About the Department

We are strengthening our Recreation team and elevating the way we serve our community. We’re looking for individuals who bring energy, accountability, creativity, and leadership to every shift. This is an opportunity to be part of a team committed to excellence, innovation in programming, and meaningful engagement with our youth and families. We value dependability, initiative, teamwork, and a strong work ethic. If you’re ready to grow, lead, and help shape the next chapter of our Recreation programs, we encourage you to apply. 

This recruitment may close at any time without notice once a sufficient number of qualified applications are received. Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply early to ensure consideration. 

This recruitment may close at any time without notice. 

Position Duties

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Enforces Park rules and regulations.
• Participates in the day-to-day operations of assigned recreation program or site/center; assists in organizing daily events, activities and classes.
• Assists in activities in such areas as arts and crafts, adult sports and youth sports to include basketball, baseball, soccer, volleyball and tennis.
• Perform set-up and tear down of tables, arrange chairs, stages (risers) and move walls for scheduled events and activities.
• Performs a variety of customer services functions, including initial greetings, answering the multi-line phone system forwarding calls, and checking facility users in and out. 
• Assists with registration; reviews applications for completeness; accepts and approves new registrations.
• Provides specific recreational information to the general public, including explaining recreation center/site rules and regulations to participants and providing directions when necessary. 
• Collects money and issues receipts. 
• Opens and closes assigned recreational facility; secures, maintains and cleans restrooms and other facilities; including pick up of trash and cleaning of grounds in and around City parks and facilities; prepares program sites various programs and activities, including setting up and taking down equipment. 
• Participates in a variety of program operations and facility maintenance activities such as cleaning and sanitizing rooms and furniture, play; cleans windows, dusts, vacuums, and wipes down equipment; restocks restrooms. 
• Assists with maintenance of records and files on all participants, updating emergency and other pertinent information on a regular and as needed basis. 
• Promotes safety and renders first aid as required. 
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

To qualify for this position, an individual must possess a combination of experience, education, and/or training that would likely produce the knowledge and abilities required to perform the work. A desirable combination of qualifications is described as follows: 

Experience: 
Minimum of six months of work experience in a recreational sports program or related field.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of basic basketball, baseball, soccer, volleyball and tennis rules.
• Operations, services and activities of recreation programs.
• Operational characteristics of equipment used in recreation programs.
• Safety principles and practices, including basic first aid and health/hygiene. 
• Basic principles of record keeping.
• Cash handling techniques.
• Modern office practices, methods and computer equipment including specialized applications.
• Methods and techniques of providing quality customer service to City staff and members of the public. 

• Ability to maintain a safe and healthy environment.
• Ability to lift tables and chairs.
• Provide assistance in a variety of recreation sports programs.
• Effectively interact with a variety of recreation program participants from diverse ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds.
• Maintain recreational facilities and equipment in a clean, safe and secure manner. 
• Handle cash related transactions in an accurate manner.
• Respond to and effectively prioritize multiple phone calls, walk-up traffic and other requests/interruptions.  
• Communicate clearly and effectively, with program participants. 
• Understand and follow oral and/or written policies, procedures, and instructions.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Other Qualifications

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

Mobility– work in a standard office or recreational facility setting, use standard office equipment, including a computer; mobility to lead groups in activities; occasional pushing/pulling; occasional bending, kneeling, squatting and crawling.  Lifting– occasional lifting up to 50 pounds.  Vision– constant use of good overall vision for reading/close up work; frequent use of color perception and eye/hand coordination; occasional use of depth perception and peripheral vision.  Dexterity– frequent repetitive motion from writing and using a computer keyboard; frequent grasping, holding and reaching.  Hearing/Talking- frequent hearing/talking to others on the telephone and in person; occasional hearing of faint sounds.  Emotional/Psychological– frequent public contact; occasional working alone.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Employees may be required to work various day and evening shifts, as assigned.  Work is performed in an office and/or recreational facilities environment or outdoors in a variety of weather and temperature conditions with moderate noise levels, and some direct exposure to hazardous chemicals and physical substances. Incumbents may be exposed to blood and body fluids rendering First Aid and CPR and are required to wear appropriate attire for the recreation activity to which they are assigned. Employees may interact with upset staff and/or public and private representatives in interpreting and enforcing departmental policies and procedures.