Located adjacent to the Hampton Roads Convention Center and Hampton Coliseum, this state-of-the-art facility is the largest of its kind in Virginia. Purpose-built for competitive aquatics, the Hampton Virginia Aquaplex was designed to host Mid-Atlantic and national competitive swimming and diving events, artistic swimming, water polo, and more. Spectator seating for 1,500 overlook the eight-lane, 50-meter pool with two moveable bulkheads. Seating for 760 athletes occupies the wide, spacious pool decks for the smoothest of swim and dive event execution. Swimmer warm-up and warm-down is a breeze in the eight-lane, 25-yard programming pool, and nearby multi-purpose rooms provide space for event staging and hospitable functionality. A culinary center with two purchase points ensures spectators never miss an exciting moment.

The Hampton Virginia Aquaplex is managed by Eastern Sports Management based in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Eastern Sports Management's portfolio includes management and/or management consulting for sports complexes and sports tourism destinations in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Tennessee, and Oklahoma.

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Eastern Sports Management/Hampton Virginia Aquaplex is a drug free workplace. Pre-employment background check required. Pre-employment job assessment may be required.

Due to the volume of applicants, please do not call to check on your status.

The Hampton Virginia Aquaplex is currently accepting applications for Party Coordinator. The Party Coordinator is responsible for providing an excellent guest experience. The Party Coordinator’s responsibilities include communicating with guests about their parties and events, prepping for parties and events, and ensuring parties and events are running efficiently and smoothly.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Communicate with guests about their upcoming parties and events.
• Crosscheck communication between guests and departments to ensure party details are correct.
• Prep supplies for upcoming parties.
• Order necessary supplies.
• Train Party Hosts.
• Supervise all in-progress parties as required.
• Assist Party Hosts with tasks including, but not limited to: set-up/tear-down, cleaning, and engaging with guests.
• Respond to questions or concerns.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as needed, required, or assigned by the management staff.

• Must be available to work weekends
• Must be able to work irregular shifts including, evenings and holidays as required
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Must have leadership capability
• Must have excellent guest service skills
• Must be detail-oriented and have outstanding organizational skills
• Must have strong time-management skills
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Must demonstrate the desire to work with children
• Must be able to work and communicate effectively with children and their parents
• Must have knowledge of the facility and its programs

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and/or Experience: No prior education or experience is required. Experience leading children’s activities is preferred.

Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals in English. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization. Ability to communicate in languages other than English is preferred.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to recognize unsafe situations before a mishap occurs. Ability to resolve problems and/or de-escalate highly emotional situations.

Computer Skills: Understanding and use of a Windows-based computer workstation is required. Use of peripheral devices is strongly preferred (e.g. scanners, cameras (still and motion), bar code readers, etc).

Physical Demands:

• Standing: Constantly (>66%)
• Sitting: Rarely (<10%)
• Walking/Running: Constantly (>66%)
• Bending/stooping: Constantly (>66%)
• Reaching/twisting: Frequently (33-66%)
• Lifting/pushing/pulling: Occasionally (up to 25 lbs) (<33%)
• Hearing: Constantly (>66%)
• Talking/shouting: Constantly (>66%)
• Seeing: Constantly (>66%)

Work Environment:

The Party Host performs their duties indoors in a temperature and humidity-controlled environment and/or outdoors where exposure to outside ambient weather conditions is possible.

The noise level is often moderate to loud.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.