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 II, Camp Program position is responsible for providing a fun and positive learning environment for camp 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, preferably in a camp setting.
• Experience in a variety of sports, activities, and children’s games.

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.

• Ensure the safety of participants by enforcing camp safety regulations. 
• Instruct, lead, and participate in camp activities.
• Advise camp leaders on daily plans and activities.
• Understand the needs of participants and adapt accordingly.
• Maintain a strong knowledge of daily camp activities, sports, and games.
• Encourage respect for other participants, personal property, camp equipment, and facilities.
• Communicate effectively with staff, supervisors, and parents. 
• Maintain an energetic and positive attitude when addressing participants. 
• Handle any discipline issues that arise appropriately and inform the supervisor.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

Knowledge of:

• Principles and processes for providing customer and personal services.

Skill and Ability to: 

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

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, uncooperative participants, difficult situations, emergency response, and periods of continuous demand.
• Work a variety of shifts including evenings, weekends, and/or holidays depending on department 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 50% | Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds unassisted.