Recreation Assistant - Fort Worth After School Program

City of Fort Worth; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

City of Fort Worth is hiring Recreation Assistants for the After School Program at Como Community Center. Part-time roles run after school hours, with duties including supervising children ages 5–13, leading structured activities, and supporting snack service.

Qualifications include being 16 or older, CPR/First Aid/AED within 30 days, and preference for those with experience with children and bilingual English/Spanish. Some custodial duties and registration software use are expected.

Qualifications

• Must be 16 or older; no experience required.
• CPR, First Aid, and AED certification to be obtained within 30 days of employment.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and participate with the children during the After School Program.
• Promote, coordinate, and develop structured lesson plans and activities (arts & crafts, games, sports, etc.).
• Assist with snack distribution, serving, and clean-up.
• Assist with field trips and community programs.
• Submit attendance records and other reports as requested.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area at all times.
• Maintain discipline, group control, and practice safety.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Experience with children 5–13

Custodial duties experience

Tools

Registration software

POS systems

Job description

Pay Range: $18.00/hr.

Job Posting Closing on: Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Workdays & Hours: 3:30-6:30pm or 4:00-7:00pm, only on days for FWAS programming, held based on FWISD Traditional Calendar.

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

Multiple part-time Recreation Assistant jobs are available with the City of Fort Worth Park & Recreation Department for the After School Program at Como Community Center. The After School Program provides a great opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of children ages 5 – 13 through character development, literacy programs, arts and crafts, team building and recreational activities. You will be responsible for assisting in coordinating and conducting programs and activities at a community center while being assigned to a specific group and ensuring the well-being of the children.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be 16 or older and no experience required
• Possession of or ability to obtain a CPR, First Aid, and AED certification during the first 30 days of employment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with children ages 5 – 13 years old, leading activities in a recreational and/or educational environment
• Experience performing custodial duties
• Bilingual English/Spanish
• Experience using software for registration, payments, and POS

The Recreation Assistant – Fort Worth After School Program job responsibilities include:

• Supervise and participate with the children during the After School Program
• Promote, coordinate, and develop structured lesson plans and activities such as arts and crafts, games, sports and other recreational activities and events
• Assist with snack distribution, serving, and clean-up
• Assist with field trips and community programs
• Submit attendance records and other reports as requested
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area at all times
• Maintain discipline, group control, and practice safety

Working Conditions And Physical Demand

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking and repetitive motions.

Light Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly having to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for the Sedentary Work category and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated Light Work.

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case‑by‑case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.