Recreation Assistant - Seasonal

The Seasonal Park Attendant – Outdoor Recreation Assistant assists the Outdoor Recreation Department with developing, planning, and implementing outdoor recreation programs and special events, and with developing promotional materials. The employee acts as a catalyst to ensure the needs for outdoor programming are met for the community and provides friendly customer service to all park guests, exercising considerable tact and courtesy in frequent contact with the public and professional judgment in the conduct of specialty activities for various age groups.

• Assists the Outdoor Recreation Coordinator with planning, coordinating, and facilitating outdoor recreation programs to include kayaking, paddle boarding, hiking, outdoor movies, special events, teambuilding, environmental education classes, volunteer opportunities, summer camps, and other outdoor opportunities as needed.
• Assists in the recruiting, training, and managing volunteers for recreation programs and events.
• Assists in the promoting and developing cooperative relationships and community outreach with various community groups and outside agencies.
• Communicates with individuals interested in the programs and services that UCPR provides.
• Assists in the planning and coordinating field trips and summer camp.
• Performs housekeeping duties, including but not limited to assigned office space, operations storage shed space, vehicle cleaning, and general cleaning duties within county parks.
• Assists in special recreational activities, including set‑up, administering, and clean‑up of events or programs.
• Cross trains in all stations as required.
• Stays abreast of park and campground rules.
• Understands the geographical layout of the park.
• Deals effectively and firmly with the public.
• Acts as a self‑starter and works alone to complete tasks.
• Speaks to people with poise, voice control, and confidence.
• Records and delivers information, explains procedures, and follows oral and written instructions.
• Deals with people beyond giving and receiving instructions.
• Performs under occasional stress and when confronted with persons acting under stress.
• Maintains high standards of accuracy in exercising duties and responsibilities.
• Maintains effective and efficient output of all duties and responsibilities.
• Completes assigned work on or before deadlines in accordance with directives, County policy, standards, and prescribed procedures.
• Attends work regularly and adheres to County policies and procedures regarding absences and tardiness.
• Accepts supervisory instruction and direction and strives to meet goals and objectives.
• Offers suggestions and recommendations to encourage and improve cooperation between all staff persons and agencies within the County.
• Shares knowledge with supervisors and staff for mutual and division benefit.
• Contributes to maintaining high morale among all division employees.
• Interacts effectively with fellow employees, supervisors, professionals, and the general public.
• Adheres to all safety and housekeeping standards established by the County and regulatory agencies and ensures those standards are not violated.
• Maintains a clean and orderly workplace.
• Operates small office equipment, including copy machines or multi‑line telephone systems.
• Operates computers for data entry, word processing, and/or accounting purposes.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

None Specified.

Licenses or

Certifications:

None Specified.

Special Requirements:
This position may be subject to a fingerprint background check. Per NC General Statute 153A-94.2(b), applicants for a position of employment required to work with children in any capacity will be required to electronically submit fingerprints to the NC State Bureau of Investigation for a state and national criminal history record. Youth employment certificate if applicable. Requires varying work hours to include nights, weekends, and holidays.

Education and Experience:

One (1) year of customer service experience or park experience.

Licenses or

Certifications:

None Specified.

Special Requirements:
Youth employment certificate if applicable. Requires varying work hours to include nights, weekends, and holidays.

Must be physically able to operate a variety of equipment and machinery including cash registers, calculators, snack bar equipment, radios, blowers, computers, etc. Must be physically able to operate a motor vehicle. Must be able to exert a moderate amount of force constantly, and up to 40 pounds of force occasionally, to move objects. Moderate work usually requires walking or standing to a significant degree.

If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion greater than that for Sedentary Work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for Moderate Work.

Work is performed in a dynamic environment that requires sensitivity to change and responsiveness to changing goals, priorities, and needs.