Part Time Recreation Center Worker

About the role

The purpose of this classification is to plan, monitor, and participate in recreation center activities and events. Duties include, but are not limited to, planning events, conducting classes/workshops, assisting participants, and maintaining facilities.

Responsibilities

• Plans recreational activities and events and related special events; prepares proposals for activities/special events; prepares programs and schedules; requisitions necessary supplies.
• Provides supervision of facility and facility use; and implements recreation center rules and policies.
• Maintains a variety of records pertaining to activities and attendance.
• Evaluates program activities; assesses needs and recommends program changes, modifications and/or development.
• Performs a variety of custodial tasks such as cleaning office, restrooms, locker rooms, kitchen, refrigerator, oven and dishes, plants flowers and grass.
• Answers telephone and provides information, takes/relays messages, and/or refers as appropriate.
• Establishes effective working relationships and communication with community groups, program participants, customers, and the general public; serves as liaison and/or coordinates activities with committees, community organizations, other departments, schools and civic groups; assists in promoting and evaluating programs and offers support services as applicable; and responds to requests and inquiries regarding programs and activities.
• Reports to work on weekends, evening hours and/or holidays as scheduled and in support of special events and recreational activities; support all facets of programs and service delivery related to park and recreation programming.
• Maintains participant safety; intervenes in confrontations; responds to problems and initiates appropriate action; administers first aid/CPR when necessary.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required; supplemented by one (1) year previous experience and/or training involving youth programs and activities required; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
• Requires Blood Borne Pathogen Training.

Qualifications

• Data Utilization: Requires the ability to calculate and/or tabulate data.
• Human Interaction: Requires the ability to provide guidance, assistance, and/or interpretation to others regarding the application of procedures and standards to specific situations.
• Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to start, stop, operate and monitor the functioning of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
• Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information.
• Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems; to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form; and to exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objectives.
• Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.
• Physical Ability: Tasks require the ability to exert moderate, though not constant physical effort, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (12-20 pounds).
• Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.
• Environmental Factors: Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, temperature extremes, or violence.

Skills

• Ability to plan and execute recreational activities and events.
• Ability to provide supervision and implement recreation center rules and policies.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and evaluate program activities.
• Ability to perform a variety of custodial tasks.
• Ability to communicate effectively and establish working relationships.
• Ability to respond to emergencies and administer first aid/CPR.

Benefits

• Group Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off (includes vacation, sick time, and holidays)

Pay

Commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Normally Monday - Friday 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM.