Parks and Recreation Attendant; Expo); Part-Time); Seasonal

City of Sioux City is seeking very energetic (5)
five Parks & Recreation Attendants to provide primary customer service in our Parks & Recreation Department. Attendants are in constant interaction with the public.

Successful candidates will primarily be responsible for the day-to-day operations at the STF Expo Center
, Riverside Soccer Complex
, and Long Lines Family Recreation Center
. Daily tasks include working inside a concession stand to prepare food and drinks, running the cash register, and setting up fields and/or courts for rentals. This position performs other related manual tasks. The position stores & prepares food products that meet all local & state health code requirements & facility guidelines.

Employees in this position are expected to maintain regular and punctual attendance.

Employees must be willing to work evening/weekend hours; hours may change day to day.

Work hours will be a minimum of 12 hours per week
.

Must be at least 15 years of age to apply
.

• Provides primary customer service and acts as a resource person in the facility.
• Works with community to promote understanding of the facility and goodwill toward the facility.
• Works with the public and coordinates with the public and private-party participants.
• Coordinates general traffic in the facility and may erect traffic barricades.
• Sets up and tears down chairs, tables and recreational equipment.
• Performs basic cleaning and maintenance of facility and restrooms including trash removal, sweeping, dry and wet mop, snow removal/salting, and litter patrol.
• Cleans, re-stocks and maintains floors and rugs using appropriate machinery.
• Performs minor equipment repairs, maintains glass surfaces, and completes painting tasks.
• Stores, prepares, and serves food products and refreshments in a manner that meets all local and state health code requirements as well as facility rules and guidelines.
• Performs other related manual tasks in the operation and maintenance of the Parks and Recreation properties.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with officials, other agencies, fellow employees, and the general public.
• Maintains good public relations through courteous and prompt attention to all citizen requests for services.
• Maintains regular and punctual attendance and working hours.
• Expected to temporarily perform duties outside of normal classification in the event of a declared emergency. In the event that an employee is excused from work other than being sick, they will be required to report to work in a state of declared emergency.

Ability to speak clearly so others can understand you; ability to identify and understand the speech of another person; ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences; actively looking for ways to help people; communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience; apply common sense understanding to the work process, procedures, programs and services;

ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense; ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (this includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

Thorough knowledge of the equipment and techniques necessary to successfully oversee all facets of the facility; ability to respond to emergencies and utilize necessary safety precautions to be used in a public setting; knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services, this includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction; ability to establish and maintain effective working…