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Site Monitor - Summer Meals (Recreation Leader II)

Tacoma, WA
Part-Time

Job Description

Based on our internal equity review process, the starting salary for this position will be $19.88.

The current full hourly range for this position is $19.88 - $23.28.

Parks Tacoma is looking for individuals to join a community-focused team as a Site Monitor for the Summer Meals Food Program. Under the supervision of an assigned supervisor, the Site Monitor will be responsible for ensuring all protocols are followed for the Summer Meals Food Program across the District. 

Key responsibilities will be to attend all necessary trainings, ensure all procedures are properly executed, stay on site for meal service, communicate effectively with the Program Monitor and Program Director, prepare and clean up for meal service, ensure food safety protocols are being followed, receive and account for delivered and received meals, plan daily site activities around nutrition education, and take accurate meal counts for reporting and reimbursements. Some location assignments may require driving to multiple sites.

**This position will be active from mid-June through August 28th.**

Work where you play!

Join our team at Parks Tacoma to put your skills to use serving your community and making Tacoma a vibrant, healthy, and welcoming place to live.

Who We Are

Parks Tacoma is a CAPRA-accredited and AZA-accredited, independent park district that leads efforts to build a healthy, sustainable community. Located in Tacoma, Washington, Parks Tacoma's mission is to create healthy opportunities to play, learn, and grow. The independent park district spans the city providing a wide range of life-enriching destinations and services, including 70+ parks, 80+ miles of trails, 1,000+ acres of urban forest, 66 playgrounds, four community centers, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, Point Defiance Park, and much more. Our work is guided by eight core values that are the foundation of our actions and goals: innovation, excellence, equity, inclusiveness, sustainability, accountability, safety, and fun.

Why You’ll Love it Here

Come work with us and work where you play! You will contribute to the overall vitality and well-being of your community when you work for Parks Tacoma, and you’ll do so as part of a supportive team of committed, passionate, and mission-driven professionals. The people of Parks Tacoma are the key to its success, and you just might be the next great addition to our team.  On top of that, you’ll wake each day knowing that you’re helping make Tacoma a great place to call home.

Position Information


Implement, lead and/or oversee programming and activities in an assigned program area

In the performance of their respective tasks and duties all employees are expected to:

  • Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.
  • Interact professionally with other employees, customers and suppliers.
  • Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments.
  • Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations.
  • Observe applicable safety requirements, use safety equipment provided, implement appropriate safety practices at all times and report immediately any unsafe working conditions or hazards.
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Based on our internal equity review process, the starting salary for this position will be $19.88.

The current full hourly range for this position is $19.88 - $23.28.

Parks Tacoma is looking for individuals to join a community-focused team as a Site Monitor for the Summer Meals Food Program. Under the supervision of an assigned supervisor, the Site Monitor will be responsible for ensuring all protocols are followed for the Summer Meals Food Program across the District. 

Key responsibilities will be to attend all necessary trainings, ensure all procedures are properly executed, stay on site for meal service, communicate effectively with the Program Monitor and Program Director, prepare and clean up for meal service, ensure food safety protocols are being followed, receive and account for delivered and received meals, plan daily site activities around nutrition education, and take accurate meal counts for reporting and reimbursements. Some location assignments may require driving to multiple sites.

**This position will be active from mid-June through August 28th.**

Work where you play!

Join our team at Parks Tacoma to put your skills to use serving your community and making Tacoma a vibrant, healthy, and welcoming place to live.

Who We Are

Parks Tacoma is a CAPRA-accredited and AZA-accredited, independent park district that leads efforts to build a healthy, sustainable community. Located in Tacoma, Washington, Parks Tacoma's mission is to create healthy opportunities to play, learn, and grow. The independent park district spans the city providing a wide range of life-enriching destinations and services, including 70+ parks, 80+ miles of trails, 1,000+ acres of urban forest, 66 playgrounds, four community centers, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, Point Defiance Park, and much more. Our work is guided by eight core values that are the foundation of our actions and goals: innovation, excellence, equity, inclusiveness, sustainability, accountability, safety, and fun.

Why You’ll Love it Here

Come work with us and work where you play! You will contribute to the overall vitality and well-being of your community when you work for Parks Tacoma, and you’ll do so as part of a supportive team of committed, passionate, and mission-driven professionals. The people of Parks Tacoma are the key to its success, and you just might be the next great addition to our team.  On top of that, you’ll wake each day knowing that you’re helping make Tacoma a great place to call home.

Position Information


Implement, lead and/or oversee programming and activities in an assigned program area

In the performance of their respective tasks and duties all employees are expected to:

  • Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.
  • Interact professionally with other employees, customers and suppliers.
  • Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments.
  • Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations.
  • Observe applicable safety requirements, use safety equipment provided, implement appropriate safety practices at all times and report immediately any unsafe working conditions or hazards.
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About Metro Parks Tacoma

Metro Parks Tacoma is a CAPRA-accredited, independent park district that leads efforts to build a healthy, sustainable community.

Good parks, open space and program services contribute to economic development by fostering economic benefits and promoting tourism:

  • Environmentally, they provide green infrastructure and help manage climate change.
  • Socially, they revitalize communities, create safer neighborhoods, help children learn and grow, improve public and environmental health, and support smart growth.
  • Culturally, open space and program services can nurture a sense of place in the community, and provide opportunities to engage the public of diverse backgrounds.

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Site Monitor - Summer Meals (Recreation Leader II)
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May 19, 2026
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