Recreation Specialist Summer

Description

The City of Fort Myers strives to be an employer of choice and most of our employees turn jobs into long term careers. The salary shown in the job description is the full range for this position from entry to later career.

NEW EMPLOYEES ARE HIRED AT, OR NEAR THE ENTRY POINT SHOWN, DEPENDING ON QUALIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE.

• THIS IS A TEMPORARY PART TIME POSITION*
  
  

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Safety Sensitive: YES Level II Screening: YES

Under the general direction of the designated supervisor, the incumbent is responsible for providing clerical support for programming and activities, greeting patrons, answering multi-line phone, assisting in administration, scheduling, and operation. Responsibilities may include but are not limited to providing direction to staff, assisting with recreational program implementation and reporting, planning special events, providing instruction to participants, cash handling and daily reporting, excellent communication skills, miscellaneous daily paperwork, general clean up and custodial duties.

Directs non-supervisory employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the City’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include planning, assigning, and directing work, addressing complaints and resolving problems

Responsibilities And Reporting During An Emergency Situation

Essential Employees may be required to work during a declared emergency. Depending on the nature of the emergency, this may require working around the clock for several days on short notice.

Non-Essential Employees will not be required to work during a declared emergency. The employee’s Department Head will determine when the employee will be required to work.

• Please see the link below to the new Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse Education and Awareness website. This site was implemented under the directive of House Bill 531 (2025).
  
  

As Part Of These Requirements

“Each specified agency must include a clear and conspicuous link to the webpage on its website and provide the link in all job vacancy advertisements and posts by the qualified entity.”

https://info.flclearinghouse.com

Duties/Responsibilities

• Assist with planning and managing front desk, Registration Processes and Event Rentals, including, but not limited to Afterschool Program, recreation classes, Summer Camp, private facility rentals, Special Events or community Outreach.
• Assist with program marketing material, provide reports for attendance and/or roster information.
• Provide information and instruction to clients with respect to buildings, facilities, and programs.
• Responsible for security and closing building.
• Responsible for cash handling
• Provide instruction for recreational and/or athletic activity.
• Perform custodial duties, as needed.
• Lifts, moves and arranges furniture items.
• Required to operate a motor vehicle in performance of assigned tasks.
• This position requires regular and reliable attendance and the employee’s physical presence at the workplace.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Skilled to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Skill to make sound judgment.
• Ability to speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations.
• Ability to operate necessary equipment including but not limited to, computer, telephone sporting equipment, and copier.
• Ability to lift and rescue swimmers who are in need of assistance.(STARS)
• Ability to work in heat, humidity, wetness, and noise, fumes and odors
  
  

Minimum Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Two (2) years of experience in a related field; and/or training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Mandatory Drug/Alcohol Testing required.
• Must obtain CPR, AED and First Aid Training Certification within twelve months of hire date.
  
  

When assigned to working with Youth, must meet the Department of Children and Families (DCF) requirements and inspections.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

This work typically requires the following physical activities to be performed.

• Balancing – maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
• Climbing – ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility.
• Crawling – moving about on hands, knees, or hands, feet.
• Crouching – bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
• Feeling – perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
• Fingering – picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
• Grasping – applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
• Handling – picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
• Hearing 1 – perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
• Pushing – use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
• Reaching – extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion – substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
• Speaking – expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
• Standing – for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping – bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
• Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word
• Talking 2 – shouting to be heard above ambient noise.
• Hearing 2 – receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
• Kneeling – bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
• Lifting – raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
• Mental Acuity – ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
• Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.
• Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.
• Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.
• Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.
  
  

Work Performed Is Primarily

• Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects.
  
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Frequently have exposure to adverse environmental conditions such as extreme temperatures, wetness, humidity, toxic or caustic chemicals, noise, dust, wind, and sun.
• Contact with internal and external customers, vendors, outside agencies and the general public.
• May be required to work hours other than the regular schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays.
  
  

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions described herein. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.

Full-time Regular City Employee Benefits

• Health Insurance (Florida Blue)
• City paid employee coverage. HMO or PPO plans are available. Dependents can be added, Employee pays 30% of premium. Premium deductions are taken pre-tax.
• Basic Life Insurance (USAble Life)
• City paid. The benefit is equal to 1x the annual base pay, rounded to the nearest $1000.00.
• Optional Vision Insurance (VSP)
• Employee-paid insurance is available at group rates, and family plans are available to employees. Premium deductions are taken pre-tax.
• Optional Dental Insurance (Humana)
• Employee-paid insurance is available at group rates, and family plans are available to employees. Premium deductions are taken pre-tax.
• Supplemental Insurance
• Employees may purchase various types of supplemental insurance (life, AFLAC) at group rates through payroll deduction.
• Pension Plan (General) Administered by Resource Centers
• Pension Plan (Police and Fire) administered by Foster & Foster
• 401(a) (Mission Square)
• Certain management positions can opt out of the General Pension into a 401(a).
• Roth IRA (Mission Square)
• Offered through payroll deduction.
• Disability (USAble Life)
• Employee paid short & long-term disability insurance.
• Leave Time (Sick, Vacation)
• Paid Holidays
• City recognizes 13 holidays which include: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, Birthday Holiday and Floating Holiday.**Birthday and Float after 1-year of service.
• Deferred Compensation Programs (Mission Square) OR (Nationwide )
• Tax-deferred savings plan available for retirement purposes. Employee-only contributions.
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employees can elect to use pre-tax dollars to cover un-reimbursed medical or dependent daycare expenses.
• Payroll Direct Deposit
• Available to any banking institution or credit union. Suncoast Federal Schools Credit Union membership is available to City employees.
• Employee Assistance Program (ESI)
• City-paid availability to licensed professional counselors for non-work related personal issues with 100% confidentiality.
  

Please note: Benefits do not apply to On-Call, Temporary, or Seasonal positions. Insurance Benefits only apply to regular Full-time positions.

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Do you currently possess a minimum of a High School diploma or GED or higher AND a minimum of two years of experience of experience in a related field; and/or training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities?

• Yes
• No
  
  

02

If the answer is Yes to question #1, please explain. If you answered "No" please enter "n/a".

03

Are you at least 18 years of age?

• Yes
• No
  
  

04

This position requires the ability to obtain CPR, AED, and First Aid Training Certification within twelve months of hire date. Will you be able to obtain these certifications?

• Yes
• No
  
  

05

This position requires the ability to meet the Department of Children and Families (DCF) requirements and inspections (Level II Background Screening). Will you be able to meet these?

• Yes
• No
  
  

06

I understand that this position requires successful completion and passing of mandatory drug/alcohol testing.

• Yes
• No
• Required Question