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Recreation And Vocational Coordinator
Description of Duties
This is a professional position responsible for planning, scheduling, implementing and overseeing group and individual therapeutic recreation and leisure sessions and vocational programs for the specific, but diverse population of youth aged ten (10) years through, and including, seventeen (17) years at the Monroe County Department of Human Services – Children’s Detention Center, a 24/7 facility. Duties include assessing the needs, interests, and abilities of youth to develop programs appropriate to their specific needs, and available resources. The employee reports directly to, and works under the general supervision of a Supervising Youth Detention Worker, Assistant Director of Children’s Center or other higher-level staff member.
Minimum Qualifications
Candidates must meet the following minimum requirements on or before the date of the written exam:
Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma plus EITHER:
- Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Master’s degree in Social Work or Criminal Justice, or in a human services, human relations, human and/or child development, child and/or family studies, social and cultural diversity, education, therapeutic recreation, sports administration, sports management, or leisure and/or sports, parks or recreation field plus one (1) year paid full‑time or its part‑time equivalent** professional* experience in planning, organizing and conducting activities of a recreation program, physical education or sports program (school or other), or therapeutic recreation program; OR,
- Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in one of the fields mentioned in (A) above plus two (2) years paid full-time or its part-time equivalent** professional* experience as defined in (A) above; OR,
- Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with an Associate’s degree in one of the fields mentioned in (A) above plus four (4) years paid full-time or its part-time equivalent** professional* experience as defined in (A) above; OR,
- An equivalent combination of education and experience as defined by the limits of (A), (B) and (C) above.
*NOTE: For the purpose of these minimum qualifications, professional experience does not include clerical, secretarial, receptionist, laborer, or similar duties.
