Recreation Instructor

Recreation Instructor, Full Time

Schedule: Monday- Friday, 8:30am - 3:30pm

$23-$25/Hour, Based upon Experience

Easterseals MA is seeking Recreation Instructors to join our staff at the Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children (PRHC) in Canton, MA. Recreation Instructors will help develop and lead recreational activities/groups and ensure that they are skill and age appropriate.

Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children (PRHC) in Canton, MA provides medical, rehabilitative, educational, recreational, habilitative, transitional, and complementary alternative medical services to children and young adults ages 7 – 22+ with multiple disabilities. PRHC assists them to achieve their optimal level of independence in all aspects of life. ESMA collaborates with PRHC to provide staffing solutions for its programs and services.

General Essential Functions:

• Lead group activities, adapting aspects of activities to ensure successful participation by all participants
• Create, analyze, and implement art activities for each group based on appropriate age and skill level
• Complete accurate documentation forms on participants as required on a regular basis
• Monitor and document progress for participants and caregivers
• Follow all safety protocols, demonstrating and modeling safe work behavior while utilizing proper body mechanics.
• Encourage participant independence in all phases of his/her program
• Establish good rapport and build relationships with peers, participants, caregivers and other professionals
• Work collaboratively with recreational counselors to support participants with emotional, physical and/or behavioral concerns by communicating plans, delegating tasks, and consulting on any issues that may arise during programming.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (or in progress) or higher in education, therapy or recreation preferred
• Ability and desire to work with people of all ages and disabilities
• Knowledge of the needs of participants who have behavioral, learning, and/or physical disabilities and experience teaching or running groups/classes is preferred
• Experience teaching or running groups/classes preferred

Why join Easterseals Massachusetts?

Easterseals Massachusetts (ESMA) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to ensure that children and adults with disabilities have equal opportunities to live, learn, work, and play. All new hires who join ESMA are provided with extensive training by ESMA and PRHC professionals in their first 90 days to set up our employees and clients alike for success. Our supportive teams focus on building upon our staff's existing strengths while identifying opportunities for skill development to support longer-term career growth. Join our team to make an immediate and powerful impact in the lives of the clients we serve!

What will you bring to ESMA?

• A passion for improving the lives of the clients we support
• Independent time management, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrate flexibility in order to adjust to changes in organizational operations and/or job responsibilities
• Ability to independently seek out support and guidance from a supervisor
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills

Easterseals Massachusetts is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified applicants.  We base all employment decisions on each individual’s capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetics, or any other legally protected characteristic.