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BRADFORD WOODS (BA-BRAD-IUBLA)

Bradford Woods is Indiana University's Outdoor Center. As a key component of the university family, Bradford Woods seeks to promote and further the mission of the university through the teaching, service, programs, and research Bradford Woods provides. For over 50 years Bradford Woods has been providing recreational, educational, and leadership development opportunities to youth and adults locally, nationally, and globally.

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Leads seasonal/temporary staffing needs including selection, hiring, training, and supervision.
• Assesses, designs, facilitates, and evaluates therapeutic programs.
• Provide 24/7 supervision to seasonal employees during summer program season.
• Occasionally responsible for on-call duties for clients/partners, offering 24/7 access to assist clients in emergent and non-emergent scenarios.
• This position reports to the Director of Programming.
• Supervises Logistics Coordinators, Program Staff.

General Responsibilities

• Responsible for design and implementation of recreational, educational, professional development, and team-building retreats, camps, and other outdoor education programming at IU's Bradford Woods.
• Manages day-to-day operations, logistics, and issues related to programming, providing technical or informational support to participants.
• Identifies and develops contracts, partners, and coalitions; researches, identifies, and negotiates facilitators, speakers, and presenters.
• Develops educational materials, curriculum, equipment, elements, and other resources necessary to conduct programmatic offerings and services.
• Develops activities appropriate for the participants in each outdoor program, camp, or retreat and works with leaders and constituents to develop itinerary.
• Designs and implements evaluation tools for program effectiveness, makes recommendations, and implements changes based on results.
• Assists in budget development and revenue projections and ensures programs, camps, and retreats align with budgetary needs.
• May assist with seasonal or temporary staffing needs including selection, hiring, training, and supervision.

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree in a related field

Preferred

• CTRS (Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Preferred

• Some experience in a related field
• Experience working with individuals with physical and cognitive disabilities
• Experience with adaptive sports/program design and implementation

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. This position can be physically demanding when programming for groups including lifting up to 50 pounds materials. This may include supporting high ropes course, waterfront activities, archery, equine activities, and other recreation programming as needed. With various groups on property at once, this position will need to quickly move from group to group, multi-task, set up and take down facilities, and provide quick responsive action to maintain group cohesion, high level of customer service, and to support various staff on a 2,500 acre facility with 56 buildings. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Housing is a condition of employment for this position, Assistant Director of Recreation Therapy, will live on-site in housing provided by Indiana University.

Martinsville, Indiana

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Multiple plan options for medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Health Savings Account with generous IU contribution
• Life insurance, LTD, and AD&D options
• Base retirement plan contribution from IU, subject to vesting
• Additional supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition benefit for IU classes
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing our online Benefits Brochure.

Career Level: Core

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Educational Resources & Tech

Job Family: Outdoor Education

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