LIFEGUARDS WANTED
The Houston parks and Recreation Department is preparing to safely reopen municipal aquatic centers and is now accepting applications for the following positions:
Lifeguards – $13.68 per hour
Headguards - $14.71 per hour
Aquatic Center Supervisors - $16.49 per hour
• You must be at least 16 years old by May 31, 2021
• You must Apply online at: www.houstontx.gov/jobs
• Training provided at no cost
Please call the HPARD Aquatics Office at (832) 395-7129 for more information.
Lifeguards – $13.68 per hour
Headguards - $14.71 per hour
Aquatic Center Supervisors - $16.49 per hour
• You must be at least 16 years old by May 31, 2021
• You must Apply online at: www.houstontx.gov/jobs
• Training provided at no cost
Please call the HPARD Aquatics Office at (832) 395-7129 for more information.
The Parks Department has reopened many of our facilities and amenities following a decline of COVID-19 cases in the Houston area. After receiving guidance from Health and Medical experts, we have proceeded as follows making sure that we observe CDC and NRPA safety guidelines.
ONLINE REGISTRATION BEGINS – SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMonday, May 10, 2021 at 8:00 a.m.
- 20 of HPARD’s larger Community Centers will offer the Summer Enrichment program (English pdf) | (Spanish pdf)
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, staff to child ration is 1:8 to ensure 6-ft. social distance spacing
- Program schedule June 14 – August 20, 2021 (Mon-Fri, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm)
- Ages 6-13
- Cost $30 per child per week
- Frequently Asked Questions (download pdf)
- To register visit https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/houstonparks/home?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true
CURRENTLY OPEN
(In compliance with CDC & NRPA guidelines for slowing the spread of COVID-19)
- All parks and trails
- Benches and picnic tables
- Playgrounds*
- Outdoor exercise stations*
- Dog parks
- 20 community centers for After-School Programs
- Golf courses*
- Tennis courts*
- Disc golf courses
- Croquet court
- After-School Program
- Curbside Meal Program
- Skateparks
- Volleyball courts
- Alkek Velodrome
- Soccer mini-pitch courts
- Basketball courts
- Sport fields for league, practice, and tournaments
- HPARD adult sports leagues
- HPARD youth sports (Soccer for Success, H-town Academy and GHPAL)
- Outdoor area rentals* up to 15 guests
- Small bootcamps* up to 15 guests
- Lake Houston Wilderness Park (LHWP) overnight camping*
- LHWP archery range* and playground areas*
*with restrictions in place
REOPENING TARGET DATE – TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2021- Spraygrounds
- Senior Activity Centers * at 9 Community Centers
- Weight rooms * at 9 community Centers
- Fitness rooms* at 2 community centers
- Gymnasiums* at 19 community centers
- Memorial Fitness Center (6402 Arnot St, 77007)*
- Metropolitan Multi-Service Center and swimming pool (1475 West Gray St, 77019)*
- North Wayside Sports & Recreation Center(9551 North Wayside Dr, 77028) NOTE: swimming pool will open June 14, 2021*
- Increasing outdoor area rentals/leisure programs/bootcamps* up to 30 guests (reservations accepted beginning May 15)
- Lake Houston Wilderness Park’s dining hall, group campsites, and group lodges (25840 FM1485, New Caney, 77357)
*with restrictions in place
REOPENING TARGET DATE – MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2021- Summer Enrichment Program * at 20 Community Centers (English pdf) | (Spanish pdf)
- Summer Food Service Program at various sites including
On-site and Curbside Meals at 20 Community Centers with the Summer Enrichment Program
Curbside Meals at the remaining 29 Community Centers that remain closed until July 6, 2021
- 9 Outdoor swimming pools/aquatic centers
- Pools will only open for recreational swimming.
- Programs (swimming lessons and water fitness) will resume in 2022.
*with restrictions in place
REOPENING TARGET DATE – THURSDAY, JULY 1, 2021Increase the following outdoor areas to 100% (reservations open June 1)
- Rentals
- Leisure Programs
- Bootcamps
- Sports Field Rentals
- Sports Leagues and Programs
- Lee & Joe Jamail Skatepark
- Remaining 29 community centers (if/or when fully staffed)
- Remaining 27 aquatic centers (if/or when fully staffed)
- Community Center rentals
PARKS ACTIVITIES, FACILITIES ...
PARK HEADLINES
50/50 Park Partners
The 50/50 Park Partners campaign is a call to action by the Mayor’s Office, Houston Parks Board, Greater Houston Partnership, and the H.P.A.R.D.
Better. Together.
The Houston Parks and Recreation Department is proud to partner with Mayor Sylvester Turner and the Houston Health Department.
Bethel Church Historic Site - As of June 9, 2021
Historic Bethel Church will be closed until further notice for structural review.
PARK PROJECTS AND REPAIRS
- Alief Park Closed For Renovation - February 7, 2020 – Early 2022
- Brock Park Golf Course & Brock Adventure Park - June 7, 2016 - Until Further Notice
- Dodson Lake Park Water Sprayground – June 11, 2021 – June 18, 2021
- Guadalupe Plaza Park Water Sprayground - June 11, 2021 – Until Further Notice
- Hermann Brown - June 11, 2021 – June 18, 2021
- Hermann Park Water Sprayground – June 11, 2021 – June 18, 2021
- Kendall Community Center – September 2017 – Until Further Notice
- MKT Bridge – August 2020– Until Further Notice
- Shady Lane Park Water Sprayground – June 11, 2021 – June 18, 2021
- Sagemont Community Center Gymnasium - October 30, 2017 - Early 2022
- Waldemar Park Closed For Renovation – May 11, 2020 – Until Further Notice