Adaptive Program Specialist at City of Fort Collins in Fort Collins, Colorado

Job Description:

POSITION TITLE: Adaptive Program Specialist (Hourly)
REQUISITION #: req7947
DEPARTMENT: FC Moves
LOCATION: FC MOVES
BENEFIT CATEGORY: Variable Hourly View Classifications & Benefits
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Part-Time Hourly
HOURLY RATE: $25.00 per hour
SELECTION PROCESS: Application deadline is 3:00 p.m. MT on 1/17/2025.

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SUMMARY: The Adaptive Program Specialist will be responsible for coordinating with Safe Routes to School (SRTS) staff to accommodate K-12 students with disabilities during programming at local schools and at various events/programs focused on active transportation. Responsibilities will include use of adaptive equipment and inclusive approaches for accommodating students with disabilities during activities such as bicycling, walking, scootering, and other active modes.
The Adaptive Program Specialist may also assist the FC Moves Adult Education program with adaptive bicycle programming for adults, in partnership with the City's Adaptive Recreation Opportunities program.
WORK HOURS: Required varied work hours, which may include early mornings, nights, and weekends.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND QUALIFICATIONS: The following duties, responsibilities, and qualifications are illustrative of the primary functions of this position in accordance with the City of Fort Collins' Personnel Policies and Procedures, and are not intended to be all-inclusive.
-Serves as the Safe Routes to School lead on all aspects of adaptive programming.
-Collaborates with school staff to understand individual students' abilities and needs. School staff may include teachers, paraprofessionals, physical therapists and counselors/psychologists.
-Creates an individualized plan for each student regarding techniques and equipment that will deliver optimal results.
-Communicates with parents/guardians, school staff, and the general public to assist in locating resources and selecting equipment. Serves as a knowledgeable resource in adaptive transportation/recreation for schools and the community.
-Manages fleet of adaptive equipment (bikes, trailers, tagalongs, tandem bikes, tricycles, etc.). Helps procure new equipment.
-Loads and delivers equipment by cargo van to schools, recreation centers, parks, and other locations.
-Assists instructors who teach active-transportation safety and skills (bike, scooter, walk, etc.) to K-12 students and adults.
-Assists with large events such as National Walk & Roll to School Day, National Bike & Roll to School Day, and Open Streets.
-Occasionally provides support for adaptive-bicycling activities for adults in partnership with FC Moves Adult Education and Adaptive Recreation Opportunities program.
-Assists with data entry, event scheduling, and other administrative tasks.
-Works outside in various weather conditions year-round.
-May help manage or procure grants for equipment, new programming, etc.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
-This employee may be required to supervise volunteers.

City Competencies

• Demonstrated cultural competence to effectively interact, work, and develop meaningful relationships with people of diverse identities, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds.


• Strong learning orientation. Leverages all resources and is creative in ways of learning for self to continue adapting to changing issues and trends.


• A desire and ability to understand the diverse needs of internal and external customers, and to create experiences and deliver services that exceed their expectations.


• A desire and ability to utilize digital tools for organizational information, individual, and teamwork.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
-Specialized training and experience teaching people with physical, developmental, and intellectual disabilities, ensuring inclusive and adaptive instructional accommodation.
-Familiarity with assistive devices and technology used for daily life activities (tablets, communication devices, visual schedules, walkers, wheelchairs, etc.).
-Proficiency with instruction/support using various types of mobility equipment (hand-cycles, tricycles, recumbents, trailers, etc.).
-Ability to work effectively with both K-12 students and adults with disabilities and effectively communicate with parents/caregivers.
-Passion for bicycling, walking, and promoting active, sustainable transportation options to enhance physical and mental well-being.
-Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
-Experience using Microsoft 365, including MS-Word, Excel, Teams and file-sharing software.
-Ability to coordinate delivery of adaptive equipment to various schools and event locations.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
-Bachelor's degree or extensive experience in special education, occupational therapy, physical therapy, therapeutic recreation, or related subject.
-Minimum of two years' experience working with children and/or adults with disabilities.

