Recreation Leader
Salary
$32,742.99 - $52,344.59 Annually
Location
Recreation Office, 1937 Johnson Road, Petersburg, VA 23805, VA
Job Type
Part-Time
Job Number
01058
Department
Parks & Leisure Services (Part-Time)
Opening Date
03/31/2026
Closing Date
7/17/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Description
General Description:
The purpose of this class within the organization is to direct and implement programs in the City community centers. This class works under close supervision according to set procedures.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the class as necessary.
Essential Functions
Essential Functions:
Supervises recreation aides and volunteer, and attends staff meetings and training sessions.
Implements policies and procedures.
Creates and maintains a safe environment for participants.
Conducts and attends staff meetings and training sessions.
Prepares records and reports.
Notifies stakeholders of upcoming events, activities, schedules and registration requirements.
Manages individual and group recreation programs.
Maintains and keeps records of participants on a daily basis.
Oversees daily operations of recreation facilities.
Monitors spectators and participants at sports events.
Additional Duties:
Assists and guides participants (children) to academic success.
Monitors issues and keeps track of supplies.
Assists and supports City special events.
Performs related work as assigned.
Responsibilities, Requirements and Impacts Data Responsibility:
Data Responsibility refers to information, knowledge, and conceptions obtained by observation, investigation, interpretation, visualization, and mental creation. Data are intangible and include numbers, words, symbols, ideas, concepts, and oral verbalizations.
Compares or inspects data, people, or things against a standard.
People Responsibility:
People include co-workers, workers in other areas or agencies and the general public.
Supervises or leads others by determining work procedures, assigning duties, maintaining harmonious relations, and promoting efficiency.
Asset Responsibility:
Assets responsibility refers to the responsibility for achieving economies or preventing loss within the organization.
Requires minimum responsibility for only small quantities of low cost items or supplies where opportunities for achieving economies or preventing loss are negligible.
Mathematical Requirements:
Mathematics requires the use of symbols, numbers and formulas to solve mathematical problems.
Uses basic addition and subtraction, such as making change or measuring.
Communications Requirements:
Communications involves the ability to read, write, and speak.
Reads routine sentences, instructions, regulations, procedures or work orders; writes routine sentences and completes routine job forms and incident reports; speaks routine sentences using proper grammar.
Judgment Requirements:
Judgment requirements refer to the frequency and complexity of judgments and decisions given the stability of the work environments, the nature and type of guidance, and the breadth of impact of the judgments and decisions.
Responsible for the actions of others, requiring almost constant decisions affecting co-workers, crime victims, patients, customers, clients or others in the general public; works in a moderately fluid environment with guidelines and rules, but frequent variations from the routine.
Complexity of Work:
Complexity addresses the analysis, initiative, ingenuity, concentration and creativity, required by the job and the presence of any unusual pressures present in the job.
Performs semi-skilled work involving set procedures and rules, but with frequent problems; requires normal attention with short periods of concentration for accurate results or occasional exposure to unusual pressure.
Impact of Errors:
Impact of errors refers to consequences such as damage to equipment and property, loss of data, exposure of the organization to legal liability, and injury or death for individuals.
The impact of errors is moderately serious - affects work unit and may affect other units or citizens.
Physical Demands:
Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.
Performs sedentary work that involves walking or standing some of the time and involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or sustained keyboard operations.
Equipment Usage:
Equipment usage involves responsibility for materials, machines, tools, equipment, work aids, and products.
Handles or uses machines, tools, equipment or work aids involving little or no latitude for judgment regarding attainment of a standard or in selecting appropriate items.
Unavoidable Hazards:
Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.
Bright/dim light; dusts and pollen extreme heat and/or cold; wet or humid conditions; vibration; fumes and/or noxious odors traffic; moving machinery.
Safety of Others:
Safety of others refers to the level of responsibility for the safety of others, either inherent in the job or to ensure the safety of the general public.
Requires some responsibility for safety and health of others and/or for occasional enforcement of the standards of public safety or health.
Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
Requires High School graduation or GED equivalent supplemented by college course work in physical education, recreation or related field.
Requires some experience in organizing recreation programs.
Must have previous supervisory experience.
An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the position.
Must work holidays and weekends.
Final applicants will be required to submit an updated DMV driving record, submit to a criminal history investigation and submit to urinalysis screening for illegal drug use.
Special Certifications and Licenses:
Valid Virginia Drivers License.
First Aid/CPR.
Additional Requirements
Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance:
The City of Petersburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires the City of Petersburg to provide adequate accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management.
Benefits not available.
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10-point compensable veteran. You must have an existing compensable service-connected disability of 10 percent or more. Other 10-point veteran include disabled veteran or a veteran who was awarded the Purple Heart for wound or injuries received in action, veterans widow or widower who has not remarried, wife or husband of a veteran who has a service-connected disability, widowed, divorced or separated mother of an ex-service son or daughter who died in action, or who is totally and permanently disabled. Do any of these apply?
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5-point veterans must have been discharged under honorable conditions and had one of the following: Active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, in a war, or during the period 4/28/52 - 7/1/55 or active duty for more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 2/1/55 and 10/14/76 or active duty during the Gulf War sometime between 8/2/90 - 1/2/92 or active duty in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized or active duty for which more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 9/11/2001 and ending on the date prescribed by the Presidential proclamation or by the law as the last date of operation Iraqi Freedom. Do any of these apply?
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Do you possess a valid Drivers License issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia, or another state with reciprocity?
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What is your highest level of education?
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Do you have working knowledge of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its applications?
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Do you have any previous work experience related to recreation programs or any volunteer/community service experience?
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Please list any extracurricular school activities, community service, volunteer work, or experience
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Do you have any supervisory experience in the workplace with civic and/or social groups?
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Were you referred by US Army PaYS or Virginia Values Veterans V3? If so, please specify which program.
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Have you previously worked for the City of Petersburg? If so, what department?
Required Question
Employer City of Petersburg
Address 135 No. Union Street
Petersburg, Virginia, 23803
Phone 8047332381
Website http://www.petersburgva.gov