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Summer Playcamp Staff

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Summer Playcamp Staff

Salary

$15.00 Hourly

Location

Boise, ID

Job Type

Temporary

Job Number

23 -06999

Department

Parks & Recreation

Opening Date

01/24/2025

Closing Date

6/30/2025 12:00 PM Mountain

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Summary Statement

The City of Boise Parks and Recreation playcamp program has weekly themed games and activities, quality STEAM projects, weekly field trips and pool days, camp visits from community partners, and team-building activities.

All-Summer Playcamp Staff:

+ Works 40 hours per week up to 10 weeks over the summer.

+ Works with elementary youth at the outdoor Summer Playcamps located in several parks in Boise.

+ Organizes daily schedules, leads youth in fun and creative games, demonstrates positive and healthy relationships, engages with youth and coworkers in a variety of enriching activities, helps youth build new friendships, and ensures the safety and well-being of summer camp youth.

+ This position is open to anyone 16 years and older.

+ This position is designated as At-Will.

Essential Functions

Supervises youth for an outdoor summer camp located in one of the city's parks. Organizes and leads daily games and activities for youth in a safe manner. Assists in the creation of weekly playcamp curriculums. Supervises youths during program hours.

Performs other duties as assigned. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time.

Requirements

Required Knowledge, Experience, And Training

Previous experience working or performing volunteer work with children.

Ability to: use sound judgment; exercise independent judgment; interact with coworkers and the public in a friendly and professional manner; assist youth in pools on swim days; participate in mild to moderate recreational activities/sports; recognize and redirect misbehavior; communicate effectively in the English language at a level necessary for efficient job performance; and perform all essential and marginal functions as assigned by an authorized employee, supervisor and/or manager with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Preferred Knowledge, Experience, And Training

Two years of experience volunteering or working with youth as a coach, instructor, teacher’s aide, or nanny.

Current Certification in CPR and First Aid.

Licensing And Other Requirements

Must be able to obtain CPR and First Aid Certification.

Special Requirements

Applicants must be able to pass:

City of Boise background check processes which include a criminal history check and reference checks in accordance with the City of Boise Hiring Process Regulation Drug Free Workplace: In accordance with the City of Boise Drug-Free Workplace Regulation, this position is designated as safety-sensitive and is subject to testing requirements including Post Offer Applicant Testing, Random Testing, Reasonable Suspicion, Post - Accident, etc. Applicants will be required to submit to screening for illegal drug use prior to hire. Appointment to this position is contingent upon a negative pre-employment drug test.

This position is required to work directly with and oversee minors in the absence of their parent or guardian, or work directly with and oversee vulnerable adults in the absence of their caretaker or guardian..

Working Conditions

The physical effort characteristics and working environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Efforts

While performing the duties of this job the employee is always lifting/carrying up to 35 pounds and occasionally lifting/carrying up to 50 pounds. Also, the employee is always pushing/pulling up to 35 pounds and occasionally pushing/pulling up to 50 pounds. The noise level is frequently moderate and occasionally loud. Work includes sensory ability to talk, hear and touch. Work in this position also includes close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. Employees will sit, stand, walk, runn, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, grasp, climb and balance. Position requires hand/finger dexterity.

Working Environment

The work environment will include outdoor weather conditions and in wet and humid conditions. Work includes protected exposure to bodily fluids. Work is performed in a park setting and the incumbent is occasionally exposed to insects and pets.

19-Hour Temporary

All temporary part-time employees working less than an average of 19-hours per week are not currently eligible for benefits.

4-Month Temporary

All 4-month temporary employees working an average of 40-hours per week will accrue personal leave which can be used during employment.

8-Month Seasonal

In addition to accruing personal leave, anyone in an 8-month seasonal position working over an average of 30-hours per week is eligible for medical coverage.

9-Month Temporary

In addition to personal leave accrual and medical coverage, a position that is classified as a 9-month temporary is eligible for PERSI retirement benefits.

Please visit our website for further details www.cityofboise.org (https://hr.cityofboise.org/)