Facility Attendant, Senior (Holton)

City of Durham; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team focused on enhancing community well-being through recreation and sports. This role offers a unique opportunity to supervise diverse activities at a vibrant facility, ensuring safety and enjoyment for all participants. Engage with individuals of all ages and backgrounds while fostering a positive environment. Your leadership will directly contribute to the community's health and happiness. With flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, this position is ideal for those passionate about making a difference. Embrace the chance to develop your skills in a supportive atmosphere while serving the public.

Qualifications

• One year of experience supervising recreation activities is required.
• Must be at least 18 years old and possess a valid First Aid certification.

Responsibilities

• Supervise gymnasium and athletic field activities, ensuring safety and order.
• Conduct preparations for sports and maintain facility conditions.
• Provide customer service and manage attendance records.

Skills

Interacting positively with the public

Communicating instructions effectively

Exercising initiative and good judgment

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

First Aid/CPR/AED Certification

Job description

Work. Serve. Thrive. With the City of Durham

Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

A nationally accredited team of passionate professionals devoted to building better lives and a better community through the power of parks and recreation. Our talented team at Durham Parks and Recreation is devoted to community service and provides a diverse range of programs, services, opportunities, and experiences while being united through our core pillars of creating equitable economic impacts; advancing conservation; rejuvenating health and wellness; enhancing quality of life and sustaining social equity.

Hourly Rate: $18.19

Location: Holton Career & Resource Center

Work Times/Days: Monday - Friday 10:00 am - 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm; Saturdays 9:30 am - 2:00 pm

Position supervises gymnasium, athletic field, or specialized facility such as a wellness center or weight room. Incumbent supervises diverse age groups in a variety of indoor and outdoor activities, maintains order and discipline, issues and collects equipment, observes and enforces safety regulations, provides customer service, and performs record keeping. Instructions and preliminary orientation/training are given initially, after which incumbents are expected to follow established policies and procedures. Work schedule may include varying hours, including evenings and weekends.

• Conducts preparations for a specific sport or activity.
• Surveys and maintains facility condition, ensures that custodial and upkeep tasks are being completed, and addresses hazardous areas.
• Monitors the facility once game or activity is in progress, supervises scorekeeping and game operations.
• Maintains activity and attendance records.
• Inspects equipment for safety and cleanliness.
• Prepares rooms for variety of programs, meetings, rentals, etc. by organizing furniture and/or equipment according to program or rental plans and then restoring to original setup at the conclusion of the program.
• Disseminates program information, memos, and schedule changes to team representatives.
• Makes decisions with assistance of game officials to cancel games due to inclement weather.
• Demonstrates fitness equipment to patrons and explains how to safely mount and dismount equipment (if assigned to a facility with a weight room).
• Maintains a computer lab, enforces proper usage, keeps computers and printers in regular working order, reports maintenance needs, and regulates volume and other settings (if assigned to a facility with a computer lab).
• Completes accident reports, rules of conduct violation reports, officials’ evaluations, and league standings.
• Provides program information, orientation, and instructions to participants.
• Observes necessary precautions to secure the safety of participants and spectators.
• Renders first aid in case of minor injury.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings, in-service training programs, orientations and evaluation sessions.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Rules for a variety of sports such as softball, baseball, basketball, etc.
• When assigned to a wellness center or weight room: knowledge of weight training and cardiovascular fitness principles.

SKILL IN:

• Interacting positively with the public.
• Communicating instructions effectively to individuals and groups.
• Exercising initiative and good judgment.

Minimum Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent (GED, HiSet, TASC).
• One (1) year of experience supervising recreation activities.
• At least 18 years of age.
• Valid Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED – with Anaphylaxis and Epinephrine Auto Injector Certification within the first six months of employment.

Comfortable working with people of all ages, disabilities, and from different cultural groups. Available to work weekends and evenings.

Department Screening Questions:

This position is scheduled on weekends and evenings. Are you available to work during those times?

Are you comfortable working with people of all ages, disabilities, and from different cultural groups?

Check all that apply. When you are available to work occasional shifts? (must select one)

• Monday-Friday 10:00am-2:00pm
• Monday-Friday 5:00pm-9:00pm
• Saturday 9:30am-2:00pm
• I cannot work any schedule listed

Soft Questions:

How many years of related experience do you have supervising recreation activities?

• No related experience
• Less than 1 year of related experience
• 1 year but less than 3 years of related experience
• 3 years but less than 5 years of related experience
• 5 or more years of related experience