Recreation Leader (Part-Time, Year Round)
Posted on February 17, 2026
Bellingham Role Highlights
Primary Details
- Apply your your professional skills skills at our Bellingham location.
- Employer: City of Hollywood, Florida (Hiring in Bellingham)
- Benefits: Benefits may be available based on employment type.
- Location: Bellingham, WA
- Pay:
- Flexible Role in Bellingham: Recreation Leader
- Project-based work with clear objectives.
- This Bellingham-based role is an excellent opportunity for professionals skilled in relevant skills.
- Our City of Hollywood, Florida team in Bellingham, WA is growing.
- Benefit from working in Bellingham, a key hub for the Automotive industry.
The Position\nCome to a City that Builds Careers! As one of the largest cities in Broward County, the City of Hollywood provides an energetic, innovative and collaborative work environment for its employees. Want Top Notch Insurance? We offer low cost health insurance giving you the best value - Medical, Dental, Vision and Flexible Spending Plans. Need Work Life Balance? We have got you covered wi\n...\nth a 4-Day Work Week and an Award Winning Wellness Program. And We Don’t Stop There. The City of Hollywood provides a generous Paid Time Off Program inclusive of 13 Paid Holidays, Vacation Leave, Personal Leave, and Sick Leave. Repaying Student Loans? Employees at the City with 10 years of public service and on-time payments qualify for the Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program. Let’s Partner Together and Come Grow with the City of Hollywood. Apply Now!\nFor more information about this position and our competitive pay, benefits package and pension plan, refer to this job posting or our City website at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/hollywoodfl .\nJOB SUMMARY:\nThis is skilled work in supervising a program of play and/or recreational activities for children and adults in a City facility or area. Work involves responsibility for organizing programs and recreational activities for children, teen-age groups, and adults at City facilities which may include classes, trips, special events and various recreational experiences. Work extends to the responsibility for the children's physical well-being and safety while they are on the playground, in a recreation center, or traveling off-site. Participants in the program range from pre-school to advanced age groups. This position may supervise Recreation Aides, volunteers, other City employees and contractors. Work assignments may be performed under the supervision of a higher ranked PRCA position. All work is done according to standardized and prescribed policies, rules and regulations.\n• Directs and supervises and takes corrective actions when problems arise; organizes and instructs games such as volleyball, softball, badminton, ping-pong, and others; explains, demonstrates and conducts new and original games.\n• Directs and supervises adult groups in activities, such as shuffleboard, cards, chess, checkers and horseshoes; promotes and supervises dances, parties, picnics and various other activities.\n• Plans and supervises organized class instruction in handicrafts, such as paper, wood and sewing projects; gives instruction in dramatics, singing, cooking, and dancing.\n• Operates a variety of related equipment, office machinery and computers and related software.\n• Keeps records, reports, maintain inventories of supplies and equipment; requisitions supplies and equipment.\n• Utilizes the City’s Recware computer program to develop schedules, enrollment, create activities, facility reservations and cash/credit reports.\n• Works in an administrative team environment.\n• Prepares and/or submits various operational records and reports, such as, monthly activity reports, time sheets, surveys, staff schedules, purchase requisitions, program proposals, program evaluations, program attendance, contracts, registration forms, insurance agreements, deposits, facility and vehicle inspections, and concerns.\n• Attends regular staff meetings.\n• Responds to telephone inquiries regarding department activities. Greet visitors and patrons to the facility.\n• Chaperon or serve as supervisor for events and trips as required.\n• Supervises all operations of recreation facilities in the absence of Recreation Coordinator. Opens, attends to and secures facilities, as needed.\n• Interacts and communicates effectively with a variety of groups and individuals including department personnel, other department employees, community groups, volunteers, patrons, participants, parents, and general public.\n• Enforces the City’s Youth Program Background Check Policy and procedures.\n• Performs related work as required for this position description only.\nEDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:\nThe Requirements\nTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nRequired:\nHigh School Diploma or GED equivalent, plus\nRequired:\nHigh School Diploma or GED equivalent, plus six (6) months experience in recreation work plus successful completion of the Department of Children’s and Families 40-hour training for childcare personnel working in facilities servicing only school age children (transcript must be provided) at first available opportunity. This 40-hour training must be successfully completed within the employee’s probationary period.\nPreferred:\nOne (1) year experience in recreation work.\nAdditional education and experience or an equivalent combination of training and experience may be substituted for the above requirements.\nCERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:\n• Pediatric & Adult CPR/AED & First Aid or obtain within 90 days of employment\n• Valid Driver’s License: With proof of automobile insurance\n• Background Check: Must have an acceptable background record\n• Driving Abstract: Must have an acceptable driving record\nKNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:\n• Knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local regulatory laws, standards and requirements as related to child welfare, education, childcare facilities administration, public assistance, and health services\n• Knowledge of the philosophy and objectives of municipal parks, recreation and cultural arts programming and Department operation procedures.\n• Knowledge of City and Department policies and procedures.\n• Considerable knowledge of the principles and methods used in organizing and directing play and recreational activities.\n• Considerable knowledge of the principles, rules, materials, and equipment requirements and organization of a wide variety of play and recreational activities suitable for children, teen-age groups and adults such as games, free play activities, gymnastics and recreation, dancing, dramatics, music, storytelling, cooking, social recreation, art and handicraft work.\n• Ability to be trained in Recware, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel computer programs and related software.\n• Ability to coordinate various recreational activities and programs for recreation division special events and holiday programs.\n• Ability to inspire and develop in participants desirable qualities of character and leadership.\n• Ability to select activities suitable to individual and group needs and to instruct in these activities.\n• Ability to establish and maintain effective and professional relationships with work colleagues, supervisors, managers and the public.\n• Ability to represent the City effectively and positively in delivering and performing work with colleagues and clients, irrespective of gender, race, religion, age, disability, political affiliation or belief, or sexua