Recreation Assistant - Part Time

About Cedar Park

The City of Cedar Park is a vibrant suburb of over 83,000 residents, located 17 miles northwest of downtown Austin and recognized for its quality of life in the fast-growth dynamic Central Texas region. Cedar Park is the fourth largest city in the Austin metropolitan area, shares a border with Austin, and is ideally situated for corporate headquarters with a growing number of high tech and major manufacturing employers.

With deep roots as a small community and ability to retain a hometown feel, it is known for its outstanding schools, pros business climate and relaxed family environment. Named one of the Best Suburbs for Growing Families and Best Small City in America in 2020, Cedar Park offers all the benefits of life in an emerging first ring suburb in a region known for its high tech, innovation and live music, with desirable neighborhoods, an entrepreneurial business environment, and an effective, well managed city government.

The Recreation Assistant has a starting range of $18.80- $19.50.

The Cedar Park Recreation Facility hours are listed below:

• Sunday – 9am‑6pm
• Monday – 5am‑10pm
• Tuesday – 5am‑10pm
• Wednesday – 5am‑10pm
• Thursday – 5am‑10pm
• Friday – 5am‑9pm
• Saturday – 8am‑8pm

Hours of work will be scheduled between these hours. Work schedules are generally scheduled two weeks in advance.

• Routinely runs front desk operations
• Processes registration and payments for class enrollment, facility memberships and renewals, park and facility rentals and reservations
• Ensures the safety of users, staff, and equipment
• Monitors patrons to ensure that facility rules are being adhered to
• Maintains cleanliness of facility, including all equipment, weight rooms, courts, pavilion and community rooms
• Sets up, maintains, and dismantles equipment according to the schedule of activities
• Answers questions in person and on the telephone to assist the general public
• Assists in the organization of events and activities
• Provides tours for prospective members
• Processes reservations for pavilion and community rooms
• Helps maintain attendance records on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis for classes, meetings, and facility use
• Processes babysitting reservations
• Prepares reports and maintains logs and records as necessary
• Enforces facility rules and regulations
• Establishes and maintains positive public relations
• Works varying shifts including mornings, evenings, weekends and holidays, when needed
• Works special events during non-routine hours, as needed; and
• Performs such other related duties as may be assigned

• Must be at least 16 years of age
• Previous volunteer or work experience in a customer service, recreation, retail, or similar environment
• Ability to work varied hours including mornings, evenings, weekends and holidays, when needed
• May be required to work special events
• Knowledge of basic customer service techniques; the general purpose and operation of a recreational facility; and personnel policies and procedures
• Skill/Ability: understand and enforce facility rules; work well with the public; handle cash and balance a cash drawer; demonstrate proficiency in oral and written communication; and maintain a good working relationship with supervisors and fellow employees