Town of Palm Beach

The Town of Palm Beach is an internationally acclaimed destination known worldwide for its extraordinary beauty, small-town charm, and exceptional service standards. Our residents are some of the world's most influential people and they choose Palm Beach to call home because of the amazing quality of life. The Town is seeking a key position to perpetuate its values, of excellence and reliability in this one-of-a-kind setting. Do you share these values Are you ready for the challenge Come be part of our team! The Town of Palm Beach employees are driven by the vision to deliver the highest quality service by continuously improving and always striving to be the standard by which all others are measured. The employees of the Town commit to and are guided by the following values: • Respect for everyone; • Highest ethical standards; • Cooperation and teamwork; • Commitment to quality; • Spirit of innovation; • Open and timely communication; and • Personal responsibility and accountability. If you share these values, apply to join our team. 2026 - 2027 After School Program (K-5 Grade) Providing a safe, fun, and engaging environment for over 30 years, we offer peace of mind for parents and a range of supervised group activities for children in K-5th grade. We're looking for enthusiastic, responsible, and energetic Activity Leaders to create meaningful and fun experiences for youth of all ages. In this hands-on role, you'll lead recreational games, assist with seasonal sports, support special events, and help keep our facilities running smoothly. Reporting to the Recreation Specialist/Program Manager, you'll play a key role in shaping a safe and engaging environment for our community. Lead and supervise a variety of indoor and outdoor activities for children of all ages, ensuring a positive and welcoming atmosphere. Plan, organize, and execute engaging games, seasonal sports, and recreation programs under the guidance of the Recreation Specialist/Program Manager. Support the coordination and delivery of special events, including setup, activities, and cleanup. Help maintain a clean, safe, and well-organized environment at all facilities, both indoors and outdoors. Supervise youth participants during camps, afterschool programs, and off-site field trips. Assist with program registration, answer phones, and provide information to the public in a friendly, helpful manner. Set up equipment (tables, chairs, sports gear) for events, classes, and daily activities. High school diploma or GED required. Prior experience working with children or in a recreational leadership role preferred. Schedule: We are seeking a reliable individual for a part-time, year-round role, averaging 20-25 hours per week starting August 10th . The regular schedule is Monday through Friday, from 1:45 PM to 5:45 PM . Flexibility in scheduling is available. Comprehensive training will be provided. Starting Pay Rate: $17 per hour. Ability to lead and supervise recreational activities for diverse age groups. Strong organizational and time management skills. Effective communication and interpersonal skills, both in-person and by phone. Demonstrated ability to provide excellent customer service and uphold program policies. Experience in coaching or officiating youth sports is highly desirable. Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, supervisors, and members of the public. Compensation details: 17-17 Hourly Wage PI15c0f2b2b59a-9888

The Town of Palm Beach boasts a world-class, dynamic Recreation Department dedicated to creating high-quality community spaces and maintaining pristine public assets. The premier network includes the award-winning Town of Palm Beach Par 3 Golf Course, the bustling Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center (featuring a state-of-the-art fitness center, athletic fieldhouse, café, and multi-purpose rooms), as well as pristine clay tennis courts, playground, and welcoming lawns of Seaview Park. The Town also offers an 84 slip superyacht marina. The department seeks a forward-thinking leader to anchor the team at Phipps Ocean Park after a historic $31 million renovation. Through a landmark partnership with the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach, this 18-acre oceanfront jewel is undergoing transformation into a self-sustaining botanical oasis. The progressive overhaul features a 22-foot-high protective oceanfront dune system, two miles of scenic curving trails, playground, the oldest schoolhouse in Southeast Florida, and the installation of over 80,000 native plants cultivated to create an organic, chemically pesticide-free master ecosystem. The Park Crew Foreman is responsible for helping protect this major capital investment, leading municipal operations that keep this modern environmental landmark safe, spotless, and functional. Under the direct supervision of the Golf Course Superintendent, performs specialized working supervisory functions and skilled work in the daily operation, maintenance, public safety, and contract coordination of Phipps Ocean Park. The Foreman acts as the primary on-site municipal point of contact for the Town, coordinating daily logistics and collaborating closely with the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach and the contracted landscape maintenance vendor to ensure the integrity of the park's native ecosystems and high-traffic amenities. Additionally, the Foreman serves as a key public ambassador, monitoring visitor behavior, addressing park rule violations, and proactively responding to operational or public concerns. Supervision & Operations: Plans, assigns, schedules, and directs the daily activities of the assigned Park Attendants; inspects completed tasks to ensure compliance with Town aesthetics, safety standards, and public service expectations. Public Relations & Guest Services: Interacts daily with residents, visitors, and the general public in a professional and courteous manner; directly fields, investigates, and resolves public inquiries, complaints, and service requests regarding park facilities. Rules Enforcement & Compliance: Monitors park utilization to ensure public safety and compliance with Town ordinances; handles on-site interventions when visitors are acting against park rules or conducting unpermitted activities/events. Educates the public on permit requirements and coordinates with Town code enforcement or law enforcement when