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Overview:
This is a full-time position.  We offer competitive compensation with a starting salary of $50,000 based on experience and qualifications. Our benefit package includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending account, 457 plan(s), IMRF Pension, employee discounts, vacation, holidays, sick time and personal days.
 
Job Purpose
The Program Supervisor for the ice arena is responsible for the development, management and continued growth of ice arena programs including, summer hockey and skating camps, Skate Academy, Hockey Academy, Travel Hockey, and assisting with rink special events. Manages ice rentals.

The Park District of Oak Park is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer!

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 Park District of Oak Park

 Contact

Desiree Hines
708-725-2161
desiree.hines@pdop.org

 Closing Date

Open Until Filled

 $67,000 DOQ

JOB OPPORTUNITY with the Glenview Park District:

Aquatics Supervisor (full time, exempt)

“Recreate” a better life with a career in the field of Parks & Recreation!

JOB SUMMARY The Glenview Park District is proud to operate a dynamic and diverse aquatic program which includes 3 facilities: Splash Landings (a year-round indoor), Flick Pool (summer only outdoor), and Roosevelt Pool (summer only outdoor). Our aquatics department offers a wide variety of programs and activities including swim lessons, pool rentals/parties, outdoor food concessions, birthday parties, and other special events. In this fun and challenging role, you will be an important part of our aquatics team. This position will be work alongside the other Aquatic Supervisor and Manager of Aquatics in managing the Aquatics Department. This includes annual training, swim instructor and lifeguard certification classes, regular meetings of key part-time staff, in-services or other required/necessary trainings, facility management, lifeguarding, staffing (recruiting, training and evaluating) as needed.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Develops, organizes, monitors, and schedules all aspects of Starfish Aquatic Institute group and private swim lesson programming for both indoor and outdoor aquatic programming.
  • Responsible for recruiting, hiring, onboarding, training and supervising the following positions group swim instructor, private swim instructor and swim lesson coordinators.
  • Responsible for the development and implementation of special events at all three aquatic facilities.
  • Responsible for managing customer inquiries, concerns and feedback for related to swim lessons and programming. Answers phone calls and emails from patrons and handles appropriately. Troubleshoot customer service issues that may arise.
  • Assist in supervising the on-site supervision of all aquatic staff, managing facilities, preparing budgets, and implementing programs.
  • Shares responsibility of recruiting, hiring, onboarding, training, mentoring, supervising, and leading lifeguard certification courses with Aquatic Supervisor and Manager of Aquatics year-round.

QUALIFICATIONS Qualified candidates should have the following qualifications and skills Education: Bachelor’s degree in Recreation, Sports Management, Physical Education, Business Administration or related field. Will consider significant and material experience in lieu of formal education; Experience: Previous management, recreation programming or aquatic experience preferred; Certifications: Must be able to acquire the following certifications within: StarGuard Elite Lifeguard and Lifeguard Instructor Certifications (3 months), Starfish Aquatics Institute Swim Lesson (3 months); Valid Illinois driver’s license required along with own source of reliable transportation.

SCHEDULING & PAY This is a full-time year-round position. Daily schedule will vary based on facility hours of operation and seasonal need, must be available to work nights and weekends based on program and facility needs. This position shares on-call responsibilities on a rotating bases and is expected to be on duty whenever the need exists. Target hiring range starts at $67,000 dependent on qualifications.

BENEFITS WE OFFER  In exchange for your time and talent, we offer a generous benefit package, including:
  • Medical Coverage, PPO or HMO
  • Prescription Coverage
  • Dental Coverage
  • Vision Insurance Program
  • Life Insurance (basic & voluntary)
  • Short- and Long-Term Disability (IMRF)
  • Pension / Defined Benefit Plan (IMRF)
  • 457 Plan / Defined Contribution Plan
  • ROTH IRA & Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Paid Holidays, Personal Days, Vacation, Sick Time
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Park District Facility Discounts and Usage Benefits

TO APPLY
Visit us at www.GlenviewParks.org – click on “Jobs” at the top of the page.
Application Deadline: July 17, 2024

If interested, please apply early. Recruiting and interviewing will begin immediately.
The Glenview Park District is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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 Glenview Park District

 Contact

Maggie Cunningham
maggie.cunningham@glenviewparks.org

 Closing Date

July 17, 2024

 $61,000 and up, DOQ

JOB OPPORTUNITY with the Glenview Park District:
Customer Experience Supervisor
Glenview Community Ice Center 
(Full-Time)
 
JOB SUMMARY
Responsible for overseeing the front desk team and overall customer service experience within the Glenview Community Ice Center.  Provides information to customers on programs and amenities including but not limited to programs, special events, public skate, party packages, ice rentals, fees and policies / procedures. Conducts research and makes recommendations to help launch and improve existing programming, customer service initiatives, and process efficiencies. Oversees and processes transactions while maintaining integrity of the data base information.  Direct supervisory responsibility for several part-time customer service representatives. 
 
