Part Time Recreation Specialist

Performs work organizing, coaching, and conducting recreational activities or sports at a recreation area or center in the County. Responsibilities include ensuring that proper recreation apparatus, equipment, and supplies needed for the specific events are available. May act as a lead worker over one or more assistants implementing recreational activities. Preliminary training and general instructions are received from a supervisor regarding the activity or event to be supervised.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Monitors one or more assigned recreation activities or sports at an assigned recreation area.
• Organizes, supervises, and stimulates interest among children and adults in various types of recreational events and activities: creates and implements programs throughout our County; creates program planners; acquires space; determines staffing needs; recruit volunteers; promotes and supervises programming and events.
• Performs customer service duties: receives and responds to questions, requests, complaints and suggestions; provides information regarding recreation programs; registers participants for programs; sells memberships and parking passes; assists customers as needed.
• Participates in the collection of revenues and fees for facility rentals, parking pass/meters, tickets, admissions, programs, summer camp, swimming pool, etc.; receives and processes payments; makes change; and prepares daily cash reports and deposits receipts.
• Ensures the safety and security of the patrons: completes daily safety checklist; monitors and remains aware of activities; reports unauthorized persons and other security problems; checks on injuries and accidents; applies basic first aid; investigates and reports on serious accidents as required.
• Performs marketing and public relations duties: creates, prints, and distributes flyers, calendars, and informational materials for programs and events.
• Assists with data collection and reporting; tracks participant numbers for individual programs; collects and processes program surveys; prepares and submits reports; and processes and files documents as necessary.
• Sets up and tears down for activities and special events: gathers and sets up equipment and supplies; ensures equipment and supplies are available, in working condition and safe for use; and returns equipment and supplies to appropriate location.
• Provide exceptional customer assistance, problem-solving, and/or complaints by all forms of communication.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Six (6) months of experience in physical education, recreation, summer camp programs, volunteerism, or related field.
• Or an equivalent combination of relevant training, education, and experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of rules, regulations, safety precautions, and first aid of various competitive athletic games.
• Knowledge of the philosophy and objectives of personal health and fitness.
• Some knowledge of recreational activities suitable for children and adults.
• Ability to score various sports.
• Ability to lead and instruct children and adults in the assigned recreational activities.
• Ability to maintain discipline and to solve disciplinary problems.
• Ability to contribute effectively to the accomplishment of team or work unit goals, objectives, and activities.
• Knowledge of standard office computer equipment and software applications, as well as cash registers.
• Ability to work late nights, early mornings, on weekends and holidays.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• Ability to ascertain priorities and meet deadlines and objectives.
• Good written and oral communication skills; ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• Ability to maintain basic records and reports.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to provide internal/external guidance and customer assistance via all forms of communication.

Working Conditions : Work is primarily performed in an indoor, climate-controlled environment and is nearly absent from disagreeable elements (e.g., irate customers, extreme noise, heat, odors, heights and/or dust).

Risk/Safety Conditions: There is little or no risk related to physical and/or mental health and safety associated with this position.

Physical Activities: Stooping, crouching, walking, pulling, lifting, grasping, hearing, seeing up close, seeing far away, kneeling, reaching, pushing, talking, standing, finger movement, repetitive motions, depth perception. Frequent lifting of up to 25 pounds; occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds.