Salary: $23.00 Hourly Location : Lake Kyle Parks Administration Offices, TX Job Type: Seasonal Job Number: FY24-2500069 Department: Parks & Recreation Division: Recreation Opening Date: 12/12/2024 Closing Date: 3/1/2025 5:00 PM Central General Statement Under the direction of the Recreation Manager and Recreation Programmer, supervises the on-site delivery of the Day Camp program in an elementary and middle school setting. Supervises both camp staff and children, using good management techniques; ensures a safe environment in the school, and encourages good health and safety practices; provide children with a variety of enriching experiences, with a good balance between free choice and planned curriculum activities: indoor and outdoor play, sports and games, arts and crafts, field trips, and more. Kyle 2025 Spring Break Camp will be 1-week camp from March 17th- 21st Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 5:00 pm. The camp allows the ages of entering 1st grade to entering 9th grade. The camp will be located indoors at the KRUG activity center and outdoors at Mary-Kyle Hartson Square Park. The camp is filled with tons of impressive active activities, water games, and crafts. **PLEASE NOTE ** The Spring Break Camp seasonal positions have the possibility to lead into a Summer Camp seasonal position upon formal employee review. Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Plans, coordinates, and supervises programs and activities for the Day Camp program with the Recreation Coordinator.
- Plan daily activities utilizing available resources and materials, and ensuring staff have clear instructions.
- Provide directions for camp counselors, and head counselors, as well as ensure compliance with required policies, procedures, and regulations, documenting and addressing issues as needed with staff.
- Work with Recreation Coordinator to determine work procedures, prepare work schedules, and expedite workflow; study and standardize procedures to improve efficiency and effectiveness of operations.
- Collect and maintain camper, staff, and field trip records.
- Ensure parents and staff receive schedules, and reminders in a timely and organized manner.
- Address behavior, safety, and health issues with parents in a respectful and professional manner, regarding camp attendees.
- Attend all required meetings, training, and in-services brought forth by the Recreation Coordinator, and Recreation Manager.
- Maintain positive interpersonal relations among everyone involved in the Day Camp program, including children, parents, school staff, camp counselors, Recreation Coordinator and Recreation Manager.
- Maintain related records and forms for programs and personnel at the Day Camps; prepares and verifies attendance and accident/incident reports and submits to the Recreation Coordinator in a timely manner; process paperwork completed, in an accurate and timely manner.
- Performs all other duties as duly assigned by the Recreation Coordinator.
Qualifications, Experience, and/or Certifications Required
- Must be at least 21 years of age or older and have graduated from high school or obtained a GED equivalent.
- A minimum of two (2) years' professional experience in childcare and/or youth recreation programs is required.
- Enrollment (graduate preferred) in an accredited two or four-year college or university with a degree in Recreation, Education, Human Development, Child Development, or other related field or two or more years of professional related experience in childcare, recreation, or other related areas.
- At least one (1) year of supervisory experience is required.
- OR any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities will be considered, excluding the certifications.
- You must possess or be able to obtain certifications in Adult and Child CPR & Standard First Aid.
- Must possess or be able to obtain a valid Texas Driver's License.
- Preferred previous experience in Kyle Summer Camp or Spring Break Camp programs.
PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:
- Knowledge of the equipment, facilities, operations, and techniques used at the Day Camps.
- Knowledge of child development, what to expect of children in different situations, and group management techniques.
- Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Ability to plan and supervise the work of paid staff and volunteers.
- Ability to remain calm and act resourcefully in an emergency and in stressful situations.
- Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
- Skill in monitoring/assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Judgement and decision-making skills.
Must exemplify the Team Kyle Core Roles as an Employee by.
- Knowledge - Knowledgeable in all aspects of job and City operations; maintains high quality of work; follows health and safety guidelines.
- Yes-Attitude - Demonstrates superior customer service; treats other employees and citizens with kindness; promotes goodwill; solves conflict with tact.
- Leading Edge - Continually looking for areas to improve upon; decisive and adaptive; supports innovative ideas; a driver for change. Innovative
- Employee Accountability -Actively seeks and gives performance feedback to determine developmental opportunities; uses feedback as an opportunity for continuous improvement.
Community Relations
Maintains desired working relationship with Recreation Coordinator(s), Recreation Manager, Assistant Director of Parks & Recreation, Maintenance Manager and Director of Parks and Recreation. Provides support to all City department programs and/or activities as needed. Actively participates in creating and providing desired service levels to the citizens of Kyle and non-citizens outside the City of Kyle. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; walk; use hands to oversee or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee may be routinely required to climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl. Work may routinely require the employee to push, pull, lift, and/or carry up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. This job requires the individual to frequently work outdoors and indoors in a variety of environmental conditions, including elevated temperatures, humidity, moisture, and distracting noises. An individual who poses a direct threat to the health and safety of himself/herself or others in the workplace will be deemed not qualified for this position. Employment with the City of Kyle is contingent upon the outcome of record checks and verifications including, but not limited to, criminal history, driving records, education records, employment verifications, reference checks, and employment eligibility verifications. Selected candidates for positions will be subject to a background investigation and to pre-employment drug screen, depending on the position, may require a physical assessment upon a conditional job offer. Do to this position's part-time status, no benefits are available.