Location: Port Charlotte,FL, USA
General Summary & Essential Responsibilities
Performs work organizing, coaching, and conducting recreational activities or sports at a recreation area or center in the County. Responsibilities include ensuring that proper recreation apparatus, equipment, and supplies needed for the specific events are available. May act as a lead worker over one or more assistants implementing recreational activities. Preliminary training and general instructions are received from a supervisor regarding the activity or event to be supervised.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Monitors one or more assigned recreation activities or sports at an assigned recreation area.
* Organizes, supervises, and stimulates interest among children and adults in various types of recreational events and activities: creates and implements programs throughout our County; creates program planners; acquires space; determines staffing needs; recruit volunteers; promotes and supervises programming and events.
* Performs customer service duties: receives and responds to questions, requests, complaints and suggestions; provides information regarding recreation programs; registers participants for programs; sells memberships and parking passes; assists customers as needed.
* Participates in the collection of revenues and fees for facility rentals, parking pass/meters, tickets, admissions, programs, summer camp, swimming pool, etc.; receives and processes payments; makes change; and prepares daily cash reports and deposits receipts.
* Ensures the safety and security of the patrons: completes daily safety checklist; monitors and remains aware of activities; reports unauthorized persons and other security problems; checks on injuries and accidents; applies basic first aid; investigates and reports on serious accidents as required.
* Performs marketing and public relations duties: creates, prints, and distributes flyers, calendars, and informational materials for programs and events.
* Assists with data collection and reporting; tracks participant numbers for individual programs; collects and processes program surveys; prepares and submits reports; and processes and files documents as necessary.
* Sets up and tears down for activities and special events: gathers and sets up equipment and supplies; ensures equipment and supplies are available, in working condition and safe for use; and returns equipment and supplies to appropriate location.
* Provide exceptional customer assistance, problem-solving, and/or complaints by all forms of communication.
Min. Education, Licenses and Certifications
Minimum Education and Experience:
* High school diploma or GED.
* Six (6) months of experience in physical education, recreation, summer camp programs, volunteerism, or related field.
* Or an equivalent combination of relevant training, education, and experience.
Licenses and/or Certificates: Florida Driver's License
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
* Knowledge of rules, regulations, safety precautions, and first aid of various competitive athletic games.
* Knowledge of the philosophy and objectives of personal health and fitness.
* Some knowledge of recreational activities suitable for children and adults.
* Ability to score various sports.
* Ability to lead and instruct children and adults in the assigned recreational activities.
* Ability to maintain discipline and to solve disciplinary problems.
* Ability to contribute effectively to the accomplishment of team or work unit goals, objectives, and activities.
* Knowledge of standard office computer equipment and software applications, as well as cash registers.
* Ability to work late nights, early mornings, on weekends and holidays.
* Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
* Ability to ascertain priorities and meet deadlines and objectives.
* Good written and oral communication skills; ability to follow written and oral instructions.
* Ability to maintain basic records and reports.
* Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
* Ability to provide internal/external guidance and customer assistance via all forms of communication.
Supplemental Information
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Stooping, crouching, walking, pulling, lifting, grasping, hearing, seeing up close, seeing far away, kneeling, reaching, pushing,talking,standing,fingermovement,repetitivemotions, depthperception.Frequentliftingofupto25pounds;occasionalliftingofupto50pounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Work is primarily performed both indoors and outdoors, potentially exposed to temperature changes dust, biting/stinging insects and outdoor weather conditions inclusive of heat, sun, rain and wind.
RISK/SAFETY CONDITIONS
Thereis littleornorisk relatedtophysicaland/ormentalhealthandsafetyassociatedwiththis position.
Charlotte County is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.