Recreation Specialist; Aquatics

Overview

Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham. Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

Hiring Range: $49,737 - $60,478 / Annually

Locations:
Edison Johnson Aquatics Center

Workday/Hours:
Monday-Thursday 12:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Sunday 8:30 am - 5:30 pm

A nationally accredited team of passionate professionals devoted to building better lives and a better community through the power of parks and recreation. Our talented team at Durham Parks and Recreation is devoted to community service and provides a diverse range of programs, services, opportunities, and experiences while being united through our core pillars of creating equitable economic impacts; advancing conservation;

rejuvenating health and wellness; enhancing quality of life and sustaining social equity.

We are seeking to bring a skilled aquatics professional to the next step in their career as the Recreation Specialist for the Edison Johnson Aquatic Center. As one of DPR’s destinations for aquatic programs and activities in Durham, the Edison Johnson Aquatic Center is a great place for you to apply and develop your skills, build on your experience with diverse programs, and to be part of a community-centered public service mission.

We want you to grow with Durham Parks and Recreation. Join a team of fellow professionals bringing fun and fitness to Durham residents by offering safe and welcoming environments for engaging activities and special events.

This position is devoted to providing recreation, aquatics, and/or special needs programming and activities and assist with the management of recreation and aquatic facilities. Performs operational coordination work ranging from routine to specialized support, typically for a single program or subject matter area requiring journey-level knowledge and experience about program logistics and operations. May assist in training staff and serve as a second level of check for accuracy or lead lower-level staff.

Decision-making includes how and when tasks are carried out within an operational process, limited by the selection of the process and establishment of deadlines and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Assists with planning and developing recreational, aquatics, and/or special needs programs; plans program content and related activities; conducts community surveys; instructs program participants; trains, leads, and assists with hiring lower-level staff; assists with marketing and promoting programs; and monitors program expenses.
• Assists with facility supervision and inventory coordination, including scheduling facility use, opening and closing facilities, inspecting equipment and facilities to ensure safety and proper working condition of equipment and materials; monitors supplies; and coordinates with maintenance staff to resolve maintenance issues.
• Performs office, program, and customer support operations; responds to inquiries, concerns, and complaints from patrons, in person, via phone or email; processes payments and deposits; registers participants; transports patrons, as assigned; performs outreach activities, as assigned, including providing information to internal and external groups.
• Prepares, maintains, reviews, processes, and/or disseminates reports, records, requisitions, invoices, notifications, and other documentation; compiles, tracks and reports information; proofs transactions and ensures accuracy of information.
• Assists with facility management, staff supervision, registration, and program development including use of recreation software, general operations assistance, and cultivating partnerships/performing outreach.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in recreation, leisure services, or a related field.
• Two years of recreation services experience in area of assignment.
• Valid, unrestricted, North Carolina driver’s license or if you currently have another state’s driver’s license, must be willing and able to obtain a valid NC driver’s license within 60 days of hire.
• American Red Cross Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED certification (or equivalent).
• American Red Cross Lifeguard Instructor (LGI) certification (or equivalent), or American Red Cross Water…