Warming House Attendant

City of Coon Rapids; Coon Rapids (MN); On-site; USD 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Coon Rapids is seeking warming house attendants to provide a welcoming atmosphere for patrons and help manage skating rink operations during the winter season.

You will open and close facilities on schedule, supervise rink use, assist youth and families, help with skate lacing, and keep areas clean and safe. The position is outdoor and requires winter weather endurance, paying $13.00 per hour.

Qualifications

• Sixteen years of age or older.
• Must be responsible, organized, have leadership, and decision-making skills.
• Must be courteous, friendly, and enjoy interacting with people of all ages.

Responsibilities

• Provide a welcoming atmosphere for warming house and skating patrons.
• Ensure timely opening and closing of the warming house and rinks.
• Monitor rink rules and maintain a safe skating environment.
• Assist and lead youth and family activities when needed.
• Help skaters with skate lacing and general assistance.
• Document attendance, maintenance issues, incidents and injuries.
• Keep facilities clean and orderly during shifts.
• Verify warming house is equipped with First Aid supplies.
• Keeps Recreation Supervisor advised of developments.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Dependable

Teamwork

Job description

Expected Hiring Rate: $13.00/hour

Position is open until filled with first priority given to those who apply before November 10th 2026

Expected Schedule-Weather and Ice Conditions Permitting

Warming house season is December 18th to February 21st

Staffing hours are 5-9pm, Monday to Friday; 1-8pm Saturday; and 1-6pm on Sunday

School out day hours are 1-8pm on December 28th, 29th, 30th; January 18th; February 15th & 16th

Warming Houses are closed on December 24th, 25th, 31st, and January 1st.

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The City of Coon Rapids is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively seeks a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. The City welcomes, and encourages all qualified applicant to apply regardless of race (including traits associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and hair styles such as braids, locks and twists), color, creed, religion, familial status, sex (including pregnancy or related conditions, gender identity/expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, marital status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors or any other basis protected by law.

Essential duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

• Provide a welcoming and friendly atmosphere for all warming house and skating rink patrons.
• Responsible for the punctual opening and closing of the warming house facility and rinks when scheduled.
• Monitor rinks to ensure rink rules are enforced and a safe skating environment is provided.
• Assist and/or lead special activities for youth and families on occasion.
• Assist young skaters with skate lacing and provide general assistance as needed.
• Document skating attendance, maintenance issues, incidents and/or injuries.
• Maintain clean and orderly facilities during your assigned shift. This includes shoveling of walkways and entrance to building, sweeping of floors, bathroom tidying, and other opening and closing procedures.
• Verifies warming house is equipped with First Aid supplies.
• Keeps Recreation Supervisor advised of any developments at the warming house facility.
• Performs other related functions as apparent or assigned.

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

• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with employees, supervisors, agencies and general public.
• Ability to work independently with general guidance from the Recreation Supervisor.
• Ability to perform duties with tact and discretion.
• Must have the ability to accept constructive criticism or discipline in a positive manner, initiating self-development to improve job performance.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A combination of training and experience substantially equivalent to the following:

• Sixteen years of age or older.
• Must be responsible, organized, have leadership, and decision-making skills.
• Must be courteous, friendly, and enjoy interacting with people of all ages.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools or keyboards; speak intelligibly, hear and read.
• The employee is frequently required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must frequently move, turn, lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, color vision, distance vision, and depth perception.
• Must be able to operate assigned equipment.

EQUIPMENT/JOB LOCATION:

This position works outside and may be exposed to inclement weather conditions, including temperature shifts and wet and/or humid conditions. This position works closely with others.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• Must comply with organizational and departmental policies.
• Must know and practice the city’s mission, vision, and values.
• Must make workplace safety the top priority.
• Must contribute positively to a productive, inclusive, and respectful work environment.