Recreation Specialist; B273125-2 Recreation Centers

Plans and monitors recreation center activities, such as afternoon summer programs, youth programming, and payment collections. Prepares Recreation center, welcomes community members, and assists them as needed. Takes payments or deposits for facility use. Monitors the recreation center and gymnasium. Ensures facility is properly cleaned and sanitized in a timely manner for the safety of our community.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by employees in this job. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

• Organizes, supervises, and monitors activities conducted in the recreation center.
• Monitors activities in the weight room, basketball gym, and boxing gym.
• Assists patrons with registration and payment; inputs information into system; provides information about activities and future events.
• Maintains cleanliness of recreation center; cleans and sanitizes assigned areas.
• Performs related work as required.

• Knowledge of modern office procedures and methods including computers and applicable software.
• Knowledge of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Knowledge of proper use of cleaning equipment.
• Knowledge of recreation center programs and events.

• Skill in organization and time management.
• Skill in performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature.
• Skill in customer service.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to meet schedules and deadlines of the work.
• Ability to maintain the confidentiality of information and professional boundaries.
• Ability to enforce rules of the gym and recreation center.
• Ability to organize youth programming.

Position will have the following exposures.

• Office or similar indoor environment, relatively free from unpleasant environmental conditions or hazards.
• Occasional exposure to unpleasant environmental conditions and/or hazards. Occasional outside work.
• Frequent exposure to unpleasant environmental conditions and/or hazards. Majority of work performed outside or with exposure to risk.
• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.
• Exerting up to 35 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects.

Never

• Street environment (near moving traffic)
• Construction site
• Warehouse environment

Seldom

• Confined space

Sometimes

• Outdoor environment
• Vehicles

Often

• Office or similar indoor environment

Position will require the employee to be exposed to the following environmental elements.

Never

• Individuals who are hostile or irate
• Individuals with known violent backgrounds
• Communicable diseases
• Fumes or airborne particles
• Loud noises (85+ decibels such as heavy trucks, jack hammers, construction)

Seldom

• Extreme cold (below 32 degrees)

Sometimes

• Extreme heat (above 100 degrees)
• Moving mechanical parts
• Fumes or airborne particles
• Toxic or caustic chemicals or substances

Position will require the employee to travel.

Never:

• Regional travel
• National travel
• International travel

Frequently

• Local travel

• High School diploma or G.E.D. equivalency
• Less than 1 year experience in recreational program or camp counseling, working with children, recreation programs, or related experience,

• Applicants who have completed education outside of the United States must submit a foreign credential evaluation completed by a professional credential evaluation agency that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or the Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE). The evaluation must verify the U.S. equivalency of the degree and identify the comparable U.S. degree level.
  
  Applicants are responsible for obtaining and submitting the required evaluation…