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in the area of parks & recreation, education, business, or related field preferred. Will consider significant and material experience in lieu of formal education. At least 3 years of related experience. Supervisory experience preferred.  Critical thinking, analytic ability, excellent communication and organizational skills, strong technical ability (MS Outlook and MS Office) all required. Professional certification(s) and/or active membership in a professional association desirable. Valid Illinois driver’s license required.
 
SCHEDULING, PAY & BENEFITS
This is a full-time exempt (salary) position working primarily Monday to Friday. The role requires flexibility to work nights and weekends based on staffing needs, special events and programming schedule. The successful candidate will be expected to have varied work times, including evenings and weekends, to ensure an active presence at programs, especially during key events such as the first week and last week of programs or leagues, as well as tournaments, competitions, shows, and community events. Target hiring begins at $61,000 DOQ (commensurate with qualifications and experience).
 
In exchange for your time and talent, we offer a generous benefit package, including:
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO or HMO
  • Express Scripts Prescription Coverage
  • Delta Dental Coverage
  • VSP Vision Coverage
  • FSA Healthcare & Dependent Care Plans
  • Life Insurance (basic & voluntary)
  • IMRF Pension Plan and VAC
  • Nationwide and ICMA 457 Plans
  • Vacation Time, Sick Time, Personal Days
  • Paid Holidays and Floating Holidays
  • Park District Discounts and Benefits, including a free fitness center membership, free summer camp for your dependent children, free outdoor pool admission, and so much more!
 
TO APPLY 
Visit us at www.GlenviewParks.org – click on “Jobs” at the top of the page.  
 
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 
First review of applicants Thursday, July 8th, interviews starting week of July 15th. 
If interested, please apply early. The Glenview Park District is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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 Contact

Demi Parkinson
demi.parkinson@glenviewparks.org

 Closing Date

Open Until Filled

 $25.53-$28.69 DOQ

TITLE: Gymnastics Instructor III – Xcel and Compulsory Team Coach

DEPARTMENT:       Parks and Recreation
DATES:                  Varies - Weekends and Evenings

  
General Task Statement:
The City of Evanston Gymnastics Program offers instructional classes to children ages 18 months to 15 years. The Xcel and Compulsory Team Coach is responsible for coaching USAG Level 2 and 3 and Xcel Silver and Gold, in addition to pre-team and advanced gymnastics and tumbling classes as needed. 
 
Supervision:

This position reports to the Chandler-Newberger Program Coordinator and the Division Manager.

 
Qualifications:
· Must possess five (5) years of experience coaching gymnastics to ages 5-13, including three (3) years or more of experience instructing advanced recreational or competitive gymnastics classes. 
· Previous experience coaching USAG Level 2, Level 3, and Xcel Silver and Gold preferred.
· Must possess or be willing to obtain USAG Instructor Membership and maintain it as a condition of employment.
·  Must be able to obtain CPR/AED/First Aid certification from a nationally recognized institution and maintain it as a condition of employment.
·  Must demonstrate knowledge of the USAG Women’s Developmental Program and USAG Xcel Program.
 
Essential Function(s) – Task Statements:
  • Attend staff training sessions
  • Be positive, patient, and engaging
  • Responsible for the safety of participants 
  • Create and facilitate weekly lesson plans for Compulsory and Xcel gymnasts
  • Create and facilitate weekly lesson plans for Advanced recreational gymnastics and tumbling programs, as needed
  • Assist with the supervision and training of pre-team, advanced recreational, and assistant team coaches
  • Monitor gymnast progress and adjust routines, lesson plans, practice schedules, and individual goals as fit
  • Attend competitions
  • Assist with program set up as needed
  • Maintain open communication with the Program Supervisor/Coordinator, other staff, and Family/Guardian/Caregiver with information concerning programming, families, and/or participants
  • Report participant progress and behavior within program setting to parents/Supervisor
  • Ensure all participants are properly dismissed to caregiver
  • Communicate to supervisor(s) if there are problems or issues needing special attention
  • Responsible for care and maintenance equipment and storage areas.
  • Complete written reports such as accident, incident and the like on a timely manner
  • Performs other duties as assigned by Program Supervisor/Coordinator
  
Specifications:
 
1.  Minimum Reasoning ability usually associated with this classification:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form; to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in or from standardized situations.
 
