"Activity Coordinator"

Activity Coordinator

Functioning as a member of the Child & Family Life team, the Activity Coordinator is responsible for the daily operation and supervision of hospital activity centers. This includes providing recreational activities for ages 1month - 25 years in the activity room, bedside, and chairside. They will provide direction and supervision to Child & Family Life work-study students and hospital volunteers. They will maintain a safe play environment. Other responsibilities will include cleaning toys and play areas, ordering supplies, maintaining records of interactions, and assisting in hospital recreation events.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plan and implement daily activities
• Facilitate individual and group play opportunities for patients and siblings
• Advertise daily programming in appropriate venues
• Recruit and screen activity center participants
• Transport patients to playroom and /or special events
• Maintain a safe and clean play environment, including making appropriate assessments of patient and sibling behavior while in program
• Provide direction to Child & Family Life hospital volunteers
• Communicate with parents/caregivers regarding behavior issues of activity center participants
• Assess play and recreation needs for children and teenagers of varying developmental stages and temperaments
• Assist with ordering supplies
• Function independently without direct supervision
• Use appropriate judgement to ensure safety of activity center participants

REQUIRED QUALIFICATION:

• Associates degree in related field and/or a combination of education and experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

This position requires frequent standing/walking, as well as lifting, positioning, pushing, and/or transferring of participants

DESIRED QUALIFICATION:

• Bachelor's degree or working towards a bachelor's degree in a related field of study such as Education, Psychology, Child Development, Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, or Child Life Specialist
• Prior work experience with healthy children in a group setting (daycare, day camp, preschool, school, etc.)
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal communication skills, including problem solving and collaboration
• 1-year of experience working with teenagers in a recreation or school setting
• 1 year of experience working with children with healthcare needs.

Location:

Outpatient Infusion Activity Room

Schedule:

Monday - Friday 8am - 4:30pm

*Some holidays required.

This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the United Michigan Medicine Allied Professionals (UMMAP), which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.