Pay Range: $ 23.72- $29.65/hr
Job Posting Closing on: Friday, May 3, 2024
Workdays & Hours: Monday-Thursday from 11:30am-8:00pm; Friday from 9:30am-6pm and rotating weekend shifts. Must be able to occasionally assist with opening or closing duties and assist with events on the weekend.
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.
A Sr. Recreation Programmer job is available with the City of Fort Worth Park and Recreation Department, Northwest CC & Diamond Hill CC. Do you have a passion for youth and young adults? Are you interested in a job that allows you to give back to your community? Then join the City of Fort Worth and become part of a team that is making a positive difference in individuals’ lives!
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Sports Management, Kinesiology, Physical Education, Recreation, or a related field
- Three (3) years of experience in community center service or recreational programming experience.
- Valid Texas driver’s license
- Certified in First Aid, CPR, and AED or ability to obtain within 6 months
Preferred Qualifications: - Proficient technical skills, including Microsoft Office, Canva and social media platforms, to create marketing materials and experiences utilizing social media.
- Strong social media and content creation skills along with the ability to coordinate with community partners for marketing and outreach
- Experience using Active Net or other similar recreation software
- Bilingual English/Spanish.
- Certified Park and Recreation Professional (CPRP) certification
- Experience developing, implementing and evaluating youth needs to create programs that provide character development.
The Sr. Recreation Programmer job responsibilities include:
- Lead the planning, coordination, and implementation of recreational, educational, leisure, athletic programs and life skill development community programs and events.
- Coordinate assigned activities with other divisions, outside agencies and the general public; and provide responsible staff assistance to management staff.
- Participate in the development and implementation of program components for youth by providing effective, meaningful, and developmentally-appropriate activities.
- Plan and lead services for afterschool, school break camps and summer day camp, including development of lesson plans, registration process, communication with parents, supervising activities and supplies ordering
- Develop recreation, educational and life skills programs for at-risk youth and young adults
- Provide support and mentoring through engaging youth in programs and services.
- Provide appropriate supervision for youth at all times by creating safe spaces to talk and demonstrate self-expression through group, recreational, educational and live skill activities.
- Ability to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with the public and other employees.
- Participate from outreach events to develop partnerships and promote services offered at the Community Center.
- Assists with set up and breaking down tables and chairs for activities and events as well as with other similar maintenance duties.
- Other related duties as assigned.
Working Conditions - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling and lifting; depending on assignment. Incumbents may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, odors, dusts, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting, intense noises, gases, vibrations, chemicals, oils and workspace restrictions.
Physical Demands - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects
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.
