City of Calgary Employee Reviews for Recreation Leader

Really enjoyed my time here as a seasonal basketball coach and part time recreation services leader. I felt the best and the most confident when I was here and they took my suggestions and management was very well receptive

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Damaging to mental health.

Team Lead Sport and Recreation Partnerships (Former Employee) - Calgary, AB - 4 August 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?The pay and job security if you get into the union. What is the most stressful part about working at the company?There is a bad condition of internal gossip. Someone is always talking about youWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?Toxic- out of the union you job is never secure. In the union the wrong people are qualified. Performance is ignored , favouritism is common and I was victim of discrimination.What is a typical day like for you at the company?Go to the office and work as little as possible. Was told by my supervision to look for other jobs instead of doing my job

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Insights into City of Calgary

Based on 108 survey responses

What people like

Ability to meet personal goals
Clear sense of purpose
Fair pay for job

Flexible Workplace

Recreation Leader (Current Employee) - Calgary, AB - 16 April 2023

This position offers flexible work locations and hours as programers work with you to find suitable locations and hours for full time and part-time shifts

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Great Place to work

Recreation Leader (Former Employee) - Calgary, AB - 9 February 2023

It was a great place to work! I helped run the CAS program and it was great.Great management, loved the kids. Fast paced and different everyday. Lots of fun

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Job satisfaction depends on program

Recreation Leader (Current Employee) - Calgary, AB - 11 February 2020

Job satisfaction depends on a variety of factors such as who your supervisor/superior is, who your coworkers are, the type of program you work in, and the budget of the program.

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Productive and fun workplace

Recreation Leader (Former Employee) - Calgary, AB - 17 September 2019

Had lots of fun leading activities and interacting with children and collaborating with other staff. It helped me learn how to time manage more efficiently.

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Incredibly flexible, and loving work environment.

Recreation Leader (Current Employee) - Calgary, AB - 19 August 2019

Very chill, coworkers are super friendly and have a great atmosphere altogether. Working with them has taught me a lot about customer service, and I am very grateful for that.

Pros

Flexible Hours

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Very engaging job

Recreation Leader (Former Employee) - Calgary, AB - 27 March 2019

I loved this job because of the many individuals i interacted with along with very humble parents, I'm very thankful for the opportunity I got from my probation officer for this job. You will see me in Dover this summer.

Pros

contagious smiles

Cons

very hot weather

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So So

Recreational Leader (Former Employee) - Calgary, AB - 13 March 2019

I've had a few jobs with the City of Calgary. There are many different walks of life that work there which is wonderful but can also be challenging. There are a lot of expectations with very little support at times, and I found that there were some managers that didn't have the skills to be there. Overall, good starting point for young adults to integrate into the working world, but not a long time career choice

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Fun environement with relaxed themes

Sports and Recreation leader (Former Employee) - Calgary, AB - 28 January 2019

Very fast paced position dealing with children between the age of 3-14(typically). Good teamwork is required and supervision is helpful to improve the day camps and sports camps.

Pros

Fun environment

Cons

Long preperation

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Good summer job, fairly unorganized but a friendly culture

Recreation Leader (Current Employee) - Calgary, AB - 14 August 2018

Working with children can be stressful, and the management does not always seem to know what they are doing, but the coworkers are nice and it's good to have an outside job

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Best job ever

Junior Recreation Leader (Current Employee) - Leader, SK - 13 June 2018

This is an amazing job probably the best I ever had, it taught me many life skills that I probably would not learn anywhere else. Also really great people

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Expectations are not clear

RECREATION LEADER (Current Employee) - Calgary, AB - 24 March 2018

Although on paper, each duty/job is very clear, the actual expectations of each job is very unpredictable. Each day is a new surprise with what you are expected to do and often times you are left on your own to figure out how to reach the end goals.

Pros

Flexible hours

Cons

Unpredictable situations

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A large, open-minded local government providing for its citizens

RECREATION LEADER (Former Employee) - Calgary, AB - 28 December 2017

Management of the Parks and Recreation branch in the City of Calgary is accommodating and fair. In my position as a Recreation Leader, I was tasked with creating weekly scheduled activities for kids aged 6-12 and leading them. As the face of the organization, I had to have excellent communication skills so that parents are able to trust leaders, and are aware of how their children are doing at camp.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

CNS Recreation Leader (Former Employee) - Calgary, AB - 23 December 2017

The City of Calgary was an equal opportunity employer. It provides good entry level positions, but advancement is difficult. It is a wonderful place to gain work experience. There are also frequent trainings available to city employees and I'd recommend taking advantage of those.

Pros

Great benefits, job security, training opportunities

Cons

Difficult to advance, very low pay for entry level positions

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Fun place to work very laid back

Recreation Team Leader (Former Employee) - Calgary, AB - 13 May 2017

Would work again but it was a fun job playing with kids all day so not exactly a career. But I learned a lot about good and bad management styles and professional networking.

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LOVED IT, it was a ton of fun

Youth Recreation Leader (Former Employee) - Calgary, AB - 13 December 2014

A typical day at work would begin playing games or sports with young kids. This position has taught me allot, such as How to be patient and more understanding. It has helped me to be more myself and to become not so afraid to let the "kid in me" get out and just have some fun once in a while. The hardest part of my position here was thinking of creative and intuitive ways to coach muay Thai to the youngsters. Even though I have been the sport for so many years, coaching it is a whole other level. It definitely helped me with my presentation skills. A second difficult thing to deal with was preventing and stopping, both with the individual being bullied and the individual being the bully. It was not fun. Very sad to see someone becoming so assumed of themselves because someone was putting them down. My co-workers were a blast! Every Friday night after teen nights all the staff went out for pizza at a pizza place next door. Everyone hung out. The culture was amazing.