Senior Recreation Leader SPARK

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Senior Recreation Leader SPARK

Salary

$17.50 - $18.25 Hourly

Location

West Sacramento, CA

Job Type

Temp/Temp II

Job Number

2024-00045

Department

PARKS & RECREATION

Division

PARKS/RECREATION-RECREATION

Opening Date

04/15/2024

Closing Date

5/31/2024 11:59 PM Pacific

• Description

• Benefits

An official City of West Sacramento application form must be filled out, in its entirety. It is the applicant's responsibility to explain their qualifications fully and clearly. In addition, applicants must submit a resume and complete the required supplemental questionnaire (if applicable). Incomplete information on the application, resume and/or supplemental questionnaire may be cause for disqualification. Application packages will be reviewed and screened for qualifications. Additional screening criteria will be developed based on the supplemental questionnaire (if applicable).

The City of West Sacramento is seeking professionals to serve as a Senior Recreation Leaders in the Adaptive Recreation Program, SPARK. This is a part-time position which typically works 6 to 8 three hour shifts a month on various nights and weekends. Under general supervision, the SPARK staff plan and implement activities that provide West Sacramento special needs residents aged 14 or older opportunities to participate in recreation programs, events, and activities. This position requires a clean driving record and the ability to safely operate City passenger vehicles while transporting passengers. There are opportunities to receive additional hours within Parks and Recreation Department. This recruitment may also be used to fill vacancies with other programs should they become available.

An official City of West Sacramento application form must be filled out in its entirety. The NEOGOV on-line application is considered to be an official City application. It is the applicant's responsibility to explain their qualifications fully and clearly. Incomplete information on the application may be cause for disqualification. In addition, the applicant must submit a resume. Applications and resumes will be screened for qualifications. The most qualified applicants will be placed on an eligibility list. The top scoring candidates will be referred to the Parks & Recreation Department for further consideration and the next step in the selection process.

DEFINITION: The Senior Recreation Leader plans, coordinates, implements and supervises departmental programs, projects and activities at various sites, including but not limited to: parks, school sites, recreational facilities and administrative offices.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED: Receives general direction from the Recreation Supervisor I/II or designee. No direct supervision of staff is exercised.

CLASS CHARACTERISTICS: This is a part time, extra help position in the Parks & Recreation Department. The Senior Recreation Leader is distinguished from the Recreation Leader by the performance of more complex and difficult tasks requiring greater independence and judgment in completing assigned programs, projects or activities.

Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

· Plans, coordinates, implements, promotes, evaluates and supervises a variety of department programs, projects and activities.

· Supervises assigned staff and volunteers.

· Provides instruction and in-service training for subordinate staff.

· Inspects assigned facilities and/or equipment and recommends any necessary repair, maintenance and/or supplies.

· Promotes and practices safety procedures in assigned programs.

· Completes written reports and records as required.

· Performs a variety of clerical/administrative work as necessitated by the assignment.

· Performs related duties as assigned.

Any combination of training and experience which would provide the required knowledge and skill. A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and skill would be:

Education: High school diploma or equivalent; a minimum of twenty (20) semester units of related college education preferred.

Experience: One (1) year of increasingly responsible related experience, including supervisory experience.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES: Possession of a valid California driver's license; and current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Multi-Media and/or Standard First Aid certificates prior to placement at worksite. Depending upon assignment, may be required to obtain a Class "B" California driver's license within thirty (30) days of employment.

Special Conditions: The candidate must successfully pass a drug screen and fingerprint check, complete the required CPR and First Aid certifications, and provide verification of a TB tine test taken within one (1) year prior to placement at the worksite, and provide verification of completion of the Hepatitis B vaccination series. Candidates may be required to have a medical examination or complete a statement of ability to perform essential job functions; with or without reasonable accommodations.

WORKING CONDITIONS: May be required to attend off-hour meetings. Incumbent may be exposed to weather conditions while performing some duties outdoors. Prior to placement at the worksite, the employee must positively pass a fingerprint check and drug screen.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Mobility to work in a standard office environment, use standard office equipment and attend off-site meetings. On an intermittent basis, sit at a desk for long periods of time; intermittently walk, stand, bend, squat, twist and reach while performing office duties; lift light weights. Manual dexterity to use standard office equipment and supplies and to manipulate both single sheets of paper and large document holders (binders, manuals, etc.); vision to read handwritten and printed materials and a computer screen; hearing and speech to communicate in person and by telephone; may supervise children and be required to kneel, sit in low chairs, or sit on floor for prolonged periods; must be able to sustain posture in a seated position for prolonged periods of time.

ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS: Work in an office or field environment with moderate noise levels, controlled temperature conditions and no direct exposure to hazardous physical substances. Employees may be exposed to inclement weather conditions if working in a field environment. Employees may interact with upset staff and/or public and private representatives in interpreting and enforcing department guidelines, policies and procedures.

An applicant who qualifies for veterans’ preference and successfully places on an eligibility list for initial entrance into employment with the city shall be advanced one rank on the final eligibility list. Where there are five (5) or less qualified applicants, no veterans’ preference shall apply and all applicants shall be placed on the certification list forwarded to the departments for hiring consideration. The exercise of veterans’ preference shall be exhausted upon appointment to a regular position from an eligibility list.

Extra Help positions with the City of West Sacramento are designated Tier I or Tier II extra help employees. Those hired as Tier I extra help employees must work less than 1,000 hours in a fiscal year and are not eligible for any City provided benefits, other than those required by law.

Those hired as Tier II extra help employees are scheduled to work beyond 1,000 hours in a fiscal year, but not more than 1,500 hours. Tier II extra help employees receive pro-rated vacation, sick leave, and holiday benefits and are enrolled in the city's CalPERS retirement plan.

The City does not participate in full Social Security, but does participate in Medicare. Extra help positions are considered "at will" positions.

Agency

City of West Sacramento

Address

1110 West Capitol Ave 3rd Floor West Sacramento, California, 95691

Phone

(916) 617-4567

Website

http://www.cityofwestsacramento.org

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