Recreation Aide

Description

Job Summary:

Plans, organizes, conducts, and directs a variety of recreational activities at a recreation facility or park site

Essential Functions:

• Plans, organizes, schedules, conducts, and directs recreation activities in a specialty program area such as sports, arts and crafts, senior citizen recreation programs, special events, therapeutic recreation programs
• Maintains and prepares periodic attendance, activity, financial and special reports regularly and upon request
• Orders supplies and materials
• Resolves requests for information, complaints about services, suggestions for operational improvement
• Works with community groups, schools, to initiate and implement programming
• Prepares and distributes flyers, posters, and other advertisement for area programs
• Performs on-site participant registration for recreational activities
• Trains part time and temporary staff
• Enforces and explains policies and procedures to patrons in all areas
• Participates in community activities
• Maintains records and prepares reports, brochures, and informational materials relating to program assignments and financial and activity records
• Assures facilities and equipment are in good order and arranged to meet the requirements of users
• Assures facilities and equipment are clean and sanitized and free of hazards
• Display courteous, civil, and respectful behavior to all persons and shall make every effort to meet the needs of citizens requesting assistance;
• Refrain from the use of abusive, indecent or profane language or gestures in the workplace, in the performance of duties or in the presence of a member of the public;
• Perform duties in a manner that is fair, impartial, and without prejudice toward any person or group;
• Refrain from arguing unnecessarily with any person or otherwise showing a lack of self-control, ridicule, or defame any employee, elected official or any other person or any agency of the City of Columbia;
• Display responsibility for attendance and promptness and report to the work area on time.

Secondary Functions:

Performs other related duties as required. Leads and teaches a variety of on site recreational activities

Requirements

Please note: the minimum qualifications stated below are a guide for determining the education, training, experience, special skills, and/or license which may be required for employment in the class. These are re-evaluated each time the position is opened for recruitment. Please refer to the most recent Job Announcement for updated minimum qualifications.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Methods and techniques of program planning and objectives of public recreation
• The rules, regulations and tournament bracketing governing various competitive athletic games such as softball, baseball, basketball, volleyball and table games
• A variety of active and passive games and activities suitable for children, adolescents, adults, senior citizens and/or special populations
• The tools and techniques of teaching crafts, sports, and other recreational/leisure time activities
• City policies and procedures, community demographics and recreational issues
• The use and care of parks and recreations equipment, materials and facilities
• Must possess computer application skills that at a minimum include Microsoft Office Suite products including Word and Excel

Ability:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Ability to speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; participates in meetings
• Ability to write clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; able to read and interpret written information
• Ability to follow instructions, responds to management direction; completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan
• Ability to meet scheduling and attendance requirements
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with city staff and the public

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:

• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification and first aid certification
• Valid Driver's license

Preferred Education:

• One to two years related training and//or experience. American Red Cross and Lifeguard training certification preferred and required 30 days from date of employment.
• Associate's degree (A.A) or equivalent from two year college or technical school, or two to three years related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Conditions:

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; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and peripheral vision.

Working Conditions:

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 occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; risk of electrical shock and explosives. May be required to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.