Jess Lydon

Experience

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  Peninsula Covenant Community Center

  Mar 2009 - Aug 2013

  Lifeguard Shift Lead

  • Supervised and facilitated conflict resolution for both patrons and staff• Facilitated staff meetings, team bonding exercises, customer services classes, and lifeguard trainings• Enforced center rules and ensured the safety of patrons and athletes• Trained new employees on facility procedures; including the emergency action plan, facility opening and closing procedures, and customer service• Taught swim lessons to youth participants

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  SJSU Timpany Center

  Jan 2010 - May 2015

  • Trained new employees on facility procedures; including the emergency action plan, pool chemicalmaintenance, facility opening and closing procedures, aquatic membership paperwork, and customerservice• Supervised and facilitated conflict resolution for both patrons and staff• Facilitated staff meetings and lifeguard trainings• Worked with the Spartan Recreation team to interview and hire new employees• Handled money during facility opening and closing, ensuring that totals from entry fees, membershipfees, and merchandise purchases in the till match the numbers recorded in the computer system.• Enforced aquatic center rules and ensured the safety of patrons, athletes, and students• Assisted with managing aquatic center events; including the SJSU triathlon, kinesiology departmentclasses, end of year pool party, swim meets, and water polo tournaments• Taught swim lessons to both adult and youth participants Show less

  • Adapted Physical Activites Intern

    Jan 2015 - May 2015

  • Supervisor Lifeguard and Swim Instructor

    Jan 2010 - May 2015
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  Private Care

  Mar 2013 - Jan 2015

  Adapted Care and Therapy

  • Adapted private care for a toddler who has Down's Syndrome• Continued developmental therapy as prescribed by a licensed therapist• With his existing therapeutic program and parental input, created new and fun therapeutic games and activities that meet and exceed his current skill level to help him work towards his prescribed goals• Taught water safety classes

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  SJSU Timpany Center

  Aug 2015 - Dec 2015

  Intern Advisor

  • Coordinated and mentored interns; provided support, advice, and guidance for projects, workout prescriptions, and client interactions.• Evaluated and revised internship program for increased efficiency and processes• Designed formal templates and photo libraries for in-center workout plans and activity logs• Designed a Likert scale survey for participants in order to measure participant perceived effectiveness of different programs• Designed aquatic and land-based therapy and workout programs based on client’s need and ability• Designed personalized easy to understand workout plans for clients to do on their own in their homes• Met one-on-one with clients to facilitate personalized workout plans• Lead aquatic fitness classes for members; including aqua aerobics, aqua zumba, ai chi, healthy joint movement, and healthy back classes Show less

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  Thrive Autism Center

  Sept 2015 - Oct 2016

  Behavioral Interventionist

  • Worked with clients through play to implement an ABA prescribed therapy plan• Identified challenging behaviors and directed focus on enhancing skills needed for effective communication, learning, and day to day living• Provided in-home and center based therapy sessions• Designed individualized therapy sessions based on a client’s abilities and goals• Provided data-based feedback on each therapy session

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  Bend Parks and Recreation

  Oct 2016 - May 2017

  Adapted Aquatics Instructor

  • Created and taught adapted aquatics fitness classes for adult participants• Created and taught adapted aquatics physical education classes for youth participants• Created programs that made swimming and aquatic fitness fun, safe, and desirable• Facilitated safe aquatic based workouts for elementary school students with special needs• Worked one-on-one with students, assisting them through workouts and swim sessions• Helped students to become comfortable and safe in the water Show less

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  Bend Park & Recreation District

  May 2017 - Feb 2018

  Therapeutic Recreation Staff

  • Supervised and facilitated the inclusion of youth and adult special needs participants in after school care, social events, life skills classes, and other extracurricular activities• Created programs to helps students learn how to work with a group, take directions, and improve their social skills• Coached adapted swim class for adult participants

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  Healing Reins Therapeutic Riding Center

  Oct 2017 - now

  • Develops and implements a volunteer outreach plan and timeline to include short-term and long-term opportunities and goals, targeted invitations for group site tours, and identification of specific volunteer demographics (teens, homeschoolers, retirees, etc.) that will support programs.• Responds to identified needs for particular volunteer support with appropriate outreach and recruitment strategies.• Defines and uses a variety of recruitment tactics and tools to include social media, bi-annual volunteer newsletters, outreach videos, etc. to achieve volunteer recruitment goals.• Represents Healing Reins at local and regional meetings and conferences to include professional groups as appropriate.• Connects the organizations mission and goals to the greater public by presenting Healing Reins involvement opportunities to community businesses.• Collaborates with Program Director and Volunteer Manager to evaluate and improve volunteer orientations and opportunities.• Participates in Volunteer Manager’s volunteer appreciation program including annual appreciation event and regular recognition efforts to include Volunteer of the Month reporting and communication, etc.• Surveys volunteers to address needs, concerns, and quality improvement opportunities.• Creates and regularly updates volunteer bulletin board and volunteer resource center and compiles continuing educational materials for volunteers.• Continually updates and improves the organization’s volunteer manual for enhanced volunteer knowledge and experience.• Keeps abreast of industry opportunities for growth, enhancement and development of the volunteer program.• Communicates with other center peers to enhance Healing Reins volunteer recruitment efforts. Show less • Develop, implement and manage the social media strategy• Monitor user engagement and use that data to optimize content• Manage and oversee all social media content• Keep abreast of the latest social media best practices and technologies• Gather data to measure the success of social media as a means of raising awareness for fundraisers and events• Collaborate with the development director • Communicate with industry professionals via social media to create a strong network• Marketing and branding photography • Photograph students, staff, and horses for social media use• Design, organize, and maintenance of the photo library Show less • Instruct therapeutic horsemanship classes, ensuring riders are safe, have fun, and gain life skills• Design classes that are appropriate for a group while still focusing individual goals of each rider• Supervise hippotherapy and equine assisted mental health and learning sessions• Train volunteers and new instructors• Manage and organize volunteers within horsemanship classes• Assist with training and evaluating horses that are going through the new therapy horse trial period• School and exercise therapy horses• Creative grooming of Norwegian Fjord therapy horses Show less

  • Community Relations Manager

    Dec 2019 - now

  • Social Media Coordinator

    Sept 2018 - now

  • Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor

    Oct 2017 - now