Recreation Leader - After School (Temporary)

City of Dubuque, IA; Iowa; On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Dubuque, IA is seeking an After School Program Leader to supervise youth after school and provide wrap-around care until 5:30 pm at two city locations. Responsibilities include planning activities, enforcing rules, and promoting services within a structured recreation program.

Ideal candidates bring experience with children or youth and a commitment to safety, positive behavior modeling, and engaging activities such as arts, sports, and games at non-exempt after school hours.

Qualifications

• Age 16 or older.

Responsibilities

• Assist the school site program supervisor in planning and conducting activities.
• Enforce rules or regulations.
• Promote services or programs.
• Organize recreational activities or events.
• Gather information in order to provide services to recreation program participants.
• Monitor recreational after school operations.
• Administer first aid.
• Prepare operational reports or records.
• Demonstrate activity techniques or equipment use.
• Explain regulations, policies, or procedures.
• Greet youth, parents, or visitors.
• Communicate with management or other staff to resolve problems.
• Develop plans for recreation program participants.
• Provide encouragement to youth or families.
• Accompany individuals or groups to activities.
• Develop plans for programs or services.

Skills

Public Safety and Security

Customer and Personal Service

Social Perceptiveness

Service Orientation

Speaking

Active Listening

Monitoring

Instructing

Job description

*This posting will be used to fill multiple positions. Programs run from September through May.

The Two (2) work locations and times are as follows

• Lincoln School at 555 Nevada Street - 3:00 - 5:30 p.m., Monday-Friday
• Prescott School at 1151 White Street - 3:00 to 5:30 p.m., Monday- Friday

GENERAL SUMMARY

The After School Program Leader will supervise youth after school until 5:30pm each day; provide wrap-around care for working parents; conduct recreation activities with after school programming groups; organize and promote activities, such as arts and crafts, sports, games, music, social recreation, movies, and hobbies, taking into account the needs and interests of individual members; model positive behaviors for youth; work with the professional/program staff in support of a structured recreation program.

JOB DUTIES

• Assist the school site program supervisor in planning and conducting activities.
• Enforce rules or regulations.
• Promote services or programs.
• Organize recreational activities or events.
• Gather information in order to provide services to recreation program participants.
• Monitor recreational after school operations.
• Administer first aid.
• Prepare operational reports or records.
• Demonstrate activity techniques or equipment use.
• Explain regulations, policies, or procedures.
• Greet youth, parents, or visitors.
• Communicate with management or other staff to resolve problems.
• Develop plans for recreation program participants.
• Provide encouragement to youth or families.
• Accompany individuals or groups to activities.
• Develop plans for programs or services.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local school site operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer services including recreation participant needs assessment and meeting quality standards for after school programming services.
• Social Perceptiveness - Understanding people's reactions.
• Service Orientation - Looking for ways to help people.
• Speaking - Talking to others.
• Active Listening - Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
• Monitoring - Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
• Instructing - Teaching people how to do something.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Age 16 or older

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Previous experience working with children or youth.

FLSA STATUS

Non-exempt

SUPERVISORY STATUS

Functional