Summer Camp Director

Salary: $17.92 Hourly
Location : FL 33316, FL
Job Type: Part Time
Job Number: SE005-07
Department: Parks and Recreation
Opening Date: 01/23/2025
Closing Date: 5/30/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

POSITION SUMMARY
City of Fort Lauderdale is now hiring energetic part-time Summer Camp Directors. As a Recreation Camp Director, you are responsible for assisting with planning, and implementing programs in accordance with policies, procedures, and core values. You are responsible for providing program instruction and supervision in a summer camp program at a city recreational facility

DO NOT SUBMIT A BLANK APPLICATION. YOU MUST INCLUDE YOUR EDUCATION INFORMATION FOR CONSIDERTION AND IF YOU HAVE NO WORK EXPERIENCE, INCLUDE YOUR SCHOOL ACTIVITIES WITH THE APPLICATION FOR REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION. PLEASE BE DETAILED WITH THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Helps in maintaining order and enforcing rules and regulations at recreational facilities
• Assists in maintaining safety and health standards at facilities and during programs Preparing activity and staff schedules
• Selecting materials and adopting suitable teaching materials for individual needs
• Instruct participants in such activities as dancing, music, crafts, tennis, swimming, dramatics, gymnastics and boxing
• Responsible for supervising part time personnel and volunteers when necessary
• May be required prepare activity and staff schedules
• May be responsible for maintaining program compliance and regulatory licensing requirements
• May organize, facilitate, and/or deliver staff trainings in related subject matter area
• May work weekends, nights and holidays
• Performs related work as required.

JOB REQUIREMENTS & WORK ENVIRONMENT

1. High School Diploma or a G.E.D.
2. Must be 18 years of age.
3. Possess one (1) year experience in organizing and instructing groups in a wide variety of recreation activities for different age groups and interests.
4. Supervises part time personnel and volunteers when necessary.
5. May be required to supervise in aquatic environment.
6. Candidates must pass a fingerprinting/background screening process prior to employment.

PHYSICAL STANDARDS REQUIRED TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
The position involves light physical demands, such as exerting up to 50 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

The noise level in the work environment is moderately loud. The work entails sedentary work in an office setting. While performing duties, employee is frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, talk, hear, reach above and below shoulders, and use hand and fingers dexterity keyboarding. Sometimes work is stressful when working under stringent time constraints. Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word, and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly, or quickly. Hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels, and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; visual acuity is required for depth perception, color perception. May require working in adverse weather conditions such as heat and humidity.
HOW TO APPLY/ VETERAN INFORMATION

This posting is for part-time Summer Camp Directors (Recreation Camp Director). Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and candidates selected for interviews will be contacted directly.

Applicants who qualify will be subject to an extensive selection process and screening program, which may include, but not be limited to evaluation of training and experience; written test; interview; employment record, background check; medical examination; and drug screen. The expected duration of the selection process varies by position.
The City of Fort Lauderdale is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, inclusive employer and a Drug Free Workplace. The City of Fort Lauderdale does not discriminate based on age, citizenship status, color, disability, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation.

The City of Fort Lauderdale offers a comprehensive benefits package to all regular full-time employees including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life and short-term disability insurance.

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In addition to the competitive benefits package and salary, the City of Fort Lauderdale participates in the Florida Retirement System (FRS) which offers an investment option and a pension option and requires a 3% contribution from employees. All new City of Fort Lauderdale employees are automatically enrolled in FRS. Click to view additional information on the Florida Retirement System.
01

Do you posses a High School Diploma/GED?

• No
• Yes

02

Candidates will be required to successfully complete a fingerprint/background screening prior to employment. Are you willing and able to participate in this process?

• No
• Yes

03

Age Group Preference (check all that apply)

• 5-7 Years Old
• 8-10 Years Old
• 11-12 Years Old
• 13-16 Years Old
• No preference

04

Where is your camp location preference? (You can select more than one)

• Bass Park
• Beach Community Center
• Carter Elementary
• Carter Middle/High
• Carter Speed Camp
• Croissant Park
• George English Tennis Park
• Holiday Park Sports & Fitness Elementary
• Holiday Park Sports & Fitness Middle
• Lauderdale Manors Elementary
• Lauderdale Manors Middle
• Osswald Park
• Riverland Park
• Riverside Park
• Southside Performing and Cultural Arts Elementary
• Southside Performing and Cultural Arts Middle
• Warfield Park
• No preferences

05

What special skills (non-athletic) can you teach? Eg. Photography, Culinary, Dance, Crafting etc. Insert N/A if not applicable.
06

Special skills (athletic) you can teach: Eg. Basketball, Tennis, Football etc. Insert N/A if not applicable.
07

Why do you want to work for the City of Fort Lauderdale Summer Program?
08

This position requires candidates to be 18 years of age or older. Do you meet this requirement?

• No
• Yes

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