Activity Assistant

LOCATION: Herberger Campus – Phoenix, Arizona

STATUS: PT Regular 25 hrs/wk          

MISSION STATEMENT:

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

The Salvation Army is looking to fill an Activity Assistant position in the Phoenix Family Services Division. The successful candidate for this position will have experience in a recreation center for youth and families and the ability to work with clients who are experiencing emotional crisis.

The Activity Assistant will prepare weekly activity and lesson plans that promote age appropriate physical, cognitive, language, social and development of youth and families. They will assist in activities that enhance the development of self-esteem skills, independence and a sense of responsibility. This position will also assist in activities that encourage the development of life skills such as coping with conflict, developing appropriate personal boundaries and social skills.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or equivalency required
• Six-month experience in a recreation center for youth and families preferred
• Possess ability to work with clients who are experiencing emotional crisis
• Possess ability to develop & maintain working relationships with partner agency staff members
• Possess ability to take initiative toward development of new programming and leadership of shelter recreational educational activities
• Must maintain First Aid/CPR certification
• Must be flexible with program scheduling needs as hours may include holidays and weekend hours; TBD by program needs
• Must be able to pass a criminal background check

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment in order to meet the physical requirements of the position. The Salvation Army will attempt to satisfy requests as long as the accommodation needed is reasonable and no undue hardship would result. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, stand, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and reach with hands and arms on a continuous basis.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 15 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Must have the ability to operate telephone, a desktop or laptop computer, as well as the ability to access and produce information from a computer, and to understand written information.