Jobs: City of Shoreline Recreation Specialist I

City of Shoreline

Recreation Specialist I
CLOSING DATE: 08/23/2021 12:00 AM

This is a wonderful opportunity for someone who has experience working with youth and teen recreation activities and would like a job with benefits, on a regular basis. Why not you?

Shoreline is an inclusive City that endeavors to build a work culture which embraces diversity, encourages participation, and promotes equity.

The City's mission is to fulfill the community’s vision through highly valued public service. Our employees work relentlessly to achieve organizational goals while embracing the City’s values. City Mission, Values, and Goals

The City offers generous benefits to all regular employees.

The desired start date for this position is Oct. 5th, when the youth program starts, or preferably earlier.

Weekly schedule:

• Monday – Friday: program hours vary and run between 10:30-6:30 and some Friday or Saturday evenings with additional hours assigned throughout the month, totaling 40 authorized hours per week.

Job offer to the most successful candidate is contingent upon verification of driving history and a successful passing of a criminal background check.

WORK UNIT

This position plays a lead role on a team of amazing youth development workers. We have programming all over the City of Shoreline including in the secondary schools, at our Shoreline Teen Center and through a King County Housing Authority unit. The team works together to provide programming for Middle and High School aged youth at a variety of locations. 

• Primary team functions include planning activities, leading various programs, and working together to ensure our youth have access to resources and services they need through partnerships with community organizations. 
• This team functions successfully by using a high level of communication, being open to feedback, having the ability to problem solve and working closely together to provide needed programming for our youth community. 
• The majority of the time spent in this position is working in programs with 40 or more youth aged 10 - 18. 
• This position requires the ability to engage with youth at their level and be flexible at working in programs that range from sports and art to our youth employment program and referrals to outside organizations to meet a young person’s needs.

DEFINITION

To lead and assist in implementing recreation activities by overseeing extra help and patron participation. Provide administrative support to recreation programs, prepare recreational facilities for participant use and provide guidance for classes, activities and special events.

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