Activities Coordinator  (Full Time)
Department: Adult Day

Help adults with developmental disabilities achieve their greatest potential.

Activities Coordinator needed!

• Come for a job, find a family!

  The pay for this position is$20.00/hour.
  

  • This is a job where you can make a difference in other's lives and build a career
  • Work independently in group homes and in the community
  • Full time only, shift options listed below.
    
  • Located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland; An easy 35-40 minute commute from Dover, DE, Bridgeville, DE, and Trappe, MD, and roughly 45 minutes from the Bay Bridge.

+ Other Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Long term and short term disability, accident, and critical illness benefits
• Flexible spending accounts; dependent care and health care
• 403(b) match
• Paid time off; 12 holidays (including your birthday) plus a generous amount of sick, vacation, and personal hours
• Tuition reimbursement
• Mileage reimbursement
• Extra pay for using your personally owned vehicle, if eligible
• Cell phone reimbursement, if eligible
• Career advancement opportunities
• Paid training
• Year round events including appreciation weeks (for Teachers, DSPs, Administration, etc.), turkey give-away, Christmas party, milestone anniversary celebrations, staff appreciation night, and much more!

+ Education and Experience

• High school diploma or GED plus a minimum of three years Human Services experience required.
• Must have valid drivers license and cleaning driving record.
• Any certifications necessary for the job will be paid for and coordinated through Benedictine

+ Key Responsibilities

• Develop groups and programs in consideration of the needs, goals, abilities and interests of the people supported.
• Initiate and plan the Monthly Master calendar in conjunction with Supervisors, Discovery/Resource Specialist, Job Developers, and Program Coordinators and others.
• Develop more specific weekly activity calendars.
• Create, plan and facilitate larger special events geared toward full inclusion of people supported and staff. This may include securing approval, arranging logistics, eliciting participation to include staff buy-in, arranging finances and supplies needed, etc.
• Communicate to all stakeholders appropriately about the events and activities planned to include the development of promotional materials and flyers, and email distribution lists.
• Build and maintain a teamwork atmosphere that is inclusive and supportive of staff and their abilities to create programming activities.
• Develop and maintain a professional network of community partners to assist us in all areas of support, this includes employers, training partners, therapists and therapy programs, volunteer opportunities, community based contacts, and more.

+ Working Conditions

Hours of work

• Full time
• Day shift, Monday through Friday, 8am-4pm
  

Overtime expectations

• Overtime is not required but is regularly available and much appreciated. Any employee can request extra hours, regardless of seniority
  

Work environment

• Mostly an office setting.
  

Travel requirements

• Minimal, if at all.
  

On-call responsibilities

• Not required for this position.

Benedictine is an EOE