Recreation Leader - San Francisco; Seasonal Day Camps - Arts, Sports, Community

Recreation Leader – San Francisco (including 2025 Seasonal Day Camps – Arts, Sports, Community Services (Neighborhood Camps), Waterfront (3279 TEX As‑Needed))

• Part‑time
• Job Code and
  
  Title:
  
  3279 — Recreation Leader
• Fill Type:
  Temporary Exempt

Amid a dynamic and ever‑evolving urban landscape, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department stewards one of the premier urban park systems in America. San Francisco recently became the first city in the United States for which 100% of its residents live within a ten‑minute walk of a park. Considered by San Franciscans to be one of the City’s most popular and effective public agencies, our Department manages and maintains more than 225 parks, playgrounds, and open spaces in San Francisco, including two outside of city limits:
Sharp Park in Pacifica and Camp Mather in the High Sierras. Our 4,100‑acre system includes 24 recreation centers, 9 swimming pools, 5 golf courses and numerous athletic facilities, including sports courts, ball diamonds, soccer fields and gymnasiums. Included in the department’s responsibilities are Golden Gate Park, Coit Tower, the Marina Yacht Harbor, the Palace of Fine Arts, and TPC Harding Park golf course.

More than 2,000 talented individuals are part of our team, from gardeners, foresters, and recreation leaders to park rangers, custodians, electricians, painters and more. Our core mission, as it has been throughout our history, is to provide opportunities for San Francisco residents and visitors alike to gather, play, learn, relax, and enjoy nature in the city.

We believe that parks and open space in San Francisco provides the opportunity to model equitable access for all. With this belief, San Francisco became the first city in the United States for which 100% of its residents live within a ten‑minute walk of a park. The Recreation and Park Department’s goal is to close the gaps and improve equity and access to quality parks and open space, and recreation activities for historically marginalized communities.

We envision a department that proactively infuses racial and social equity in its internal operations. With a multi‑disciplinary team of talented individuals – gardeners, recreation leaders, park rangers, custodians, craft shop personnel, park and recreation managers and more, the department is committed to doing its part to provide equitable access to parks and programs for all the communities we serve to enjoy, as well as foster a work environment where our differences are celebrated, and everyone has what they need to thrive regardless of their race, age, ability, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or country of origin.

There are three levels of the Recreation Leader position. All levels are under the supervision of Recreation and Park Operation Staff. A description of the levels are summarized below:

Assists with program delivery based upon interest and skills; performs facility monitoring work, etc.

Delivers exciting recreation programs and activities in group settings. Programs may range from arts to sports to expanded learning.

Responsible for the delivery of all certified recreation, leisure and sport programs and activities where we believe a certificate/advanced expertise is necessary.

The Recreation Leader I performs program assistance and facility monitoring, while Recreation Leaders II and III are responsible for direct instruction of recreation, leisure and sport programs and activities. Recreation Leader III’s provide program instruction at the higher level of skill/expertise as deemed necessary by the Department.

Essential job duties across all levels may also include responsibility for the set up and take down of facility tables and chairs, occasional janitorial tasks, and performing other related duties as required.

• Community Services Programming – Includes Early Childhood Recreation, Out of School Time programs (After school & Summer Camps), Teen programs, programming for Adults 55 and Up, Health and Wellness programming,…