Company
Upper Dublin Township
Location
Fort Washington, PA
Close Date
05/02/2025
Details
Upper Dublin Parks & Recreation, the 2022 PRPS Agency of the Year, is seeking an individual to serve as a summer assistant or department intern from approximately May to August for 30 to 40 hours per week (start/end dates and hours TBD). The position will require working some evening and weekend hours. This is a paid position at a rate of $15 per hour.
While with the department, the individual will be exposed to all aspects of this multifaceted parks and recreation department and be expected to assist with office, camp, program, special event, pool, and park tasks.
An ideal candidate will:
- Have a strong desire to learn
- Be motivated by and show ambition for the parks and recreation field
- Have the ability to understand, remember and follow oral & written instructions
- Have the ability to work well with other staff members
- Be able to work a variety of duties
- Possess or be willing to develop excellent customer service, oral, and written communication skills
- Have the ability to physically lead, organize, participate, and train others in programs and activities
- Have a working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite applications like Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Outlook and ability to learn our recreation registration software, DaySmart Recreation
- Have their own transportation (not required, but preferred)
Interested candidates should complete a general employment application found on the Township website and return the application and a resume to Derek Dureka, Parks & Recreations Director, at DDureka@upperdublin.net.
Department Profile:
Upper Dublin Township has one of the largest park systems in Montgomery County. The Upper Dublin Park System contains more than 600+ acres in 45 distinct sites ranging from recreation nodes and neighborhood parks to a 51-acre community park, 100-acre former golf course transitioning to a naturalized park, an athletic complex, two artificial turf multi-sport fields, a 38-acre environmental studies center, an outdoor municipal pool, an 8-acre fishing reservoir, walking/exercise trails, 11 playgrounds, 8 tennis courts, basketball courts, sand volleyball courts, picnic areas and facilities available for rental.
Upper Dublin Parks & Recreation (UDP&R) offers year-round programming in the following areas: pre-school, school age children and youth, teen adults, active older adults. Those programs cover areas including general interest, environmental education, theatre and performing arts, special events, trips and tours, self-improvement, certification and sports instruction.
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Contact Name
Derek Dureka