Recreation Assistant Fitness & Aquatic

About the role

This position is assigned to the Non-Appropriated Fund (NAF) Fitness, Sports, and Deployed Forces Support Branch; Fleet Readiness; CNIC. The primary function of the position is to ensure proper usage of the facility, assist in the operation of the recreation activity and provide proper collection and disposition of revenues generated at the assigned facility.

Responsibilities

Duties include administrative support, instructional support, and facility/equipment maintenance. Administrative support includes providing customer service, answering telephone, completing daily activity reports, and handling cash. Instructional support includes monitoring participants, conducting instructional classes, and performing basic fitness orientation. Facility/equipment maintenance includes ensuring the facility is open and closed at posted times, monitoring security, and maintaining athletic playing surfaces.

• Provides customer service to patrons using the facility
• Answers telephone, providing information in regards to facility hours of operation, upcoming special events and programs, etc.
• Completes the Daily Activity Reports, handling cash where fees apply, verifying the amount of money collected and dropping the cashier bag in the drop safe
• Assists in planning, scheduling, and publicizing various activities and maintaining related supplies
• Oversees the sale of retail items associated with activities
• Evaluates the effectiveness of ongoing Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) fitness activities
• Monitors patrons, volunteers and contractors at the assigned program/event and reports any issues to management
• Assists in the selection of fitness, sports, and aquatics activities to be offered
• Conducts instructional classes in the assigned recreational area
• Performs basic fitness orientation; identifies and corrects unsafe fitness techniques
• Demonstrates procedures common to the activities and instructs in the use of related equipment
• Ensures adherence to regulations and safety procedures
• Ensures athletic playing surfaces are properly maintained, safe, and ready for play
• Assists in properly cleaning and maintaining equipment/facilities, maintains inventory, performs general janitorial services
• Makes minor repairs to facilities and equipment when appropriate and assists with outdoor maintenance
• Reports maintenance problems, material deficiencies, and unsafe conditions or discrepancies that cannot be repaired in-house to the supervisor

Requirements

Must pass all applicable records and background check. Must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of employment. Starting May 7, 2025, non-affiliated individuals requesting access will need a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or another acceptable form of identification to access CNRMA Installations.

Qualifications

A qualified candidate must possess:

• Knowledge of MWR policies, rules, and regulations involving the work area
• Knowledge of basic arithmetic to compute charges, disperse change accurately, and prepare reports
• Knowledge of cash handling procedures
• Knowledge of basic fitness, aquatics and sports principles
• Knowledge of safe use and operation of fitness equipment, facility operations, and basic fitness equipment maintenance/repair
• Skill in the use of Microsoft Office Programs (e.g., Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook) and others as they relate to fitness, sports and aquatics programming
• Skill and ability to provide fitness, aquatics and sports training or orientation
• Ability to competently and independently carry out day to day recreation operations
• Ability to develop and effectively deliver presentations and/or training
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing

Benefits

Salary is dependent on experience and/or education. Commander, Navy Installations Command is a Drug-Free Federal Workplace. The use of illegal drugs will not be tolerated, and use of or intoxication by illegal drugs will result in penalties up to and including removal from Federal Service.