Do you have the desire to make a meaningful impact in a vibrant and diverse community? Join a collaborative workforce committed to serving the City of Irvine.
Pay Range:
$24.44 - $32.09 HourlyAbout the Opportunity:
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION IS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, AT 11:59PM
The City of Irvine seeks an experienced individual to oversee recreation programs, facilities, park operations, reservations, special events, and personnel at Northwood Community Park. Part-time: 30 hours per week, with shifts scheduled Sunday through Thursday, a mix of days and evenings.
Please note for internal candidates, the position will be filled based on the selected individual's current status as PT or EPT. For external candidates, this position will be filled as part-time.
You Impact:
- Support and assist with the daily oversight of facilities including recreation programs, staff supervision, contract classes, facility reservations and special events.
- Assist and coordinate daily reservations and use of facilities, including maintaining contracts and forms, coordinating the master calendar and staff coverage, conducting walk-throughs, coordinating pre-event preparations, and customer service.
- Assist with the implementation and coordination of fee classes including program development, program support, registration, reports, evaluations, and supervision of contract instructors.
- Assist in hiring and supervising staff, volunteers and instructors by coordinating assignments, establishing timelines, and providing guidance. Coordinate training and scheduling.
- Ensure and manage inspections of amenities; maintain facilities and equipment. Coordinate work orders for repairs and purchases of facility supplies.
- May support child services, preschool and afterschool programs, as needed.
- Develop and maintain positive working relationships with staff, program participants, facility reservations users, contract instructors, and community members.
- Understand and enforce City, Department and section policies and procedures; resolve disputes that arise in the parks and facilities. Research, analyze, and prepare reports and statistical data.
- HOURS: 30 hours per week, with shifts scheduled Sunday-Thursday, a mix of days and evenings.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Two years college or university level work in Recreation or related field; three years of applicable experience, or any combination that provides equivalent knowledge, skills, and abilities.
- Ability to push, pull, lift, or carry equipment/supplies (weighing up to 50 lbs.), and lean, stoop, twist, and bend in the performance of job duties.
Best Fit:
- Excellent customer service and communication skills. Ability to respond to potentially intense, sensitive emergency situations in a rational and decisive manner, using tact, self-restraint, and good judgment.
Your Team
The Mission of the Employees of the City of Irvine is to create and maintain a community where people can live, work, and play in an environment that is safe, vibrant, and aesthetically pleasing. We are one team that exists to serve our community in the continual pursuit of a City that offers an exceptional quality of life. The City of Irvine’s five values of Humility, Innovation, Empathy, Passion, and Integrity reflect the interests and needs of the community, and the level of service they expect and desire. We are One Irvine by embracing a team-oriented approach and living our values every day.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The City of Irvine is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. We encourage you to inform Human Resources at least two business days prior to the first phase of the selection process if you have a disability that may require an accommodation. To contact Human Resources, please call 949-724-6067 or email [email protected].
E-Verify
The City of Irvine participates in E-Verify. In compliance with federal law, all employees must provide verification of identity and employment authorization at the time of hire. For additional information, please review the E-Verify Participation and Right to Work notices.
Skills Required
- Two years of college or university-level coursework in Recreation or a related field
- Three years of applicable experience, or an equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, and abilities
- Ability to push, pull, lift, or carry equipment and supplies weighing up to 50 pounds
- Ability to lean, stoop, twist, and bend while performing job duties
- Excellent customer service and communication skills
- Ability to respond rationally and decisively to intense or sensitive emergency situations using tact, self-restraint, and judgment
What We Do
The City of Irvine is a municipal government in Orange County, California, incorporated on December 28, 1971. Operating under a City Council-City Manager charter form of government, it provides public safety through its police department, planning and zoning, building and safety regulation, animal control, parks and recreation, transportation management, street and landscape maintenance, open space preservation, community and library services, and other services to more than 300,000 residents across 66 square miles.
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