Temporary Parking & Booth Attendants

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Did you know that Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation proudly hosts many community events each year? Hummingbird Festival, The Senior Games and Festival in the Park are just a few that our employees and residents look forward to every year! Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department (MCPRD) strives to enrich the lives of our residents. We do this by providing exciting and safe recreational amenities and programs, change to improve our resident’s fitness levels and decrease health care costs.

This contributes to a sense of community through events and spaces for the public to socialize, thereby increasing property values and providing tourism venues. We protect open space, natural areas, and our treasured tree canopy through stewardship. We play a critical role in ensuring Mecklenburg County achieves its vision that the county “will be a community of pride and choice for people to LIVE, WORK and RECREATE.”

The department serves a population exceeding one million residents and serves the City of Charlotte, six towns, and the unincorporated areas of the county covering 523 square miles. In addition, the department manages over 21,000 acres and 230+ parks, nature preserves, greenways and facilities. The Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation Department is continually recognized for its cutting‑edge programs, state‑of‑the‑art facilities and unique partnerships.

Our success is rooted in our staff. If you are interested in joining a dynamic team, dedicated to building a better community, and being recognized as leaders both in our community and across the country, then Mecklenburg County has great opportunities for you.

Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation is hiring Temporary Parking and Booth Attendants to assist with summer operations at Ramsey Creek Park and Beach Access. The incumbents will begin work during Memorial Day weekend and end after Labor Day weekend. These positions will provide overall customer service to our patrons including monitoring of the grounds, answering questions and ensuring safety of our guests.

Additionally, the selected candidates will work up to 40 hours per week, which will include weekends based upon business needs and must be comfortable working outdoors in varying weather conditions.

• Customer service experience
• Cash handling experience

• Perform general grounds keeping such as picking up trash and debris
• Load and unload heavy material from trucks and vans
• Perform facility maintenance tasks
• Perform general custodial work
• Perform general laborer-type work

Experience: No experience required

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent

Combination of relevant education and relevant experience accepted? N/A

Licenses and

Certifications:

Requires a valid North Carolina or South Carolina Driver’s License and County Driving Privileges

Computer

Skills:

General knowledge of applicable computer programs

Knowledge:

• Light equipment used in maintenance, grounds keeping, and construction
• Occupational hazards and necessary safety precautions applicable to safe operation of this equipment
• Basic tools used in maintenance and construction work

Skills:

• Operating a chainsaw and brush cutter, blowers, sweepers and other assigned equipment
• Performing heavy manual labor, sometimes in adverse weather conditions

Abilities:

• Adaptability:
  Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing…