Recreation Leader

Are you an enthusiastic, energetic and customer service oriented individual looking to start a career in the public sector?
The City of Rancho Palos Verdes Recreation and Parks Department welcomes your application for Recreation Leader.

Apply your love for community involvement at the City of Rancho Palos Verdes.

This recruitment is open on a continuous basis, which means it can close at any time with or without notification. This recruitment is hiring for the following locations:

• Point Vicente Interpretive Center
• Fred Hesse Community Park
• Robert
  
  E. Ryan Community Park
• Ladera Linda Park

Initial interviews will be conducted on video with a follow-up department interview if applicable. A pool of qualified candidates will be established to fill future vacancies as they become available.

This is the entry-level classification in the Recreation Services series. Initially, employees work under close supervision while learning the City’s recreation programs, activities, facilities, and operational practices. As experience is gained, responsibilities increase and become more independent.

Recreation Leader staff are responsible for
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• Supporting and supervising assigned recreation activities and facilities
• Assisting with community, recreational, or park programs
• Providing a safe and welcoming environment for all participants
• Performing related duties as required

As a Recreation Leader, you’ll play a key role in creating memorable experiences for our community by assisting park visitors, maintaining park sites, coordinating city events, and facilitating recreation programs and activities. At Rancho Palos Verdes, we offer more than just a job; we provide an opportunity to make a difference in our community. You'll work with a friendly team in one of Southern California's most scenic environments.

If you’re looking for a job that’s rewarding, fun, and offers opportunities for personal and career growth, we invite you to apply.

The Recreation and Parks Department is responsible for managing and operating a comprehensive park system, administering services in the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve and coordinating numerous community activities and events. The Recreation and Parks Department oversees departmental administration, recreational facilities, programs and classes, special events, the REACH program serving the needs of the developmentally disabled community, support services, and open space management.

For information about the park sites, visit

• Customer-focused: You deliver excellent service to participants and the community.
• Adaptable: You enjoy both indoor and outdoor work and are willing to take on a wide range of responsibilities.
• Creative & Energetic: You bring fresh ideas and enthusiasm to the table.
• Team-Oriented: You thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy connecting with people of all ages.
• Reliable: You’re dependable, flexible, and eager to support the team’s goals.

Responsibilities may vary slightly from site to site, but generally fall within these functions. Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind work assignments for different positions and to make reasonable accommodations for qualified employees to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Monitors and ensures the safe use of program facilities, enforcing rules and ordinances as needed.
• Maintains cleanliness and organization of recreational facilities, storage sites, and work areas; secures equipment and materials at the close of activities.
• Conducts facility safety checks, opens and closes facilities, and collects entrance fees (if applicable).
• Responds to patron inquiries and provides assistance as needed.
• Assists with facility rentals, including setting up and taking down tables, chairs, and equipment and also with planning and executing events and programs
• Uses facility reservation software to manage bookings and maintain databases.
• Handles general customer service and administrative tasks, such as answering phones, greeting patrons, processing transactions, data entry, copying, and filing.
• Develops and distributes program materials, including flyers,…