necessary. Incident Response & Problem Solving: Serves as the primary on-site problem solver for any dynamic issues that may occur within a public park environment (e.g., medical emergencies, structural failures, wildlife hazards, parking disputes, or unapproved commercial activity). Reporting & Coordination: Reports operational updates, equipment needs, public safety incidents, and maintenance logs directly to the Golf Course Superintendent to ensure cohesive grounds management across operations. Inter-Agency Collaboration: Serves as the primary daily on-site liaison for the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach, collaborating on scheduling, educational seminars, and specialized park projects. Contractual Oversight & Liaison: Asists management by acting as a localized point of contact for the third-party landscape maintenance contractor; helps facilitate communication regarding daily task completions, event schedules, and specialized site needs. Also has oversight of the restroom cleaning contract and will assist with light cleanup between the vendor's scheduled cleanups. Infrastructure & Pathway Maintenance: Directly oversees and participates in the maintenance of all nature, pedestrian, sand, and ADA accessible pathways, ensuring they are free of debris, sand drifts, or safety hazards. Facility & Asset Management: Inspects and ensures the proper upkeep of town-owned park structures including the playground, beach pavilions, restrooms, showers, shade structures, lifeguard stands, and public works border walls. Resource Management & Logistics: Coordinates event support, setup, and structural/turf recovery following high-use activities or private park rentals. Manages day-to-day trash collection systems and dumpster logistics with the Town's Public Works department. Environmental & Safety Monitoring: Coordinates active iguana removal and pest mitigation efforts within municipal boundaries. Monitors low-level pathway lighting, parking gates, and safety features for immediate maintenance reporting. Heavy Equipment Operation: Operates utility vehicles, tractors, material-haulers, pressure washers, and specialized grounds equipment safely. Emergency & Storm Response: Acts as an essential first responder for storm preparation and post-event debris removal, ensuring Phipps Ocean Park is rapidly stabilized and safe for public use. Departmental Support & Adaptability: Performs general landscaping, turf care, and grounds maintenance tasks at Phipps Ocean Park and other Recreation Department facilities as operational needs dictate; executes all other duties as assigned to support overall municipal operations. High school diploma or GED equivalent; supplemented by three (3) years of experience in park maintenance, commercial grounds operations, golf course maintenance, or public works infrastructure maintenance, including at least one (1) year in a team lead or supervisory capacity. Experience handling public interactions and code/rule enforcement in a public park setting is highly desirable. Flexible schedule, comfortable with working weekends/holidays on occasion. Knowledge of Park & Grounds Maintenance: Considerable knowledge of commercial landscaping best practices, turf maintenance, and irrigation systems; working knowledge of public park infrastructure, hardscape upkeep, and public playground equipment safety standards, alongside general familiarity with all standard tools, materials, and operational requirements of a public park system. Proficiency in managing modern management software, including, but not limited to asset management and central control irrigation systems. Physical and Environmental Demands or Conditions Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, and ability to follow verbal and written instructions. Ability to effectively view and interpret information on a computer monitor, read printed materials, and see objects at varying distances, including the ability to distinguish colors when required for job-related tasks. Ability to perceive the nature of sounds by ear. Ability to distinguish, with a degree of accuracy, differences or similarities in intensity or quality of flavors or odors. Ability to raise or lower objects of up to 80 pounds from one level to another (includes upward pulling). Ability to exert force upon an object so that the object moves away from the force. Ability to move about on foot. Ability to remain in the seated position and/or remain on one's feet in an upright position at a workstation without moving about. Ability to bend body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist, requiring full use of the lower extremities and back muscles. Ability to ascend or descend ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, or poles, and get in and out of vehicles using legs and feet or hands and arms. Ability to work in varying environmental conditions including cold, heat, humidity, or precipitation. Compensation details: 27.77-44.46 Hourly Wage PI73485e7d5-

This is a temporary, full-time Administrative Assistant, Public Works position. The role will be staffed through a temporary agency, but the work will be performed within the Public Works Department. The Town of Palm Beach is an internationally acclaimed destination known worldwide for its extraordinary beauty, small-town charm, and exceptional service standards. Our residents are some of the world's most influential people and they choose Palm Beach to call home because of the amazing quality of life. The Town is seeking a key position to perpetuate its values, of excellence and reliability in this one-of-a-kind setting. Do you share these values? Are you ready for the challenge? Come be part of our team! The Town of Palm Beach employees are driven by the vision to deliver the highest quality service by continuously improving and always striving to be the standard by which all others are measured. The employees of the Town commit to and are guided by the following values: • Respect for everyone; • Highest ethical standards; • Cooperation and teamwork; • Commitment to quality; • Spirit of innovation; • Open and timely communication; and • Personal responsibility and accountability. If you share these values, apply to join our team. Public Works exists to create and maintain an attractive, safe, pleasing, and clean environment for the citizens of Palm Beach and an efficient, effective environment for all of the employees who serve this