Assistant Supervisor - Playground

About the role

To fill several openings, this is a 20-hour per week position.

Responsibilities

• Oversees and supervises assigned area activities;
• Makes sure activities are safe by enforcing rules and regulations;
• Checks identification when necessary;
• May open facilities for program assigned to the facility;
• Prepares the facility for use;
• Manages crowds;
• Controls disruptive fans;
• Completes and/or generates accident and incident reports and field reports when necessary;
• Provides assistance to other areas as needed or assigned;
• Receives and/or reviews various records and reports;
• Processes various records and reports;
• Refers to rule books for sports, rules from department, master lists, memorandums, rosters, schedules, telephone lists, City policies, maps, policy and procedure manuals, computer manuals, codes/laws/regulations, publications, and reference texts, etc.
• Operates a variety of equipment and machinery;
• Uses a variety of tools and supplies;
• Uses a variety of computer software;
• Interacts and communicates with various groups and individuals;
• Coordinates leagues and uses of playgrounds;
• Provides assistance in selecting coaches;
• Maintains statistics and scores;
• Issues and collects uniforms and equipment;
• Performs inventory control;
• Checks the facility;
• Maintains assigned playgrounds and gyms by performing light cleaning and trash pick-up;
• Informs the public of upcoming events;
• Registers participants;
• Coordinates running of leagues such as setting up game clocks for games, coaching teams, keeping scores, and reporting progress to supervisor;
• Assists with organizing teams and completing rosters;
• Assists with coordinating practice times;
• Distributes and picks up equipment and uniforms;
• Checks for maintenance problems; submits work orders;
• Supervises and disciplines coaches and children when problems arise;
• Cleans spills in the gym;
• Dust mops the floor;
• Works at other playgrounds or gyms as needed;
• Administers first aid and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation when needed;
• Helps to work in the fields when needed.

Qualifications

• Requires a high school diploma or equivalent supplemented by twelve months of experience in recreation programming, recreation/sports participation, and/or sports coaching/officiating or other closely related work experience;
• Must possess a valid Louisiana’s Driver’s License.

Skills

• Knowledge of recreation programming, sports participation, and/or sports coaching/officiating;
• Ability to enforce rules and regulations;
• Ability to operate a variety of equipment and machinery;
• Ability to use a variety of tools and supplies;
• Ability to use a variety of computer software;
• Ability to interact and communicate with various groups and individuals;
• Ability to coordinate leagues and use of playgrounds;
• Ability to maintain statistics and scores;
• Ability to administer first aid and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation when needed.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical benefits options provided through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana;
• Dependent coverage is also available;
• Voluntary insurance plans: Dental, Vision, Supplemental Insurance Plans (Life, Cancer, Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Confinement, Long-Term Disability, and Short-Term Disability) are offered;
• Lifetime insurance is provided;
• The City of Kenner also offers a 457 Plan with MassMutual.

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

The regular schedule is 5:30pm – 9:30pm Monday through Friday. The schedule is subject to change and includes weekends.