Community Recreation & Events Coordinator

Navy Region Southwest Fleet and Family Readiness (FFR); Seal Beach (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Navy Region Southwest Fleet and Family Readiness (FFR) seeks a Community Recreation Assistant to support MWR programs on Seal Beach base. You will assist with events, information services, rentals, tickets, and day-to-day operations of the library, trips, and activities.

You will handle patron inquiries, process registrations and payments, maintain inventory, and help recruit and schedule staff. Strong customer service, organizational skills, and the ability to work flexible hours are essential

Qualifications

• Combination of experience related to customer service and or recreation activity-based functions.
• Ability to organize, plan, administer special events and entertainment activities.
• Must be able to work independently, make sound decisions and have the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Knowledge of the goals, principles, techniques and procedures used in organizing, planning and conducting leisure time activities.

Responsibilities

• Provides customer service, information and support of Community Recreation programs and activities.
• Collects fees from customers associated with sales of tickets, retail and rental items, as well as from classes, trips, and various other Community Recreation programs using POS and computer programs.
• Is accountable for the accuracy of daily sales transactions and completes a Daily Activity Report (DAR) at the end of every shift.
• Assists in processing customer Internet registrations (i.e. Net Near You), initial log-ins and event registrations.
• Checks Community Recreation equipment and resources in and out, collects any applicable rental fees, inventories items and completes inspections upon return.
• Notifies supervisor or program lead if damage or loss has occurred.
• Ensures all rental or check-out forms are properly completed and reservation and checkout procedures are followed.
• Conducts inventory, maintains inventory controls and maintains equipment for proper accountability of program equipment and resources.
• Assists in administering traditional and non-traditional workshops, clinics and events in a variety of leisure and recreation skills subject areas.
• Provides recreation experiences related to leisure skill sets in the form of day and weekend trips.
• Assists in day-to-day administration of multiple programs to which assigned.
• Performs inventory of various types of equipment, retail goods, supplies and items deemed to have cash value.
• Performs administrative duties, all of which are accomplished through a variety of means, including computer software programs which track resource inventories, patron usage/comments, and program standards metrics.
• Assists with recruitment, training and scheduling of Community Recreation staff.
• Actively supports the command statement on adherence to EEO principles and policies.
• Assists in the planning, coordinating, publicizing, marketing and execution of MWR programs and special events.
• Performs entertainment and promotion scheduling.
• Assists in updating of electronic and multi-media support tools, as needed.
• Seeks ways to promote MWR facilities and events through outreach opportunities on base.
• Promotes use of recreational E-reading resources available through online MWR Library Program resources.
• Develops working partnerships with both on base and off base organizations to support and benefit MWR programs.
• Performs community outreach to assist in the development of contacts.
• Assists in the creation of professional proposals, execution of agreements and follow-up.
• Researches and provides information and referral for a variety of recreational opportunities for individuals/families on and off the base.

Skills

Customer service

Recreation activities

Event planning

Administrative tasks

Job description

Navy Region Southwest Fleet and Family Readiness (FFR) seeks a Community Recreation Assistant to support MWR programs on Seal Beach base. You will assist with events, information services, rentals, tickets, and day-to-day operations of the library, trips, and activities.

You will handle patron inquiries, process registrations and payments, maintain inventory, and help recruit and schedule staff. Strong customer service, organizational skills, and the ability to work flexible hours are essential