This position is located at the Forest Service Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center.

The incumbent of this position serves as a recreation assistant responsible for organizing and administering a conventional basic recreational and physical fitness program or segments of an entire program.

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• Provides on-site supervision of recreational activities to students with various skill levels and backgrounds
• Ensures a safe, healthy atmosphere for all students performing recreational and physical fitness activities.
• Ensures that self-directed activities are carried out in accordance with the recreational plans.
• Identifies and makes changes in processes and/or procedures in order to have full participation by students.
• Schedules, coordinates, and supervises recurring group activities such as basketball, volleyball and softball.
• Making reservations and acquiring transportation.
• Skill in the effective management and utilization of the financial, physical, and human resources of recreation programs.
• Identifies and recommends changes or modification to the recreation and physical fitness program.
• Performs special assignments in facility-wide programs or volunteer sponsored activities.
• Meets individually with students to discuss day-to-day problems encountered in recreational and physical fitness activities
• Gives practical advice and counsel to students and proposes solutions to routine problems without imposing personal values
• Serves as a lifeguard and water safety instructor.
• Ensures that facilities are properly prepared, including needed equipment and supplies are on hand for scheduled activities.
• Personally, makes sure the facilities are set-up for physical activities.
• Responsible for ensuring students are aware of safety requirements concerning the activities, facility and equipment.
• Operates government vehicles to transport students to and from off-site activities. This may include operating buses with air brakes.

Travel Required

Not required