Recreation Program Lead Adaptive and Inclusive Recreation

Full Salary Ranges: $15.16 - $21.75
Anticipated Hiring Ranges: $15.16 - $18.46

Why Do I See Two Salary Ranges
The City of Greeley in compliance with Colorado state law includes a salary range for all positions posted. This law improves wage transparency. We post both the full salary range and the anticipated hiring range where we expect to make an offer. Offers are based on experience education certifications and other factors.

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The City offers a robust benefits package including health and wellness retirement savings and discounted Greeley facilities access.

Benefits: This position is benefits eligible. Please view our benefits guidehere.

Job Summary: The Recreation Lead oversees and coordinates daily operations of recreational programs events and facilities. This position provides leadership to part-time staff volunteers and participants while ensuring a safe inclusive and engaging environment. The Recreation Lead supports program planning supervises activities and serves as a key contact for patrons and staff.

Experience Education and Skills:

Minimum Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED required; coursework in recreation education or a related field preferred.

• CPR/First Aid certification (or willingness to obtain within 30 days of hire).

• Any combination of related education experience certifications and licenses that will result in a candidate successfully performing the essential functions of the job.

• Possession of a valid drivers license.

Preferred:

• Previous experience leading recreation programs (e.g. youth camps sports leagues after-school programs senior programs fitness classes or special events).

• Additional relevant certifications (e.g. lifeguard certification coaching certifications youth development training behavior management/de-escalation training or related recreation/fitness credentials).

• Bilingual skills (Spanish/English) or demonstrated experience serving diverse communities.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of recreational programming and group facilitation techniques.

• Strong leadership and communication skills.

• Ability to manage groups of children teens or adults in an active setting.

• Conflict resolution and problem-solving abilities.

• Ability to work collaboratively and independently in a fast-paced environment.

• Cultural competency and a commitment to inclusive programming.

• Ability to follow safety procedures respond appropriately to incidents/emergencies and maintain a calm professional presence with participants and the public.

• Ability to use common office and program-related technology (e.g. email basic spreadsheets scheduling/registration systems and incident/attendance documentation tools) to track participation complete reports and communicate with staff and patrons.

Essential Functions:

• Lead day-to-day operations of assigned recreational programs such as youth camps sports leagues after-school activities senior programs or fitness classes.

• Supervise and support part-time staff volunteers and instructors; assist with training and task delegation.

• Monitor program attendance engagement and safety addressing behavior issues or emergencies as needed.

• Assist in planning promoting and implementing recreational events and seasonal programs.

• Communicate with participants families and the public in a professional and welcoming manner.

• Ensure the cleanliness safety and proper setup of recreational spaces equipment and materials.

• Report equipment damage facility issues or supply needs to supervisors.

• Maintain records of attendance incident reports and daily logs.

• Enforce program policies and health/safety regulations.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Provides day-to-day lead direction to part-time staff volunteers seasonal employees and/or instructors including task assignment basic training support and coaching to ensure safe and effective program delivery.

• This position does not typically include ongoing responsibility for hiring discipline or formal performance evaluations; may provide input to the supervisor as requested.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements:

• Work is performed primarily outdoors and/or in recreation facilities including fields courts parks and multi-purpose rooms; exposure to varying weather conditions is expected.

• Ability to perform work outdoors and remain physically active for long periods of time.

• Frequent walking standing bending lifting and participation in physical activity to demonstrate lead and support program activities.

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and to safely set up/take down equipment such as tables cones goals nets mats and related program supplies.

• Vision enough to observe participants and activity areas identify hazards and read printed/electronic materials necessary to complete work assignments and documentation.

• Manual dexterity enough to use recreation equipment operate basic office/program technology and complete written/electronic records.

• Communication skills to effectively convey information to participants families staff and the public in person by phone and electronically including during high-activity or emergency situations.

EOE Statement:The City of Greeleyprovides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

ADA Statement: We are committed to an inclusive and barrier-free search process. We provide accommodations for applicants requesting accommodation through the search process such as alternative formats of this posting. Individuals with disabilities in need of accommodations throughout the search process should contact the ADA Coordinator at: .

Conditions of Employment: Candidates must successfully complete all pre-employment screenings and employment eligibility verification. Pre-employment screenings include a drug test a background and national sex offender search a motor vehicle record search and for some positions a physical demands evaluation. For more information about City policies and practices during the recruitment process including but not limited to EOE Reasonable Accommodation and pre-employment screenings please visit our career pageHERE.