RECREATION ATTENDANT - SPECIAL EVENTS

City of Gastonia; Gastonia (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Gastonia seeks a versatile events assistant to support planning and execution of city special events. You will work under supervision from the Events & Resource Manager and Recreation Manager, handling planning documents, vendor communications, and on-site operations.

The role requires high school diploma and experience in event planning or related fields; strong communication, organization, and independent work skills are essential. Proficiency with Word/Excel and Canva is preferred.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Prior experience in event planning, project management, etc.

Responsibilities

• Assist with planning and execution of City special events.
• Create site maps, timelines, checklists, and other planning documents.
• Email and coordinate with vendors and entertainers.
• Research vendors, entertainment, activities, rentals, and other services.
• Organize and prepare event materials.
• Create signage and marketing materials using Canva.
• Assist with event-day setup and preparation.
• Coordinate vendor check-in and placement.
• Assist with event operations and troubleshooting throughout the event.
• Assist with event breakdown and cleanup.
• Maintain spreadsheets, contact lists, and vendor information.

Skills

Event planning

Project management

Communication

Independence

Detail-oriented

Canva

Microsoft Word

Excel

Education

High School diploma

Tools

Canva

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

Assist primarily with the planning and execution of City special events, both in the office and on event days. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Events & Resource Manager and Recreation Manager.

Event Duties

• Help create site maps, timelines, checklists, and other event planning documents.
• Email and coordinate with vendors and entertainers.
• Research vendors, entertainment, activities, rentals, and other event-related services.
• Organize and prepare event materials.
• Create signage and marketing materials using Canva.
• Assist with event-day setup and preparation.
• Coordinate vendor check-in and placement.
• Assist with event operations and troubleshooting throughout the event.
• Assist with event breakdown and cleanup.
• Maintain spreadsheets, contact lists, vendor information, and other event documentation.
• Complete other tasks as required.

• Ability to understand and follow written departmental policies and procedures.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with city officials, participants, interested groups, and the general public.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Dependable and responsible.
• Comfortable using Microsoft Word, Excel, email, and Canva

Education and Experience

High School diploma or equivalent. Prior experience in event planning, project management, etc.

The physical activity of this position includes

Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility in emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of claiming required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.

Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount and kind of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.

Kneeling: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.

Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.

Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.

Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.

Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.

Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.

Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.

Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly or quickly.

Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal spoken word levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discriminations in sound, such as when making fine adjustments on machined parts.

Repetitive Motions: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands and/or fingers.

The physical requirements of this position

Heavy Work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

The visual acuity requirements including color, depth, perception and field of vision

The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform one or more of the following: preparing and analyzing data and figures; accounting; computer terminal; using measurement devices.

The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position

The worker is subject to inside environmental conditions; protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.

The worker is subject to outside environmental conditions. No effective protection from weather.

The worker is subject to both environmental conditions: Activities occur inside and outside.

The worker is subject to extreme heat: Temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour.

The worker is subject to hazards: Including a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.

Must possess a valid appropriate driver's license with acceptable driving history

Drug screening and criminal background check required

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

The City of Gastonia is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/H