Salary: $17.06 – $23.52 Hourly
Location : Bradenton, FL
Job Type: Full-Time (Hourly)
Job Number: 23-00602
Department: Sports and Leisure Services
Opening Date: 08/11/2023
Closing Date: 8/21/2023 11:59 PM Eastern
General Information
Sports & Leisure Services Department
5502 33rd Ave West
Bradenton Fl 34209
Hours: Monday – Sunday, Times Vary, (GT Bray operation hours 6am -10pm)
Providing quality customer service to our citizens, business owners and visitors is Manatee County Government’s top priority, and that starts with our employees. We value in everything we do, and we look for friendly, innovative employees who share those values.
take great pride in offering a vast array of programs and activities throughout Manatee County which promote our mission of health for the community and environment. See our facility at
The Full-Time Recreation Coordinator I – Front Desk will be responsible for the fitness facilities, group exercise programs and personal training. This will require the ability to work in a fitness center, providing great customer service and high energy each day.
Manatee County strives to be an employer of choice and most of our employees turn jobs into long term careers with great benefits.
- Comprehensive benefits package –
- Generous vacation/sick leave, 11 paid holidays.
- Florida Retirement System (FRS).
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Autonomy to grow and find your career path with supportive leadership.
Job Description
What You Will Do
- Greets patrons and visitors at her front desk.
- Processes program and membership registrations and fees.
- May open and close facilities. Assists patrons with facility and program registration. Collects fees.
- Processes registrations and generates activity rosters. Assists with recreation facility rentals.
- Provides tours and information to prospective renters. Implements details outlined in rental agreements, as assigned Responds to questions and concerns from patrons.
- Open and close facilities.
Please see the complete job description
Who You Are
- A positive, professional, and effective communicator who displays enthusiasm and excellent in- person customer service.
- A self-starter who is comfortable working independently.
- Friendly, helpful individual who is comfortable enforcing rules and policies.
- Timely, reliable, and detailed orientated person who reports to work as scheduled.
- Possess a valid Florida Driver’s license.
Minimum Qualifications
Required Skills
- High school graduate or equivalent.
- 1 or more years of work experience in recreation or a field related to area of assignment, to include customer service and cash handling experience.
- If assigned to the Aquatics Program, up to 1 year of experience as a lifeguard and in aquatic programming and maintenance required.
- Community CPR and First Aid certifications required or must be obtained within 30 days of hire.
- If assigned to the fitness program, personal training certification required within six (6) months of hire.
- Level 2 Background check required within 30 days of hire.
- Valid driver license required with valid Florida driver license required within 30 days of hire.
Desired Skills
- Associate degree in recreation, education, business, public administration, or related field.
A comparable combination of education, training, and work experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this position, may be substituted for the minimum qualifications.
The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners offers a comprehensive benefits package to regular full-time and part-time employees. For more information about our employee benefits, which are governed by policy and subject to change, visit:
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Must include Monthly Salary, Name of Employer, Location, Phone Number and Duties for each employer in Work Experience.
Note: “See Resume” is not acceptable.
Identify all gaps not related to medical reasons.
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If you are claiming Veteran’s Preference, please check category of eligibility
- A disabled veteran who is eligible for receiving compensation under public law administered by Department of Veteran’s Affairs and Department of Defense
- The spouse of a veteran who cannot qualify for employment because of total and permanent service-connected disability, or spouse of a veteran missing in action, captured or forcefully detained by a foreign power
- A wartime veteran who has served at least 1 day during a wartime period (active duty for training may not be eligible)
- An un-remarried widow or widower of a Veteran who died of a service-connected disability
- The mother, father, legal guardian, or un-remarried widow or widower of a service member who died as a result of military service under combat-related conditions as verified by the U.S. Department of Defense
- A current member of any reserve component for the United States Armed Forces or the Florida National Guard
- A veteran with a “Honorable” discharge (Active duty for training may not be allowed for eligibility)
- Not claiming Veteran’s Preference
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Which level of education have you achieved?
- No high school equivalency
- High school graduate/equivalent
- Associates degree
- Bachelors degree
- Masters degree
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Do you have at least one year of work experience in recreation or a field related to area of assignment, to include customer service and cash handling experience?
- yes
- no
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