community by applying systems and techniques that provide for excellent operation, maintenance, and repair of public buildings and grounds, continuous upgrading of general infrastructure, coastal protection, engineering and construction services. Administrative Assistants serve as a primary and/or first point of contact for their department or division. An important quality, expected of those who serve in these positions, is exceptional customer service in working with the public as well as internal employees. As specific tasks vary by department or division, Administrative Assistants perform a variety of clerical and administrative duties that include, but are not limited to, telephones, filing, photocopying, sorting and distribution of mail, recordkeeping, and business-related correspondence. Provides general departmental and/or program information to the public and/or Town employees. Answers telephones, inquiries, furnishes requested information, and directs calls to appropriate Town staff, referring calls to other departments or agencies according to established procedures. Utilizes excellent customer service to assist or direct the public and/or employees. Performs a variety of administrative tasks, including the inventory and stocking of office and department-specific supplies, scheduling and setting up meetings/appointments, making photocopies, sending facsimiles, preparing outgoing mail, and sorting and distributing incoming mail. Prepares and maintains various records, documents, and reports in accordance with department-established procedures. May receive registrations and/or other solicited or requested information from the public and/or Town employees and forward gathered/consolidated information to appropriate Town staff. May fill in or provide backup for other administrative personnel when necessary. Composes and prepares courteous and professionally formatted business-related correspondence, memoranda, and other documents from rough draft or general instructions. Completes necessary standard department forms for supervisor review or submittal of information for internal Town use. Proofreads correspondence and other materials for grammatical correctness and content. Processes department/division mail by opening, date stamping, and distributing to the appropriate personnel in accordance with established procedures. Maintains mailing lists and department mailings as necessary. Maintains an accurate and efficient filing and tracking system by creating new files, removing outdated files for archiving and/or disposition, and sorting, scanning, and filing documents by type and/or subject as appropriate. Utilizes various software and hard files to provide a consistent, organized tracking system, maintaining records in accordance with applicable Florida State Statutes. May perform clerk duties, prepare agendas and compile supporting backup documents and minutes in a manner consistent with Town recordkeeping standards for public meetings such as but not limited to Town Council meetings and other public meetings for Town boards and commissions, which may be held quarterly or otherwise. Ensures timely distribution of backup documentation. Compiles department/division technical and statistical data, prepares and/or maintains various records and reports, checking and proofing for accuracy in accordance with established procedures. Utilizes department-specific software to organize and track related information. May receive and prepare responses to public records requests from the public and/or town personnel in accordance with Florida State Statutes. May prepare appropriate requests, forms, and travel arrangements for department/division personnel. May maintain staffing information for division/department personnel and/or coordinate assignment of personnel for work orders, public details, or assignment. May schedule, arrange, and organize division/department meetings or events for the public and/or employees. Coordinates personnel, scheduling, documentation/filing, and billing, if applicable. Processes and files necessary department/division paperwork with appropriate staff and tasks required for various employee personnel-related actions to Human Resources. May prepare and/or enter bi-weekly payroll for the department/division, including entering and verifying hours. Processes vendor and service invoicing, billing, and reconciliation associated with the department/division. May collect and record fees/donations according to department procedures and Finance Department policies and direct/process those funds to appropriate staff. Maintain accurate and detailed files of the collected fees/donations and expenditures. Must possess a high school diploma or GED equivalent. A minimum of three years clerical or office support work experience required. Customer service experience in a professional office setting preferred. Possession of a Notary Public certification preferred. Certified Administrative Professional (CAP) and/or CAP with Organizational Management (OM) specialty with the International Association of Administrative Professionals preferred. Must be able to successfully type a minimum of 40 words per minute on a timed evaluation. Must be able to successfully pass the minimum competency level for the essential skills of this position: Microsoft Word and Excel, proofreading. Operates general office equipment, i.e. telephone, photocopier, facsimile, scanner, tape or electronic dictation machine, transcription systems, and computers. Considerable knowledge of business English and good skills in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Software skills, or equivalent systems, for the following programs: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook (or equivalent), Novus Agenda, Laserfiche document imaging, EDEN or similar enterprise database, Granicus, Trackability, and TrackComp. Considerable knowledge of the administrative and procedural aspects of Town government. Ability to accept and balance necessary direction from more than one supervisor. Ability to work independently or under minimal supervision. Strong public and employee relations skills and ability to maintain positive, friendly, and professional environment at all times. Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize workload and handle multiple projects and deadlines in an efficient and effective manner. Compensation details: 22-22 Hourly Wage PI021bce59ef57-9765