Playcamp Staff

Summary Statement

Bring fun and adventure to Boise kids this summer! As Playcamp Staff, you’ll work with elementary youth across Boise’s outdoor parks, organizing daily schedules, leading games and activities, and creating a safe, positive, and engaging environment. From themed weekly games and STEM projects to field trips, pool days, and team-building activities, you’ll help campers make new friends, explore new experiences, and create lasting memories. This temporary, at-will summer position is open to applicants 16 years of age and older. If you love working with kids, enjoy being active outdoors, and want a summer full of fun and meaningful impact, this is the perfect role!

Essential Functions

• Supervises youth for an outdoor summer camp located in one of the city's parks.
• Organizes and leads daily games and activities for youth in a safe manner.
• Assists in the creation of weekly playcamp curriculums.
• Supervises youths during program hours.
• Performs other duties as assigned. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time.
  
  

Requirements

Required Knowledge, Experience, And Training

Ability To

• Exercise independent judgment.
• Work with different ability levels.
• Interact with coworkers and the public in a friendly and professional manner.
• Assist youth in pools on swim days.
• Participate in mild to moderate recreational activities/sports.
• Recognize and redirect misbehavior.
• Communicate effectively in the English language at a level necessary for efficient job performance.
• Perform all essential and marginal functions as assigned by an authorized employee, supervisor and/or manager with or without a reasonable accommodation.
  
  

Preferred Knowledge, Experience, And Training

• Previous experience working or performing volunteer work with children.
• Two years of experience volunteering or working with youth as a coach, instructor, teacher’s aide, or nanny.
• Current Certification in CPR and First Aid.
  
  

Licensing And Other Requirements

• Must be able to obtain CPR and First Aid Certification.
  
  

Special Requirements

Applicants Must Be Able To Pass

• City of Boise background check processes which includes a criminal history check and reference checks in accordance with the City of Boise Hiring Process Regulation
• Drug Free Workplace:
• In accordance with the City of Boise Drug Free Workplace Regulation, this position is designated as safety sensitive and is subject to testing requirements including Post Offer Applicant Testing, Random Testing, Reasonable Suspicion, Post - Accident, etc. Applicants will be required to submit to screening for illegal drug use prior to hire. Appointment to this position is contingent upon a negative pre-employment drug test.
• This position is required to work directly with and oversee minors in the absence of their parent or guardian, or work directly with and oversee vulnerable adults in the absence of their caretaker or guardian.
  

Working Conditions

The physical effort characteristics and working environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Efforts

While performing the duties of this job the employee is always lifting/carrying up to 35 pounds and occasionally lifting/carrying up to 50 pounds. Also, the employee is always pushing/pulling up to 35 pounds and occasionally pushing/pulling up to 50 pounds. The noise level is frequently moderate and occasionally loud. Work includes sensory ability to talk, hear and touch. Work in this position also includes close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. Employees will sit, stand, walk, runn, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, grasp, climb and balance. Position requires hand/finger dexterity.

Working Environment

The work environment will include outdoor weather conditions and in wet and humid conditions. Work includes protected exposure to bodily fluids. Work is performed in a park setting and the incumbent is occasionally exposed to insects and pets.