Recreation Coordinator (Intramurals) jobs in Jacksonville, FL

Are you looking for a position with a work/life balance?  Do you want to earn four weeks off during your first year of employment?  Do you want low and no cost health insurance options? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you need to complete your application now.  Work for the city you love!!!
 
The Parks, Recreation & Community Services Department is actively seeking a Recreation Activities Coordinator.
 
Did you know as a City of Jacksonville employee, you would also have 12 paid holidays and a personal leave day as well?   In addition, to health insurance, dental, vision, life insurance and flexible spending plans are also available.   City of Jacksonville employees are also eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness after 10 years of public service and on-time payments.

This is paraprofessional work in developing and implementing recreation programs at community centers, parks and playgrounds including educational youth programming, multi-generational programming, active adult programming and senior programming.  The work requires knowledge of the techniques, methods, and procedures used in recreational activities such as outdoor and indoor activities and educational games, sports and nature-based pursuits, which involves the use of specialized skills which is learned on the job or through specialized training.  Contacts require skills in understanding, and/or influencing people and are important in providing services to participants, including skills of persuasiveness, assertiveness, and sensitivity to others point of view that are required to influence behavior, change an opinion or turn a situation around. The work is semi-routine in that tasks are covered by procedures or precedents, but some latitude is permitted to consider the most appropriate method, technique or procedure to follow.  The work is patterned involving similar situations and generally requiring only the choice of the correct procedure.  The work is performed indoors and outdoors where there are some risks and hazards, but they are known, predictable and controllable.  Operates a motor vehicle.  Operates a personal computer using word processing, spreadsheet, database and other related software and other standard office equipment. Physical activity is moderate and requires regular physical activity such as playing basketball, completing basic exercises, standing for extended periods of time and walking up to 3 miles in a day.  The work is performed under general supervision where the work assignments are varied and, although subject to standard practices and procedures, the worker is permitted some latitude to set own priorities subject to superior’s approval. 

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A FULLY COMPLETED ONLINE APPLICATION IS REQUIRED. Apply at www.coj.net.    Work history is required for all employment/volunteer work in which qualifications are being based. When meeting/basing qualifications on education, a copy of your college transcript, with your social blacked out, is required with your application.  Transcripts do not need to be official, but must state your name, the school’s name, classes taken, grades received, type of degree, and date degree was conferred.