City of Kentwood

Our Parks and Recreation Department is seeking a day camp counselor to lead fun team-building activities for children while ensuring a safe and inclusive environment. Our ideal candidate has a high school diploma or GED and one year of experience working with children in an education, recreation or similar program. This position pays $15-$18 an hour and offers many exciting perks. Learn more and apply at https://lnkd.in/g6v3RWHm.

Our Parks and Recreation Department is seeking a part-time adaptive recreation instructor to lead participants in kayaking experiences. Our ideal candidate has a high school diploma or GED and one year of experience working with individuals with disabilities and playing or coaching multiple sports. This position pays $18-$20 an hour and offers many exciting perks. Learn more and apply at https://lnkd.in/guKy3vJS.

Our Public Works Department is seeking a seasonal grounds maintenance assistant to perform a variety of manual tasks related to the maintenance of City parks, buildings and other facilities. Our ideal candidate has a high school diploma or GED and a valid Michigan driver’s license. This role pays $16 an hour and has exciting perks like comprehensive on-the-job training, access to our fitness room and more. Learn more and apply at https://lnkd.in/g2yF6a9a.

Our Police Department is seeking a full-time police administrative specialist to provide varied administrative assistance to staff and operations. Our ideal candidate has a high school diploma or GED and three years of administrative support experience or combined experience of education, training and experience. This position pays $21.11-$26.97 an hour and includes a comprehensive benefits package with a 9% employer retirement plan contribution, 11 paid holidays and up to four weeks of vacation annually. Learn more and apply through March 12 at https://lnkd.in/gb66-YDK.

Our Parks and Recreation Department is seeking a part-time recreation assistant – athletics site manager. The main responsibilities for this role include overseeing adult recreational sports leagues, ensuring a safe, organized and enjoyable experience for all participants. Our ideal candidate has a high school diploma and one year of experience working in a sports, recreation or event supervision role. This role pays $18 per hour and offers exciting perks. Learn more about the position and apply at https://lnkd.in/gNNpVzn3.

Our Public Works Department is seeking a full-time fleet services technician. The main responsibilities for this role include performing technical and troubleshooting work on a variety of city vehicles, such as police and fire vehicles, automobiles, trucks, construction equipment and more. Our ideal candidate has a high school diploma or GED with formal coursework in vehicle maintenance and two years of journey-level experience in maintenance of vehicles or construction equipment. This role pays $26.78-$34.20 an hour and includes a comprehensive benefits package with a 9% employer retirement plan contribution, 11 paid holidays and up to four weeks of vacation annually. Learn more and apply at https://lnkd.in/gA78VqAe.

Our Police Department is seeking a full-time police training specialist. The main responsibilities for this role include developing, preparing and administration of police training programs and conducting background investigations on various job candidates for the department. Our ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, education or a related field and three years of training or education experience. This position pays $25.22-$32.23 an hour and includes a comprehensive benefits package with a 9% employer retirement plan contribution, 11 paid holidays and up to four weeks of vacation annually. Learn more and apply at https://lnkd.in/gKbRUjWd

Our 62-B District Court is seeking full-time deputy court clerks for its Criminal Division and Probation Department. The main responsibilities for the Criminal Division role include handling all matters related to criminal law, such as misdemeanors with a potential for jail time of one year or less, arraignments and preliminary examinations for felonies. The main responsibilities for the Probation Department role include supervising and rehabilitating misdemeanor offenders while in the community and preparing pre-sentence investigation reports and substance abuse assessments. Our ideal candidates have a high school diploma or GED, two years of administrative support experience and some prior court experience. These positions pay $20.12-26.96 an hour and include a comprehensive benefits package with a 9% employer retirement plan contribution, 11 paid holidays and up to four weeks of vacation annually. Learn more and apply at https://lnkd.in/e3a54Kam.

Our Parks and Recreation Department is seeking a part-time cooking instructor. The main responsibilities for this role include planning and?teaching?cooking classes for children and adults, highlighting kitchen safety and?basic cooking and food preparation skills. ? Our ideal candidate has a high school diploma or GED, one year of experience working with children and prior experience teaching a cooking class.?This position pays?$15-$25 an hour and offers exciting perks. ? Learn more about the position and apply at https://lnkd.in/gVRcmwyJ.

Our Parks and Recreation Department is seeking a full-time therapeutic recreation intern and a part-time field worker. ? These two positions are responsible for planning and implementing therapeutic recreational opportunities for individuals with disabilities and seniors during the summer months in our parks. ? These positions pay $15 an hour and offer other great perks, including discounted parks and recreation program registrations and rentals, among other benefits. ? Our ideal candidate is studying therapeutic recreation or a similar program, has one year of experience in working with individuals with disabilities and seniors and has a valid driver’s license. ? Learn more and apply for these positions at https://lnkd.in/gAS2z76U.