Theatre in the Park Front of House Team Member

JCPRD; Shawnee (KS); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a renowned local organization dedicated to enhancing community life through parks and recreation. This role offers a chance to engage with visitors, manage ticket sales, and contribute to a vibrant atmosphere. As part of a celebrated district, you'll play a vital role in ensuring a memorable experience for thousands of park visitors. With a focus on community service and excellence, this position provides an opportunity to develop essential skills while working in a lively environment. If you're passionate about recreation and enjoy interacting with the public, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Employee Incentives

Retirement Plans

Great Organizational Culture

Flexible Scheduling

Qualifications

• Minimum age of 16 and one month of related experience or training required.
• Ability to read, write, and comprehend simple instructions and correspondence.

Responsibilities

• Greet patrons and promote a friendly atmosphere.
• Sell tickets and merchandise, and monitor the gate area.
• Assist with cleaning the theater and facilities.

Skills

Customer Service

Basic Math Skills

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Minimum Age: 16 years

Tools

PC for ticket sales

Ticket sales app

Job description

Overview

Make a positive impact on the community by joining the Johnson County Park and Recreation District team and help us enhance the lives of thousands through excellence in parks, recreation, culture, education, and public service. As a JCPRD employee, you'll be part of a locally, regionally, and nationally acclaimed organization that annually hosts nearly 7 million park visitors and engages nearly 3 million participants in 4,000+ programs. With excellent benefits, retirement plans, employee incentives, and a great organizational culture, JCPRD is building a thriving park and recreation system that inspires play, culture, and education, supporting healthy and fulfilling lives for all. Come work where you play!

Job Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities may include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Greets patrons, answers questions, and promotes friendly atmosphere.
• Sells tickets for shows and takes payment and makes change.
• Answers questions concerning schedules, reservations and gives information concerning coming attractions.
• Keeps daily balance sheet of cash received and tickets sold.
• Monitors gate area and takes tickets.
• Directs cars in parking lot to proper parking spaces.
• Sells select merchandise before and during shows.
• Contacts supervisor with problems concerning equipment or patrons.
• Assists with cleaning of the theater and its front of house facilities.

Duties and responsibilities, as required by business necessity may be added, deleted or changed at any time at the discretion of management, formally or informally, either verbally or in writing. Scheduling and shift assignments and work location may be changed at any time, as required by business necessity.

Job Requirements

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.

Education and/or Experience

• Minimum Age: Must be 16 years of age or older.
• One-month related experience or training.

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills

Must be able to run PC for ticket sales and use a ticket sales app on provided cell phone scanners.

Physical Demands The physical demands 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.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Work Environment 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.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

JCPRD requires reference/background screening for all positions. Specified criteria may vary by Department.