Location:
Dempster St. Beach Office TITLE: Water Polo Assistant Camp Director
PAY RATE: $18.50/hour
DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation
LOCATION: Clark Street Beach
DATES: Camp Dates for Mid-June through Mid- August 2023
PREREQUISITES FOR EMPLOYMENT:
18 years of age or older
1 year of experience coaching water polo
Pre-employment Drug/Alcohol Test
Criminal and DCFS Background Check
General Task Statement:
Responsible for the supervision and safety of all camp staff and campers in the City of Evanston Water Polo Camp
Supervision:
Under the direct supervision of the Water Polo Camp Director, Recreation Program Coordinator, and Recreation Manager.
Essential Function(s) – Task Statements:

• Attend mandatory staff training sessions
• Know and enforce all rules and regulations pertaining to the Evanston Lakefront
• Maintain safe environment and supervise all campers
• Conduct camp and develop all designated lesson plans
• Schedules Water Polo Camp Staff
• Attent or conduct staff training sessions
• Responsible for effective and appropriate communication to patrons
• Attend staff meetings as scheduled by program coordinator
• Maintain a clean and safe beach and office environment
• Responsible for care and maintenance of equipment and storage areas
• Complete written reports such as accident, incident and the like on a timely basis
• Communicate to supervisor(s) if there are problems or issues needing special attention.
• Performs other reasonable duties as assigned by program coordinator or program manager
• Manages enrollment of campers
• Oversees safety of campers and camp counselors

Specifications:Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form; to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in or from standardized situations.
Read: Ability to read staff manuals, memoranda, and attendance sheets.
Write: Ability to complete daily log sheets, accident reports, incident reports, jump reports, first-aid reports using prescribed format and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, and style.
Speak: Ability to give verbal direction to subordinates, communicate effectively with co-workers, supervisors, citizens, and the public as well as other employers; speaking extemporaneously on a variety of subjects.
Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 50 pounds frequently, and up to 20 pounds of force constantly in order to move objects
Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with hands.
Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds.
Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects such as size, shape, temperature or texture.
Tasting/Smelling: Distinguishing, with a degree of accuracy, differences or
similarities in intensity or quality of flavors and/or odors, or recognizing particular flavors and/or odors, using tongue and/or nose.
Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, ramps, embankments, and the like using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching, or running on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
Stooping: Bending body downward or forward by bending spine at the waist.
Kneeling: Bending legs at knees to come to a rest on knee(s)
Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg(s) and spine.
Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet
Seeing: The ability to perceive the nature of objects by the eye. The important aspects of vision are:Ability to lift, kneel, bend, stand for long periods of time, identify or distinguish colors, and work outdoors at night with limited lighting. Ability to swim, tread, and stand in open water required.
Ability to work outdoors in a variety of weather conditions such as rain, high temperatures, and humidity. Work environment includes beaches, recreation centers, multipurpose rooms, swimming pools, athletic fields, parks, playgrounds, and office space.
The worker is subject to inside environmental conditions approximately 5% of the time and outside work 95% of the time with no effective protection from weather conditions or temperature changes.
Chosen candidates will be required to provide proof of licenses, certifications, and education required for this position. Candidates will also be subject to qualifying pre-employment processes, including medical examination, drug/alcohol screen, employment verification, and criminal background check.
The City of Evanston is an equal opportunity employer and ensures against discrimination in employment on the basis of a person’s race, color, sex, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, military discharge status, source of income, housing status, or gender identity. The City of Evanston is also committed to accessibility for persons with disabilities. Any person needing mobility or communications access assistance should contact Human Resources at 847-448-8204 (voice) or 847-866-5095 (TTY)