What are the responsibilities and job description for the Recreation Attendant I, PT position at City of Oakland?
Why Join the Oakland Parks, Recreation & Youth Development Department?
We are looking for someone who is:
- A team player
- Enthusiastic
- Excited to play an active role in the Oakland community
What you will typically be responsible for:
- Cleaning outdoor recreational facilities and areas
- Admitting visitors to recreational facilities, programs, and events; clearing and securing parks and recreational facilities at closing time
- Obtaining and setting up recreational equipment, supplies, and props for programs, activities, and events
- Overseeing visitors' use of recreational equipment; evaluating skill level with regard to the use of equipment
- Collecting fees or payments; counting money; routing money to appropriate sources
- Responding to requests for information and service from the public
- Communicating information about parks to the public
- Assisting with office mailings and distribution of mail
- Enforcing safety standards and identifying potential safety hazards at the work site
- Maintaining records of inventory equipment and supplies and indicating when stock needs replenishing
- Making minor repairs to recreational facilities
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A few reasons you might love this job:
- You will be part of a fun team working with Oakland’s youth
- You can make a difference in the community
- Your work will result in real-life impacts
A few challenges you might face in this job:
- You may be responsible for a lot of kids with a lot of public interaction
- You will be dealing with complex situations
- You may have to travel to multiple/various sites/recreation centers
The competencies required to be a successful Recreation Attendant I are:
- Safety Focus: Showing vigilance and care in identifying and addressing health risks and safety hazards.
- Listening: Fully comprehending spoken communication
- Oral Communication: Engaging effectively in dialogue.
- Building and Maintaining Relationships: Establishing rapport and maintaining mutually productive relationships
- General Physical Ability: Using strength, endurance, flexibility, balance, and coordination.
This is a public contact position. The city highly encourages all bilingual candidates to apply! Some positions may require bilingual skills in Spanish, Cantonese, or Mandarin. Under the authority of Civil Service Rules Section 5.03, if a position requires bilingual language skills, only those candidates who have indicated they are bilingual in the required language(s) will be referred. Bilingual candidates will be required to successfully pass a language proficiency test if selected for hire.
Education: Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade.
Candidates must be at least eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of application.
Additional Qualifications:
Bilingual skills in Spanish, Cantonese, and Mandarin are highly desirable for certain positions.
Candidates who receive conditional offers of employment will be required to submit fingerprints, undergo a criminal record clearance, and complete a tuberculosis (TB) screening.
Applicable only to Boating Center Applicants:
California State For-Hire Vessel Operator License; Basic Sailing skills; First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) are desirable.
This is an at-will position, exempt from the provisions of the City of Oakland Civil Service Rules, per Charter Section 902. All applications received will be forwarded to the Oakland Parks, Recreation & Youth Development Department for further consideration.
Round 1: Applications submitted by 12/7/2025
Round 2: Applications submitted by 1/5/2026
Round 3: Applications submitted by 3/5/2026
Round 4: Applications submitted by 5/7/2026
The City of Oakland reserves the right to modify the selection process and date of examination as necessary to conform to administrative or business necessity. The information contained in this announcement is subject to change and does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract.
Disaster Service Workers
All employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.
How to Apply
Apply prior to the closing time of the job announcement and allow at least two to three hours to submit your application if you are a new user of the system. APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED ONLINE ONLY. You may apply and view current openings by visiting our employment opportunities webpage at: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/oaklandca/default.cfm.
If you do not have access to a computer, there are computer stations available at any City of Oakland Public Library. There are also workstations at the Human Resources Management Department, 150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 2nd Floor, Oakland, CA 94612. Workstations are available during regular business hours (normally 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Our online application system is provided by Government Jobs. If you have problems while applying online, please contact Government Jobs Live Applicant Support at (855) 524-5627 between 6:00 AM and 5:00 PM Pacific Time, Monday - Friday. You may also call the City of Oakland Human Resources Management Department during regular business hours at (510) 238-3112 for information; however, we are unable to provide technical support for the online application system. For recruitment-specific questions, please contact Jasmine Bellow at jbellow@oaklandca.gov.
Salary : $18 - $22
