Recreation Leader

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Recreation Leader

Salary

$15.55 - $17.18 Hourly

Location

50 E. Civic Center Drive, AZ

Job Type

Seasonal/Temporary

Job Number

24-0014

Department

PARKS & RECREATION

Division

PR REC FREESTONE

Opening Date

07/29/2022

Closing Date

Continuous

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• Benefits

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We Are Seeking

This is a Part-Time, Non-Benefited position with hours varying between 10-30 hours per week.

Our focus on providing exceptional customer service and bringing value to our citizens makes this opening a great opportunity for professional growth in a fast-paced work environment. Team Gilbert has an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated professional to fill the position of Recreation Leader.

The Recreation Leader reports to the Recreation Coordinator. The primary function of this position is to provide exemplary customer service to include fielding questions by phone and in person, respond to emergency situations and resolve customer conflicts. This position is also required to open, secure and monitor assigned facilities as well as enforce policies and procedures. Positions may be available at the following locations: Freestone Recreation Center, Gilbert Community Center, McQueen Park Activity Center, Cactus Yards, Southeast Regional Library, Riparian Preserve, and Gilbert Regional Park. Applicants will be assigned to a location-based on program needs.

At Team Gilbert, we hire innovative, forward thinking problem-solvers who love what they do!

In addition to possessing the ability to live out our core and functional values daily, candidates must possess the following requirements:

• Be able to work minimal to no supervision, respond to emergency situations and be astute in conflict resolution skills

• Possess outstanding customer service and communication skills

• Flexible availability to work days and evenings Monday – Sunday (Approximately 10 – 15 hours weekly)

• Possess and maintain certification for CPR and Standard First Aid within 30 days of hire

• Age requirement: Must be 16+ years

This position is FLSA Non-Exempt - eligible for overtime compensation.

Applications are reviewed on a weekly basis.

About You

You are someone who effectively exceeds customer needs by building productive customer relationships, and take responsibility for customer satisfaction and loyalty. You actively participate as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals and produce quality outcomes. You are committed to our safety philosophy, and you take great pride in proactively managing time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently while accomplishing objectives and achieving goals beyond what is required.

We Are Team Gilbert

Gilbert is on a mission to be the City of the Future. We choose to “Anticipate. Create. Help people.” With 100 years of history and growth, our focus is on keeping the thriving community that Gilbert is today well into the future while continuing to be one of the top communities in the country.

In Gilbert, we are shaping a new tomorrow, today. We hire people who share our aspiration to be driven, kind, bold, and humble. Join Team Gilbert , and help us shape a new tomorrow, today: https://youtu.be/ftB0lKDltvc

Up For the Challenge

Join Team Gilbert and make an income while making an impact! If you are looking for an opportunity to make a visible contribution to our community, and get excited about doing interesting work that matters, then why not click that “Apply” button at the top there? We can’t think of a better place to put your talents to work.

Let’s get this adventure started!

Gilbert provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Town of Gilbert offers a comprehensive benefits package for qualifying positions that includes self-funded medical and dental plans, life insurance, disability, pension, tuition reimbursement, parental leave, babies at work, and more! Click Here (https://www.gilbertaz.gov/home/showdocument?id=42978&t=637793142009536761) to see a list of our benefit offerings at-a-glance.

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In the questions that follow, you will be asked for information about your work history, to include things such as dates of employment, names of employers and specific details of the work you did. In answer to questions asking you to describe your work experience, if you do not have that type of experience, enter "N/A". Answers provided in this supplemental questionnaire must be substantiated and verifiable in the employment history section of your application. Be aware that submitting a resume in lieu of completing the employment history section of the application and failing to provide all of the information requested in these supplemental questions will disqualify you from further consideration, so be thorough in answering the questions. Please indicate whether or not you accept these terms by checking the appropriate response below.

• Yes

• No

  02

  Are you at least 16 years of age?

• Yes

• No

  03

  Are you at least 18 years of age?

• Yes

• No

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  Our operation has staffing needs Monday - Friday 5:15am-12:00am. Saturday & Sunday 7:00am-12:00am. Hours at each center vary but do have an emphasis on weekends. Please indicate the times you are available to work each day and if there are specific shift(s) you desire, such as weekends only.

  05

  How much experience do you have assisting with the implementation of recreation programs to include leading and monitoring program participants, supervising facility patrons, enforcing safety and program policies and procedures, providing guidance to program participants and ensuring participant safety?

• Less than one year

• One year or more

  06

  Please describe your highest level of involvement with the implementation of recreation programs as described in the previous question.

• I've had no involvement in this area

• I've provided clerical/administrative support in this area

• I've assisted others in this area

• I've done this work independently without assistance

  07

  If you have the type of experience covered in the previous question, please describe it in the space provided below and then give the names of the employers for whom you did this type of work. Type N/A if not applicable. A detailed response is required. Please do not refer to your resume in lieu of completing a response.

  08

  Please describe your highest level of involvement in providing assistance to patrons, visitors and the general public, to include explaining policies and procedures, providing information regarding programs, answering telephones, providing callers with information and taking messages.

• I've had no involvement in this area

• I've provided clerical/administrative support in this area

• I've assisted others in this area

• I've done this work independently without assistance

  09

  If you have the type of experience covered in the previous question, please describe it in the space provided below and then give the names of the employers for whom you did this type of work. Type N/A if not applicable. A detailed response is required. Please do not refer to your resume in lieu of completing a response.

  10

  Please describe your highest level of involvement with maintaining recreation facilities and equipment, to include cleaning recreation facilities, equipment, work spaces and restrooms; identifying and reporting needed repairs and service work; securing buildings, equipment and supplies, and unlocking and locking buildings according to hours of operation.

• I've had no involvement in this area

• I've provided clerical/administrative assistance in this area

• I've assisted others in this area

• I've done this work independently without assistance

  11

  If you have the type of experience covered in the previous question, please describe it in the space provided below and then include the names of the employers for whom you did this type of work. Type N/A if not applicable. A detailed response is required. Please do not refer to your resume in lieu of completing a response.

  12

  The following questions are strictly confidential and will not be made part of your application for employment. Preference Status per Arizona Revised Statute 38-492.

• Are you a veteran?

• Are you a disabled veteran?

• Are you a veteran's spouse or surviving spouse?

• Are you a disabled person?

  Required Question

Agency

Town of Gilbert

Address

50 E. Civic Center Drive Gilbert, Arizona, 85296

Website

https://gilbertaz.gov/jobs

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