After School Recreation Attendant

Join the City of Boise’s After school Team!

Love working with kids and making a real difference in your community? We’re hiring After School Recreation Attendants to supervise and support children ages 5–17 at our school-based community centers.

You’ll help plan fun, age-appropriate activities, keep kids safe, and create a welcoming space where youth can learn and grow after school.

• Hours: Monday–Friday, 3:00–6:00 PM (during Boise School District sessions)
• Locations: Multiple City of Boise Community Centers (placement based on offer)

Kid City is a free after school program at several elementary schools in the Boise and West Ada School Districts, serving 1st–6th graders. Kid City offers homework help, youth sports, STEM, art projects, games, and a healthy snack.

Boise Parks and Recreation partners with the Boise and West Ada School Districts to provide safe, enriching environments. Sites are closed on holidays and weekends.

This position is designated as At‑Will.

• Prepares materials and supplies for youth arts and crafts projects and assists participants when necessary.
• Encourages and engages youth in a variety of indoor and outdoor group recreational activities such as basketball, tag, and tetherball.
• Makes sure equipment and supplies are in good working order and notifies supervisor when items need repair or replacement.
• Performs other duties as assigned. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time.

• Must be 16 years of age for elementary supervision.
• Must be 18 years of age for junior high and above supervision.
• Ability to provide basic instruction to youth; participate in mild‑to‑moderate recreational activities/sports; recognize and redirect misbehavior; interact with the public and co‑workers in a friendly and professional manner; work independently with limited supervision; and exercise considerable judgment and discretion.

• High school diploma or GED.
• One year experience volunteering or working with youths and/or teens in a daycare, sports league, after school program or similar environment.
• Current CPR/First Aid certification.

• City of Boise background check processes which includes a criminal history check and reference checks in accordance with the City of Boise Hiring Process Regulation.
• Drug Free Workplace:
  In accordance with the City of Boise Drug Free Workplace Regulation, this position is designated as safety sensitive and is subject to testing requirements including Post Offer Applicant Testing, Random Testing, Reasonable Suspicion, Post‑Accident, etc. Applicants will be required to submit to screening for illegal drug use prior to hire. Appointment to this position is contingent upon a negative pre‑employment drug test.

This position is required to work directly with and oversee minors in the absence of their parent or guardian, or work directly with and oversee vulnerable adults in the absence of their caretaker or guardian. The physical effort characteristics and working environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently lifting/carrying up to 35 pounds. Also, the employee is occasionally pushing/pulling up to 50 pounds. The noise level is frequently loud and occasionally moderate. Work includes sensory ability to talk, hear and touch. Work in this position also includes distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. Employees will sit, stand, walk, run, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach and grasp.

Position requires hand/finger dexterity.

The work environment will include inside conditions and outdoor weather conditions.