Youth Recreation Counselor - STARS

Job Description

City of Fort Myers strives to be an employer of choice and most of our employees turn jobs into long‑term careers. The salary shown in the job description is the full range for this position from entry to later career.

New employees are hired at, or near, the entry point shown, depending on qualifications and relevant experience.

FLSA Status:
Non‑Exempt
Safety Sensitive:
Yes
Level II Screening:
Yes

Stellar Youth Recreation Counselor – temporary part‑time position* (no supervisory responsibilities).

During an emergency situation, essential employees may be required to work around the clock for several days on short notice; non‑essential employees will not be required to work.

Youth counselors may be assigned to one or more areas including Group Assignment, General Summer Experience, Front Desk or Lunch/Concessions. Some positions will overlap depending on schedule and prior experience.

• Help set‑up, clean‑up and take down tables and chairs for the summer camp program.
• Assist the camp counselors in special projects, such as arts & crafts, setting out gym equipment and putting equipment away.
• Assist counselors in daily group activities for campers.
• Assist with campers transitioning including Morning greeting (Parent drop‑off / pick‑up); field trips; room transitions etc.
• Assist with lunch, snack times (set up, break down, and cleanliness of the facility).
• Assist with concessions transactions.
• Provide necessary activity set up including supplies, material, equipment, and/or water.
• Light clerical duties including attendance rolls, answering phones, or providing correct information.
• Light custodian duties.
• This position requires regular and reliable attendance and the employee's physical presence at the workplace.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by supervisor.

• Skill to make sound judgment.
• Skilled in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
• Follow verbal and written instructions.
• Must like and be willing to work with children.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.

• Must be 14‑18 years of age, a student currently enrolled in school and a resident of the City of Fort Myers (proof required if selected for hire).
• When assigned to working with youth, must meet Department of Children and Families (DCF) requirements and inspections.
• Mandatory drug/alcohol testing required.

This work typically requires the following physical activities.

• Balancing – maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
• Climbing – ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility.
• Crawling – moving about on hands, knees, or hands, feet.
• Crouching – bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
• Feeling – perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
• Fingering – picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
• Grasping – applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
• Handling – picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
• Hearing 1 – perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
• Hearing 2 – receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
• Kneeling – bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
• Lifting – raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
• Mental Acuity – ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
• Pulling – use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.
• Pushing – use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
• Reaching – extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion – substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
• Speaking – expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
• Standing – for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping – bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
• Talking 1 – expressing ideas by spoken word.
• Talking 2 – shouting to be heard above ambient noise.
• Visual Acuity 2 – color, depth perception, field of vision.
• Visual Acuity 3 –…