Specialized Youth Instructor - School Age (SUMMER CAMP) at City of Fort Collins in Fort Collins, Colorado

Job Description:

POSITION TITLE: Specialized Youth Instructor - School Age (SUMMER CAMP) (Hourly)
REQUISITION #: req7437
DEPARTMENT: Recreation
LOCATION: NORTHSIDE AZTLAN CTR
BENEFIT CATEGORY: Variable Hourly View Classifications & Benefits
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Part-Time Hourly
HOURLY RATE: $15.00 - 18.00 per hour (based on relevant experience)
SELECTION PROCESS: Application deadline is Open Until Filled

The City of Fort Collins is a bias-conscious employer. We ask that you please avoid the use of photos when submitting a resume and/or an application for employment. You will receive an email acknowledgment when you have successfully submitted an application. Your completed application will be forwarded to the hiring manager. You will be notified if you are selected for further testing or interviews. Please keep your contact information up-to-date. The status of your application will be updated in your applicant profile. Post-offer background check and Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) required and clearance from state and federal fingerprinting required.
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they can perform every job description task. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may come from a less traditional background. The City may consider an equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education, and experience to meet minimum qualifications. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role.

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Overview
The City of Fort Collins Recreation Department creates exceptional programs to serve an exceptional community. Our summer camp programs (Camp FunQuest and Funtime Adventures Mini-Camps) are an opportunity for children to learn new skills, find new passions, stay active, and connect with their peers and others in the community. Lead Counselors and Counselor Aides in our licensed childcare programs are responsible for working alongside the Sr. Recreation Coordinators to oversee the on-site, daily operation of programs and the overall planning and implementation of activities for children ages 4-15 years old.

Do you have a ton of energy and enjoy laughing every day? Do you want to make a difference in the world and in our community? If you answered yes to either of those questions, then you could be a camp staff in our programs! We are searching for strong, compassionate, experienced, and fun instructors to be S.I.L.L.Y. (Safe, Intelligent, Loving, Laughing, & uniquely You) with our children. Lead Counselors and Counselor Aides must enjoy spending time with children, creating empowering activities, serving as positive role models to the younger generation, and be a strong leader. These positions report to a Sr. Recreation Coordinator.

Work Schedule
Lead Counselors and Counselor Aides begin training hours on May 20. Camp begins on June 3 and ends on August 15.

All positions must attend MANDATORY pre-service staff training on May 20-24 and May 28-30. Most training hours will take place during the evening to accommodate PSD's end of semester scheudle. Full training days will be scheduled when applicable and the full training schedule will be provided during the interview process. Weekly work schedules will vary depending on program needs. Camp program operating hours are M-F, 7:30am-5:30pm. Occasional evening hours would be required for all staff meetings.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The following duties and responsibilities are illustrative of the primary functions of all camp positions and are not intended to be all inclusive.

Responsibilities
-Keep children Safe!
-Invent interactive and Intelligent activities!
-Be Loving and respectful to all.
-Encourage smiling and Laughing (even if you are the only one Laughing).
-Be You (unless you're a Yak and you yakety-yak all the time)!

Duties
-A,B,C easy as 1,2,3 - Maintain a clean, welcoming, and organized camp environment
-On the bus, octopus - May be required to drive 15 passenger vans to transport children
-What's shakin', bacon? - Greet children and parents in a friendly manner
-What's new, tennis shoe? - Attend regular staff meetings as scheduled, and communicate often with team members and supervisors
-Creativity in making everything S.I.L.L.Y.!

Lead Counselor
-Lead age-appropriate activities based on weekly themes, children's interests, and group needs while actively engaging and supervising all campers.
-Communicate daily with leadership staff about classroom management and activity/supply needs.
-Observe, document, and share information regarding camper behaviors in a positive manner.
-Keep classroom safe and clean by following program and City policies and procedures, and all County and State rules & regulations.
-Maintain knowledge of participant whereabouts through regular head counts and updating attendance rosters.
-Provide direction and guidance to counselor aides, volunteers and/or interns by modeling engagement, active supervision, and positive behavior guidance strategies.

Counselor Aide
-Ability to take and follow direction.
-Remain actively engaged with campers at all times.
-Provide positive and friendly interactions with all participants.
-Assist with classroom cleanliness and supply organization.

City Competencies

• Demonstrated cultural competence to effectively interact, work, and develop meaningful relationships with people of diverse identities, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds.


• Strong learning orientation. Leverages all resources and is creative in ways of learning for self to continue adapting to changing issues and trends.


• A desire and ability to understand the diverse needs of internal and external customers, and to create experiences and deliver services that exceed their expectations.


• A desire and ability to utilize digital tools for organizational information, individual, and teamwork.

City Competencies
-Demonstrated cultural competence to effectively interact, work, and develop meaningful relationships with people of diverse identities, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds.
-Strong learning orientation. Leverages all resources and is creative in ways of learning for self to continue adapting to changing issues and trends.
-A desire and ability to understand the diverse needs of internal and external customers, and to create experiences and deliver services that exceed their expectations.
-A desire and ability to utilize digital tools for organizational information, individual, and teamwork.

Qualifications
To perform any one of these jobs successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily as it relates to the position. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required for each role.
Lead Counselor
Minimum age is 18. Must have one of the following:
-A minimum of 3 months (460 hours) satisfactory and verifiable experience working in licensed childcare programs.
-May require valid driver's license, clean driving record, and ability to satisfactorily complete provided training for driving 15-passenger vans may be required.
Counselor Aide
Minimum age is 16. Must have informal experience working and/or genuine interest in working with children.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations - All positions
-Must pass City background check
-Must receive clearance from state and federal fingerprinting, and child abuse reporting background check.
-CPR and First Aid Certification (or similar introductory certificate) is required prior to working with children.
-Must complete 15 hours of required, provided pre-service trainings prior to working with children.

