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Come join the City of Long Beach! Our Community Recreation Services Bureau, in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine, is seeking amazing Recreation Program Leaders to assist with the Older Adults Program.
The Older Adults Program offers activities and programs for adults 50+ at our seven Senior Center and various park locations citywide. Senior programming is currently from 9:00am-2:00pm or 8:00am-5:00pm, depending on location. Activities include cultural arts, fitness, excursions, nutrition, drop-in and special events, enrichment opportunities, lifelong opportunities, volunteerism and Information and Referral. We are currently seeking to fill multiple Instructor positions for Older Adult Program Staff at the Long Beach Senior Center (1150 E 4th St), but this recruitment may be used to fill positions at other locations and/or programs. These positions include:
Senior Program Instructor - Duties include: develop a course/class/activity plan and instruct classes for older adults. Topics to be determined according to interest, experience, knowledge, & skill set.
Citywide Senior Program Instructor - Duties include: Instructor duties as listed above with classes offered across all senior centers in LB. Additional opportunities for hours teaching at multiple senior locations.
These positions can be filled at the following levels, depending on qualifications:RECREATION LEADER SPECIALIST III – $ 16.60 / hour
RECREATION LEADER SPECIALIST IV – $ 17.14 / hour
RECREATION LEADER SPECIALIST V – $ 17.91 / hour
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine is a nationally recognized and award-winning organization with 1,100 full-time/part-time staff and a budget of $74 million. The Department oversees facilities and programs that reflect the needs and interests of a culturally diverse community, including 170 parks with more than 3,200 acres devoted to open space and recreation, 27 community centers, 3 public pools, 6 miles of beaches, and 3 marinas.
The Department provides free and fee-based recreational programs and leisure opportunities, both self-directed and organized, for people of all ages and cultures. Youth programs include free youth sports for ages 5 to 14 serving nearly 10,000 participants annually, summer and vacation day camps, 2,100 recreational and educational classes, sailing and aquatics instruction, older adults program, teen center activities, skateboarding opportunities, and supervised afterschool and weekend activities at parks and schools.