Time Together Instructor

TITLE: Time Together Instructor

PAY RATE: $17.05/Hour

DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation

PREREQUISITES FOR APPLYING:

Must be 18 years of age or older

Must be available during regular business hours and occasional evenings and weekends

1 year of previous experience working with children

PREREQUISITES FOR EMPLOYMENT:

Pass both the Criminal and DCFS background checks

Pass drug and alcohol screen

Up to 3 hours of staff training

HOURS: Varies weekday mornings and some weekends up to 20 hrs/week.

General Task Statement:

Responsible for the supervision of program participants facilitation of activities and the set up and take down of program equipment. Current program hours are on Mondays from 10:30 am-12:30 pm and Tuesdays-Thursdays 9 am-12 pm. Other one-off programming may be scheduled based on scheduled school days off and school breaks.

Supervision:

Under the direct supervision of the Program Coordinator and Division Manager

Essential Function(s) ï½ Task Statements:

• Set up and take down equipment and materials needed for the program.
• Greet and welcome children caregivers and families as they arrive.
• Supervise the play area to ensure participant safety and adherence to program guidelines.
• Engage with children and caregivers to create a fun inclusive and positive environment.
• Answer questions about the program registration and community center offerings.
• Monitor equipment and play areas to ensure cleanliness and safety standards are met.
• Report any incidents concerns or maintenance issues to the Program Coordinator.
• May assist with administration tasks related to the program.
• Other duties as assigned.
  

Specifications:

1. Minimum Reasoning ability usually associated with this classification: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written oral or diagrammatic form; to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in or from standardized situations.
2. Minimum Language ability usually associated with this classification:

Read: Ability to read staff manuals memoranda and attendance sheets.

Write: Ability to complete daily log sheets accident reports incident reports jump reports first-aid reports using prescribed format and conforming to all rules of punctuation grammar and style.

Speak: Ability to give verbal direction to subordinates communicate effectively with co-workers supervisors citizens and the public as well as other employers; speaking extemporaneously on a variety of subjects.

1. Amount of training either on-the-job or formal education usually associated with this occupation in addition to the Reasoning Math and Language abilities detailed above:
   1. Completed at least 1 year of high school
      1. Complete all preseason training

1. Degree of Physical Demands (strength) usually associated with the essential functions of this classification:
   1. acuity-far: clarity of vision at 20 feet or more
      1. acuity-near: clarity of vision at 20 inches or less
         1. depth perception: ability to judge distance and space relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are
         2. field of vision- observing an area that can be seen up and in a given point
         3. accommodation- adjustment of the lens of the eyes to bring an object into a sharp focus especially important when doing near-point work at varying distances from the eye
         4. color vision- ability to identify and distinguish colors
   2. Working conditions usually associated with this classification:
   3. Ability to lift kneel bend stand for long periods of time identify or distinguish colors and work outdoors at night with limited lighting
   4. Environmental conditions (physical surroundings) usually associated with this classification:Ability to work outdoors in a variety of weather conditions such as rain high temperatures and humidity. Work environment includes beaches recreation centers multipurpose rooms swimming pools athletic fields parks playgrounds and office space.
   5. Environmental conditions (hazards) usually associated with this classification:The worker is subject to inside environmental conditions approximately 5% of the time and outside work 95% of the time with no effective protection from weather conditions or temperature changes.
   6. Machines Tools equipment and work aids which may be representative but not all-inclusive of those commonly associated with this type of work:

Ability to exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and up to 20 pounds of force constantly in order to move objects

1.Type of physical demands usually associated with the essential functions of this classification:

Reaching: extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction

Handling: seizing holding grasping turning or otherwise working with hands.

Talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.

Hearing: perceiving the nature of sounds.

Feeling: perceiving attributes of objects such as size shape temperature or texture.

Tasting/Smelling:distinguishing with a degree of accuracy differences or similarities in intensity or quality of flavors and/or odors or recognizing particular flavors and/or odors using tongue and/or nose.

Climbing: ascending or descending ladders stairs ramps embankments and the like using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.

Balancing: maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking standing crouching or running on narrow slippery or erratically moving surfaces.

Stooping: bending body downward or forward by bending spine at the waist.

Kneeling: bending legs at knees to come to a rest on knee(s)

Crouching: bending the body downward and forward by bending leg(s) and spine.

Crawling: moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet

Seeing: The ability to perceive the nature of objects by the eye. The important aspects of vision are:

pen pencil ruler blueprints charts contracts diagrams directives documents forms manuals publications reference books schedules and specifications.

Application Procedure:
To apply for this position please apply online at on or before the closing date.

Chosen candidates will be required to provide proof of licenses certifications and education required for this position. Candidates will also be subject to qualifying pre-employment processes drug/alcohol screen employment verification and criminal background check

The City of Evanston is an equal opportunity employer and ensures against discrimination in employment on the basis of a persons race color sex age religion disability national origin ancestry sexual orientation marital status parental status military discharge status source of income housing status or gender identity. The City of Evanston is also committed to accessibility for persons with person needing mobility or communications access assistance should contact Human Resources at (voice) or (TTY)