Department: Recreation

Position Type:  Part-time Seasonal (Time-limited, maximum 40 hours per week/1000 hours per season) 

Job Posting Duration:

• Opens: Monday, March 3, 2025
• Closes:  The position will remain open until filled  

Job Summary

The Staff III, Youth Sports position is responsible for providing a fun and positive learning environment for youth sports program participants. 

Minimum Qualifications

• 18 years of age or older.
• Have or obtain CPR and First Aid certifications within four (4) weeks of hire.

The successful applicant must pass a required pre-employment background check and subsequent mandatory background checks in accordance with current District policy requirements.

Preferred but not required:

• Direct experience working with children.  
• Knowledge of sports or the desire to learn.

Essential Functions

The following duties and responsibilities are intended to be representative of the work performed by the incumbent(s) in this position and are not all-inclusive. The omission of specific duties and responsibilities will not preclude it from the position. These essential job functions listed are required with or without accommodation.

• Ready sites 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. 
• Communicate with District staff, school custodians, and parents regarding presence and needed items.
• Ensure coaches know where to go and staff are ready for sessions.
• Monitor the site during activities.
• Ensure games start and end on time and children aren’t running in the halls or on the playing surface. 
• Clean up sites after games. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

Knowledge of:

• Sports and the skills required to play them. 
• Principles and processes for providing customer and personal services.

Skill and Ability to:

• Exhibit good leadership qualities, sound judgment, and integrity; accept guidance willingly.
• Learn new activities and tasks; accept and adapt to change.
• Maintain good relations with coaches, players, parents, and staff.
• Manage difficult situations when needed, such as injury, illness, and disruption. 

Working Conditions and Aptitudes

• Duties are performed indoors and outdoors, including working in inclement weather, and extreme temperatures.
• Duties primarily performed in a public setting, requiring constant interaction with a variety of people.
• Work effectively with crowds and uncooperative individuals during difficult situations, emergencies, or periods of continuous demand.
• Work a variety of shifts, including evenings, weekends, and/or holidays depending on program needs.
• This position is ineligible for remote work. Essential duties cannot be completed without being physically present.

Physical Requirements

• Equal or less than 25% | Focus on a computer screen. 
• Equal or less than 50% | Sitting. 
• Equal or less than 75% | Standing, walking, bending, and other physical exertion. 
• Equal or less than 50% | Pushing, pulling, and kneeling. 
• Equal or less than 25% | Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds unassisted.