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Outdoor Ice Rink & Warming House Attendant (Part-time)
Expected Start Date: December 2025
Details
- Part Time ongoing (Part-time/Temporary/Seasonal Status), non-exempt
- Starts at $12.00/hour, depending on qualifications
- Reports to Recreation Supervisor- Youth Sports & Community Programming
- Located at Outdoor Rinks in Eden Prairie
- Hours are typically late afternoons, evenings, weekends and holidays. Position runs from December 2025 through mid-February 2026.
Responsibilities
The Outdoor Ice Rink and Warming House Attendant maintains the safety and operations at the outdoor skating rinks throughout the City of Eden Prairie. The primary position responsibilities and areas of impact are:
- Oversees ice rinks and warming houses ensure a safe, friendly, and enjoyable atmosphere for the public. Interacts in a positive and professional manner with the public.
- Enforces safety regulations at ice rinks and warming houses. Opens and closes the warming house at scheduled times.
- Prepares and maintains accurate records regarding usage, weather and rink conditions.
- Performs other related duties as required (i.e. shovel snow from rinks, sidewalks, clean warming house).
While these areas are the primary focus of this position, we believe strongly in teamwork and employees will be called upon to perform a variety of duties as a part of their role with the City.
Requirements
- Must be at least 15 years of age
- Must be available to work evenings and weekends.
- Must have the ability to lift/pull/push/move/carry up to 50 lbs., bend/stand/reach, and ice skate at a recreational level.
- Candidates must successfully complete and pass the City’s evaluation of the pre-employment process prior to their first day of employment. Pre-employment processes for this position includes professional reference checks, background check, work verification.
Skills
- Able to convey a message to get a point across. Communicates in a clear and concise manner. Able to write clearly and succinctly. Tailors message to a variety of communication settings and styles.
- Ability to perform and/or coordinate several activities, responsibilities, and tasks simultaneously in a polite and professional manner. Prioritizes what needs to get done. Keeps things neat and orderly. Utilizes tools for efficiency. Factors several considerations when planning. Establishes methods to ensure routine tasks are completed.
- Ability to tackle a problem by using logical, systematic, sequential approach. Makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternatives. Notices discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information. Identifies a set of features, parameters or considerations to take into account in analyzing a situation or making a decision.
City of Eden Prairie Values
We are a service organization. We take pride in what we do. We cultivate a supportive, encouraging and productive culture with a strong customer focus. We promote wellness and plan work/life balance into our goals. We value differences and foster inclusion. We achieve success by exhibiting our core values: collaboration, innovation, integrity, performance and relationships.
Application Process
To apply, click on "apply now" at the top of the page or visit www.edenprairie.org and click on the Jobs tab.
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