{"id":105517,"date":"2021-02-25T12:24:28","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T17:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=105517"},"modified":"2021-02-25T17:00:50","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T22:00:50","slug":"allentown-posts-parks-recreation-summer-job-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=105517","title":{"rendered":"ALLENTOWN POSTS PARKS &#038; RECREATION SUMMER JOB OPPORTUNITIES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_1182584836146725195paragraph\"><span class=\"m_1182584836146725195normaltextrun\">The\u202fCity of Allentown\u202fDepartment of\u202fParks &amp; Recreation\u202fwants you to join our team!<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><span class=\"m_1182584836146725195normaltextrun\"><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_1182584836146725195paragraph\"><span class=\"m_1182584836146725195normaltextrun\">Summer job opportunities include swimming pool lifeguards, pool gate attendants and\u202fconcession stand cashiers,\u202fsummer playground program instructors and parks\u202fand golf course laborers. Starting salaries based upon position are $9.00 to $12.00 per hour.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><span class=\"m_1182584836146725195normaltextrun\"><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_1182584836146725195paragraph\"><span class=\"m_1182584836146725195normaltextrun\">\u201cThis is a great opportunity for our youth to earn some summer cash, save for the future and start to build a reliable resume for future employers,\u201d said Mayor Ray O\u2019Connell.<\/span><span class=\"m_1182584836146725195eop\">\u00a0<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><span class=\"m_1182584836146725195eop\">\u00a0<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_1182584836146725195paragraph\"><span class=\"m_1182584836146725195normaltextrun\">Lifeguard positions, at a starting salary of $12.00 per hour, include in-house training and certification. Pool attendants and cashiers are responsible for daily selling of admissions and food products\u202fand are a great employment opportunity for those who enjoy interaction with the public and\u202foffering great customer service.\u202fStarting salary is $9.00 per hour.\u202f<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><span class=\"m_1182584836146725195normaltextrun\"><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_1182584836146725195paragraph\"><span class=\"m_1182584836146725195normaltextrun\">Summer playground program instructor positions are available for individuals interested in working directly with city youth. The summer playground program instructor is responsible\u00a0for leading\u00a0the playground through educational recreation activities that include but are not limited to games, arts &amp; crafts, field trips, sports offerings, environmental education,\u00a0science and annual Romper Day\u202fcelebration\u202fpreparations.\u202f<wbr \/>The position is a great opportunity for individuals looking\u202fat\u202fa career in the education field and providing them an opportunity to engage and educate children ages 7-15 in a\u00a0recreational setting.\u202fStarting pay rate is $10.00 per hour.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><span class=\"m_1182584836146725195normaltextrun\"><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_1182584836146725195paragraph\"><span class=\"m_1182584836146725195normaltextrun\">Applicants for pool and playground positions must be at least 16 years of age.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span class=\"m_1182584836146725195eop\">\u00a0<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><span class=\"m_1182584836146725195eop\">\u00a0<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_1182584836146725195paragraph\"><span class=\"m_1182584836146725195normaltextrun\">The Parks\u202fBureau summer seasonal laborer position involves a wide variety of tasks, such as grass cutting, litter collection, garbage collection, landscaping\u202fand general activities for parks maintenance. It offers a Monday through Friday work week that allows successful candidates to enjoy summer weekends off.\u202fStarting salary is $12.00 per hour.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span class=\"m_1182584836146725195eop\">\u00a0<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><span class=\"m_1182584836146725195normaltextrun\">\u202f<\/span><span class=\"m_1182584836146725195eop\">\u00a0<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_1182584836146725195paragraph\"><span class=\"m_1182584836146725195normaltextrun\">The Allentown Municipal Golf Course<s>\u00a0<\/s>offers a temporary part-time golf course laborer\u202fposition. Learn daily maintenance practices such as course set-up, which involves changing pins, moving tees, filling divots, and watering. An additional assignment may include mowing greens, tees and\u202ffairways and raking sand bunkers. Take advantage of on the job training as well as golf and driving range privileges.\u202fStarting salary\u00a0is $10.00 per hour.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><span class=\"m_1182584836146725195normaltextrun\"><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_1182584836146725195paragraph\"><span class=\"m_1182584836146725195normaltextrun\">Applicants for the parks bureau and golf course jobs must be at least 18 years of age.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span class=\"m_1182584836146725195eop\">\u00a0<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_1182584836146725195paragraph\"><span class=\"m_1182584836146725195normaltextrun\">\u202f<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><span class=\"m_1182584836146725195normaltextrun\">Persons interested in applying for any seasonal position with the City of Allentown are urged to\u202fvisit\u202f<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allentownpa.gov\/Human-Resources\/Employment-Openings\"><span class=\"m_1182584836146725195normaltextrun\">www.allentownpa.gov\/<wbr \/>Human-Resources\/Employment-<wbr \/>Openings<\/span><\/a><span class=\"m_1182584836146725195normaltextrun\">.<\/span><span class=\"m_1182584836146725195normaltextrun\">\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nMike Moore<br \/>\nCommunications Manager<br \/>\nMayor&#8217;s Office<br \/>\n435 Hamilton Street<br \/>\nAllentown, PA 18101<br \/>\nMike.Moore@allentownpa.gov<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.AllentownPA.gov<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The\u202fCity of Allentown\u202fDepartment of\u202fParks &amp; Recreation\u202fwants you to join our team!\u00a0 Summer job opportunities include swimming pool lifeguards, pool gate attendants and\u202fconcession stand cashiers,\u202fsummer playground program instructors and parks\u202fand &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=105517\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">ALLENTOWN POSTS PARKS &#038; RECREATION SUMMER JOB OPPORTUNITIES<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30860,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5716,69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-allentown","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Allentown-Parks.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105517"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=105517"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105517\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/30860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=105517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=105517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=105517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}