Recreation Leader

City-of-Ocala,-F; Ocala (FL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Ocala is seeking a Recreation Programs Assistant to support diverse community activities, from recreation to wellness and fitness. You will welcome visitors, lead sessions, monitor participants, and help with scheduling, registrations and supplies.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED, plus two years of related experience; CDL and CPR certifications may be required. This is a hands-on, community-facing position in our recreation facilities.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent, with emphasis on office or shop skills.
• Two years related experience and/or training.
• Must obtain Learning permit for CDL before first day.
• First Aid & CPR certification or ability to obtain within six months.

Responsibilities

• Welcomes visitors and answers inquiries; informs about schedules and registration.
• Leads and monitors programs; keeps attendance and records.
• Receives, stores and maintains equipment; cleans gear.
• Evaluates programs and suggests improvements.
• Performs basic maintenance at recreation facilities.
• Sets up spaces for activities and events.
• Markets programs and seeks sponsors to supplement the budget.
• Provides event support before, during and after activities.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Attendance/record keeping

Communication skills

Basic math

Education

High school diploma or GED

Equivalent combination of education and experience

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Payroll Systems

ActiveNet recreation software

Job description

Assists in developing and implementing diverse programs and daily activities (recreation; senior programs/therapeutic recreation; and/or wellness, fitness & athletics) for all ages.

1. Welcomes visitors and answers visitor questions and inquiries. Notifies visitor of activity schedules and registration requirements.
2. Facilitates/leads programs and daily activities. Monitors spectators and participants at programs and activities to ensure orderly conduct. Keeps attendance, inventory, and expenditure records for programs and activities.
3. Receives, stores, and equipment, gear, and other recreational supplies. Cleans and maintains equipment, gear, and other recreational supplies.
4. Assists in the evaluation of programs and makes recommendations for modifications and improvements.
5. Conducts basic maintenance tasks at a community center or other recreation facilities.
6. Arranges chairs, tables, and sporting or exercise equipment in designated rooms or other areas for scheduled group activities such as banquets, wedding receptions, parties, group meetings, or sports events.
7. Markets programs, events, and activities through contacts, individuals, businesses, and organizations to obtain sponsors and funding to supplement the General Budget. Networks with outside agencies, committees, boards, and related organizations to establish contacts with the community.
8. Provides support for department special events before, during, and after the event in the areas and for functions relative to essential job duties and/or otherwise assigned.
9. Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma, general education degree (GED), or equivalent to four years high school, with particular emphasis during high school in office skills, shop skills, or others.
• Two (2) years related experience and/or training.
• Mental alertness and adaptability to office and field area work routines.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Florida Operators Driver's License with an acceptable driving record.
• Must obtain a learning permit for a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) before the first day of work.
• Must obtain a valid Florida CDL Class C within six (6) months of employment.
• First Aid & CPR certification, or the ability to obtain certification within six-months of start date.

PREFERRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Recreation Leader – Certified Parks & Recreation Professional.
• Senior Programs/Therapeutic Recreation – Certified Parks & Recreation Professional or Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist.
• Wellness, Fitness & Athletics – Certifications in wellness, nutrition, health coaching, and/or personal training.

SOFTWARE SKILLS REQUIRED

• Basic: Alphanumeric Data Entry, Payroll Systems, Spreadsheet, Word Processing/Typing

RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUNDS, PROPERTY and EQUIPMENT

None.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Directly supervises 0 subordinate supervisor(s) who supervise(s) a total of 0 employee(s). Supervises 2-6 non-supervisory employee(s). Areas supervised by this position include Wellness, Fitness & Athletics within a recreation center. Non-supervisory employees supervised by this position include: Rec Aides (1-3 positions) and volunteers (numbers may vary).

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Ability to read and understand documents such as policy manuals, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to effectively communicate information and respond to questions in person-to-person and small group situations with customers, clients, general public and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to prepare and interpret bar graphs.

CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

Ability to utilize common sense understanding in order to carry out written, oral or diagrammed instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving several known variables in situations of a routine nature.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Under immediate supervision, performs general assignments of work, with periodic check of performance by supervisor.

PLANNING

Limited responsibility with regard to general assignments in planning time, method, manner, and/or sequence of performance of own work operations.

DECISION MAKING

Performs work operations which permit frequent opportunity for decision-making of minor importance and which would not only affect the operating efficiency of the individual involved, but would also affect the work operations of other employees and/or clientele to a slight degree.

MENTAL DEMAND

Light mental demand. Operations requiring intermittent directed thinking to carry out predetermined procedure or sequence of operations of limited variability. Operations requiring intermittent attention to control machine or manual motions.

ANALYTICAL ABILITY / PROBLEM SOLVIN

Moderately repetitive. Activities with slight variation using a definite set of processes or directions with some degree of supervision. Choice of learned things in situations which conform to clearly established patterns and modes.

USE OF MACHINES, EQUIPMENT AND/OR COMPUTERS

Regular use of non-complex machines and equipment (adding machines, calculators, copy/fax machines, etc.).

ACCURACY

Probable errors of internal scope should ordinarily be detected within the department or office in which they occur, but may affect the work of others within the unit, requiring additional expenditure of time to trace errors and make all necessary corrections. Errors would require a minimal amount of time to correct.

PUBLIC CONTACT

Regular contacts with patrons, either within the office or in the field. May also involve occasional self-initiated contacts to patrons. Lack of tact and judgment may result in a limited type of problem for the organization.

EMPLOYEE CONTACT

Contacts regularly with others beyond immediate associates, but generally of a routine nature. May obtain, present or discuss data, but only as pertains to an immediate and specific assignment. No responsibility for obtaining cooperation or approval of action or decision.

ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE SKILLS

MS Word or equivalent word processing software; MS Excel or equivalent spreadsheet software and Internet software. ActiveNet recreation management and registration software, or equivalent.

OTHER SKILLS

Not indicated.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.
While performing the functions of this job, the employee is continuously required to talk or hear; regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and frequently required to sit, taste or smell; occasionally required to climb or balance.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the functions of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to outdoor weather conditions; and occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, extreme heat.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Occasional attendance at meetings of organizations; businesses; public schools; churches; and community groups as part of outreach to the community.
This position has a varying daily and weekly schedule based on the needs to the facility. On-site morning, evening, weekend, and non-traditional work hours are required.

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g., emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs, or technological developments).