Pay Range: $17.50 - $19.97/hr
Job Posting Closing on: Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Hours: This position requires working after school between 3:00 pm and 5:30 pm.
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.
The Park and Recreation department is currently recruiting for multiple Recreation Instructor - FWISD After School Program.
Are you looking for an opportunity where you can have an impact with students of all ages on your campus? Where opportunities for learning go beyond the regular school day. The flexibility and creativity that you bring to our afterschool programs directly transfers from your teaching during the regular school day. After School Teachers work with all ages to help provide enrichment and educational opportunities for all grade levels.
Minimum Qualifications: - High School Diploma or GED
- Six (6) months teaching experience in specialty area (recreational, educational, cultural and/or fitness programs) is required.
- Certification in specialty area is required, and/or must be completed within first six (6) months of employment.
Preferred Qualifications: - Principles and practices of supervision, training and evaluation, implementation of programs, principles and practices of recordkeeping, city goals, objectives and mission,
- Customer service, public speaking, delivering presentations, computers and applicable software, organization and time management, interpersonal relations.
The Recreation Instructor - FWISD After School Program job responsibilities include: - Teaches scheduled classes - beginning and ending on time; presents lectures, conducts workshops, and participates in other activities to further educational, recreational, cultural programs for appropriate age group: preschool, elementary, teens, adults, and seniors.
- Plans course content and method of presentation, prepares outline of materials to be covered and submits it for approval for facility supervisor/coordinator.
- Selects and assembles materials to be used in teaching assignments and arranges use of audiovisual equipment or other teaching aids.
- Conducts classes for children and adults, in various subjects such as art, science, knitting, sewing, woodworking and cooking; utilizing displays to augment standard teaching methods.
- Adapting course content and complexity to ages and interest of participants.
- Conducts workshops or field trips for participants and plans and directs activities associated with projects.
- Assists guests, answers questions and maintains a positive exercise experience for class participants and guests.
- Keeps management informed of customer and program needs/issues.
- Ensures safety standards are met and department and facility policies are adhered to.
- Evaluates success of courses, based on number of registered participants and engagement of participants; maintains records of attendance.
- Provides tutoring and academic assistance to program participant when assigned to the After-School Program.
Working Conditions Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions,
Physical Demand Heavy Work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects
Conditions of Employment The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.
