General Recreation Internship or Aquatic InternshipAt — City of Newark
The General Recreation Internship will expose and train students in a multi discipline way to experience different areas of recreation within the City of Newark's programs. The student will learn and generate practical job skills from customer service to event planning, supervision, community building, youth and adult sports facilitation etc. The Aquatic Internship will focus specifically on the aquatics aspect from lifeguard and swim instructor specific experience to operations and planning and maintenance. Through this the intern will be able to go into an entry level position in any organization hiring once they have mastered the skills in this area. Candidates must be able to swim.
Departmental structure, conflict resolution and customer service, program planning and budgeting, marketing and outreach, diversity of recreation within the community.
There will be a variety of training provided depending upon the internship. For General rec there will be safety training, customer service training, cash handling training, computer training and program specific training. Each training varies on overall time content. For the Aquatic Specific internship lifeguard training and swim instructor training as well as lock out tag out and chemical handling training and computer training as well as customer service training will be provided.
As this is a paid part time position all safety training would be the same as all other employees to ensure consistency and safety for all.
| Type | Frequency | Amount | Explanation | Show to students? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly Pay | bi-weekly | $16 hr | Aquatic placement will be higher compensation. | Yes |
| Hours | Duration |
|---|---|
| 400 | hours per placement |