. Your commitment to ensuring the safety, comfort, and well-being of participants will have a positive impact on their physical and emotional health. This position offers excellent experience for graduate students studying special education, speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and recreational therapy providing a valuable opportunity to build their resumes and gain practical skills working with people with disabilities.

 

Responsibilities:

As a Program Associate focused on empowering individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, your key responsibilities will include:

• Provide hands-on support and guidance during various recreational activities, such as bowling, tennis, golf, film production, art exhibits and weekend trips to name a few.

• Ensure the safety, comfort, and well-being of participants, prioritizing safety in every interaction.

• Work closely with our team to facilitate engaging recreational activities that promote participants’ physical and emotional well-being.

• Maintain thorough and accurate records to track participant attendance/dismissal.

• Offer support as participants work toward achieving recreational and therapeutic milestones, fostering personal growth and self-confidence.

• The Program Associate provides a variety of pre-planned activities that meet the needs of the participants at our programs.

• Exemplifies the core values and mission of the organization.

• Administrative tasks as assigned by supervisor.

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Qualifications:

To excel in this role, you should bring:

• Experience in athletics, the arts, film, or recreational therapy. Knowledge of the Special Olympics is a plus but not required.

• Must have a valid driver’s license and reliable form of transportation.

• Must be willing to travel within the Westchester County Area.

• Self-motivated, punctual, and responsible for collecting payments for participants’ food and drink.

• Exceptional organizational skills and a professional demeanor.

• Proficiency in computer use and effective communication, both written and verbal.

• Preferred (but not required): Hands-on experience working with people with disabilities or related experience.

• Provide support to program coordinator and other team members as needed.

• Must possess ability to sit, stand, walk, see, climb stairs, and lift weight of up to 30 lbs.

• Possess physical abilities relevant to safe facilitation of specialized program. (i.e. Emergency evacuations)

• The employee must be able to meet these requirements with or without reasonable accommodation

• Staff should possess the ability to problem-solve quickly in response to any issues that may arise with participants or the logistics of a program.

• Ability to adhere to our organization’s core values and commitments

 

Benefits: This position is not benefit eligible.

Schedule: On an as-needed basis for evenings and weekends.

Location: Servicing the Westchester County Area

Salary Range: $25 per hour