RECREATION PROGRAM ASSISTANT (Temporary-Part-time) 2025

City of Fayetteville; Fayetteville (AR); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A municipal government in Fayetteville seeks a candidate for a recreation program supervisor. Responsibilities include providing customer service, overseeing recreational programs, managing facilities, and ensuring compliance with park ordinances. Candidates should possess a High School diploma, experience in public service, and a valid Driver's License. Evening and weekend work is required. This role offers an opportunity to contribute positively to the community and its recreational activities.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Experience providing public service in recreation or related field preferred.
• Valid Driver's License required.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service to all stakeholders.
• Assist with recreation programs and special events.
• Supervise recreational activities and facilities.
• Enforce relevant laws and ordinances as needed.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Program management

Supervisory skills

First Aid/CPR

Officiating sports games

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

The City of Fayetteville is committed to attracting, engaging and rewarding a multi-generational workforce. By offering a total rewards package including competitive compensation and benefits plans and a purposeful work life, the City is an employer of choice focused on serving our community.

Essential Job Duties

Safety/Security Sensitive Designation: This is a safety/security sensitive position for purposes of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment.

1. Provide good customer service to both internal and external customers, maintain positive and effective working relationships with other City employees (especially members of his or her own team), and have regular and reliable attendance that is non-disruptive.
2. Assist with the promotion, implementation, and day-to-day responsibilities of recreation programs including but not limited to youth sports, adult sports, camp programs, summer concerts, race series events, park openings, neighborhood or community programs, and other special events.
3. Responsible for program management, customer service and general facility supervision for recreational programs and events.
4. Perform supervisory responsibilities for assigned recreation activities, services, facilities, and special events. This includes evenings, weekends, and scheduled on-call periods as needed.
5. Supervisory duties may include assigning and directing work, appraising performance, overseeing game officials, and addressing complaints and resolving problems.
6. Exercise sound judgement and decision making as it relates to enforcement of Park Ordinances, inclement weather, emergency situations, and risk management for programs, events, and facilities.
7. Support in the administration of the Parks and Recreation office such as directing general park inquiries to the appropriate staff members and providing front desk assistance to customers with registration, reservations, and other needs.
8. All actions must be in accordance with the City's policies and applicable laws.
9. Perform other duties as assigned.

Secondary Job Duties

1. Secondary duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

1. High School diploma or GED.
2. Education and/or experience providing public service to children and adults in recreation, community based program physical education, or a closely related field preferred.
3. Must possess a valid Driver's License.
4. Must successfully pass criminal background check, including but not limited to convictions, guilty pleas, or no contest pleas to violent offenses, theft offenses, offenses against children, and any offense that would qualify to prevent a person from obtaining an Arkansas teaching certificate (A.C.A. 6-17-410).
5. Must possess or be willing to obtain a CPR/First Aid Certificate.
6. Ability to officiate sports games.
7. Regular evening, weekend, and on-call program/event supervision is expected and required.
8. Effectively communicate with others orally and in writing.
9. Must be proficient in the use of a personal computer and other related software programs. Must be able to effectively operate standard office equipment.
10. While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee regularly is required to stand, walk, and sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
11. While performing the functions of this job, the employee is routinely exposed to outside weather conditions.

The City of Fayetteville is an equal employment opportunity employer.