Job Details

PART-TIME RECREATION LEADERS I/II/III

Summer Camp Program 2025

Program hours Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Level I - $16.50/hour Level II - $17.48/hour Level III - $18.58 - $21.88/hour

Why Join Us?

• Gain leadership experience in recreation and youth programs
• Work in a fun, supportive environment
• Make a lasting impact on young campers
• Opportunities for advancement

Program Details:

The City of Gilroy is hiring awesome, energetic individuals to join our 2025 Summer Camp team! Spend your days leading games, creating memories, and making a real impact—all while gaining valuable experience and having a blast!

• Demonstrate effective communication skills with the ability to confidently engage with parents, participants, GUSD staff, recreation staff, facility users, and large audiences.
• Act as a positive role model for young individuals.
• Exhibit reliability, punctuality, and flexibility.
• Possess experience in aiding with child supervision, classroom responsibilities, leading activities, organizing sports games or arts and crafts, and engaging with the public.
• Be energetic and bring enthusiasm to assigned program every day.
• Able to work independently when performing facility attendant duties.
• Take on the responsibility of opening, preparing, and closing facilities promptly, ensuring the safe use of the facility by participants and/or renters.
• Have the capability to arrange tables, chairs, and other equipment as required, involving the ability to lift and move heavy items.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES

• Assist and/or lead in organizing a wide variety of programs and activities to meet the recreational, educational, physical, and social needs in the community. Expect to work with multiple age groups such as children, teenagers, adults, and seniors.
• Observe program areas to insure cleanliness and safe, proper use of facilities and equipment.
• Participate in related training programs and staff meetings.
• Perform a variety of clerical and administrative support functions for assigned program area as needed.
• Render first aid in the event of injury.
• Drive City vehicle as assigned.
• Perform related work as required and may be asked to do the following:
  1. Issue and collect equipment.
  2. Setup and tear-down for programming
  3. Provide elementary instruction in arts and crafts, recreation, and sports
  4. Keep activity and attendance records.

QUALIFICATIONS

Recreation Leader I

• Fifteen (15) years of age or older at date of hire.
• Actively participated in sports, leadership, or related activities.
• Any compensated volunteer experience in recreation.
• Experience supervising children, teens, adults, and/or seniors preferred.
• Experience communicating with parents and the general public preferred

• Sixteen (16) years of age or older at date of hire.
• One year of paid experience working in a recreation program-type setting.
• Experience supervising children, teens, adults, and/or seniors preferred.
• Experience communicating with parents and the general public preferred.

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Two years of paid experience working in a recreation program-type setting.
• Must have experience supervising children, teens, adults, and/or seniors.
• Must have experience communicating with parents and the general public.

• Valid tuberculosis (TB) Certificate
• May be required to possess and maintain a valid California Driver License along with a safe driving record necessary to operate assigned vehicles (s).
• Possess (within 12 months of hire) and maintain a valid First Aid and CPR/AED certification.
• Pass a pre-employment drug test.
• Pass an employment background check including a Department of Justice criminal record check.
• Prefer non-tobacco user.
• Bilingual (English/ Spanish) a plus.