Part Time Program and Recreation Assistant

• Assists in creating and overseeing enrichment activities and recreational offerings.
• Evaluates activities programs and classes for content techniques and special problems.
• Monitors programs for function safety and equipment issues; performs safety and health-related cleaning and maintenance services as needed; requests maintenance services as necessary in facilities and program sites.
• Open and close program sites facilities; sets up and takes down equipment and supplies needed for scheduled activities; ensures that safety equipment is in good working order and easily accessible.
• Enforces facility department and city rules and regulations.
• Administers various types of leagues including signing up participants creating rosters bracketing compiling rules and scheduling dates times locations and referees for games and practices.
• Maintains inventory of supplies and equipment. Participates in the procurement process.
• Maintains documentation on all programs and participants; prepares statistical and summary reports as needed.
• Responds to routine inquiries and complaints in a courteous manner; provides information within the area of assignment; resolves complaints in an efficient and timely manner.
• Ensures hourly employees adhere to established work methods and techniques; informs hourly employees of applicable city and department policies procedures standards and specifications; reviews needs with appropriate supervisory and management staff.
• May assist with scheduling hourly staff; ensures appropriate staff to participant ratio for assigned summer camp and childrens programs.

• Engage and communicate with the participants and staff to ensure quality programming.
• Gathers information from various sources to identify needs and trends for new programs; drafts program outlines and reviews with higher-level staff.
• Flexibility and adaptability: being flexible and adaptable to changing needs and circumstances. This could involve adjusting schedules modifying activities and handling unexpected situations effectively.
• Visit each program daily: solve problems in a timely manner if necessary.
• Assist in communication and outreach. Communicating with participants parents and other stakeholders about program activities events and updates.
• Must be available for frequent nights and weekend activities.

• Bachelors degree from accredited university preferably in parks and recreation education or sports and recreation. Or high school diploma/GED and 5 years demonstrated experience with recreation management or program development and management.
• Must have at least 2 years of experience in program management.
• CPRP preferred or ability to earn within 18 months of employment.
• Must have a valid drivers license

• Must be a critical thinker who is able to work with little direction.
• Must be able to discipline appropriately and mediate situations through sound conflict resolution skills.
• Willing to be flexible in job duties as needed sometimes spontaneously.
• Support others through teamwork dedication and guidance in order to achieve excellence in a task or activity.
• Must have complete knowledge or proven ability to learn the rules and regulations of the city program including the Child Safety Policy.
• Ability to develop coordinate and direct varied activities involved in a community program.
• Must be comfortable talking in front of large groups.
• Have knowledge of developmental skills of children ages 5-17.
• Must be familiar with Microsoft Office.

• The physical mental and visual demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Frequently required to run jump walk sit play hear and talk.
• Occasionally required to use hands to finger handle feel or operate objects tools.
• Occasionally required to climb or balance stoop kneel or crouch.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision color vision and the ability to adjust focus.

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Frequent nights and weekends.
• Occasionally works in outside weather conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to wet and/or hot humid conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Noise level in the work environment can be moderately loud while at the field.

Required Experience:

Junior IC