Part Time Recreation Assistant- David B. Waymer Recreation Center (19hr/week)

About the role

This position will assist with planning and directing recreation and leisure programs, activities, and events for diversified age groups, such as preschool, youth, and teens at David B. Waymer Recreation Center. Specific program areas could include athletics, social events, and summer/day camps. This position will work up to 19 hours per week, which may include nights and weekends depending on business need.

Responsibilities

• Provide customer service and handling of funds in a recreation center or park facility through telephone, emails, web site, social media and walk in patrons and customers for information, program registration, center daily use and rentals
• Ensure safety of participants/spectators and administer first aid when necessary
• Enforce rules and regulations
• Collections fees and taking registrations for recreational programs and facility rentals
• Aid in light maintenance of facilities and recreational areas
• Referee at various sports activities; provide services as timekeeper, scorekeeper or line-person at games
• Aid in various recreational programs for all ages
• Handle inquiries and complaints from public
• Aid in special events and field trips

Requirements

No experience required. Combination of relevant education and relevant experience accepted. Requires a valid North Carolina or South Carolina Driver’s License and County Driving Privileges; CPR/First Aid. General knowledge of various computer applications including Microsoft Office Suite.

Qualifications

High School Diploma or equivalent.

Skills

• Recreational programming and instruction
• Developing and enforcing classroom rules and safety procedures
• Managing multiple tasks concurrently
• Organizing and presenting demonstrations in area of specialization

Benefits

Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department (MCPRD) strives to enrich the lives of our residents. We do this by providing exciting and safe recreational amenities and programs, change to improve our resident’s fitness levels and decrease health care costs. This contributes to a sense of community through events and spaces for the public to socialize, thereby increasing property values and providing tourism venues. We protect open space, natural areas, and our treasured tree canopy through stewardship. We play a critical role in ensuring Mecklenburg County achieves its vision that the county “will be a community of pride and choice for people to LIVE, WORK and RECREATE.”

Skills

• Adaptability: Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment; adjusting effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures
• Applied Learning: Assimilating and applying new job-related information in a timely manner
• Building Trust: Interacting with others in a way that instills confidence in one’s intentions and those of the organization
• Communication: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the information provided
• Customer Focus: Ensuring that the customer perspective is a driving forces behind business decisions and activities; crafting and implementing service practices that meet customers’ and own organization’s needs
• Initiating Action: Taking prompt action to accomplish objectives; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive
• Safety Awareness: Identifying and correcting conditions that affect employee safety; upholding safety standards

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

The position will work up to 19 hours per week, which may include nights and weekends depending on business need.