- Provide law enforcement services for JCPRD. Enforce federal, and state law as well as park code of regulations; Interviews victims and complainants.
- Detects and deters criminal activity and facility security issues; arrest of criminals; acts as ordered by the Courts of law; completes paperwork for court proceedings/documentation, case files or investigative reports; reviews criminal history reports, completes background checks, and investigates findings.
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- Supervises, directs, and assists crews in completing assignments; trains new crew members; consults with designers and planners on projects involving grounds and landscaping; ensures safety standards are met.
- Operates vehicles and powered equipment; completes commercial mowing and snow removal; applies chemicals and spreads fertilizers, herbicides and soil amendments; mulches tree beds, plants trees, and flowers; aerates and seeds landscaping; trims and prunes shrubs and trees; repairs soil erosion; manages turf and chemical...
Essential Duties:
- Plan, develop, implement, and evaluate age-appropriate programs, events, daytrips, and outings for the older adult population within a financially self-supporting framework.
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Leads the development of a High Performing Organization through active demonstration of the county’s Pillars of Performance, encouraging leadership and empowerment at all levels of the organization; dedicates QII activities for self and staff; actively mentors, coaches and collaborates with employees to enhance the county mission and vision keeping in mind the common goal of leaving our community better than we found it.
Travel to various early childhood and out of school time programs throughout Johnson County to provide quality childcare and educational...
- This position is responsible for daily care and administration of children in before and after school enrichment program located within the elementary school setting; screen, hire, train, and develop all staff associated with program; Purchase program supplies, equipment, and food items within budgetary guidelines; Ensure the general health, welfare, and well-being of each child.
- Plan daily lessons and maintain Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) requirements for both staff and children; Schedule and accompany off-site field...
Essential Duties: Preschool Lead Teachers are responsible for direct interaction with the children in games, activities and free play, along with ensuring the general health, welfare and well-being of each child as well as some lesson planning. Lead teachers need to be active participants with the children enrolled, and effective communicators with parents, children, supervisors and co-workers.
Preschool Lead Teachers are responsible for direct interaction with the children in games, activities and free play, along with ensuring the general health, welfare and well-being of each child as well as some lesson planning. Lead teachers need to be active participants with the children enrolled, and effective communicators with parents, children, supervisors and co-workers. Teachers will be outdoors daily in all types of weather and temperatures. An enjoyment for nature and outdoors is required.
Hourly pay: $16.50
JCPRD is seeking energetic individuals looking for an opportunity to work in a fast-paced and fun environment! Come join our Gold Medal Team as a Soccer Referee to help us grow our organization to make it among the best in the nation. You will…
- Referee adult soccer leagues
- Exercise knowledge in league rules
- Give your community opportunities to participate in recreation
JCPRD is seeking energetic individuals looking for an opportunity to work in a fast-paced and fun environment! Come join our Gold Medal Team as a youth soccer referee to help us grow our organization to make it among the best in the nation. You will…
- Referee youth soccer leagues.
- Exercise knowledge in league rules.
- Give your community opportunities to participate in recreation.
- Performs Park maintenance for JCPRD sports fields, including baseball, softball, basketball, volleyball, and soccer. This position also performs building maintenance as applicable. Responsible for maintaining all outdoor fields and indoor courts at a level of excellence to ensure safe play and patron satisfaction.
- Maintenance duties include mowing, trimming, weeding, trash collection, snow removal, cleaning of grounds, picnic areas and restrooms.
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JCPRD is seeking energetic individuals looking for an opportunity to work in a fast-paced and fun environment! Come join our Gold Medal Team as a Youth Volleyball Referee to help us grow our organization to make it among the best in the nation. You will…
- Referee youth volleyball leagues.
- Exercise knowledge in league rules.
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JCPRD is seeking energetic individuals looking for an opportunity to work in a fast-paced and fun environment! Come join our Gold Medal Team as a Basketball Referee to help us grow our organization to make it among the best in the nation. Basketball Referee's are responsible for calling scheduled basketball games and programs sponsored or coordinated by the Parks and Recreation Department.
- Tactfully discuss questionable calls when it is convenient to consult with the other referee's if...
The Kansas City Blazers are looking for part-time swim coaches to assist in our nightly practices. It can be as little as 2 hours per week or as much as 12, with competitive salaries based on skills and experience. We are a year-round competitive swim team, training nearly 400 kids across the KC Metro area, ages 6-18. We have multiple pool sites across the city and can fill you in at a location convenient to your home/work.
