Salary: $18.00 Hourly
Location : Flagstaff, AZ
Job Type: Temporary; No Benefits
Job Number: 155-23
Division: Parks/Recreation/Open Spaces/Events
Section: Recreation
Opening Date: 10/06/2023
Closing Date: Continuous
Work Week: Varies, shift work, nights and weekends required
Pre-employment Requirements: Fingerprints
Administrative Duties
Actively supports and upholds the City’s stated mission and values. Employees of this class assist with day-to-day oversight of recreation activities and programs, and performing a wide variety of customer service orientate tasks. These positions are under the supervision of the Facility/Program Site Supervisor or full-time tenure-eligible Recreation Staff. This position may be assigned as the on-site supervisor during a scheduled event, program or shift.
ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
- Supervisory: This job does not have formal supervisory responsibilities; however, the Recreation Assistant may have leadworker responsibilities coordinating and monitoring the work of other during a schedule event, program or shift when assigned as the on-site supervisor.
- Budgetary: This job does not have budgetary responsibilities but carries out day-to-day activities within the approved budget.
- Strategic Planning: This job does not have strategic planning responsibilities but carries out day-to-day activities in order to follow the stated goals and objectives.
- Policies/Procedures: This job carries out day-to-day activities in accordance with established policies and procedures and enforcing facility and program rules with Recreation participants.
- Compliance: This job carries out day-to-day activities in accordance with Federal, State and Local laws, rules and regulations as well as City policies and procedures.
- Council Communications: This job carries out day-to-day activities in accordance with Council’s adopted priorities and direction.
- Reporting: This job completes Recreation reports as required (i.e. safety, incidents). This job does not have duties related to reporting to Federal, State and Local agencies.
Examples of the Work Performed
Scorekeeper
- Keeps accurate score of games and time elapsed.
- Participates in seasonable clinics.
- Records game outcomes and/or results.
Babysitting - Provides care to infants, toddlers and young children while primary caregiver is using the Recreation facility.
Gym/Fitness Floor - Oversees safe operation of cardio, circuit and free weight equipment.
- Assists customers with using gym and/or fitness equipment properly.
Climbing Wall - Oversees safe operation of indoor climbing wall.
- Assists customers with using climbing wall equipment properly.
- Administers safety training to potential climbing all participants and ensures each participant have a signed waiver.
Athletics - Lines courts and ball diamonds.
- Training of sports officials.
- Performs as referee when assigned.
- Schedule of sports tournaments or other athletic events.
- Records tournament or athletic event results.
Qualifications
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Six months of training or experience pertaining to the assigned recreation emphasis area or participant group.
- Completion of eight grade.
- American Red Cross Lifeguard Training and Water Safety Instructor certifications (Aquatics).
- Ability to skate or learn to skate proficiently within six months of employment (Ice Arena).
- Or any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the above Minimum Requirements.
DESIRED EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING
- Six months of customer service experience in an environment such as retail, hospitality, food service or recreation (all positions).
- Current First Aide and CPR certifications (all positions).
- Familiarity with gym equipment such as scoreboards, basketball backboards, volleyball set-up and other equipment (Gym/Fitness Floor).
- Experience with a wide variety of sports (Gym/Fitness Floor).
- Experience working in a health, fitness or exercise facility (Gym/Fitness Floor).
- Previous or current exercise, aerobic or personal training certifications (Gym/Fitness Floor).
- American Red Cross Babysitters Training course completion (Babysitting).
- Previous or current certification as licenses child care provider (Babysitting).
- Experience providing child care or babysitting services for multiple children at once (Babysitting).
- Previous or current climbing instruction certification (Climbing Wall).
- Experience working in an indoor climbing wall or club (Climbing Wall).
- One year of experience as Rink Guard or related position (Ice Arena).
- One year of experience as basketball score/time keeper or related position (Scorekeeper).
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
- Must possess, or obtain upon employment, a valid Arizona driver’s license.
- Regular attendance is an essential function of this job to ensure continuity.
- Ability to obtain a First Aide and CPR certification within three months.
- Ability to work flexible schedules, split shifts, evenings, weekends and holidays as needed to facilitate public recreation programs.
- Ability to work special events.
- Hepatitis B vaccination initiated within one month of employment and completed within one year (Aquatics, Site Supervisor, Arena Managers).
- Pre-employment background verification includes fingerprints for all Recreation employees and for Aquatics employees a drug and alcohol screening.
- Attend bloodbourne pathogen training
- Ability to use household chemicals for general cleaning purposes.
- Required to obtain and wear proper uniforms as needed (Scorekeeper).
Supplemental Information
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY)
- Knowledge of the objectives and principles of supervising public recreation facilities and activities.
- Knowledge of recreation equipment and supplies.
- Skills in using standard office equipment and software application programs.
- Ability to organize and implement recreation programs developed by Recreation Program Coordinators, Recreation Supervisors and/or Recreation Manager).
- Ability to handle money and make change accurately.
- Ability to control and interact with groups of all ages and sizes.
- Ability to work effectively with patrons, co-workers, supervisors and the public while maintaining a positive attitude.
- Ability to operate equipment pertaining to the assigned recreation emphasis area or participant group.
- Ability to provide quality customer service.
- Skills in leading groups of all sizes and ages in one or more recreation activities, including but not limited to sports, new games, field trips and arts and crafts classes.
- Ability to administer basic first aide and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
- Ability to read rosters and other correspondence.
- Ability to perform general math calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions and percentages.
- Ability to lift, carry and set up tables, chairs, sound and lighting equipment, craft and art materials, recreation equipment and other equipment.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT
- Occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Lifting requirements vary considerably based on assignment and area of facility assigned to. The employee may be required to occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.
- There are no special vision requirements for this position.
- Working conditions include indoors, outdoors, and heat/ cold related environments
- The noise level in the work environment is usually: moderate