What are the responsibilities and job description for the Recreation Leader I - Southwest position at City of Largo, FL?
Please note that applications must be completed and submitted by 11:59 pm ET on the day prior to the close date listed on the job posting.
Mission: Provide Superior Services that Inspire Community Pride
Vision: To be the Community of Choice in Tampa Bay
Values: Integrity, Collaboration, Passion, Creativity
Largo's commitment to a High Performance Organization (HPO) model builds a flexible and resilient organization that intentionally builds leadership capacity at all levels of the organization.
CITY OF LARGO ... Naturally A Great Place to Work!
Closing:
01/25/2025
Salary:
$16.60 hourly rate
Job Summary:
Join the team that makes Largo come alive! As part of the Recreation, Parks and Arts programs, you’ll support staff in bringing exciting activities to life across our vibrant community.You’ll plan, implement, supervise, and even participate in a variety of leisure activities, all while enjoying a bit of independence in achieving your goals. You’ll follow established policies and procedures, but there’s plenty of room to shine and make an impact. Direction will come from your supervisor, but the fun is all yours to create!
Hours for thus position will be primarily nights and weekends.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
All employees share components of leadership, management, technical, and team skills to assist in making the City of Largo the community of choice in Tampa Bay.
Leadership
- Demonstrates an understanding and reflection of the City’s mission, vision, and values and a commitment to achieve organizational goals aligned with the City’s strategic plan
- Champions a high-performance work culture that encourages and embraces new ideas, develops individuals and welcomes and encourages diverse perspectives
- Articulates strategic and innovative thinking and provides clarity to deliver superior services
- Approaches the job with enthusiasm and curiosity to promote a solutions-oriented work culture
Management
- Effectively manages assignments and priorities to ensure the fulfillment of projects, tasks, and responsibilities
- Follows suggested procedures to ensure the highest standards of risk management, employee safety, and risk avoidance
Technical
- Plans and executes leisure activities such as sports, arts and crafts, drama, special events, environmental education, tours, field trips, etc.; participates in teaching one or more leisure activities; may supervise a group of children, including planning activities and administering discipline in a camp situation or after school program
- Opens, closes, and secures the facility and ensures all rules and regulations of the facilities are enforced; ensures all precautions are taken in maintaining participant’s safety; assures the safety, welfare, and well-being of children enrolled in programs
- Assists in training staff and volunteers
- Inputs and retrieves data from the computer
- Maintains communication between customers and other staff
- Supports the division and the department in external activities
- Processes documents and applications pertaining to membership and registrations
- Collects activity fees and processes payments
- Prepares daily activity reports
- Assists with the maintenance, opening, and securing of the facility and equipment
- May be responsible for the department's public relations by designing and updating the bulletin board, marquees, and fliers as requested
- Tracks daily facility attendance and may track financial activities
- Administers first aid when necessary and completes appropriate reports
- Sets up and breaks down rooms for activities as appropriate
- Participates in the maintenance of facility cleanliness
- May complete daily fitness/safety inspections
- Staff assigned to nature parks works with an environmental education focus, creates, and updates park displays and exhibits; handles wildlife for educational purposes, and performs general park maintenance
Team Skills
- Supports honest and transparent decision-making
- Collaborates with all team members in a way that builds upon ideas and takes personal accountability and ownership of projects, roles, and assignments
- Openly exhibits a positive attitude, in words and action, and encourages others to do the same
Performs related work as required.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE STATUS: As a condition of employment, City of Largo employees will be required to work as directed during an undeclared and/or a declared emergency. All employees are subject to recall around the clock for emergency response operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the normal work location, and may include duties other than those specified in the official job description.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
PART-TIME POSITIONS
- Must be 16 years old at the date of application
- Some experience in recreation setting or customer service preferred
- Certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) first aid is required within 90 days of hire; training is provided
- Team Members under the age of 18 will be restricted from the following tasks:
- Driving any vehicles (including personal vehicles) during scheduled work hours
- Operating grounds maintenance tools
- Operating tennis court tractor
FULL-TIME POSITIONS
- Must be at least 18 years old due to Pinellas County Childcare Licensing Board requirement
- High School Diploma or general education diploma (GED) required
- Some experience in a recreation setting, customer service, or childcare programs preferred
- Certification in CPR and AED first aid is required within 90 days of hire; training is provided
- Completion of License Board training requirements within one year of hire date
- Preferred training/licenses:
- Staff Member in Charge Certification (SMIC) and Childcare 40 clock-hour training
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Must be
- outgoing and personable
- dependable and prompt for your assigned shifts
- Have the ability to:
- work a flexible schedule (variety of days and times that will change from week to week)
- take initiative and prioritize tasks
- plan and execute activities for registered participants
- follow both verbal and written instructions
- concentrate on details
- deal with people tactfully and diplomatically
- do light to heavy manual work
- process payments at the front desk
- provide positive customer service
WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Work Environment: 40% inside a climate-controlled building; 60% outside, which may include driving. Depending on the assignment, work environments may vary significantly.
