This position is located in a Youth Regional Treatment Center (YRTC). YRTC provides residential substance abuse and alcohol treatment to eligible American Indian and Alaska Native youth. The purpose of this position is to serve as the Supervisory Recreation Specialist responsible for the leadership, coordination, and oversight of recreation and cultural services across both CALYRTC facilities. A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R.
37.5 (2021).
Serves as first-line supervisor over Recreation Specialists assigned to Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center and Sacred Oaks Healing Center. Provides coaching, mentoring, and workforce development to subordinate staff, fostering a collaborative, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed work environment.
Performs recreation, wellness, and cultural engagement duties at the same level as subordinate Recreation Specialists, applying knowledge of recreation principles, concepts, and techniques to the needs of the residential treatment population. Maintains working relationships with Tribal governments, Tribal Elders, Traditional Practitioners, Urban Indian Organizations, schools, and community organizations to support culturally responsive programming.
Monitors expenditures for recreation, wellness, and cultural services within the approved budget and recommends procurement priorities for equipment, supplies, and program resources, ensuring responsible stewardship of government property.
Supports implementation of recreation, wellness, cultural engagement, and recovery-support initiatives associated with California's Medicaid 1115 Demonstration and IHS behavioral health priorities, in coordination with interdisciplinary leadership.
Education may be used to qualify for this position as described under the Minimum Qualifications section. Applicants qualifying based on education are strongly encouraged to submit transcripts or a list of courses, including course titles, credit hours completed, and grades. Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be credited.
Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: https://www.ed.gov/accreditation. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
This position is with Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services.
The posted pay range is $87061 – $113185/yr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-24.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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