Recreation Camp Director (Part-Time)

City of Fort Lauderdale; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

City of Fort Lauderdale is seeking a temporary part-time lifeguard to supervise municipal pool facilities, enforce rules, and deliver safety oversight for patrons. The role includes administering first aid, CPR as needed, and assisting in program supervision.

Candidates must have a high school diploma or GED, be at least 18, and possess one year of experience organizing and instructing recreation activities; fingerprinting/background screening is required; weekend/night work may be required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Must be 18 years or older.
• One year experience organizing and instructing groups in recreation activities.

Responsibilities

• Helps in maintaining order and enforcing rules at recreational facilities.
• Assists in safety standards and prepares activity and staff schedules.
• Instructs participants in activities such as dancing, swimming, tennis and crafts.
• Supervises part-time personnel and volunteers when necessary.
• May organize, facilitate, and deliver staff trainings.

Skills

Lifeguard supervision

First Aid/CPR basics

Group instruction

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Position Summary

This is a temporary part-time position with a 32-Hour cap per week in accordance with City of Fort Lauderdale Policy and Standards Manual. This position is At-Will and is not covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement or the Personnel Rules.

Maintains surveillance and enforces pool regulations to ensure and secure the safety of pool patrons Administers First Aid and CPR as needed. An employee in this class is responsible for lifeguarding at municipal pool, which may include organizing and conducting recreational activities and assisting in site supervision.

Essential Job Functions

• Helps in maintaining order and enforcing rules and regulations at recreational facilities
• Assists in maintaining safety and health standards at facilities and during programs Preparing activity and staff schedules
• Selecting materials and adopting suitable teaching materials for individual needs
• Instruct participants in such activities as dancing, music, crafts, tennis, swimming, dramatics, gymnastics and boxing
• Responsible for supervising part time personnel and volunteers when necessary
• May be required prepare activity and staff schedules
• May be responsible for maintaining program compliance and regulatory licensing requirements
• May organize, facilitate, and/or deliver staff trainings in related subject matter area
• May work weekends, nights and holidays
• Performs related work as required.

Job Requirements, Preferences & Work Environment

• High School Diploma or a G.E.D.
• Must be 18 years of age.
• Possess one (1) year experience in organizing and instructing groups in a wide variety of recreation activities for different age groups and interests.
• Supervises part time personnel and volunteers when necessary.
• May be required to supervise in aquatic environment.
• Candidates must pass a fingerprinting/background screening process prior to employment.

Physical Standards Required To Perform Essential Job Functions

The position involves light physical demands, such as exerting up to 50 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

The noise level in the work environment is moderately loud. The work entails sedentary work in an office setting. While performing duties, employee is frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, talk, hear, reach above and below shoulders, and use hand and fingers dexterity keyboarding. Sometimes work is stressful when working under stringent time constraints. Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word, and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly, or quickly. Hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels, and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; visual acuity is required for depth perception, color perception. May require working in adverse weather conditions such as heat and humidity.

Benefits

The City of Fort Lauderdale offers a comprehensive benefits package to all regular full-time employees including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life and short-term disability insurance.

The City of Fort Lauderdale is an Equal Opportunity, Veteran’s Preference Employer and Drug Free Workplace.

Say "Hello" to the City of Fort Lauderdale and Say "Goodbye" to Your Student Loan! Under the U.S. Department of Education's Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, the remaining balance on your student loan may be forgiven after you have made 120 qualifying monthly payments while working full-time at the City of Fort Lauderdale.

In addition to the competitive benefits package and salary, the City of Fort Lauderdale participates in the Florida Retirement System (FRS) which offers an investment option and a pension option and requires a 3% contribution from employees. All new City of Fort Lauderdale employees are automatically enrolled in FRS.