Recreation Attendant

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Applications are being accepted for our Recreation Attendant position. The starting wage for this position is $12.00 per hour. Applicants must be at least 16 years of age.

Description

Under the direction of the Assistant Recreation Director, this part-time position assists in the operation of the Community Center and in the delivery of recreational programs and opportunities to the community.

Essential Functions (with or without reasonable accommodation)

• Assist in all aspects of recreation, athletic, and special event programs.

• Open, close and supervise the facility during business hours.

• Perform daily tasks such as cleaning, filing, sorting, answering phones, receiving the public and providing customer assistance.

• Set up, tear down, and clean up of recreational, athletic, special event programs, equipment, and activities.

• Utilize programming software, assist in scheduling facility usage, issue equipment and registering program participants.

• Responsible for but not limited to taking payment for facility rentals, membership sales, sports registration, recreation activities, and other transactions associated with the department.

• Responsible for entering data into a computer system.

• Ensure all department policies and procedures are followed.

• Assist in coordinating activities of volunteers.

• Respond to citizen inquiries, complaints and information requests.

• Assist the public, answer questions, provide direction, and direct phone calls.

• Interact in a positive, customer-oriented manner with patrons.

• Serve as a liaison between Recreation Department Management and parents/participants in recreation programs.

• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Essential Physical and Environmental Demands

• Work indoors, but occasionally outdoors during periods of hot, cold, windy and/or wet conditions.

• Frequently sit, stand and/or walk/move about the facility.

• Continually hear to communicate telephonically and face to face.

• Continually speak to communicate telephonically and face to face.

• Continually see to supervise the facilities, scorekeepers, time keepers and officials, operate office equipment, fill out paperwork, set up athletic equipment and perform room set-ups.

• Frequently use manually dexterity to operate office equipment, conduct room setups, and operate/set up athletic equipment.

• Lift up to 45 pounds occasionally.

Education, Training, License, Certification and Experience

• First aid and CPR certification.

• Must possess a valid driver's license.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to operate office equipment such as a photocopier, fax machine and telephone.

• Basic knowledge of recreational and athletic programs and equipment.

• Ability to work with crowds, organize groups and deal with youth.

• Ability to calmly handle difficult situations that may arise with unhappy or dissatisfied parents.

• Ability to operate scoreboard and time keeping equipment.

• Ability to read and write proficiently.

• Basic math and money-changing skills.

• Basic computer skills.

• Basic supervisory skills.

• Ability to communicate effectively.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with city officials, volunteers, members of the public, employees and patrons.

• Ability to work varying schedules.

• Ability to consistently maintain regular and dependable attendance.

Note: Background check and drug screen will follow all conditional offers of employment.