Time Together Instructor

• Position Type:
  Parks, Recreation & Community Services - Seasonal
• Date Posted: 9/9/2026

TITLE: Time Together Instructor

PAY RATE: $17.05/Hour

DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation

PREREQUISITES FOR APPLYING:

Must be 18 years of age or older

Must be available during regular business hours and occasional evenings and weekends

1 year of previous experience working with children

PREREQUISITES FOR EMPLOYMENT:

Pass both the Criminal and DCFS background checks

Pass drug and alcohol screen

Up to 3 hours of staff training

HOURS: Varies, weekday mornings and some weekends up to 20 hrs/week.

Responsible for the supervision of program participants, facilitation of activities, and the set up and take down of program equipment. Current program hours are on Mondays from 10:30 am-12:30 pm, and Tuesdays-Thursdays, 9 am-12 pm. Other one-off programming may be scheduled based on scheduled school days off and school breaks.

Under the direct supervision of the Program Coordinator and Division Manager

• Set up and take down equipment and materials needed for the program.
• Greet and welcome children, caregivers, and families as they arrive.
• Supervise the play area to ensure participant safety and adherence to program guidelines.
• Engage with children and caregivers to create a fun, inclusive, and positive environment.
• Answer questions about the program, registration, and community center offerings.
• Monitor equipment and play areas to ensure cleanliness and safety standards are met.
• Report any incidents, concerns, or maintenance issues to the Program Coordinator.
• May assist with administration tasks related to the program.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Minimum Reasoning ability usually associated with this classification:
  Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form; to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in or from standardized situations.
• Minimum Language ability usually associated with this classification:
  Read:
  Ability to read staff manuals, memoranda, and attendance sheets. Write:
  Ability to complete daily log sheets, accident reports, incident reports, jump reports, first-aid reports using prescribed format and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, and style. Speak:
  Ability to give verbal direction to subordinates, communicate effectively with co-workers, supervisors, citizens, and the public as well as other employers; speaking extemporaneously on a variety of subjects.
• Amount of training, either on-the-job or formal education, usually associated with this occupation in addition to the Reasoning, Math and Language abilities detailed above:
  • Completed at least 1 year of high school
  • Complete all preseason training
• Degree of Physical Demands (strength) usually associated with the essential functions of this classification:
  • acuity-far: clarity of vision at 20 feet or more
  • acuity-near: clarity of vision at 20 inches or less
  • depth perception: ability to judge distance and space relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are
  • field of vision- observing an area that can be seen up and in a given point
  • accommodation- adjustment of the lens of the eyes to bring an object into a sharp focus, especially important when doing near-point work at varying distances from the eye
  • color vision- ability to identify and distinguish colors
• Working conditions usually associated with this classification:
  Ability to lift, kneel, bend, stand for long periods of time, identify or distinguish colors, and work outdoors at night with limited lighting
• Environmental conditions (physical surroundings) usually associated with this classification:
  Ability to work outdoors in a…