Part-Time Recreation Specialist - Fit For Fun

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We're looking for a Recreation Specialist who is passionate about creating engaging experiences for young children and their families. If you enjoy developing enriching recreation programs, building community connections, and making a positive impact every day, we'd love to have you join our team.

In this role, you will be responsible for assisting in the planning, implementation, and oversight of recreation programs at the Fit For Fun Center for children from birth through five years of age and their adult companions. You will assist in managing recreational facilities, coordinating activities and services, supervising volunteers, and supporting daily facility operations.

Additional responsibilities include maintaining a clean, safe, and secure environment; assisting with department special events; ordering program supplies; preparing attendance reports; handling daily cash transactions; and coordinating with community organizations and outside agencies to enhance programming.

• Monitors facility operation by opening and closing facilities, assisting with maintenance of grounds and facility, reporting necessary repairs, coordinating facility use or rental, monitoring behavior of participants/facility users to ensure facility rules are followed, addressing safety issues and responding to incidents following guidelines and procedures, and managing gift shop and gift shop sales.
• Assisting in the development and implementation of developmentally appropriate activities and recreation programs to include the set-up and breakdown of programs, leading activities, coordinating and supervising volunteers, teaching classes, marketing events, managing risks, and assists with other recreation facilities and programs as needed.
• Performs administrative duties including the creation of registration forms and flyers, developing rules and regulations, scheduling activities, answering phones, greeting patrons, running cash register, maintaining attendance log, updating member files, making copies, distributing marketing materials, assisting with special events, giving tours, maintaining communication with other agencies and program participants, assisting with office duties and program scheduling as needed, and organizing and attending meetings as required.
  

FACILITY/PROGRAM AREA SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinating birthday party rentals
• Assist in the creation and organization of weekly art projects for early childhood development
• Performing cash drawer transactions accurately
• Performing light housekeeping and cleaning activities between play sessions
• Ability to work weekends, as the Center frequently books play sessions and rentals for Saturday

• High School Diploma/GED or equivalent and six (6) months of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.  
• Class C Driver’s License
• CPR/First Aid and AED certification, or ability to obtain within 90 days of hire.
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and some holidays.

• The selected candidate will be required to complete a post-offer driving history, drug screen, Personal and Professional Reference Checks, *Fingerprint-based state and national criminal record check

  • This position has been identified to interact with children and must comply with NC G.S. 153A-94.2(b) requires an applicant for employment that "works with children in any capacity, must require the applicant, if offered the position, to be subject to a criminal history record check conducted by the SBI.” These checks must be conducted in accordance with G.S. 143B-1209.26(Download PDF reader), the statute which authorizes the SBI to provide a fingerprint-based state and national criminal record check to cities and counties.

Positions generally require work indoors in a recreation or neighborhood center and/or outdoors in a park, recreation area, or golf course.