Salary: $12.67 Hourly
Location : 1010 9th Street Lubbock, TX
Job Type: Part-Time
Job Number: PT994-5225
Department: Parks Department
Division: 5225 - Indoor Recreation
Opening Date: 03/30/2024
Closing Date: 4/26/2024 5:00 PM Central
Summary

Assists in scheduling, organizing, and implementing recreational programs at sports complexes or community centers.
Essential Functions

• Supervise part-time recreation assistants;
• Complete day to day paperwork and cash reports.
• Facilitate or oversee recreational programming.
• Complete opening and closing procedures of facilities.
• Perform clerical duties as required;
• Perform related duties as directed.

Community Recreation:

• Plan, schedule, supervise, and facilitate recreational activities and programs;
• Assist the public in registering for classes and reserving facilities by explaining policies and procedures, and completing necessary forms;
• Assist the supervisor in developing partnerships, soliciting donations, and recruiting new instructors;
• Assist with activities and special events for all ages, and supervise campers during seasonal camps and summer camp;
• Assist with activities, programs and special events for adults ages 50 ;
• Complete program evaluations and reports;
• Knowledge of recreation programming, cash handling experience, and classroom instruction preferred.

Athletics and Aquatics:

• Plan, schedule, organize and facilitate various classes, special events, leagues and tournaments;
• Assist at outdoor recreation facilities like Safety City, Burgess-Rushing Tennis Center, and adult recreation league locations;
• Complete program evaluations and reports;
• Assist with the operations of concessions and special events;
• Create promotional materials, league winner shirt designs, and other marketing materials as requested;
• Knowledge of league scheduling, officials scheduling, and cash handling experience.

Qualifications
Completion of a high school diploma or any combination of education and experience that provides the following:
Additional Qualifications:

• Basic computer skills with working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel;
• Excellent customer service skills;
• This is a year-round position. Must be able to work some weekends. Minimum 15 hours per week required.

Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Office practices and procedures, cash handling and reporting, data entry, filing, answering phones, and assisting customers;

Ability to:

• Develop, promote and implement recreational programs, activities, and special events;
• Assist the public in completing reservations, registering for programs, and answering questions about upcoming events.
• Design and produce publicity brochures, flyers, calendars and other promotional or informative documents;
• Direct or teach various classes and other projects at the center;
• Accurately collect and account for revenues from donations, rent, class fees, and concession sales;
• Maintain, organize, and inventory recreational equipment and other supplies;
• Maintain records and prepare pertinent reports;
• Work independently in the absence of specific instructions;
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing;
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements:

• Occasionally lift and carry up to 30 pounds;
• Push and pull objects in order to set up tables and displays;
• Occasionally flex upper trunk forward at the waist and partially flex at the knees in order to retrieve objects from the safe;
• Place arms above, at or below shoulder height.

Part-time employees who have at least six (6) months continuous employment may be paid for all holidays except the Veterans Day floating holiday. Part-time employees are not eligible for the Veteran's Day floating holiday because City offices are not closed on that day. The number of hours granted these employees as holiday pay is based on the average number of hours normally worked in a day.
The City designates the eleven (11) following dates as holidays to be observed with pay:
New Year's Day - January 1
Martin Luther King Day - Third Monday in January
Good Friday - Friday before Easter
Memorial Day - Last Monday in May
Independence Day - July 4
Labor Day - First Monday of September
Veterans Day - November 11 (Floating Holiday)
Thanksgiving Day - Fourth Thursday in November
Friday after Thanksgiving (Fourth Friday in November)
Christmas Eve - December 24
Christmas Day - December 25