Recreation Aide

The City of Frederick; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

The City of Frederick is seeking a Recreation Aide to oversee satellite centers, supervise center aides, and provide excellent customer service to the community. You will handle fee collection, ensure safe and proper facility use, and report to the Recreation Supervisor.

Responsibilities include maintaining equipment, ensuring security and cleanliness, and covering shifts as needed while documenting hours worked and safety incidents.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or GED; 17+ years old
• Ability to perform essential duties with reasonable accommodations
• Ability to work in an indoor satellite center environment

Responsibilities

• Report to the Recreation Supervisor
• Supervise Center Aides, assign workstations, monitor satellite facility
• Collect and record all fees related to center use or program registration
• Provide customer service to the community
• Ensure proper facility usage by patrons and rental groups
• Maintain and properly use equipment
• Ensure security and cleanliness of the facility before shift end
• Report problems or concerns to the Recreation Supervisor
• Record all hours worked as directed by the Recreation Supervisor
• Work all scheduled hours and provide coverage if unable to work
• Maintain safety of all participants and complete accident forms

Skills

Customer service

Supervision

Record keeping

Multi-line phone handling

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Senior in high school

Must be 17+ years old

Job description

The Recreation Aide is responsible for monitoring the recreation and rental activities at various satellite centers within The City of Frederick. This position requires supervising patrons, and ensuring the smooth operation of the specific center that they are assigned to. As a Recreation Aide you are the first line of contact for customers or clients entering the satellite center. This is position requires the supervision of Center Aides and reports directly to the Recreation Supervisor. Duties include providing customer service to the community and members of the satellite center, answering multi-line telephone system, maintaining records, and various other duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for reporting to the Recreation Supervisor
• Responsible for the direct supervision of the Center aides, assigning workstations and monitoring the satellite facility
• Responsible for the collection and recording of all fees received in association with the center use or program registration
• Responsible for customer service as it relates to the Recreation Department's duty to the community
• Ensure proper facility usage by all patrons and rental groups
• Responsible for maintenance and proper use of equipment
• Responsible for ensuring the security and cleanliness of the facility prior to the ending of each shift
• Report any problems or concerns to the Recreation Supervisor
• Responsible for reporting all hours worked as directed by Recreation Supervisor
• Responsible for working all scheduled hours as well as provide for coverage if unable to work
• Maintain for the safety of all participants and complete accident forms and report to the Recreation Supervisor

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• High school graduate or GED equivalent Current Senior in High School
• Applicant must be 17 years of age or older

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by the incumbent 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 regularly required to sit for prolonged periods of time; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and peripheral vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT/CONDITION:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work for this position is performed indoors in a controlled setting. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.