COMMUNITY RECREATION AIDE (PROVISIONAL)

City of Buffalo; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Buffalo is seeking a Community Recreation Aide to support a variety of park and recreation programs across playgrounds, centers, pools, rinks and golf facilities. The role includes assisting in activities, supervising equipment, and ensuring safe, orderly operations.

The position requires at least six months of full-time experience in group recreational activities, with an option for substitution by a 3-credit hour physical education course. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• Six months of full-time work experience in the area of group recreational activities.
• Education course (3 credit hours) in Physical Education or a closely related field as a substitution for work experience; must be shown at filing.
• Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer experience will be pro-rated to meet full-time experience requirement.

Responsibilities

• Assists in routine phases of recreation/social activities in playgrounds or community centers and swimming pools.
• Assists in maintaining and marking of courts, diamonds and fields.
• Participates in recreational activities to lead, motivate and assist participants in activities.
• Acts as an official timer, scorekeeper or referee.
• Maintains order and discipline in centers, rinks, pools and playgrounds.
• Monitors the distribution and collecting of recreational equipment and supplies.
• Performs custodial work at recreational facilities.
• Performs minor clerical duties.
• Performs related work as required.

Skills

Group recreational activities

People skills

Education

Education course in Physical Education or related field

Job description

The Community Recreation Aide assists in performing recreational activities in the parks, playgrounds, skating rinks, swimming pools, golf courses and community centers. Incumbents to this position are given charge of certain less responsible phases of a recreational or social activities program and also performs routine custodial work as required. Supervision is received from the Deputy Commissioner or a designee. Supervision may be exercised over Summer Youth Employment Program employees.Assists in routine phases of recreation/social activities in playgrounds or community centers and swimming pools;

• Assists in maintaining and marking of courts, diamonds and fields;
• Personally participates in recreational activities to lead, motivate and assist participants in activities;
• - acts as an official timer, scorekeeper or referee;
• Maintains order and discipline in centers, rinks, pools and playgrounds;
• Monitors the distribution and collecting of various recreational equipment and supplies;
• Performs custodial work at recreational facilities;
• Performs minor clerical duties;
• Performs related work as required.

Six months of full-time work experience in the area of group recreational activities.

(Substitution for work experience: Education course (3 credit hours) in Physical Education or a closely related field. Proof of this educational requirement must be presented at time of filing application.)

NOTE: Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer experience will be pro-rated to meet full-time experience requirement.

THE CITY OF BUFFALO IS AN EQUAL OPPORUNITY EMPLOYER

SUBJECT OF EXAMINATION -Written Test..........Relative Weight 100%

EXAMINATION WILL TEST FOR KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND/OR ABILITIES IN SUCH AREAS AS:

1. 1) Understanding and interpreting written material
2. 2) Principles and practices of leisure recreation
3. 3) Working with people to facilitate recreation and/or leisure activities

EXPANDED SUBTEST DESCRIPTION: