RECREATION COORDINATOR - Chugach Government Solutions

When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields – each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders. 

At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences – then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

For over 50 years, Job Corps has helped young people achieve successful careers in some the country's fastest-growing industries. Administered by the U.S. Department of Labor, Gulfport Job Corps Center is a part of the nation's largest career technical training and education program.

This role is responsible for the supervision and coordination of an effective recreation program in compliance with government, corporate, and management directives.

The schedule for this position is 3:00 p.m.-11:30 p.m., including weekends and holidays.

Essential Duties & Job Functions:

• Plan, coordinate, and supervise the administrative and program activities of the department.
• Provide staff training. Evaluate staff performance.  Recommend and implement department and personnel changes as approved by the social development manager, career services director, and coordinated with the human resources manager.
• Assist the social development manager in the preparation of the departmental budget. Monitor and control expenditures.
• Assist in the development and implementation of new and revised policies and procedures affecting the recreation department.
• Instruct students in specific on-Center and off-Center recreation.
• Counsel and motivate students regarding behavior, training, personal/work habits, and problems. Coordinate with career services staff, training staff, and others as necessary.
• Prepare a variety of well-planned recreation activities, including arts and crafts, water safety programs, individual and team sports, special interest programs, and others.
• Ensure communication and Center knowledge of recreation activities.
• Ensure maintenance and accountability of equipment and supplies. Recommend purchases.
• Oversee special activities. Maintain and develop liaisons with community organizations providing recreational opportunities and facilities.
• Coordinate the new enrollee recreation orientation program.
• Transport students and staff in busses, as assigned, for recreational purposes.
• Monitor the vending machine operation on Center.
• Work as an effective member of social development leadership team ensuring communication with shift center director officer and support of other departments.
• Maintain accountability of students and property. Adhere to standard safety practices.
• Review, report and process accident/injury reports for staff and student job related injuries. Identify unsafe practices and develop corrective measures to minimize risk and lost time accidents in accordance with corporate, government and Job Corps regulations.
• Responsible for monitoring student progress in the program by ensuring compliance with established corporate and DOL Data Integrity guidelines.
• Promote student attainment of career success standards through modeling appropriate skills, mentoring students, monitoring skill acquisition and intervening when inappropriate behavior is observed.
• Participate in mandatory DOT/CDL drug and alcohol testing program and medical certification.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Mandatory:

• Associates degree in recreation, physical education or related field.
• Two (2) years related experience, one of which should be in a supervisory capacity.
• Must be able to obtain commercial driver’s license (CDL) within ninety (90) days of employment.
• Obtain and maintain mandatory DOT/CDL medical certification.
• Successfully pass and participate in the mandatory DOT/CDL drug and alcohol testing program.
• Successfully pass any background check and/drug test required on the contract.
• Ability to obtain & maintain valid Driver’s License and an acceptable driving record.

Reasonable Accommodation:

CGS will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any if its subsidiaries, please email ada@chugachgov.com

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Chugach is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.