What are the responsibilities and job description for the RECREATION LEADER I position at City of Manteca?
Position Description
Basic Function:
Under supervision, the Recreation Leader acts as a leader and instructs, supervises others in recreational activities at various locations such as public parks, After School programs, Day Camps, the senior center and community sites. Recreation Leader is a part time position that provides assistants to coordinators, volunteers, and participants in conducting successful recreation activities; and assists professional staff in planning, organizing and conducting recreation activities and events.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Essential Duties
Becomes familiar with rules and regulations of activities and events and enforces them.
Displays leadership, responsibility, and professionalism during and after work hours.
Communicates strongly with patrons, students, other staff members, and supervisors.
Follows work procedures and schedules.
Issues written and oral instructions to participants.
Works with a workforce of 5-50 staff members.
Prepares attendance and accident reports.
Work weekdays, weekends and evenings.
Performs a variety of miscellaneous duties such as answering phone, leading recreation activities, sports, and games, crafts activities for children, teens and adults.
Collecting of fees, helping set up for classes, events, etc.
Responds to public inquiries about programs.
Typical Qualifications
Knowledge of:
Environment
Indoor and outdoor work environment with ability to work a flexible work schedule, depending upon program needs, including working evenings, weekends, holidays and shifting assignments as program needs change. The noise level in the work environment can vary, ranging from quiet to loud. Incumbents will work in cool to hot environments with sufficient water, breaks and shade provided.
Physical Demands
Stand, walk, sit, kneel, stoop, crouch; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear; use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects and tools and operate motorized equipment. Occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision requirements of this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Incumbents are required to use vision and/ or hearing to identify and evaluate field emergencies, and to respond physically to these emergencies quickly and appropriately.
Education And Experience
Any combination equivalent to sufficient training and experience to demonstrate the knowledge and abilities listed above.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
Must be at least sixteen (16) years of age.
Valid work permit if under 18 years of age.
Satisfactory fingerprint clearance by the Department of Justice.
Recruitments may be extended by the department if a sufficient number of applications have not been received.
The City of Manteca reserves the right to select a limited number of qualified candidates for its recruitments.
Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application.
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Are you currently or have you ever been enrolled in the CalPERS retirement system? ( FYI: If you worked for the Manteca Recreation Dept. in the past you have not been enrolled into CALPERS)
Are you available to work primarily on the weekends?
Do you have any experience or knowledge involved with Basketball? If so please explain below.
Basic Function:
Under supervision, the Recreation Leader acts as a leader and instructs, supervises others in recreational activities at various locations such as public parks, After School programs, Day Camps, the senior center and community sites. Recreation Leader is a part time position that provides assistants to coordinators, volunteers, and participants in conducting successful recreation activities; and assists professional staff in planning, organizing and conducting recreation activities and events.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Essential Duties
Becomes familiar with rules and regulations of activities and events and enforces them.
Displays leadership, responsibility, and professionalism during and after work hours.
Communicates strongly with patrons, students, other staff members, and supervisors.
Follows work procedures and schedules.
Issues written and oral instructions to participants.
Works with a workforce of 5-50 staff members.
Prepares attendance and accident reports.
Work weekdays, weekends and evenings.
Performs a variety of miscellaneous duties such as answering phone, leading recreation activities, sports, and games, crafts activities for children, teens and adults.
Collecting of fees, helping set up for classes, events, etc.
Responds to public inquiries about programs.
Typical Qualifications
Knowledge of:
- Knowledge of the facilities, operations and techniques used in community programs and group leadership.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, supervisors, other agencies, participants, instructors, community leaders, and the general public.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
- Ability to maintain equipment and facilities to ensure they are clean and in working order.
Environment
Indoor and outdoor work environment with ability to work a flexible work schedule, depending upon program needs, including working evenings, weekends, holidays and shifting assignments as program needs change. The noise level in the work environment can vary, ranging from quiet to loud. Incumbents will work in cool to hot environments with sufficient water, breaks and shade provided.
Physical Demands
Stand, walk, sit, kneel, stoop, crouch; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear; use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects and tools and operate motorized equipment. Occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision requirements of this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Incumbents are required to use vision and/ or hearing to identify and evaluate field emergencies, and to respond physically to these emergencies quickly and appropriately.
Education And Experience
Any combination equivalent to sufficient training and experience to demonstrate the knowledge and abilities listed above.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
Must be at least sixteen (16) years of age.
Valid work permit if under 18 years of age.
Satisfactory fingerprint clearance by the Department of Justice.
Recruitments may be extended by the department if a sufficient number of applications have not been received.
The City of Manteca reserves the right to select a limited number of qualified candidates for its recruitments.
Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application.
None
01
Are you currently or have you ever been enrolled in the CalPERS retirement system? ( FYI: If you worked for the Manteca Recreation Dept. in the past you have not been enrolled into CALPERS)
- Yes
- No
Are you available to work primarily on the weekends?
- Yes
- No
Do you have any experience or knowledge involved with Basketball? If so please explain below.
- Required Question