- We fully train all of our coaches by our experience staff, and we cover all certification and registration expenses.
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The Recreation Division seeks a positive and energetic professional to join our team. The purpose of this position is to ensure the safety of the Johnson County citizens and community visitors to JCPRD Aquatic Facilities. Successful performance helps ensure the provision of recreational opportunities and improved quality of life for the citizens of Johnson County! The Lifeguard ensures the safety of patrons by preventing and responding to emergencies at the Shawnee Mission School District Aquatic Center, an indoor aquatic facility, as well as the outdoor beaches located...
- Ensures the safety of the children in the program at all times.
- Responsible for direct interaction with the children in games, activities, and free play.
- Ensures that both JCPRD and KDHE guidelines are followed.
- Help maintain a clean, safe, and organized program.
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- Ensures the safety of the children in the program at all times.
- Responsible for direct interaction with the children in games, activities, and free play.
- Ensures that both JCPRD and KDHE guidelines are followed.
- Help maintain a clean, safe, and organized program.
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- Greet patrons in a helpful and enthusiastic manner while being the first point of contact.
- Providing a high level of customer service.
- Registering individuals in programs and processing payments.
- Answer questions and be knowledgeable about all programs, events, and memberships.
- Answer phone calls proficiently and professionally.
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- Ensures the safety of patrons by preventing and responding to emergencies, providing leadership to lifeguards and other facility staff at the Shawnee Mission School District Aquatic Center as well as the outdoor beaches located at Shawnee Mission Park and/or Kill Creek Park.
- Supervise lifeguard staff during scheduled shifts including lifeguard rotations, cleaning the facility, use of appropriate chemicals, training of facility staff and ensure daily facility checklists are completed.
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- Preschool/Pre-K Assistant Teachers are responsible for direct interaction with the children in games, activities and free play, along with ensuring the general health, welfare and well-being of each child. Be active participants with the children enrolled, and effective communicators with parents, children, supervisors and co-workers.
- As well as accepting supervision from the Program Director, must exhibit initiative by demonstrating leadership without being prompted by other staff.
- Assisting in lunch/snack...
- Responsible for supervision and safety of children
- Prepare materials required to implement daily activities
- Ensure the general health, welfare, and well-being of each child
- Assisting in lunch preparations and snacks
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This job is excellent for candidates such as college students who must work an irregular schedule around class commitments. On call substitutes will only be contacted for sub assignments on days and times that they have identified as being available.
- Positions for the school year.
- Substitutes will fill in at various program sites on as-needed basis.
- Potential shifts...
Adventure awaits you at JCPRD in our Before/After School Care programs! As a Morning Lead Teacher...
- You will challenge our next generation with fun and stimulating games, sports, and arts in a Before School Care setting.
- Plan and facilitate opportunities to explore environmental awareness, fitness, health, STEM, creativity, and innovation.
- Programs also include special projects,...
- Must enjoy and knowledge of nature and the outdoors and a strong desire to help young children learn about the world and the environment.
- Energetic and comfortable spending extended periods of time outdoors, in all seasons and in all kinds of safe weather conditions.
- Comfortable engaging in nature, getting dirty and being with and/or near all types of animals (insects, reptiles, small mammals, birds, etc.).
- Other...
- Must enjoy and knowledge of nature and the outdoors and a strong desire to help young children learn about the world and the environment.
- Energetic and comfortable spending extended periods of time outdoors, in all seasons and in all kinds of safe weather conditions.
- Comfortable engaging in nature, getting dirty and being with and/or near all types of animals (insects, reptiles, small mammals, birds, etc.).
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Adventure awaits you at JCPRD for the Gymnastic Instructor! You will challenge other participants with fun and creativity.
- Currently seeking help for late afternoons, evenings and weekends.
- Work Location: Mill Creek Activity Center, 6518 Vista Drive, Shawnee, KS 66218
- Gymnastic Background Preferred, but not required, paid training is available.
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Part Time Swim Lesson Instructors will ensure the class safety of participants while providing a fun swimming class environment at the indoor aquatic facility located at the Shawnee Mission School District Aquatic Center.
- Teach swim lesson classes as scheduled
- Provide a fun swim lesson experience for participants and parents.
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- Creates and plans team workouts.
- Conducts and coaches team workouts.
- Provides competitive swimming instruction to program members.
- Develops positive relationships with team members.
