Join our team! Our nationally recognized Parks and Recreation is hiring diverse and talented individuals to join us in our Community Recreation Leader role. This position impacts our communities and helps us make Saint Paul a city that works for us all.
Our Recreation Centers are public facilities that are open to everyone and specific emphasis is placed on ensuring our spaces are equitable and programs and services are representative of community interest.
Our Benefits: We offer competitive wages, and a variety of excellent benefits, including health insurance, retirement contributions and paid vacation and sick time.
Equity, Inclusion and Belonging: The City of Saint Paul is dedicated to dismantling systemic racial, cultural, and economic barriers that prevent people from fully enjoying and participating in our community and ensuring fairness in opportunities and outcomes for all individuals. At the City of Saint Paul, we want our workforce to reflect the diverse city that we serve. Our leaders are guided by an unapologetic equity agenda, which promotes the belief that true equity is building a city that works for all of us. We encourage you to apply as we are most interested in finding the best candidate for this job.
Responsibilities
Here's what you can expect to do:
Perform entry level duties working at a recreation center, athletic facility, or within a recreation program and provide safe and dependable after school care for elementary age children, supervises youth and communicates with parents and staff. Lead structured and non-structured recreation, arts, childcare, and sports activities/programs. Help create a positive, safe, and nurturing environment for children, teens, and adults at a recreation center, athletic facility, or within a recreation program. Greet and assist customers at the front desk or over the phone. Provide information, answer questions, and provide customer service. Collect fees and register participants for activities and programs. Assists in keeping records and compiling information such as attendance, incident and accident reporting. Prepares spaces for activities such as putting up volleyball and pickleball nets, setting up gym scoreboard, and setting up tables and chairs for facility rentals. Administers CPR and First Aid treatment to participants if needed until medical assistance is available. Does light cleaning, takes out trash, cleans windows, operates recreation and maintenance equipment, and may shovel snow as needed. Works a flexible schedule which may include days, evenings, weekends, and some holidays.
Information specific to the permanent (certified) year round position: This position requires employees to work at least 20 hours per week which can include days, evenings, weekends, and some holidays. The Parks and Recreation Department hosts 26 Recreation Centers across the city in addition to program offerings held within spaces such as regional or passive parks and public schools. Recreation Leaders are typically assigned to a defined facility or program but are also expected to assist at other locations if a program need presents itself. To see a listing of recreation centers, please click here. Please note: Parks and Recreation will be holding interviews biweekly to fill vacancies.
For more information and essential functions, see our Community Recreation Leader job description.
Qualifications
Must be at least 17 years of age.
Preferred qualifications:
High school graduation or General Education Development certificate (GED) equivalency. Paid or volunteer experience working with youth or adults in a recreation, school, and/or customer service setting. Ability to work a flexible schedule which can include days, evenings, weekends, and some holidays.
City of Saint Paul
200 City Hall Annex
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101
US
