Activities Coordinator

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Hello!
 
My name is Matt Tepper, I am the Program Director for Coulee Connections. We are an Alternative Education school in La Crosse WI. Our work is special. We have around 60 students through partnering with 22 surrounding school districts. Our job is to provide programming that will reorganize their most challenging Special Education students. We do this work collaboratively with parents and their public school teams. Our focus is to reorganize through experiential practice. Our curriculum is hands on, outdoors, and activity based. Our highly skilled team works extremely well together to create an environment where learning happens through positive shared experiences. 
 
We are seeking an energetic Activities Coordinator to connect with our at-risk population to implement adventure education activities through an experiential process. 
 
If I have sparked your curiosity, please take a look at our website at: www.couleeconnections.com and if interested in employment please reach out directly to me at mtepper@couleeconnections.com or 608-519-5540 ext.104
 

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Activities Coordinator
 
Full-time opportunity available:  We are looking for an energetic, organized and highly motivated professional to join our expanding Coulee Connections Team.  We are a cutting edge team, providing alternative educational services for at-risk students (K- 12) while utilizing an experiential, attachment-based skill-building milieu.
 
The right candidate will demonstrate the capacity to:

• Enthusiastically connect with the at-risk population

• Implement adventure education activities through an experiential process

• Incorporate activities with families

• Train student coaches to facilitate activities

• Plan and lead outdoor, team building, and physical activity programs for K-12, experience with low-ropes/challenge activities is a plus

• Manage student behaviors in multiple environments (in building, on/near water, community)

• Modify activities for students with emotional behavior disorders

• Effectively align activities to meet varied student developmental needs

 
Requirements:

• Must have or be working toward a Bachelor’s Degree in activity related or recreation field

• Knowledge and skills of outdoor recreation such as low ropes/challenge course implementation, canoeing, swimming, hiking, and environmental sciences

• Excel in interpersonal and group communication