About Burlingame
The City of Burlingame is located on the San Francisco Peninsula, five minutes from San Francisco International Airport and easy visiting distance to San Francisco. Convenient Bay Area-wide access is provided by nearby bridges. The developed area of the city extends from the eastern slope of the coastal range to San Francisco Bay. Coyote Point Park at the southern City limits and the Bay Trail through Burlingame along the water’s edge provide access to water oriented and developed regional recreation opportunities, including sailing, wind surfing, swimming, children’s museum and meeting facilities. Development on Burlingame’s bay front is dotted with first class hotels which are oriented to San Francisco Bay and provide visitors and residents alike with vacation-style opportunities. Burlingame’s village style, kid-friendly downtown and nearby Washington Park are popular destinations on the Peninsula, easily accessible by foot, rail and car.
The City of Burlingame is a full-service, general law City with a Council-Manager form of government. The City has approximately 220 full-time employees who deliver quality municipal services to its 30,500 citizens. The City of Burlingame prides itself on being an "Employer of Choice" and embraces a participative approach in managing the City and the Organization.
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Description
The City of Burlingame is accepting applications for the position of part-time Park and Recreation Field Monitor
The Park and Recreation Field Monitor is a part-time temporary (15-20 hours per week) position with the Recreation Division. Employees hired into this class will follow the City’s emphasis on excellent customer service, will be detail-orientated, will be able to manage multiple tasks and programs, and will be team players who can work with a variety of City staff and members of the public.
Our diverse family of employees welcomes you to apply. We are a small city that gets a lot done, and each member of our team is vital to our success as an organization.
We asked our employees what they enjoyed most about working for the City of Burlingame, and their responses fell into five general categories:
- Colleagues
- Community
- Location
- The Work
- The Benefits
Browse the Burlingame Welcome Brochure for more information about why employees love working here.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
Typical duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
- Field Monitors assist in the supervision and enforcement of rules, ordinances, and policies of City athletic fields, parks, and open spaces.
- Interacts in a positive and friendly manner with City staff, community members, organizations, and businesses daily.
- Reports back to Recreation staff about the interactions and conditions of the City facilities.
- Inspects public areas for safety hazards and sanitary conditions and reports possible hazards to the Recreation Staff.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Inspects public areas for safety hazards and sanitary conditions and reports possible hazards to the Recreation Staff.
KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES/SKILLS
Knowledge of: Burlingame Parks and Recreation Department regulations and City policies; geography of the City and sites of City parks and facilities; and background in organizing, supervising, scheduling or participating in youth and adult sports.
Ability to: Work independently without direct supervision; interpret and enforce the Burlingame field use policy and park rules and ordinances; follow verbal and written instructions; become an effective liaison with all youth and adult users of athletics fields; establish and maintain a positive customer service approach in dealing with the public and work cooperatively and effectively with co-workers to provide general assistance to the public; and work weekends and holidays as required.
Skills: Ability to build a positive working relationship through effect communication of rules and regulations with all users of athletic fields, parks, playgrounds and open spaces.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and/or Experience: Sufficient education and experience to perform the above duties, which is typically obtained through a high school diploma or equivalent.
License/Certificate: Class C driver’s license issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles.
PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND ENVIRONMENT WORKING CONDITIONS
Position requires sitting, standing, walking on level and unlevel or uneven and slippery surfaces, reaching, twisting, turning, kneeling, bending, stooping, squatting, crouching, grasping, and making repetitive hand movement in the performance of daily duties. The position also requires both near and far vision; the need to lift, carry and push tools, equipment, and supplies weighing 55 pounds or more is also required. Additionally, the incumbent in this outdoor position works in all weather conditions, including wet, hot, and cold.
The incumbent may be required to respond to after-hours emergency call-outs and perform routine standby duties.
Some of these requirements may be accommodated for otherwise qualified individuals requiring and requesting such accommodations.
Benefits
Healthy Workplaces/Healthy Families Act of 2014 Paid Sick Leave Benefit. This benefit accrues at the rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked to a maximum benefit of 24 hours per year. There is no cash value associated with benefit.
Vacation Pay. This benefit is for part-time casual employees who work 30 or more days within a year from the beginning of employment with the City of Burlingame, and accrues at the rate of one hour for every 52 hours worked to a maximum benefit of 16 hours per year. No employee shall be allowed to have an accumulation of more than two years’ worth of vacation accrual to their credit at any one time.
No other benefits are offered. This position is at will and is not part of the City's Civil Service System. There is no guarantee of hours and employment may end at any time.
Special Instructions
APPLICATION PROCESS
This is a continuous recruitment, and can close at any time without warning.
Interested candidates must submit a completed online employment application. Resumes in lieu of a completed application will not be accepted.
Unless otherwise specified, ALL CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE CONDUCTED VIA THE EMAIL ADDRESS PROVIDED ON YOUR APPLICATION.
SELECTION PROCESS
Applications will be reviewed for neatness, accuracy, completion, and relevant education/experience and training. The department will invite the most qualified candidates for a department interview.
Note: Meeting the minimum qualifications does not guarantee that a candidate will be invited to participate in the selection process. The City of Burlingame reserves the right, at its discretion, to limit the number of qualified candidates invited to the selection process.
PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT
Prior to appointment, candidates will be required to:
- pass a fingerprint check submitted to the Department of Justice
- comply with The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 and provide proof of identity and authorization to work in the United States at date of hire
The City of Burlingame is an Equal Opportunity Employer and as such does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or national origin in its employment actions, decisions, policies, and practices. The duties described in this job announcement are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. This job announcement does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.