Job Details
Salary: $16.43 - $21.77 Hourly
Location : Charlotte County, FL
Job Type: Part-time
Job Number: 2024-00004
Department: Community Services
Division: Recreation & Extension Services
Opening Date: 01/09/2024
Closing Date: Continuous
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit: IUPAT
General Summary & Essential Responsibilities
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.
Min. Education, Licenses and Certifications 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.
Licenses and/or Certificates: Florida Driver's License
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 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.
Supplemental Information PHYSICAL DEMANDSStooping, 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.
WORK ENVIRONMENTWork is primarily performed both indoors and outdoors, potentially exposed to temperature changes dust, biting/stinging insects and outdoor weather conditions inclusive of heat, sun, rain and wind.
RISK/SAFETY CONDITIONSThere is little or no risk related to physical and/or mental health and safety associated with this position.
Charlotte County is an Equal Employment Opportunity EmployerWomen, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Charlotte County is an Affirmative Action/ADA/Veterans' Preference and Equal Opportunity Employer.
Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.See HR for further information regarding Benefits