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The IRD for this job is: 09-09-2025

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At UC Santa Cruz, we strive to enrich the total educational experience by promoting physical activity, encouraging health and wellness, creating and shaping community, and cultivating direction. Through our diverse offerings in athletics, classes, workshops, outdoor trips, intramural sports leagues, tournaments, clubs, drop-in activities, and recreational facilities, we strive to provide opportunities for UCSC students, staff and faculty, retirees, alumni, and local community members to participate.

As one of the largest student employers on campus, we also have many work-study and non-work student jobs in our facilities and programs. Our goal is to provide a wide variety of professional programs and physical activities that promote and enhance community, learning, motivational skills, lifelong wellness, and academic achievement.

Situated on 2,000 acres among the redwoods and overlooking the Monterey Bay, UC Santa Cruz serves nearly 18,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The Athletics and Recreation Department is comprised of 15 varsity sports programs, competitive and recreational club sports, and recreational programming for the campus as well as the community.

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JOB SUMMARY

Under the supervision of the Boating Director, the Boating Instructor teaches recreational boating lessons for physical education and community classes.

APPOINTMENT INFORMATION

Budgeted Salary: By Agreement. $25/hour.
Under California law, the University of California, Santa Cruz is required to post a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. The salary shown above is the budgeted amount the University reasonably expects to pay and the salary extended should not exceed this posted amount.

Benefits Level Eligibility: No benefits

Schedule Information:

• Part-time, Variable
• Percentage of Time:
  By Agreement, ~16 Hours per week
• Days of the Week:
  Mon-Fri, Weekends as needed
• Shift Includes:
  Day, Weekends

Employee Classification: Limited appointment

Job End Date: 6 months from hire date, with possibility of extension

Work Location: UC Santa Cruz Main Campus

Union Representation: Non-Represented

Job Code Classification: 004133 (RECR PRG LEADER 2 BYA)

Travel: Never or Rarely

JOB DUTIES

100% - Boating Instruction

• Plans, organizes and implements recreational programs.
• Keeps current on instructional methods, techniques and skills through continuing education.
• Leads groups of participants in a variety of recreational boating activities.
• Reports safety issues to appropriate personnel and recommends improvements.
• Implements program policies and procedures.
• Maintains files, records and prepares reports as necessary.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma and / or equivalent certification / experience / training.
• Creative thinking skills and ability to develop original ideas to resolve issues and solve problems.
• Highly effective verbal communication skills in the English language.
• Highly effective written communication skills in the English language.
• Proficiency in the use of basic computer applications relevant to job duties.
• Specialized knowledge of program activity and industry best practices.
• Program management skills.
• Service orientation and client-minded.
• Entrepreneurial spirit.
• Critical thinking, sound judgment and decision-making skills.
• Leadership and interpersonal skills sufficient to work effectively across the organization, internally and externally.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Selected candidate will be required to pass a pre-employment criminal history background check.
• Selected candidate must pass the…