- Provides motivational support and guidance.
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Do you love the arts and arts education? We’re looking for teaching artists for our summer Fine Arts camps for ages 6-12, 8-11 & 12-17. Job duties include writing and implementing lesson plans and prepping supplies for fun and engaging fine arts camps, managing program supplies, assisting in organizing paperwork and parent communication as needed and cleaning.
Duties and responsibilities, as required by business necessity may be added, deleted or changed at any time at the discretion of management, formally or informally, either verbally or in writing. Scheduling and shift assignments and work location may be changed at any time, as required by business necessity.
Are you a passionate maker who loves teaching others? Our new makerspace is growing and we are looking for maker educators to teach multiple classes at the Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center in 2025. These programs include Homeschool STEM programs on Tuesdays during the day throughout 2025 AND summer camps for ages 8-11 & 12-17. Our camp themes include 3D Printing, Wearable Art (including sewn circuits, vinyl and laser cutting) and large scale props and puppets for a performance of Beetlejuice Jr.
Do you love art and working with kids? Interested in being a program assistant and working alongside some fabulous teaching artists? We’re looking for program assistants for our summer Fine Arts camps for ages 6-12, 8-11 & 12-17. Job duties include assisting the Teaching Artists with art activities and supply preparation, assisting with art room organization and cleaning, communicating with parents and other building staff, caring for students, and helping them have a great experience.
Duties and responsibilities, as required by business necessity may be added, deleted or changed at any time at the discretion of...
Are you passionate about the performing arts and arts education? We are seeking dynamic teaching artists for our Performing Arts programs, catering to a diverse age range. Your role will involve creating and implementing engaging lesson plans for theater, dance, or music programs, preparing necessary materials, managing program supplies, assisting in administrative tasks as needed, and maintaining cleanliness and order in the performance spaces.
Duties and responsibilities, as required by business necessity may be added, deleted or changed at any time at the discretion of management, formally or informally, either verbally or in writing. ...
- Ensures the safety of the children in the program at all times.
- Responsible for direct interaction with the children in games, activities, and free play.
- Ensures that both JCPRD and KDHE guidelines are followed.
- Help maintain a clean, safe, and organized program.
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- Ensures the safety of the children in the program at all times.
- Responsible for direct interaction with the children in games, activities, and free play.
- Ensures that both JCPRD and KDHE guidelines are followed.
- Help maintain a clean, safe, and organized program.
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Adventure awaits you at JCPRD in our Before/After School Care programs! As a Morning Lead Teacher...
- You will challenge our next generation with fun and stimulating games, sports, and arts in a Before School Care setting.
- Plan and facilitate opportunities to explore environmental awareness, fitness, health, STEM, creativity, and innovation.
- Programs also include special projects,...
- Ensures the safety of the children in the program at all times.
- Responsible for direct interaction with the children in games, activities, and free play.
- Ensures that both JCPRD and KDHE guidelines are followed.
- Help maintain a clean, safe, and organized program.
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- Ensures the safety of the children in the program at all times.
- Responsible for direct interaction with the children in games, activities, and free play.
- Ensures that both JCPRD and KDHE guidelines are followed.
- Help maintain a clean, safe, and organized program.
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- Ensures the safety of the children in the program at all times.
- Responsible for direct interaction with the children in games, activities, and free play.
- Ensures that both JCPRD and KDHE guidelines are followed.
- Help maintain a clean, safe, and organized program.
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- Ensures the safety of the children in the program at all times.
- Responsible for direct interaction with the children in games, activities, and free play.
- Ensures that both JCPRD and KDHE guidelines are followed.
- Help maintain a clean, safe, and organized program.
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- Members of the JCPRD Concessions team will assist in general duties and serve in the role as a runner, at the register, or in the kitchen during any given shift.
- Register staff take customer orders and communicate them to other team members, operate the register to enter transactions, complete cash handling responsibilities and assist with fulfilling orders as needed.
- Runners are responsible for fulfilling orders and completing light food...
The Facility Supervisor is primarily responsible for monitoring league games, practices, and tournaments on 10 softball fields and 2 baseball fields at Mid America Sports Complex. MASC is a top-class facility serving Johnson County and regional visitors. The ideal candidate will provide excellent customer service, leadership, and supervision over the complex. Activities at Mid America are primarily slow pitch softball leagues. Additionally in 2024 we will host many weekend tournaments for youth baseball, fast pitch, and adult slow pitch. This is an ideal opportunity to work in a sports environment with flexible evening/weekend hours.
