Program Administrator, Inclusive Recreation - Ottawa, Canada - City of Ottawa

City of Ottawa

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Ottawa, Canada

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Description

Requisition ID: 12394

Department:
Rec, Cultural & Facility Services Dept.

Service:
Complexes, Aqua & Specialized Services

Branch:
City Wide Inclusive Recreation Branch
Employment Type: 1 Full-time Temporary - Up to 9 months
Work Hours: 35.00 hours per week

Affiliation:
CUPE 503 Inside/Outside

Salary Information:
$71, $83,909.28 annually (2024 rates of pay)

Location:
Bob MacQuarrie, 1490 Youville, Routhier Community Centre, 172 Guigues Ave

City:
Ottawa, ON

Job Category:
Recreation, Cultural & Facility Services

Application Close: 19/04/2024

JOB SUMMARY:

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services is responsible for the day-to-day operation of facilities and service delivery for recreation venues and programs, parks & recreation policies, and programs for cultural services.

Ensures the operations, processes and services are customer-centric and efficient.

The units deliver community recreation programs through geographically aligned areas across the City, aquatic, sport and physical activity programming for all ages, as well as programming to address the needs of individuals with disabilities and population segments who may experience barriers to access recreation services.

You are responsible for all functions relating to the delivery of therapeutic recreation day programs, including the Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Program, the Variety West Program, and/or the Supported Community Enhanced Learning (SCEL) Program.

You are responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day delivery of the intake/assessment process, therapeutic recreation, social and recreational aspects of the program.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Completion of 3 year university degree in psychology, sociology, therapeutic recreation, social work, education or related field

Minimum of 3 years of related experience working with special populations in social service agency, rehabilitation, clinical, or therapeutic recreation environment

Experience in supervision of staff and volunteer management

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES:

Crisis Prevention/Intervention training certificate
Current Standard First Aid, CPR and/or AED certificates
Valid Ontario unrestricted G class driver's licence (or provincial equivalent) with no more than 6 demerit points accumulated

KNOWLEDGE:

Applicable federal, provincial, municipal legislation, policy/procedures
Needs/abilities of special need populations
Ethics, professional conduct/standards
Risk management principles and practices pertaining to special populations
Crisis prevention/intervention management
Human resource/labour relations principles, including knowledge of collective agreements
Knowledge of safe practices in prevention of transmission of communicable diseases
Program/event planning, design, development and evaluation
Facility management
Documentation standards and practices
Alternate communication methods/adaptive devices
Network of social service agencies and community partners
Must possess the training, experience and knowledge to organize the work and its performance
Must be familiar with all applicable health and safety legislation, have knowledge of any potential or actual danger to health or safety in the work place, and have knowledge of appropriate actions to be taken in order to ensure the health and safety of staff in accordance with applicable legislation and city policies and procedures
Knowledge of Therapeutic Recreation tools: OHIO, Community Integration Scales, Factor R and AED

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Use of a variety of computer software programs (i.e. MS Office Tools
Word, Excel, Outlook; CLASS)
Ability to lead, coach and motivate a team of staff
Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team setting
Client assessment skills
Effective communication skills
Ability to organize and plan programs
Budget management experience
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with individual clients, families, colleagues and staff
Effective conflict resolution skills
Effective problem solving strategies
Flexible and adaptive
Respect for clientcentered choice, privacy and confidentiality

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

You may initially be paid 95% of your starting rate of pay, in accordance with the collective agreement.
Experience and formal training combined with demonstrated performance and ability may substitute for stipulated academic requirements.
Please save a copy of the job poster. Once the closing date has passed, it will no longer be available.

The City of Ottawa provides accommodation during all parts of the hiring process, upon request, to applicants with disabilities. If contacted to proceed to the selection process, please advise us if you require any accommodation.

Accessible formats and communication supports are available upon request. Please contact the HR Service Centre at , extension 47411.