The District of Sicamous is seeking to hire a recreation programmer – not to be confused with a program and event co-ordinator.
A posting for recreation activity programmer can be found on the district’s website. The ad notes the successful applicant for the part-time position would, “assist in planning, implementation and supervision of recreation activities for children and youth in Sicamous.”
Hours are unspecified – to be based on registration.
Mayor Terry Rysz stressed the staff position is not the same as program and event co-ordinator, a management position occupied by Jillian Alexander until March of this year. Council opted to eliminate that position and reallocate those funds for other activities within the community.
Rysz says the recreation programmer posting stems from community input received from an April 9 recreation services town hall meeting.
“I think the message we’re trying to get across to the community is that we still want the programs to continue,” Rysz explained. “At the end of the day, what’s important to us is the amount of money that we had in the budget for a program co-ordinator – it’s important to us to get it to the end user…
“We wanted that $80,000 (program and event co-ordinator wage) to actually end up in the swimming program or the ball program or the taekwondo program or whatever program it was.”
The recreation programmer would earn $18.50 an hour plus 15 per cent in lieu of benefits.