2. Minimum Language ability usually associated with this classification:
Read:  Ability to read staff manuals, memoranda, and attendance sheets.
Write:  Ability to complete attendance sheets, accident reports, incident reports and camper behavior reports using prescribed format and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, and style.
Speak:  Ability to give verbal direction to subordinates, communicate effectively with co-workers, supervisors, citizens, and the public as well as other employers; speaking extemporaneously on a variety of subjects.
 
 
3.  Amount of training, either on-the-job or formal education, usually associated with this occupation in addition to the reasoning, math and language abilities detailed above:
A.   At least 5 years experience working with children 
B.   At least 5 years experience participating in team or club sports
 
4.  Degree of Physical Demands (strength) usually associated with the essential functions of this classification:
Light work:  Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.  Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for sedentary work.  Light work usually requires walking or standing to a significant degree.  However, if the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work.
 
5.  Type of physical demands usually associated with the essential functions of this classification:
Reaching:    extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
Handling:     seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with 
hands.  
Talking:       Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.  
Hearing:       perceiving the nature of sounds.
Feeling:        perceiving attributes of objects such as size, shape, temperature or texture.
Tasting/Smelling:  Distinguishing, with a degree of accuracy, differences or similarities in intensity or quality of flavors and/or odors, or recognizing particular flavors and/or odors, using tongue and/or nose.
Climbing:     Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, ramps, embankments, and the like using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
Balancing:   Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching, or running on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
Stooping:     Bending body downward or forward by bending spine at the waist.
Kneeling:     Bending legs at knees to come to a rest on knee(s)
Crouching:   Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg(s) and spine.
Crawling:     Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet
Seeing:        The ability to perceive the nature of objects by the eye.  The important aspects of vision are:
a.     acuity-far:  clarity of vision at 20 feet or more
b.     acuity-near:  clarity of vision at 20 inches or less
c.     depth perception:  ability to judge distance and space relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are
d.     field of vision- observing an area that can be seen up and in a given point
e.     accommodation- adjustment of the lens of the eyes to bring an object into a sharp focus, especially important when doing near-point work at varying distances from the eye
f.      color vision- ability to identify and distinguish colors
 
6.  Working conditions usually associated with this classification:
The worker is subject to working on feet while conduction programs.  Occasional heavy lifting of program equipment may be necessary.
 
7.  Environmental conditions (physical surroundings) usually associated with this classification:
Work environment includes recreation centers, gymnasiums, multipurpose rooms, kitchens, swimming pools, athletic fields, parks, playgrounds, office space, conference rooms, beaches, and field trip sites.
 
8.  Environmental conditions (hazards) usually associated with this classification:
The worker is subject to inside environmental conditions approximately 25% of the time and outside work 75% of the time, no effective protection from the weather conditions or temperature changes.
 
9. Machines, Tools, equipment, and work aids which may be representative, but not all-inclusive, of those commonly associated with this type of work:
A.    pen, pencil, ruler, blueprints, charts, contracts, diagrams, directives, documents, forms, manuals, publications, reference books, schedules, and specifications.
 
Application Procedure:
 
 To apply for this position, please apply online at www.cityofevanston.org on or before the closing date.
 
Chosen candidates will be required to provide proof of licenses, certifications, and education required for this position. Candidates will also be subject to qualifying pre-employment processes, including medical examination, drug/alcohol screen, employment verification, and criminal background check.

The City of Evanston is an equal opportunity employer and ensures against discrimination in employment on the basis of a person’s race, color, sex, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, military discharge status, source of income, housing status, or gender identity. The City of Evanston is also committed to accessibility for persons with disabilities. Any person needing mobility or communications access assistance should contact Human Resources at 847-448-8204 (voice) or 847-448-8052 (TTY).
 

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 City of Evanston

 Contact

Kathryn Dolan
kdolan@cityofevanston.org

 Closing Date

Open Until Filled

 43,000+ DOQ

SUMMARY
The Recreation Supervisor is a full time, exempt position. This position will act as the program specialist for both Ice Arena and Aquatics programs. This position will plan and oversee all indoor and outdoor aquatics programming including, but not limited to swim lessons and water aerobics held at the Oak Lawn Park District outdoor pools and the local high school pools. This position will develop and implement programming for recreational “learn to skate” lessons, competitive figure skaters, hockey skills training, an adult hockey league, skating exhibitions and special events, while providing direction to skating staff consisting of skating professionals along with student teachers.
 
