Assistant Director, Therapeutic Programs (Outdoor Education Specialist)

BRADFORD WOODS (BA-BRAD-IUBLA)

The Office of Student Life is focused on building a strong foundation to ensure every student’s Indiana University experience is positive, safe, healthy, and meaningful. The Office of Student Life staff and multiple departments aim to help students navigate their time at IU, providing the tools they need to be successful in school and after graduation. Students are our priority, and their health, safety, and overall well-being are our core mission.

Bradford Woods is proud to be a department within the Office of Student Life, committed to promoting learning and respect by integrating diversity, equity and inclusion in all programs, interactions, and partnerships. We commit to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment where all people are respected, valued, and affirmed so that they may know they matter and belong at Indiana University.  

Bradford Woods is Indiana University’s Outdoor Center located just 30 minutes north of the IU Bloomington campus. Bradford Woods is a private property that consists of 2,500-acres of wooded land with a 110-acre lake. Our property sits just outside of Martinsville off State Road 67. The property is used by over 400 unique programs from retreats and events to environmental education school programs.

Offering free parking and a beautiful space to work, there is no better place to be than at Bradford Woods. 

Department Specific Responsibilities

• Assesses, designs, facilitates, and evaluates therapeutic programs.
• Takes a lead role in the delivery of programs including, but not limited to: adventure therapy programming, therapeutic camps, and camps operated by partner organizations.
• Provides support for summer camp, including recruiting, hiring, training, and supervising seasonal program staff, including staff members responsible for art therapy, music therapy, nutrition, lifeguards, and more.
• Represents Bradford Woods while coordinating logistics for camps operated by non-profit partners.
• Occasionally responsible for on-call duties for clients/partners, offering 24/7 access to assist clients in emergent and non-emergent scenarios.

General Responsibilities

• Responsible for design and implementation of recreational, educational, professional development, and team-building retreats, camps, and other outdoor education programming.
• 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 a given 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 related field

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in Recreation Therapy

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES

• Ability to maintain the Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) certification within 8 months from date of hire.

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrated 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

Preferred

• Experience working with individuals with physical and cognitive disabilities
• Experience with adaptive sports/program design and implementation
• Excellent customer service skills

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 moving items weighing up to 50-pounds and assisting with lifts and transfers of participants with disabilities. 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, the person in 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. Light property and maintenance tasks require the use of hand tools. 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, on-site housing is provided by Indiana University.

Martinsville, Indiana

$32,488 annually, plus on-site housing provided.

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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