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City of Evanston · 1 month ago

Beach Office Manager - Summer 2026

Evanston, IL

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$20.50/hr - $20.50/hr

The City of Evanston is seeking a Beach Office Manager for the summer of 2026. This role is responsible for overseeing the operations of the Dempster St. Beach Office, which includes hiring and managing staff, maintaining office systems, and ensuring compliance with beach regulations.

Food and Beverage

Responsibilities

Know and enforce all rules and regulations pertaining to the Evanston Lakefront

Conducts recruitment and hires seasonal employees

Supports operations by maintaining office systems and supervising staff

Maintains office services by organizing office operations and procedures, controlling correspondence, designing filing systems, reviewing and approving supply requisitions, and assigning and monitoring clerical functions

Maintains office efficiency by planning and implementing office systems, layouts, and equipment procurement

Designs and implements office policies by establishing standards and procedures, measuring results against standards, and making necessary adjustments

Completes operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work results

Keeps management informed by reviewing and analyzing special reports; summarizing information; identifying trends

Maintains office staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees

Maintains office staff and gate attendant’s job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees, and planning, monitoring, and appraising job results

Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed

Inspects vessels and enforces rules at sailing beach and power boat launch

Manages Amilia waiting lists, rentals, beach tokens and daily admissions

Attend staff training sessions

Collect all due monies and check beach tokens at the beach office

Balance all collected monies at the end of each shift

Responsible for effective and appropriate communication to patrons

Communicate and coordinate with Sailing and Aquatic Camp staff regarding rentals and lessons

Know current beach programs and events and be able to communicate details to patrons

Attend staff meetings as scheduled by office manager and outdoor program coordinator

Maintain a clean and safe office environment

Responsible for care and maintenance of equipment and storage areas

Complete written reports such as accident, incident, batch and the like on a timely basis

Communicate to supervisor(s) if there are problems or issues needing special attention

Performs other reasonable duties as assigned

Assists with pre and post-season maintenance-related tasks as assigned

Qualification

Customer service skillsMoney handling proceduresBasic math skillsCommunication skillsTeam management

Required

Must be at least 18 years of age

Available to work May 23 to September 7, 2026

Basic knowledge of standard money handling procedures & customer service skills

Pass both the Criminal and DCFS background checks

Pass drug and alcohol screen

Basic math skills exam and interview

Must be able to work at least 4 days a week

Completed at least 1 year of high school

Complete all preseason training

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form

Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in or from standardized situations

Ability to read staff manuals, memoranda, and attendance sheets

Ability to complete daily log sheets, accident reports, incident reports, jump reports, first-aid reports using prescribed format and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, and style

Ability to give verbal direction to subordinates, communicate effectively with co-workers, supervisors, citizens, and the public as well as other employers

Ability to exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently, and up to 20 pounds of force constantly in order to move objects

Ability to lift, kneel, bend, stand for long periods of time, identify or distinguish colors, and work outdoors at night with limited lighting

Ability to work outdoors in a variety of weather conditions such as rain, high temperatures, and humidity