Recreation Leader I PT

City of Miami Beach•Miami Beach, FL

About The Position

This position assists with planning, organizing, directing, and promoting recreational activities and events for people of all ages and abilities. The Recreation Leader helps provide enjoyable programs while ensuring the safety of patrons, facilities, and equipment and adapting activities to participants’ needs, interests, and abilities. The role also includes varied clerical work, such as answering phones, maintaining records, and entering data. The position may involve leading diverse recreational and social activities at City facilities, responding to public inquiries, maintaining supplies and equipment, preparing rooms and fields, and performing indoor and outdoor facility or janitorial work as needed. The Recreation Leader may open and close facilities, register participants, collect payments, administer basic first aid, issue equipment, and transport participants to and from activities. Work takes place at various locations and outdoors in all weather conditions, individually or as part of a team. Shifts may include evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

Experience leading or teaching group recreational or educational activities, or completion of one course at an accredited college or university in education, physical education, recreation, art, psychology, health, music, theater, or an equivalent subject.
Ability to work at various locations and varying shifts, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
Begin DCF 40-hour Childcare Facility Training within the first 90 days of employment and complete it within one year from the date training begins.
Obtain CPR and First Aid certifications within six months of hire.
Ability to disclose whether the applicant can swim; applicants who cannot swim must wear a life vest while on the pool deck and in the pool at all times.
Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions, alone or with a team.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with elected officials, coworkers, the press, the public, and people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
Ability to serve the public and fellow employees honestly and with integrity in accordance with City ethics and conflict-of-interest policies; strong understanding of ethical behavior.
Ability to maintain regular and punctual attendance and report to work as directed during emergencies as an essential City employee.
Applicants must detail related work experience on the application and keep their NEOGOV profile current with work experience, education, certifications, and contact information.
Ability to use sensory skills to communicate and interact effectively with employees and the public by telephone and in person.
Physical capability to use office-related equipment, including computers and related software, calculators, copiers, fax machines, word processors, recreation software systems, and credit card machines.
Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull up to 50 pounds independently and up to 75 pounds with assistance.
Ability to perform significant standing, walking, moving, climbing, carrying, bending, kneeling, occasional crawling, reaching, handling, sitting, pushing, and pulling; work may involve intermittently sitting, standing, walking, bending, crouching, or stooping.
Ability to frequently lift light objects and occasionally lift heavy objects, climb ladders, deliver tables, chairs, and stage panels, and use tools or equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity.

Nice To Haves

Two months of full-time paid experience leading or teaching group recreational or educational activities, childcare, or volunteer experience.
Completion of one course at an accredited college or university in education, physical education, recreation, art, psychology, health, music, theater, or an equivalent subject.

Responsibilities

Assist in planning, organizing, promoting, and leading recreational and social activities for all age groups.
Promote and conduct recreation programs at City facilities.
Conduct activities such as music, dance, arts and crafts, cultural events, swimming, athletics, games, fitness, and programs for participants of different ages and abilities.
Respond to and resolve public complaints and inquiries; advise the public about available activities.
Maintain inventories of supplies and recommend equipment or supply purchases.
Inspect facilities, grounds, equipment, and supplies and recommend repairs or replacement.
Perform facility maintenance and janitorial work as needed, including litter control, sweeping, and hosing down facilities.
Set up rooms for activities, check equipment for safety, and perform minor repairs and maintenance.
Use computers and software for data entry, enrollment, and statistical reports.
Assist in creating event displays and advertisements.
Open and close facilities as assigned and follow applicable checklists, policies, and procedures.
Prepare fields for organized games.
Provide customer service and enforce safety, program, and facility rules and regulations.
Administer basic first aid.
Register and schedule participants and accept payments from them.
Compile and maintain records and receipts.
Issue supplies and equipment to program participants.
Transport participants to and from activities when required.
Perform related work as required.