What are the responsibilities and job description for the RECREATION SPECIALIST (PART-TIME) position at City of Signal Hill?
The City of Signal Hill is looking for motivated individuals to join our Parks, Recreation and Library Services team!
The ideal candidate is organized, enthusiastic, and community-minded, with a passion for coordinating special events and providing quality programming for active adults. Candidates should submit one application, and it will be evaluated based on education and experience.
APPLY IMMEDIATELY AS THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME.
FIRST REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS: APRIL 21, 2025
Community Services Division
Plans, organizes and assists with coordinating city-wide special events, active adult (senior) programming including the Food Distribution Program, excursions, or Department approved special projects in addition to other duties, as assigned. This position also assists in training and supervision of other part-time/seasonal temporary employees and volunteers as necessary.
Essential Functions
Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act may include, but are not limited to the following characteristic duties, responsibilities, knowledge, skills and other characteristics. The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the class. Other duties may be required and assigned.
Depending on assignment, duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Organizes, develops, monitors, and schedules a wide range of on-site and off-site events and programs.
- Selects and negotiates contracts with vendors, instructors, or event groups.
- Responds effectively to program issues and citizen needs, requests, and inquiries from the general public and City staff.
- Maintains accurate, organized and complete records.
- Trains and coordinates the work of hourly and volunteer personnel.
- Performs a wide variety of routine office administrative duties to support the Community Services Department operations, including filing, preparing records and basic reports, accounts payable, and receive payments. Uses basic computer applications including Microsoft Office Suite, online recreation management software programs (i.e. CivicRec or ActiveNet).
- Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships with others and vendors.
- Prepares reports, press releases, promotional materials, and correspondence.
- Maintains inventories, orders necessary supplies and materials for program functions.
- Conducts/attends staff meetings with part-time staff.
- Maintains facility to include equipment, safety and appearance. Promotes the safety of all program participants.
- Assists with the set-up and take-down of tables, chairs, and equipment for all facility activities including special events.
- Assists with monitoring budget expenditures in specified areas
- May be required to work various shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Any combination of education, training, and work experience to demonstrate possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform in the position is qualifying. A typical way of obtaining the required qualifications is to possess:
EDUCATION: High school diploma or GED equivalent. Associate of Arts degree with 15 completed units from an accredited college or university in aging studies (gerontology), child and youth development or recreation and leisure studies highly desirable.
EXPERIENCE: At least one year of increasingly responsible experience, working an average of 15 to 20 hours per week, in providing recreation programming for seniors, tweens or youth in a adult/childcare setting.
LICENSE/CERTIFICATION: Valid Class C California driver license, acceptable driving record, and evidence of insurance are required; and CPR/First Aid certification highly desirable and must be obtained within 3 months of date of hire.
Methods and techniques of developing, planning and organizing group recreational activities. Clearly communicate, establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, participants and parents. Exercise independent judgment, decisiveness and creativity. Knowledge of budget principles and practices. Knowledge of community and public relations.
Knowledge of:
- Essentials, methods, and techniques in providing childcare services.
- Methods and techniques of developing, planning and organizing group recreational activities to include special events, excursions and daily program activities.
- Budget, principles and practices.
- Purchasing procedures.
- Skilled in the operations a computer terminal and word processing.
- Ability to assist in effectively recruiting, selecting, training, scheduling, supervising and evaluating the work of recreational staff.
- Ability to identify methods to maximize the effectiveness of services and programs being provided.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, participants and parents.
- Communicate and ensure adherence with safety standards, practices and requirements.
- Perform community and public relations.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to coordinate, eyes, hands, feet and limbs in performing slightly skilled movements, such as pressing, cutting or mixing.
- Ability to exert moderate physical effort in sedentary to light work, typically involving some combinations of stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, carrying, pushing and pulling.
- Ability to maneuver and steer equipment and machinery requiring simple, but continuous adjustments, such as operating a motor vehicle.
- Ability to lift, push and pull 15 pounds.
- Ability to work weekend and evening hours.
Supervisorial Responsibilities:
- Ability to assign, review, plan, and coordinate the work of other employees.
- Ability to provide instruction and guidance to staff.
- Ability to assess the work of employees and write performance appraisals.
- Provide constructive feedback to staff that encourage professional growth and development.
- Develop and maintain a professional harmonious relationship with all the staff.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide.
- Ability to calculate decimals, ratios, percentages and fractions.
- Ability to use functional reasoning and apply rational judgment in performing diversified work activities.
- Ability to exercise independent judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory and/or judgmental data.
- Ability to classify, compute and tabulate data information, following a prescribed plan requiring exercise of some judgement; ability to compare, count, differentiate, measure and sort information; ability to assemble, copy, record and transcribe data and information.
- Communicate clearly and precisely with parents, staff and children.
- Establish and maintain positive and effective working relationships with all staff and participants.
- Ability to advise and interpret to others how to apply department policies, procedures and services based on community recreational needs and interests.
- Ability to persuade, convince and/or train others including the ability to act in a lead worker capacity.
- Ability to maintain records, prepare reports and schedules.
- Ability to work under moderately safe and comfortable conditions with exposure to environmental factors may cause discomfort and where there is a risk of injury, requiring minimal recovery.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The provisions of this announcement do not constitute an expressed or implied contract, and any provisions contained in this announcement may be modified or revoked without notice.
Selection Procedure:
All statements made on applications are subject to investigation and verification. Falsifying one's education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City of Signal Hill. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City application and supplemental questionnaire.
Admission to competitive examination may be limited to those whose applications show the best combination of qualifications in relation to the requirements and duties of the position. Any part of the examination process may be qualifying only.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
The City of Signal Hill is an Equal Opportunity Employer and supports workplace diversity.
Americans with Disabilities:
Applicants with disabilities who require special testing arrangements must contact Human Resources. If you have a disability for which you require an accommodation, please contact Human Resources at HR@cityofsignalhill.org or (562) 989-7307/7304 or (562) 989-7226 no later than 5 business days before the test date.
Salary : $37,294 - $41,122