LANGUAGE SKILLS
-Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, SRTS program curriculum, transportation plans, and procedure manuals.
-Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to communicate effectively with customers, co-workers, and the general public.
-Bilingual skills (English/Spanish) desired.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
-Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to use spreadsheets.

REASONING ABILITY
-Ability to understand and carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
-Current driver's license.
-Current League Cycling Instructor certification or ability to obtain LCI within first year after hiring.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Regularly required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; lift bicycles and other equipment; and bend or crouch. The employee may be required to walk up to 5 miles a day on sidewalks and paved or natural-surface trails or bicycle up to 20 miles a day on streets or multi-use trails (possibly pulling a person in a trailer). The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to year-round outside weather conditions, including temperature extremes. The employee will regularly use light hand tools to make adjustments on equipment.
(Work in high distraction, loud, stimulating youth environments)
The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs and activities and will make special communication arrangements for persons with disabilities. Please call (970) 221-6535 for assistance.

Notice Regarding Medical and/or Recreational Marijuana Use:
Because the possession and use of marijuana, whether for medical use or otherwise, constitutes a federal offense and because the City is a drug free workplace, the City will not accommodate the medical use of marijuana and enforces written policy prohibiting working for the City while marijuana is in the body. The fact that state law recognizes medical marijuana as a prescribed, or otherwise permitted, medication does not alter or otherwise change this policy.

The City of Fort Collins is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are considered for positions for which they have applied without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, sexual orientation (including perceived sexual orientation), gender identity and expression, disability, age 40 years or older, pregnancy or related condition, genetic information, and, in certain specific circumstances, marriage to a coworker or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

POST OFFER BACKGROUND CHECK, MOTOR VEHICLE REPORT (MVR), AND POST OFFER EMPLOYMENT TEST (P.O.E.T.) REQUIRED.

Note: Some information in your application may be public information under the Colorado Open Records Act.SUMMARY: The Adaptive Program Specialist will be responsible for coordinating with Safe Routes to School (SRTS) staff to accommodate K-12 students with disabilities during programming at local schools and at various events/programs focused on active transportation. Responsibilities will include use of adaptive equipment and inclusive approaches for accommodating students with disabilities during activities such as bicycling, walking, scootering, and other active modes.
The Adaptive Program Specialist may also assist the FC Moves Adult Education program with adaptive bicycle programming for adults, in partnership with the City's Adaptive Recreation Opportunities program.
WORK HOURS: Required varied work hours, which may include early mornings, nights, and weekends.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND QUALIFICATIONS: The following duties, responsibilities, and qualifications are illustrative of the primary functions of this position in accordance with the City of Fort Collins' Personnel Policies and Procedures, and are not intended to be all-inclusive.
-Serves as the Safe Routes to School lead on all aspects of adaptive programming.
-Collaborates with school staff to understand individual students' abilities and needs. School staff may include teachers, paraprofessionals, physical therapists and counselors/psychologists.
-Creates an individualized plan for each student regarding techniques and equipment that will deliver optimal results.
-Communicates with parents/guardians, school staff, and the general public to assist in locating resources and selecting equipment. Serves as a knowledgeable resource in adaptive transportation/recreation for schools and the community.
-Manages fleet of adaptive equipment (bikes, trailers, tagalongs, tandem bikes, tricycles, etc.). Helps procure new equipment.
-Loads and delivers equipment by cargo van to schools, recreation centers, parks, and other locations.
-Assists instructors who teach active-transportation safety and skills (bike, scooter, walk, etc.) to K-12 students and adults.
-Assists with large events such as National Walk & Roll to School Day, National Bike & Roll to School Day, and Open Streets.
-Occasionally provides support for adaptive-bicycling activities for adults in partnership with FC Moves Adult Education and Adaptive Recreation Opportunities program.
-Assists with data entry, event scheduling, and other administrative tasks.
-Works outside in various weather conditions year-round.
-May help manage or procure grants for equipment, new programming, etc.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
-This employee may be required to supervise volunteers.

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