Recreation Assistant - Seasonal

Union County; Waxhaw (NC); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Union County's Outdoor Recreation Department is seeking a Seasonal Park Attendant – Outdoor Recreation Assistant to help plan and run programs like kayaking, hiking, outdoor movies, and summer camps, while delivering friendly service to park guests.

You will assist in coordinating volunteers, promoting community partnerships, and maintaining park facilities; the role requires flexibility with nights, weekends, and holidays and involves light housekeeping and data entry.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: None Specified.
• Licenses or Certifications: None Specified.
• Special Requirements: fingerprint background check may be required; youth employment certificate if applicable.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, coordinating and facilitating outdoor recreation programs.
• Promote and develop cooperative relationships with community groups and agencies.
• Provide friendly customer service to park guests.
• Assist in recruiting, training, and managing volunteers.
• Perform housekeeping duties and operate office equipment.

Skills

Customer service

Park experience

Job description

The Seasonal Park Attendant – Outdoor Recreation Assistant, under general supervision, assists the Outdoor Recreation Department with developing, planning and implementing outdoor recreation programs and special events along with developing promotional materials. Employee will be a catalyst to ensure the needs for outdoor programming are met for the community. Employee is also responsible to assist in ensuring friendly customer service is delivered to all park guests. Employee must exercise considerable tact and courtesy in frequent contact with the public. Employee must also exercise professional judgment and responsibility 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, to include but not limited to, assigned office space, assigned space in operations storage shed, cleaning of vehicle, and general cleaning duties within county parks.

Assists in special recreational activities to include set-up, administering, and clean-up of event or program.

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 get the job complete.

Speaks to people with poise, voice control and confidence.

Records and delivers information, explains procedures, follows oral and written instructions.

Is able to deal 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 the goals and objectives of same.

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, supervisor, professionals and the general public.

Adheres to all safety and housekeeping standards established by the County and various regulatory agencies and to see that the 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.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

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.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

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.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

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

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work is performed in a dynamic environment that requires the need to be sensitive to change and responsive to changing goals, priorities, and needs.