Seasonal Attendant - Splash Pad (PT)

Department: Parks Department

Reports to: Parks Supervisor

Hourly Wage Rate: $15.15 - $18.50

Benefits Summary

FLSA Status: Seasonal Part-Time Non-Exempt

Position closes: Midnight, Sunday April, 26, 2026

******Two positions will be filled from this job announcement******

Please Note: Verification of minimum qualification(s) and, if applicable, starting salary/wage is based on information provided in the official application. Resume content will not be used for these purposes. Please ensure your application is complete and accurate.

Position Summary: Under the direction of the Parks Foreman, provide customer service to all guests, monitor guests while inside the facility and assist with the cleanliness of facility area.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities*: The essential duties and responsibilities listed below are central to the job or are the reason the position exists, and the employee must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. This list is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of all duties and responsibilities. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Monitor guests as they enter and exit the Splash Pad.
• Monitor guests during their utilization of splash pad and enforce safety rules and guidelines.
• Assist patrons with questions and/or concerns; assist in incidents and/or accidents.
• Monitor facility for trash and debris and perform appropriate cleanup and disinfection.
• Regularly check pool chemical levels and document readings.
• Enforce established policy and procedures throughout the facility.
• Provides excellent customer service to external and internal customers including but not limited to effectively listening and communicating, providing accurate information, offering solutions, assisting in resolution, and ensuring timely follow up as needed.

Non-Essential Duties and Responsibilities*: The following duties, although not essential to the position, are important components to the smooth and efficient operation of the Division, Department, and City.

• Assist other splash pad attendants with tasks as directed.
• Assist coworkers and patrons with identifying and addressing other customer service concerns.
• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: The essential and non-essential duties listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. The below list is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all knowledge, skills and abilities that are required.

• Ability to handle customer service issues.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patrons and professional staff.
• Ability to multitask.
• Ability to monitor guests entering, using and exiting the splash pad.
• Ability to enforce safety rules and guidelines.
• Ability to assist patrons with concerns, questions and in the event of incidents and/or accidents.
• Ability to monitor facility for trash and debris cleanup and to perform maintenance.
• Ability to ensure that facility is disinfected and kept clean.
• Ability to follow and enforce established policy and procedures throughout the facility.
• Ability to assist coworkers and patrons with identifying and addressing other customer service concerns.
• Ability to perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualification(s):

Experience

• Must be at least 16 years of age.
• Must have prior customer service experience.
• Must be able to work independently.

Education

• N/A

Licenses/Certifications

• Must have a valid Colorado Driver’s License, or the ability to obtain within sixty (60) days of employment, with a driving record acceptable to the City of Canon City.

Any acceptable combination of education, training and experience that provides the listed knowledge, abilities and skills may be substituted.

Preferred Qualification(s):

Experience

• N/A

Education

• N/A

Licenses/Certifications

• N/A

Physical Activities:

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 will travel within the City of Canon City and Fremont County

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee performs work outside, under varying and extreme weather conditions.
• Ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds).
• Work may involve standing for long periods of time.
• Communicates verbally with City staff, outside agencies and the public in one-on-one settings, group settings and over the telephone.

Additional Notification:

This position may be subject to a pre-employment drug test prior to hire, or reasonable suspicion testing after hire. The City of Cañon City, as a recipient of federal grant funds, maintains a strict drug-free workplace policy. The use, possession, or distribution of illegal drugs while on company property or performing job duties is prohibited and may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination. Although Marijuana and its derivatives, in some cases, are considered legal in the state of Colorado, they are still considered a Schedule I controlled substance under the Federal Drug Free Workplace Act (FDFWA), which makes there use, possession, or distribution illegal by City of Cañon City employees.