Recreation Leader

Salary: $20.29 - $26.00 Hourly
Location : 1715 Maple Valley Highway, WA
Job Type: Supplemental
Job Number: 25-00107
Department: PR - Recreation & Human Services
Opening Date: 12/01/2025
Closing Date: 12/19/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

Job Description
The City of Renton is hiring part-time Recreation Leaders (Levels 1, 2, and 3) to support our Youth & Adult Sports Programs. Key responsibilities include implementing and overseeing programs and events, delivering excellent customer service, maintaining facilities and supplies, and instructing and assisting participants. Recreation Leaders will also support and facilitate programming and general recreation activities, supervise participants with a focus on safety and education, handle site supervision, program setup and upkeep, officiate/keep score, and provide first aid as needed. This role involves both indoor and outdoor work, including in inclement weather, across various recreation facilities.
Candidates will have the following skills and characteristics:

• A customer service focus in all job duties
• Ability to instill trust through authenticity, respect, and integrity
• Communicate effectively with all audiences
• Cultivate innovation through creativity
• Demonstrate patience, experience dealing with the public
• Sports knowledge

Recreation Leaders are involved in a variety of sports and clinics, including:

• Basketball (Youth & Adult)
• Cross Country (Youth)
• Pickleball (Youth & Adult)
• Renton Rookies Sports Clinics (Youth)
• Soccer (Youth)
• T-Ball/Coach Pitch (Youth)
• Track & Field (Youth)
• Tennis (Youth)
• Volleyball (Youth & Adult)

Hourly Rates:

Recreation Leader 1: $20.90 per hour

Recreation Leader 2: $23.00 per hour

Recreation Leader 3: $26.00 per hour
Placement at the Recreation Leader level is dependent on years of experience and qualifications.
SUPERVISION:

Reports To: Recreation Supervisor, Recreation Program Coordinator, or Designee

Supervises: None
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provide support to, and collaborate with, Recreation Coordinator and other city staff as needed to assist with planning, preparing, and implementing recreation programs, specifically youth and adult sports programs.
• Lead, instruct, and teach participants using excellent citizenship, sportsmanship, and inclusivity.
• Provide each participant the opportunity to succeed and grow their social skills through recreational opportunities.
• Understand, explain and up-hold program and facility expectations.
• Ensure program/facility rules, policies and procedures are followed; maintain and enforce safety standards.
• Responsible for reporting all participant behavioral problems and incidents to appropriate staff and supervisor.
• Provide attendance and facility reports as required.
• Attend and supervise program participants during field trips and special events.
• Provide a positive attitude toward program participants and staff; encourage and serve as a positive role model for program participants.
• Understand, explain, and enforce facility rules.
• Keep area tidy, organized, and welcoming to patrons.
• Assist in coordination of seasonal staff and volunteer schedules.
• Depending on position, may be responsible for overall program supervision, facilitating activities, site rentals, and field use.
• Depending on position, may provide direction to other supplemental staff.
• Assist in defining and recommending program goals and objectives.
• Ensure proper use, care, and storage of program equipment.
• Maintain communication with staff, participants, parents/guardian as needed.
• Responsible for the designated site location to ensure proper program set-up, security measures and the general cleaning of the facility.
• May work in more than one assignment in the department.
• Administer first aid as needed.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Recreation Leader 1:

• At least 16 years of age.
• Must be able to successfully pass a required background check.
• Volunteer experience related to recreation preferred.

Recreation Leader 2:

• At least 18 years of age.
• Minimum 2 years of previous work, or volunteer, experience related to the designated or assigned recreation program required.
• Valid Driver's License.
• Some positions may require successful passing of a required driving record check.
• Successful passing a required background check.

Recreation Leader 3:

• At least 18 years of age, some positions may require at least 21 years of age.
• Minimum 4 years of previous work, or volunteer, experience related to the designated or assigned recreation program required.
• Valid Driver's License.
• Some positions may require successful passing of a required driving record check.
• Successful passing a required background check.

COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS:

• Demonstrate thorough knowledge of assigned recreation programs, activities, and services.
• Demonstrate knowledge of safety guidelines and practices.
• Skill in overseeing and leading the work of others.
• Ability to handle conflict and solve problems using tact, patience, and courtesy.
• Ability to navigate emergency situations.
• Work with diverse groups of people in a tactful, effective, and respectful manner.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, the community and program participants.
• Follow instructions, both written and verbal.
• Ability to safely perform job tasks in a variety of park and non-park settings.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Communicate with City employees and residents.
• Lift or move items weighing up to 50 pounds on occasion.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Work is performed both indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Noise level is moderately loud.
• Work various schedules including mornings, afternoons, evenings, and weekends.

Approved reasonable accommodation requests will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Selection Procedure
The City of Renton embraces a diverse and inclusive workforce and prides itself on promoting collaboration and teamwork in a positive environment while providing high quality services to the community. For more information about the City of Renton, please visit the following website: Why Renton?

The city has adopted an anonymous application process that prevents hiring managers from seeing personal identifiers, including candidates' names, addresses, and other similar information. This eliminates the possibility of unintentional or implicit bias during the screening of applications. For that reason, you will not have the ability to attach any documents to your application, including a cover letter or resume. Please make sure to submit a complete, detailed, and updated job application.
Recruitment Process:
The screening process will include a review of minimum qualifications and applicants selected for an interview will be contacted by the hiring manager via email and/or phone. At minimum, this position will be subject to a standard criminal background check.
Communication from the City of Renton:
E-mails from rentonwa.gov and/or governmentjobs.com should be placed on your safe domain list to ensure you receive notifications in a timely manner. As a precaution, you may also want to check your junk e-mail folders.
This position accrues sick leave, but is not eligible for the City's benefit programs.
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Please explain why you are interested in applying for this position with the City of Renton.
02

Some positions have a minimum age requirement of either 16 or 18 years of age. Please make a selection below.

• I am under 16 years of age.
• I am at least 16 years of age but am under 18 years of age.
• I am 18 years of age or over.

03

Do you have a valid driver's license?

• Yes
• No, but I can obtain one prior to hire or within 30 days of hire
• No, and I am unable to obtain one prior to hire or within 30 days of hire.

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Do you have any experience working with youth sports or officiating games?
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How many years of work or volunteer experience do you have in the area you are applying for?

• Less than 1 year
• 1 - 2 years
• 2-4 years
• 4+ years

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Please describe any relevant experience working with youth, sports, or recreation programs.
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Thank you for your interest in joining the City of Renton team. We have adopted an anonymous application process that prevents hiring managers from seeing personal identifiers, such as candidates' names, contact information, etc. For that reason, you will not have the ability to attach any documents to your application, including a cover letter or resume. You must thoroughly complete the education section (if applicable to the qualifications of this position) and work experience section in chronological order. You must also provide a thorough response to each of the Supplemental Questions.Please make sure to submit a complete, detailed, and updated job application as described above without any personal identifiers included. Failure to do so may result in elimination from further consideration.Have you read and understood the information listed above?

• Yes, I have read and understood the information listed above.

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