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City of Vancouver, Washington

The individual in this part-time position will work a maximum of 1040 total hours in a rolling 12 month period; schedules may vary weekly.

Salary depends upon experience, qualifications and position

The candidate for this position must be able to:

• Perform all duties in accordance with the City of Vancouver’s Operating Principles
• Work and act as a team player in all interactions;
• Provide basic customer service skills and effectively respond to basic public inquiries and complaints in a courteous manner;
• Exercise judgment and maintain a high degree of confidentiality;
• Utilize proper safety precautions in all aspects of this job;
• Follow policies and procedures of Parks and Recreation programs/area of assignment;
• Read and write at a level necessary for successful job performance;
• Supervise and assist members;
• Ensure a safe environment; and respond quickly and effectively in an emergency situation;
• Utilize skills to promote good working relations;
• Keep accurate attendance records and any other required data; Maintain positive, professional relationships between staff, and customers at all times;
• Provide a high level of customer service at all times; project and maintain a positive image on behalf of the City of Vancouver with those contacted in the course of work;
• Perform other duties required to accomplish the objectives of the position.

Qualifications for Recreation Leader/Assistant Recreation Leader:

• Must be 21 years of age;
• Must have college course work in Recreation, Leisure Studies, Child Development, Education, Physical Education or related field;
• Have at least one year of work experience with elementary-aged youth in a group setting or one semester of child-developmnet course;
• First Aid/CPR Certification;
• Crisis Prevention Institute's Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training (provided upon hiring)

Qualifications for Senior Rec Helper:

• Have at least one of year of work experience with elementary-aged youth ina group setting or one semester of child-development course;
• First Aid/CPR certification;
• Basic Qualification of all positions
• Knowledge of Safety practices;
• Basic office equipment such as a phone, computer, printer, and copier;
• Basic software packages such as word, internet and web-search engines

Individuals are expected to work in a manner consistent with the City of Vancouver’s Operating Principles; specifically: Work and act as a team player in all interactions with other city employees; provide a high level of customer service at all times; project and maintain a positive image with those contacted in the course of work; develop and maintain collaborative and respectful working relationships with team members and others; and, consistently provide quality service.

This announcement is meant only as a general descriptive recruitment guide. It does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract and is not a complete description of the job.

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