Youth Development Programmer

Pay Range: $22.02 - $27.52/hr

Job Posting Closing on: Monday, June 24, 2024

Workdays & Hours 12:00 - 9:00pm Tuesday

• Friday and 10:00am

• 7:00pm Saturday.

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.

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.

A Youth Development Programmer job is available with the City of Fort Worth Parks and Recreation Department, Community Services Division Sycamore Community Center. The Late-Night Program began in 1992 as a response to the increase in gang involved youth, providing support for afternoon, evening programming such as afterschool and youth sports as well as extended hours for older youth and young adults. The program goal is to decrease youth participation in crime and gangs through a number of enrichment and recreational activities designed to reduce crime, stimulate self-determination and increase community pride. The Late- Night Program (FW@6) will focus on five (5) core elements, which studies have proven provide alternatives to crime: Education/Personal Development, Employment Readiness, Recreation, Life Skills, and Community Responsibility.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Sports Management, Physical Education, Recreation, or a related field

• Two (2) years of responsible community center service or recreational programming experience.

• Valid driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bilingual (Spanish/English)

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, certifications in Adult and Child CPR/AED and First Aid within the first 6 months of employment.

• One year or more experience with at-risk teen programming and community outreach.

The Youth Development Programmer job responsibilities include:

• Participates in the promotion, planning, coordination, development and implementation of a wide variety of recreational, leisure, athletic, educational programs for an assigned Community Center.

• Balances daily athletic transactions; complies weekly, monthly, and yearly financial reports for review by management personnel.

• Participates in the development and implementation of program goals, objectives, policies and priorities. Recommends and implements resulting policies and procedures,

• Identifies opportunities for improving methods and procedures; identifies resource needs; reviews with appropriate management staff; and implements improvements.

• Coordinates community center activities with those of other divisions and outside agencies and organizations to develop community programs and address community needs; and assists in special events.

• Performs other related duties as required.

• Adheres to assigned work schedule as outlined in the Department and City attendance policies and procedures; ensures all behaviors comply with the City's Personnel Rules and Regulations.

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.