QUALIFICATIONS
·         Bachelor’s degree (4 year) in Recreation or related field required
·         Certification in CPR/AED and First Aid or ability to obtain within 3 months required
·         Aquatic Facility Operator (AFO) or Certified Pool Operator (CPO) certification or ability to obtain within 3 months required
·         Pool/lifeguarding experience or ability to obtain preferred
·         Basic Swim Instructor or Water Safety Instructor certification or ability to obtain preferred
·         Computer skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office required
·         Must be able to work independently with little or no supervision
·         CPRP preferred

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR
Ice Arena General Manager
 
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
·         Planning, organizing and supervising ice arena programming as well as indoor and outdoor aquatics programs and special events
·         Provide excellent customer service at all times
·         Assists in employment recruitment, hiring, discipline, and evaluation of part time and seasonal staff
·         Operate recreational software of the district for programming as required
·         Conduct regular staff meetings and trainings as needed
·         Schedule staff for indoor and outdoor aquatics programming and special events
·         Assists with properly testing, reviewing and managing pool and splash pad water quality, including potentially working morning, nights, or weekends on a rotating shift
·         Develop innovative instructional programming for swimming
·         Work with the Skating Coordinator and staff to run a successful skating program
·         Be present during ice skating group classes including mornings, evenings, and weekends as needed
·         Organize competitions, ice shows/exhibitions, special workshops and camps at Ice Arena
·         Set testing standards and procedures according to USFS and/or ISI guidelines
·         Organize and implement adult hockey league at Ice Arena
·         Work with marketing to develop all marketing materials and brochures for Ice Arena programming
·         Develop and implement effective program equipment inspections at Aquatics and Ice Arena facilities
·         Process staff payroll
·         Assist filling in for absent staff as needed
·         If a major economic event occurs that limits park district operations or forces a park district shut down and restricts employees from performing their normal job duties, they may be assigned to duties outside of their job description as warranted by the situation.
·         Obeys and enforces District safety rules, regulations and procedures established by the safety program that is pertinent to the activities conducted by the department.
·         Assist District in fulfilling agency’s mission, vision, and strategic plan, including attending any related meetings or performing any related job duties.
·         Work during mandatory Oak Lawn Park District holiday events.

MARGINAL FUNCTIONS
·         Assist with Ice Arena, Aquatics, and Park District special events
·         Attend facility staff meetings and any district trainings as required
·         Observe and enforce the practical safety rules, regulations and procedures established by the safety program
·         May need to skate/step on ice to monitor ice skating lessons, freestyle times, or assist with other ice skating events, maintenance, or operations
·         Other duties as assigned

PHYSICAL CONSIDERATIONS
·         Must be able to work 40 plus hours per week
·         Must be able to work longer shifts in conjunction with special events, shows, and other park district events or as need arises
·         Must be able to work very early in the morning or very late at night as needed
·         Must be able to lift and carry at least 50 lbs.
·         Must be able to work at desk in front of a computer for long periods
·         Must be knowledgeable and able to handle chemicals safely when performing water tests

PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS
·         Must be able to work closely with co-workers
·         Must be able to work well with the general public
·         Must be able to work alone and unsupervised during extended portions of shifts
·         Must be able to work in stressful situations, such as classes and competitions
·         Must be able to work a varied schedule as required
·         Must be able to work use good judgment in the absence of supervision
·         Must resolve differences and problems that arise with patrons and employees
·         May have to work under stressful situations when first aid or CPR is required
 
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
·         Employee performs activities indoors and outdoors. Indoor environmental conditions may include lighting and temperature. Outdoor environmental conditions may include weather, wind, cold, heat, humidity, lightning, and rain
·         Will be exposed to cold of the ice arena
·         Will be exposed to quick temperature changes between the lobby and ice rink
·         Must be able to work in an environment with high heat and humidity for aquatics
·         Employee may be exposed to CRT rays while working at computer
·         Employee may be involved in repetitive work (i.e. computer keyboarding, writing)
·         Employee may be exposed to aquatics chemicals and fumes and will need to take action to properly control these with proper PPE

COGNITIVE CONSIDERATIONS
·         Employee must have the ability to follow and give direction both oral and written
·         Employee must possess time management and organization skills to effectively perform their job
·         Employee must have ability to make judgments with respect to confidentiality of information and problem solving
·         Employee must have good safety awareness and judgment in all aspects of this position
·         Employee must possess computer skills including proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications
·         Employee must be able to work effectively with management and co-workers
·         Employee must have the ability to support and work toward the Mission Statement of the Oak Lawn Park District.

To Apply: Please submit a Cover Letter and Resume to the Ice Arena General Manager Michael Sinkewich at msinkewich@olparks.com or drop off a copy at the Oak Lawn Ice Arena, 9320 S. Kenton Ave., Oak Lawn, IL 60453

Oak Lawn Park District is an equal opportunity employer. Employment with the Oak Lawn Park District is governed on the basis of merit, competence, and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by actual or perceived race, age, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, national origin, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status. Those applicants requiring accommodations for the application and/or interview process should contact the Human Resources Manager.

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 Oak Lawn Park District

 Contact

Michael Sinkewich
708-857-5173
msinkewich@olparks.com

 Closing Date

Open Until Filled