Recreation Specialist

Overview

Salary : $43,138.58 – $62,982.32 Annually

Location : Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX

Job Type : Civil Service

Job Number : 16220-0925

Department : RECREATION CENTERS

Opening Date : 09 / 25 / 2025

Closing Date : 9 / 30 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Mountain

FLSA : Non-Exempt

Max Number of Applicants : 75

Important Note : This advertisement is for Recreation Specialist. Applicants should apply if still interested in this position. The required Supplemental Questions and answers are considered an examination component and will generate a score.

Responsibilities

General Purpose Under general supervision, guide and administer a variety of assigned recreational activities.

Typical Duties

Oversee and monitor activities at a recreation facility, site or school. Involves : Register participants for activities and programs. Accept fees for classes, activities and programs. Schedule site activities. Provide recreational activities for after-school programs. Drive clients on field trips. Monitor equipment usage and care, including signing in and out equipment. Monitor assigned employees and activities at assigned site. Oversee building including opening and closing and performing some custodial duties as needed.

Provide assistance for recreation programs. Involves : Answer telephones and greet public. Answer questions, provide information regarding recreation programs and activities. Resolve participant complaints and problems using center or program rules. Refer questions or policy exceptions to other recreation staff as needed. Assist with special events sponsored by the recreation department.

Other duties as assigned.

General Information : For complete job specification, click here.

Note : Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.

Qualifications

Requirements MOS Code : None

Education and Experience : A High School diploma, GED, or higher and two (2) years recreation experience.

Licenses and Certificates : Some positions may require a Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state. CPR and Basic First Aid Certification required within six (6) months of date of appointment.

Please note : Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts, and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org / members for more information.

A résumé and / or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as "See résumé" are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application's employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying / pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.

Benefits

LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE The City of El Paso is a self-insured entity with a third-party administrator for Medical and Pharmacy benefits. Basic Life Insurance Coverage is available at no cost to eligible employees. Additional Life Insurance and coverage for your dependents are also available.

Employees can select optional Dental, Vision, and Short Term Disability coverage. Employees also have the option to participate in a Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account (healthcare and / or dependent care for daycare expenses). All of these insurance and coverage options can be configured within a month of your new employee orientation date.

An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with access to mental health sessions, therapy, and more is available at no cost. A trained counselors are also available to help you and your dependents cope with life's stressors so that you can live a happy productive lifestyle.

The City's Wellness Program seeks to promote better health and wellness amongst the workforce through various programs and incentives in which employees may choose to participate in, to include wellness education, fitness tests, biometric screenings, group fitness, health coaching and so much more!

Keep Learning, Growing & Reinventing Yourself! The City of El Paso's Tuition Assistance Program encourages employee personal and professional development by sharing educational costs with those employees who have successfully completed their original probation, and in turn retain a skillful workforce. Each year, employees can obtain Tuition Assistance for Degree, Certifications, Continuing Education, and Books & Equipment.

ELIGIBILITY FOR VACATION LEAVE All regular employees who are regularly scheduled to work on an average, a minimum of twenty (20) hours per week, who have held a position in the City Service for a period of six months from date of employment, shall be eligible for vacation allowance as hereinafter set forth. Part-time employees shall accrue vacation leave at a pro-rated amount of full-time entitlement based on the number of hours that they are scheduled to work. Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements shall accrue vacation as provided in the applicable agreement.

For 0 – 5 Years Of Service (12 Days) Regular employees in the City Service shall accrue vacation credit at the following rates per pay period, calculated from the date of employment of each employee :

40 hour per week employees – 3.70 hours per biweekly pay period

For >

5 to 15 years of service (17 days) : 40 hour per week employees – 5.24 hours per biweekly pay period

For >

15 or more years of service (20 days) : 40 hour per week employees – 6.16 hours per biweekly pay period

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY Employees shall be entitled to accrue sick leave with pay in accordance with the Rules of the Civil Service Commission.

ACCIDENT WITH PAY LEAVE The Amended Section 4.4 of the Ordinance shall become effective upon adoption and shall apply to occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring on and after date of adoption. Occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring before such date will be governed by the Ordinance in effect at the time of the date of injury or disease.

PREGNANCY LEAVE

• Pregnancy shall be treated the same as any other temporary physical disability.
• An employee on pregnancy leave shall use accumulated and unused regular sick leave time and then (unless granted use of special sick leave) shall be on leave without pay, unless the employee chooses to use any accumulated and unused annual leave.
• An employee going on pregnancy leave shall give written notice to her department head with appropriate medical verification. Before returning to work from pregnancy leave, the individual will provide appropriate medical documentation releasing the employee to return to work, as is required for any individual who has been on leave for a temporary physical disability.

LEGAL HOLIDAYS The following days are hereby declared legal holidays for all the City departments, provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to members of the Fire Department whose duties are to prevent or extinguish fires, or to members of the Police Department whose duties are those of law enforcement : (Amended 10 / 03 / 95)

In addition to the above days, the following days are also declared to be legal holidays : 1. Any day designated as a holiday by City Council. 2. When any legal holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be considered a legal holiday. 3. When any legal holiday falls on a Sunday, the following business day shall be considered a legal holiday.

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What is the highest level of education you have completed?

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How many years of recreation experience do you have?

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Do you have a valid USA driver's license? If so, what type of driver's license do you have?

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Describe your level of knowledge of general recreation activities, games, sports and special events.

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Do You Have The Ability To

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Please select any of the following areas you have experience in :

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What is your definition of customer service? Please give an example of a time when you had to work with a difficult customer. If you do not have any, respond 'N / A.'

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Required supplemental questions and answers are considered an examination component and will generate a score.

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I understand that I am being tested on a conditional basis pending a review of minimum qualifications. Note : Only applications that pass the supplemental questions exam will be reviewed.

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Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Have you had your diploma, transcripts, degree or other required documents translated and evaluated by an agency of NACES?

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Candidates will be evaluated based on the information provided on the application and the completeness of the responses to the Supplemental Questions. The following will disqualify you from moving forward in the recruitment process. -Failure to fully detail all work experience and job duties. -Failure to fully detail all lead, supervisory and managerial experience and duties if required. -Overlapping dates of work experience. -Copying and pasting directly from the job specification. -Responses referring to your résumé.

Employer City of El Paso

Address 300 N. Campbell

El Paso, Texas, 79901

Phone 915-212-0045

Website http : / / www.elpasotexas.gov

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