RECREATION Recreation Instructor 12

Hours: One 1 to twenty 20 hours/week. Casual nonbenefited employees are limited to working no more than twentyfive 25 hours per week and no more than 900 hours in a fiscal year (July 1June 30.

THE POSITION

Recreation Services Division has older adult fitness instructor opening within the Sunnyvale Senior Center. We serve adults and older adults aged 50 years and older and have opportunities for flexible working hours (e.g. morning early afternoons lunch time after school evenings and weekends). Individuals may choose to work one class assignment or multiple class assignments and flexible work hours are possible to accommodate other work schedules school schedules and/or other commitments.

(May include but are not limited to the following):

All units:

• Teach classes in specific program area (see each area below) by leading and demonstrating methods and techniques
• Ability to work weekday weeknights and/or weekends depending on facility availability and class interest
• Create develop or follow lesson plans to teach specific class or activity
• Prepare write and submit class activity descriptions for the Activity Guide and online class registration portal
• Take attendance and administer/organize other paperwork and forms as needed
• Responsible for activity/class set up break down preparation and equipment as needed
• Survey class participants to ensure program quality and benchmark community needs
• Maintain a safe friendly and inclusive class environment for all participants
• Adjust activity or class as appropriate or needed to meet the various needs/levels of participants
• Interact and communicate effectively with participants families caregivers volunteers and City staff
• Attends City or division trainings meetings or special events as appropriate
• Other duties as assigned

Fitness Health & Wellness and Sports

Teach classes for children ages 217 and/or adults 18 and older in ANY of the following areas:

• Fitness: Aerobics UJam Circuit Training HighIntensity Internal Training (HIIT) Strength Training VivAsia Zumba
• Health & Wellness: Barre Balance and Core Pilates Tai Chi Meditation Stretching Yoga
• Sports:Badminton Billiards Cricket Field Hockey Lacrosse Lawn Bowling Martial Arts Pickleball (Indoors) Skateboarding Table Tennis

Senior Center:

Teach classes for adults ages 50 in ANY of the following areas:

• Dance: Ballroom square dance swing dance line dance Yuan Chi
• Fitness: Chair Exercise Balance Lowimpact Aerobics Zumba Gold VivAsia Strength Training
• Wellness: Ballet Barre Balance Feldenkrais Pilates Reiki Tai Chi Qigong Yoga

WORKING CONDITIONS

Position requires regular sitting standing walking reaching kneeling bending squatting and stooping in the performance of activities. The position also requires grasping repetitive hand movement and fine coordination. Additionally the position requires near and far vision in reading reports and workrelated documents and using a computer. Acute hearing is required when providing personal customer service. The need to lift drag and push pull objects weighing up to 25 pounds is also required. Some of these requirements may be accommodated for otherwise qualified individuals requiring and requesting such accommodation.

The minimum qualifications for education and experience can be met in the following way:

Recreation Instructor 1:

• Minimum age is 18 years old
• High School Diploma GED or equivalent

Recreation Instructor 2:

The above for Recreation Instructor 1 plus:

• Two 2 years or two 2 summer seasons of parttime paid or volunteer teaching experience in a specific class/activity area and/or population (young children youth adults older adults special population) identified above

OR

• A Bachelors Degree in any of the same fields listed above
• One 1 year or one 1 summer season of a specific class/activity area and/or population (young children youth adults older adults special population) identified above

OR

• A Certificate in any of the same fields listed above
• One 1 year or one 1 summer season of parttime paid or volunteer teaching experience in the same fields listed above

• Experience in lesson planning and writing class descriptions
• Direct experience with specific age groups: preschool schoolage teens adults and seniors
• Bilingual in Spanish Mandarin or Farsi
• Willingness to obtain First Aid/CPRS Certification (paid training)
• Three 3 to six 6 months or one 1 summer season of parttime paid or volunteer teaching experience in any of the same fields listed above
• Courses or work/volunteer experience in recreation fitness marketing visual arts theater pottery sports kinesiology aquatics older adults or a related field
• Certificates in recreation fitness marketing visual arts theater pottery sports kinesiology aquatics older adults or a related field
• Able to use a computer calculator telephone and photocopy machine as needed
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
• Communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing
• Experience interacting with the public
• Group Exercise Certification
• Familiarity with Gym equipment (Circuit Training)
• Personal Training Certification (Circuit Training)

APPLICATION PROCESS

If you are interested in this opportunity please submit a completed application and responses to the supplemental questions to the Department of Human Resources.

City application forms completed in full and responses to the supplemental questions are required. Candidates are asked to fully describe any training education experience and/or skills relevant to this position. Resumes are not accepted in lieu of the application please do not indicate see resume.Electronic applications may be submitted online through the Citys employment page; go to Search: Jobs. Late or incomplete applications will also not be accepted. Please submit application materials as soon as possible to be considered for this position as this job posting may close without notice.

SELECTION PROCESS:

Applications competitively screened based on the minimum qualifications of this position. Based upon a review of the application materials qualied candidate applications will be forwarded to the hiring department for review. Application materials will be evaluated for jobrelated skills experience and education.Qualified applicants will be invited to participate in an interview.

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis and information regarding next steps in the recruitment process will be sent via email. Please check your email regularly for status updates. You may contact Faye Brand at orfor recruitment updates.

Any candidate that is selected by the hiring department will be required to successfully complete a preemployment process which may consist of a background history check as well as medical exam(s) administered by a Cityselected physician(s) before hire. Prior to starting work all newly hired employees will be fingerprinted to check conviction history. A conviction history will not necessarily disqualify an applicant from appointment; however failure to disclose conviction history will result in refusal of employment or termination. Positions which are covered by the Department of Transportation regulations are required to submit to a preemployment drug test and to random drug and alcohol testing.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For more information regarding this employment opportunity contact Julie Jensen Recreation Coordinator 2 ator by email to . For information relating to the application process contact Faye Brand Human Resources Technician ator email: .

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