Temporary Venue Operations Assistant

Position Summary

Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation is hiring for a Temporary Venue Operations Assistant. This position will be located at Grady Cole Center and American Legion Memorial Stadium and will assist with athletic event logistics, working closely with event staff including public address announcer, scoreboard operator, parking staff and security. The role also involves athletic field and facility maintenance, such as goals, nets, press box and general grounds maintenance.

Incumbents may operate the scoreboard, clock and sound equipment  position requires a varying schedule, including daytime hours, evenings, weekends and possible holidays.

The Grady Cole Center (3,000‑capacity civic center) and American Legion Memorial Stadium (10,000‑seat stadium) are large‑scale public assembly rental venues owned and operated by Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department. The facilities lie adjacent to each other on a 12‑acre parcel of land within Central Piedmont Community College’s Central Campus in uptown Charlotte.

• Event venue operations experience highly preferred
• Facility/grounds maintenance experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail

• Load and unload heavy material from trucks and vans
• Assist in moving furniture or equipment and large bulky objects
• Perform building maintenance such as checking fire extinguishers, changing light bulbs and unclogging toilets
• Perform general custodial work
• Perform general groundskeeping such as picking up trash and debris, shoveling snow and mowing the grass
• Perform general laborer‑type work such as digging ditches

Experience:

No experience required

High School Diploma or equivalent

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

General knowledge of applicable computer programs

• 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

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

• Adaptability:
  Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment; adjusting effectively to new work structures, processes, requirements or cultures
• Collaboration:
  
  Working effectively and cooperatively with others; establishing and maintaining good working relationships
• Communication:
  Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the information provided
• Contributing to Team Success:
  Actively participating as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals
• Energy:
  Consistently maintaining high levels of activity or productivity; operating with vigor, effectiveness, and determination over extended periods of time

Works outdoors exposed to varying weather conditions

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This is not intended to be an all‑inclusive list of job‑related responsibilities, duties, skills, requirements or working conditions. Other duties may be assigned based on business need and the supervisor’s request. Mecklenburg County reserves the right to revise the job description at any time. Designated positions may be required to assist in emergency and/or disaster situations.