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Senior Recreation Leader - Children's Wonderland

Vallejo, California · Senior · Part-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 20 days ago
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About the role

  • As a Special Service District, GVRD operates as a separate government agency from the City of Vallejo.
  • GVRD is governed by a five-member Board of Directors.
  • The Measure K funding is being utilized to purchase necessary equipment, improve parks, facilities.

Responsibilities

  • Under general supervisor, provide a safe and enjoyable experience for participants in the following recreational programs areas: sports, aquatics, youth services and camps, teens, special events, Children's Wonderland, and therapeutic recreation; lead and oversee staff responsible for supervising participants; and perform a variety of tasks in support of assigned function.

Requirements

  • Knowledge of:
  • General recreation principles and practices.
  • Rules and regulations of age-appropriate recreation activities.
  • Basic art and craft techniques, games, and sports.
  • Procedures of record keeping
  • Basic mathematical principles.
  • English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
  • Ability to:
  • Oversee the work of Recreation Leaders and volunteers.
  • Maintain accurate records.

Nice to have

  • Completion of High School or equivalent
  • college coursework is preferred.
  • License or Certificate
  • Possession of a valid California Driver License.
  • C.P.R. and First Aid Certification or the ability to obtain within six months of hire date.
  • For ExLP programs, must pass the para-educator test within three (3) months of hire date.

Skills

  • For ongoing programs, update registration forms of enrolled participants as needed, and post in the recreation software system.
  • Take attendance daily from class list provided through recreation software system.
  • Resolve conflicts among participants.
  • Provide information to the public on program activities.
  • May provide schedule of staff for assigned sites.
  • Perform first aid as necessary.
  • Update inventory of equipment and supplies at program as well as purchase with program funds.

Compensation

  • The Greater Vallejo Recreation District is a Special Service District that has been serving area residents for over sixty years.
  • As a Special Service District, GVRD operates as a separate government agency from the City of Vallejo.
  • GVRD manages 407 acres of public park space including 20 neighborhood parks, 10 community parks, 6 special purpose parks, and Olympic-size swimming pool and 4 community centers.
  • GVRD maintains over 1,000 acres of public land.
  • GVRD is governed by a five-member Board of Directors.
  • With 30 plus full time and approximately 155 part-time and seasonal employees, GVRD operates on a 2025-2026 fiscal year budget of $12.969 million for general fund operations and Measure K funding amounting to $2.2 million.

Benefits

  • The District will make reasonable accommodations of the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability upon request.

Equal opportunity

  • Employer (EOE )
  • GVRD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawful discriminate on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age or sexual orientation or military status of such person.
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