Activity Support Specialist
Kostopulos Dream Foundation | Camp Kostopulos (Camp K)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Schedule: Tuesday–Saturday
Pay: Starting at $20/hour, based on experience
Reports to: Program Manager
Help Create Adventures, Friendships & Independence
Looking for a job where you can have fun, stay active, and make a meaningful difference?
Camp Kostopulos (Camp K) is looking for an energetic, compassionate, and dependable Activity Support Specialist to join our Programs Team.
Camp K provides recreational and therapeutic recreation opportunities for children, teens, and adults of all abilities. Our programs give participants opportunities to build friendships, develop independence, explore their community, try new things, and—most importantly—have fun.
As an Activity Support Specialist, you won't spend your days sitting behind a desk. You'll be out in the community, participating in recreation, leading activities, supporting participants, driving to outings, and helping people experience opportunities they may not otherwise have.
Activities may include bowling, sporting events, arts and crafts, outdoor recreation, swimming, community outings, holiday events, social activities, adaptive recreation, and much more.
If you're patient, positive, adventurous, and enjoy helping others succeed, this could be a great fit for you.
What You'll Do
Support Participants
- Provide direct support to individuals with intellectual, developmental, cognitive, and physical disabilities.
- Build positive and respectful relationships with participants while supporting their individual abilities, interests, choices, and goals.
- Provide verbal, physical, and hands-on assistance so participants can safely and successfully participate in recreational activities.
- Encourage independence, confidence, social interaction, community participation, and personal growth.
- Become familiar with each participant's history, individual needs, goals, support plans, and safety considerations.
- Follow established behavioral support strategies and provide feedback regarding their effectiveness.
- Assist participants with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) when needed, including transfers, toileting, feeding, mobility, and other personal support.
- Treat every participant with dignity, patience, respect, and professionalism.
Lead Fun & Meaningful Activities
- Assist with planning, organizing, setting up, and implementing recreational and community-based programs.
- Lead activities and groups as assigned.
- Adapt activities so individuals with different abilities can participate successfully.
- Help participants try new experiences while providing the level of support each individual needs.
- Assist with activity setup, equipment, supplies, cleanup, and program-area organization.
- Identify equipment and supply needs and communicate recommendations to program leadership.
- Help create an environment where participants feel welcomed, included, safe, and excited to participate.
Get Out in the Community
Community participation is an important part of this position. You'll help participants access recreational and social opportunities throughout the Salt Lake area.
Responsibilities include:
- Drive Camp K agency vehicles to activities and outings.
- Pick up and drop off participants at designated locations.
- Assist participants safely entering and exiting vehicles.
- Help supervise participants during transportation and community activities.
- Communicate with activity locations when needed.
- Represent Camp K professionally while participating in community programs.
Keep Participants Safe
Safety is one of our highest priorities.
You will:
- Actively supervise participants throughout programs and activities.
- Follow Camp K policies and procedures related to participants, programs, facilities, equipment, and vehicles.
- Recognize and communicate potential safety concerns.
- Respond appropriately to participant needs, behaviors, incidents, and unexpected situations.
- Complete required incident reports and documentation accurately and on time.
- Participate in all required training and maintain required certifications.
- Help maintain clean, organized, secure, and safe program environments.
Communicate & Be Part of the Team
- Work closely with Program Managers and other members of the Camp K Programs Team.
- Participate in required staff meetings, trainings, and program planning.
- Communicate important participant, family, staffing, transportation, behavioral, or program concerns promptly.
- Build professional relationships with participants' families, guardians, and caregivers.
- Help keep families and caregivers appropriately informed about participant experiences and concerns.
- Complete required documentation, including activity plans, participant goals and objectives, incident reports, timesheets, and other program records.
- Be willing to jump in and help wherever needed.
What We're Looking For
You don't need to know everything on your first day. We're looking for someone with the right attitude, reliability, compassion, and willingness to learn.
Required Qualifications
- Must be at least 18 years old; 21+ strongly preferred due to driving responsibilities.
- Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record.
- Ability to successfully complete required background screening.
- Current First Aid/CPR certification or ability to obtain required certification.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Dependable, responsible, mature, and professional.
- Patient and respectful when supporting people with different abilities and communication styles.
- Comfortable providing hands-on physical assistance to participants.
- Comfortable assisting with personal care and Activities of Daily Living, including toileting, feeding, transfers, and mobility support.
- Ability to remain calm and make good decisions in changing or unexpected situations.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Willingness to drive agency vehicles and transport participants.
- Ability to meet the physical requirements of an active recreation position, including lifting, carrying, and loading equipment weighing approximately 50 pounds or more and participating in sustained physical activity.
- Commitment to creating a positive, safe, inclusive, and fun environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience working with individuals with intellectual, developmental, cognitive, or physical disabilities.
- Knowledge of disabilities and support needs that may include autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome, developmental disabilities, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, and other physical or cognitive disabilities.
- Experience working in recreation, camps, disability services, education, caregiving, direct support, or community programs.
- Experience providing ADL or personal-care assistance.
- Experience transporting participants or driving passenger vans.
Experience is valuable, but we're also interested in candidates who are eager to learn and genuinely excited about Camp K's mission.
You Might Be a Great Fit If You...
- Love working with people.
- Believe everyone deserves opportunities for recreation, friendship, adventure, and community.
- Are the person others can count on.
- Enjoy being active rather than sitting at a desk all day.
- Don't mind getting a little messy, wet, sweaty, or silly during an activity.
- Can be patient when something takes longer than expected.
- Are comfortable adapting when the day's plans change.
- Can have fun while still taking safety and your responsibilities seriously.
- Enjoy helping someone accomplish something they weren't sure they could do.
- Want a job where the work you do matters.
Schedule
Tuesday–Saturday
This position supports Camp K's year-round recreational and community programming. Hours may vary based on scheduled activities, participant needs, special events, and seasonal programming.
Evening hours and Saturday are required depending on the activity schedule.
Pay
Starting at $20.00 per hour, based on experience.
Relevant experience working with individuals with disabilities, recreation programs, direct support, personal care, or similar settings may be considered when determining starting pay.
Why Camp K?
At Camp K, recreation has a purpose.
A trip to a basketball game can be an opportunity to practice navigating the community. Bowling can build friendships and confidence. An outdoor adventure can help someone discover a new ability. A simple social activity can create a sense of belonging.
As an Activity Support Specialist, you get to be part of making those experiences possible.
You'll work alongside a team that believes in creating opportunities, encouraging independence, celebrating individual abilities, and making sure there's plenty of fun along the way.
Come help us open a world of opportunities for people of all abilities. Apply today to join the Camp K team!
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $20.00 - $22.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