Enjoy your summer days outside teaching children about nature, history, and outdoor skills! Ernie Miller Nature Center staff operates 2 large camps, 1 in the park and 1 in Shawnee Mission Park. The Outdoor Discovery Camps are licensed KDHE school-age programs run by our award-winning Outdoor Education Team of full-time Park Naturalists.
This position leads children ages 6-12 in outdoor and indoor activities including games, stories, crafts, swimming, creek exploration, field trips, kayaking & canoeing, archery, bb guns, hiking, nature and wildlife lessons, etc. May perform other related duties as...
Enjoy your summer days outside teaching children about nature, history, and outdoor skills. Ernie Miller Nature Center staff operates 2 large camps, 1 in the park and 1 in Shawnee Mission Park. The Outdoor Discovery Camps are licensed KDHE school-age programs run by our award-winning Outdoor Education Team of full-time Park Naturalists
This position leads children ages 6-12 in outdoor and indoor activities including games, stories, crafts, swimming, creek exploration, field trips, kayaking & canoeing, archery, bb guns, hiking, nature and wildlife lessons, etc. May perform other related...
Enjoy your summer days outside teaching children about nature, history, and outdoor skills! Ernie Miller Nature Center staff operates 2 large camps, 1 in the park and 1 in Shawnee Mission Park. The Outdoor Discovery Camps are licensed KDHE school-age programs run by our award-winning Outdoor Education Team of full-time Park Naturalists.
This position assists in leading children ages 6-12 in outdoor and indoor activities. Our activities include games, stories, crafts, swimming, creek exploration, field trips, kayaking & canoeing, archery, bb guns, sling shots, hiking, nature and wildlife...
Enjoy your summer days outside, teaching children about nature, history, and outdoor skills! Ernie Miller Nature Center staff operates 2 large camps, 1 in the park and 1 in Shawnee Mission Park. The Outdoor Discovery Camps are licensed KDHE school-age programs run by our award-winning Outdoor Education Team of full-time Park Naturalists.
This position supervises other camp staff under the direction and in the absence of the camp director and leads children ages 6-12 in outdoor and indoor activities. Our Activities include games, stories, crafts, swimming, creek exploration, field trips,...
Enjoy your summer days outside teaching children about nature, history, and outdoor skills! Ernie Miller Nature Center staff operates 2 large camps, 1 in the park and 1 in Shawnee Mission Park. The Outdoor Discovery Camps are licensed KDHE school-age programs run by our award-winning Outdoor Education Team of full-time Park Naturalists.
This position drives the camp school bus to various locations for camp activities as well as leads children ages 6-12 in outdoor and indoor activities including games, stories, crafts, swimming, creek exploration, field...
- Responsibilities include mowing, trimming, cleaning facilities, landscape planting and maintenance, sanitation collection and disposal, turf and flower care, special projects, and grounds maintenance etc.
- Seasonal Park Workers may operate equipment and trucks as trained, assigned, and licensed.
- Some weekend and Holiday schedules will be assigned.
- $15.00 /...
The JCPRD Natural Resource Internship provides an opportunity for college students to gain real world experience in natural area management.
The internship is designed to provide a broad set of skills that aren't available in the classroom including:
- Regional native seed collection and processing with community partners.
- Instruction on Utility Terrain Vehicles, Tractors, and Forestry equipment.
- Work under the supervision of the Assistant Technical Director to construct scenic elements and maintain the scene shop.
- Work independently and with other scenic crew fabricating and installing scenic units.
- Ensure safety protocols are followed at all times.
- Operation of power tools and hand tools including; circular, miter, track, panel, reciprocating, and jig saws, drills, impact drivers, pry bars, pliers, measuring devices, etc.
- Make repairs and adjustments to set units as needed.
- Keep scene shop and stage areas clean and clear of construction debris.
- Instructors are responsible for providing their own music, tracking class attendance, starting/ending class on time and turning in paperwork in a timely manner.
- Must exhibit initiative in the absence of supervision.
- Have a positive attitude and show professionalism in communications.
- Experience working with older adults, confident managing multiple participants at a time, and the ability to create a fun environment.
- Greeting participants and providing a high level of customer service.
- Responsible for the preparation of lessons plans, instructing, and evaluating class participants.
- Lead group dance for participants 50 and over with a maximum number of 20 participants
- Arrive on time and prepare needed equipment.
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