TEMP Part Time Recreation Assistant PRCA

Job Title:

Community Builder – Youth Services

If you are an Internal City Employee, Retiree or Dependent/Survivor of a City Employee please apply internally via Career Icon in your Workday account. Make a difference in the community you live in! As a Community Builder—an employee with the City of Gainesville—you will have a direct hand in building and improving your community and making a visible impact on the lives of your neighbors.

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Department: , Recreation and Cultural Affairs:
Youth Services
Salary will be based on qualifications.
Closing Date:
Until Filled

This is temporary, entry‑level work teaching, instructing and leading youth development and recreational activities, events, and programs of the City’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs (PRCA) facilities, Youth Services and Education Programs Division. The position leads out‑of‑school time and enrichment programs for youth preschool to age 24 in a safe and structured environment. Positions in this class report to a designated supervisor and work under close supervision, with an emphasis on recreational instruction and activity leadership.

• Assists in leading and monitoring summer camp activities and functions for children ages 5 through 18.
• Assists with developing and implementing summer camp activities and programs.
• Develops and teaches educational programs for various age groups at the assigned facility.
• Responsible for the care of children/adults in the recreation programs they are assigned to.
• Enforces safety and operating procedures, including compliance with health, safety and building codes, and informs participants of these procedures.
• Renders CPR/first aid according to level of training in the case of an injury, reports all injuries to the supervisor or designee, and completes accident reports as required.
• Distributes and collects equipment for games and activities.
• Assists in instructing various recreation programs.
• Ensures that equipment and materials are clean, safe and in proper working condition; reports any damaged or unsafe equipment to the supervisor or designee.
• Performs related clerical work, including copying, answering telephones, providing information on center activities, and recording center attendance.
• Attends work continuously and regularly.
• May be responsible for supervising and monitoring activities of contracted workers or temporary employees.
• May be responsible for transporting children or staff as necessary.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Minimum sixteen (16) years of age or high school graduate, or possess an acceptable equivalency diploma.
• Minimum of six (6) months of experience volunteering, teaching, leading or instructing children in an organized recreational or childcare setting, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Temporary Recreation Assistants assigned to a Teen Camp must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
• Ability to pass a Children and Family Services background check upon hire and as requested.
• Depending on the area of assignment, may be required to satisfactorily complete a Counselor in Training program.
• Valid Florida Driver License may be required upon appointment.
• American Red Cross certification (or equivalent) in Adult, Child and Infant Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), AED and First Aid required upon appointment.
• Ability to provide individual and group skilled instruction in varied recreational activities.
• Ability to develop and implement summer camp activities and programs.
• Ability to develop and teach educational programs for various age groups.
• Ability to communicate effectively with persons of varying ages and abilities, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to read and understand work schedules.
• Ability to effectively work with and secure the confidence and cooperation of participants, the general public, and other employees in recreational activities.
• Ability to plan, assign, and coordinate the work of contract and temporary employees in recreational activities.