Seasonal Recreation Attendant

PAY RATE

$13.75 per hour (Up to 600 hours per season). Eligible part-time employees will receive up to a $5.75 per hour retention bonus for all hours worked from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Additionally, eligible seasonal employees will receive a $0.60 per hour seasonal bonus for all hours worked. For details, .

Work season begins in Mid May through Labor Day. Holiday and weekend availability is important in hiring consideration. Applicants must especially be available to work until Labor Day to receive consideration.

Provide quality customer service to patrons of the park. Work activities in this position primarily involve the operation and maintenance of recreational facilities such as the beach restrooms, paddleboard rental, sundry counter and water slide.

• Greets park visitors and takes their food/beverage order.
• Prepares food/beverage order request and serves park visitor.
• Accepts payment and makes change using a computer point of sale system.
• Sells sundry items using a computer point of sale system.
• Sets up equipment for rental. Inspects equipment for broken or worn parts; make minor repairs or adjustments; inspect when returned and store properly. Frequent physical handling of double kayaks, single kayaks and paddleboards.
• Sterilizing rental equipment for customer use.
• Be able to instruct the public on the proper and safe use of equipment, aiding in life jacket selection and donning.
• Supervise patrons use of the water slide. Cleans water slide.
• Tend to general maintenance and cleaning of the playground area.
• Monitors park visitors to ensure order and safety.
• Washes walls and floors and keep beach and parking lot area litter‑free.
• Dumps trash barrels and fills dumpsters as needed.
• Cleans showers, toilets, and other receptacles and assures all are in good working order.
• Reports all malfunctions to facility manager.
• Fill dispensers relevant to restrooms.
• Maintains clean, organized and safe stockrooms.
• Assure park visitors adhere to rules and regulations.
• Train new employees.
• Ability to work in varying weather conditions.

• Ability to positively interact with co-workers, supervisors and park visitors.
• Ability to distinguish letters and symbols.
• Ability to perform cash and credit transactions quickly and accurately.
• Ability to work varied hours depending upon park demands.
• Physical demands can be moderate at times.
• Must be 16 or older prior to May 28 and hold a valid Michigan Drivers License.

• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
• Ability to load, unload and move materials from one location to another.

Hand tools.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is routinely required to walk, sit, talk and hear. The employee is routinely required to use hands to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls;

and reach with hands and arms. The employee is routinely required to run, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch and must have the ability to traverse sandy, marshy, or wooded areas with uneven terrain. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee routinely works in outside weather conditions. The employee may be exposed to heat, wet and/or humid conditions, chemicals, animals, foliage and vegetation, etc.