Language Skills
Communicate effectively with children, families, co-workers, supervisors, and the general public. Must be able to effectively give developmentally appropriate, verbal guidance to children between the ages of 5-15 years.

Reasoning Ability
Must possess the ability to solve and implement practical solutions to problems, to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form, and to foresee and initiate proactive measures to ensure program quality, customer service and participant safety.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; talk; and hear. The employee is frequently required to crawl, kneel, jump, run, stoop, crouch, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must have the ability to lift from the ground up to 40 lbs. The employee must be capable of leading children in extended periods of exercise and movement and be able to actively participate in scheduled activities alongside children in both an indoor and outdoor environment.

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally be exposed to various weather conditions including rain, snow, wind, hail, and heat. The employee may be exposed to allergy causing conditions (i.e., cottonwood, dust, animals, etc.). The employee may be exposed to a variety of childhood illnesses. The noise level in the work environment can be at high extremes at times.
The employee must be able to work effectively in an environment of noisy, happy, and sometimes distraught children. The employee must possess high tolerance for the characteristic behavior of children in indoor and outdoor recreation settings and work effectively in high stress situations. The employee should be flexible with the demands and interests of children.

The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs and activities and will make special communication arrangements for persons with disabilities. Please call (970) 221-6535 for assistance.

Notice Regarding Medical and/or Recreational Marijuana Use:
Because the possession and use of marijuana, whether for medical use or otherwise, constitutes a federal offense and because the City is a drug free workplace, the City will not accommodate the medical use of marijuana and enforces written policy prohibiting working for the City while marijuana is in the body. The fact that state law recognizes medical marijuana as a prescribed, or otherwise permitted, medication does not alter or otherwise change this policy.

The City of Fort Collins is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are considered for positions for which they have applied without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, sexual orientation (including perceived sexual orientation), gender identity and expression, disability, age 40 years or older, pregnancy or related condition, genetic information, and, in certain specific circumstances, marriage to a coworker or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

POST OFFER BACKGROUND CHECK, MOTOR VEHICLE REPORT, AND CLEARANCE FROM STATE AND FEDERAL FINGERPRINTING REQUIRED.

Note: Some information in your application may be public information under the Colorado Open Records Act.Overview
The City of Fort Collins Recreation Department creates exceptional programs to serve an exceptional community. Our summer camp programs (Camp FunQuest and Funtime Adventures Mini-Camps) are an opportunity for children to learn new skills, find new passions, stay active, and connect with their peers and others in the community. Lead Counselors and Counselor Aides in our licensed childcare programs are responsible for working alongside the Sr. Recreation Coordinators to oversee the on-site, daily operation of programs and the overall planning and implementation of activities for children ages 4-15 years old.

Do you have a ton of energy and enjoy laughing every day? Do you want to make a difference in the world and in our community? If you answered yes to either of those questions, then you could be a camp staff in our programs! We are searching for strong, compassionate, experienced, and fun instructors to be S.I.L.L.Y. (Safe, Intelligent, Loving, Laughing, & uniquely You) with our children. Lead Counselors and Counselor Aides must enjoy spending time with children, creating empowering activities, serving as positive role models to the younger generation, and be a strong leader. These positions report to a Sr. Recreation Coordinator.

Work Schedule
Lead Counselors and Counselor Aides begin training hours on May 20. Camp begins on June 3 and ends on August 15.

All positions must attend MANDATORY pre-service staff training on May 20-24 and May 28-30. Most training hours will take place during the evening to accommodate PSD's end of semester scheudle. Full training days will be scheduled when applicable and the full training schedule will be provided during the interview process. Weekly work schedules will vary depending on program needs. Camp program operating hours are M-F, 7:30am-5:30pm. Occasional evening hours would be required for all staff meetings.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The following duties and responsibilities are illustrative of the primary functions of all camp positions and are not intended to be all inclusive.

Responsibilities
-Keep children Safe!
-Invent interactive and Intelligent activities!
-Be Loving and respectful to all.
-Encourage smiling and Laughing (even if you are the only one Laughing).
-Be You (unless you're a Yak and you yakety-yak all the time)!

Duties
-A,B,C easy as 1,2,3 - Maintain a clean, welcoming, and organized camp environment
-On the bus, octopus - May be required to drive 15 passenger vans to transport children
-What's shakin', bacon? - Greet children and parents in a friendly manner
-What's new, tennis shoe? - Attend regular staff meetings as scheduled, and communicate often with team members and supervisors
-Creativity in making everything S.I.L.L.Y.!

Lead Counselor
-Lead age-appropriate activities based on weekly themes, children's interests, and group needs while actively engaging and supervising all campers.
-Communicate daily with leadership staff about classroom management and activity/supply needs.
-Observe, document, and share information regarding camper behaviors in a positive manner.
-Keep classroom safe and clean by following program and City policies and procedures, and all County and State rules & regulations.
-Maintain knowledge of participant whereabouts through regular head counts and updating attendance rosters.
-Provide direction and guidance to counselor aides, volunteers and/or interns by modeling engagement, active supervision, and positive behavior guidance strategies.

Counselor Aide
-Ability to take and follow direction.
-Remain actively engaged with campers at all times.
-Provide positive and friendly interactions with all participants.
-Assist with classroom cleanliness and supply organization.

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