Physical Requirements: The essential functions of the job require: sitting approximately two (2) hours per day, standing approximately four (4) hours per day, and walking approximately two (2) hours per day. The work often requires bending/stooping, climbing, crawling, fine manipulations, grasping, kneeling, pulling, pushing, reaching, repetitive motion, lifting/carrying of objects weighing up to 15 pounds, lifting/carrying of objects weighing 15 to 44 pounds, and lifting/carrying of objects weighing 45 pounds and over.
Sensory Requirements: Hearing: Ability to understand what others are saying in normal conversation in person and on the telephone, and to hear children. Speaking: Ability to communicate orally with others in person and on the telephone Seeing: Ability to see and read computer monitor screens, supervise children, and if assigned, drive and perform tennis court maintenance.
Driving Requirements: Staff members under the age of 18 years old are NOT permitted to drive. Staff members aged 18 years or older may occasionally drive and must possess a valid Florida Class E Driver's License.
Technology: The work requires ability to operate telephones, smartphones, tablets, laminators, photocopiers, printers, desktop and/or laptop computers, calculators, park radios, and all associated software.
Other Tools: Grounds maintenance tools and may operate a tennis court tractor.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Yes - DRUG TESTING (Safety Sensitive)
Yes - CHILDCARE FINGERPRINTING
Yes - CREDIT CHECK
No - FDLE AND CJSTC SECURITY CLEARANCE: As mandated by the FDLE, CJSTC and the Largo Police Department, this position may be subject to additional security clearances due to access to the police department facility or police department's electronic data.
About Us
The City of Largo a great place to work, naturally! Largo is the third-largest city in Pinellas County and the fourth largest in the Tampa Bay area. Conveniently located near world-class beaches and attractions in a picturesque natural setting, Largo offers a great quality of life for residents with affordable housing and entertainment, an engaged and active community along with safe and attractive streets. The City Parks system is made up of nearly 500 acres of green space including 20 parks, 11 miles of walking trails and many opportunities to canoe, kayak, and paddleboard.
About the Organization
The organization serves over 80 thousand residents and four thousand businesses by providing superior services that inspire community pride. The organization is made up of 12 departments with a shared strategic focus on sustainability, public health & safety, and community pride.
Largo is committed to building a High-Performance Organization (HPO) model to intentionally support flexibility, resiliency, and leadership capacity at all levels of the organization. HPO empowers individuals to participate in meaningful projects and initiatives to promote employee and community engagement.
As a national Top Workplace winner three years in a row, the City of Largo is proud of our innovative, collaborative, and passionate workforce. Team members enjoy competitive compensation, professional and personal development, generous benefits and leave packages, and work-life balance. A family-friendly atmosphere, tree-lined streets, and award-winning parks just begin to define the community we serve. The City of Largo prides itself on living up to its vision of being the Community of Choice in Tampa Bay, Naturally! To learn more about the organization, please watch the
City of Largo Values
video.
About our Benefits
Team members enjoy competitive compensation, professional and personal development, generous benefits, leave packages, and a flexible work life balance. Largo provides medical, dental, and vision coverage as well as wellness benefits. Additional benefits include flexible spending account (FSA) or health savings account (HSA) along with paid life insurance and AD&D coverage. Supplemental life is offered at additional cost.
Full-time team members are enrolled in a Defined Contribution Plan 401(a) with a generous 6% City match. Public Safety team members covered by IAFF (Fire) and PBA (Police) have plan provisions outlined in each union agreement. All team members are eligible to open an optional Deferred Compensation 457(b) and/or Roth 457(b).
Benefits also include 11 paid leave days and 24 hour full access to fitness centers. Continuous learning is supported through tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities. For more information on the City of Largo Employee Benefits offerings, please review our
Largo Lifeline
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