Recreation Attendant

Please note: This job opening may close earlier than the stated date, due to high candidate volume. If interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. 

Who We Are:

At the City of High Point, we celebrate the creator in everyone. Building on our rich cultural history steeped in industrialism and innovation, our employees seek not only to transform themselves, but the world around us. We are collaborators, we are makers, we are visionaries. 

The High Point Parks & Recreation Department enhances quality of life by providing innovative programs, parks and facilities for present and future generations. We offer 41 parks, two golf courses, five recreation centers, an environmental education center, tennis and pickleballs courts, a campground, marinas, playgrounds, ballfields, greenways and natural trails and more. Our vision is to enhance the City by providing recreation programming and community events that promote strong bonds, improve health and wellness and celebrate the City's history and character. We are committed to providing opportunities for all age and abilities.

We invite you to explore the many opportunities to serve our community, by sharing your talents, skills, and expertise. You'll join a diverse team of over 1,300 individuals dedicated not just to making a career, but a difference; because what we create in High Point, changes the world 

Our Core Values:

• Integrity: Saying what we mean and consistently doing what we say with no desire other than the good of the citizens we serve. It means standing up for beliefs.

• Responsibility: A continual process that emphasizes a high level of personal accountability by each member of the organization.

• Partnership: Adding competitive value and quality to the services provided to our residents, businesses, and visitors through responsible fiscal stewardship, increased innovation, greater use of technology, and expanded civic, neighborhood and regional partnerships.

What We Offer:
The City of High Point offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. We also offer generous benefit package for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service

• 401K and 457B Retirement Plans

• PTO earned within first year

• 12 Paid Holidays per year

• Tuition Reimbursement Plan

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision plans effective day one

What You'll Do:

The pay rate for this position is $15.95 per hour.

The Recreation Attendant assists the Recreation Center Supervisor and Assistant Supervisor in the overall management and operation of the facility and recreation programs. Recreation Attendants are considered essential staff and can supervise a facility in the absence of a full-time staff member. Work schedule may include nights, weekends and holidays. Work is performed under regular supervision of Recreation Center Supervisor.

Essential Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Maintains daily attendance records for all registered program participants;
• Plans, organizes and coordinates weekly activities to include field trips, sports, games, crafts, swimming, drama and special events;
• Greets parents and children daily upon arrival and ensures authorized party gets children at departure time;
• Prepares camp area for daily operation, placing tables, chairs, equipment and program materials; Transports campers to daily activity sites;
• Enforces center and camp polices and safety rules and regulations;
• Inspects equipment daily, makes repairs or arranges for repairs;
• Cleans work and program areas as needed during the day and upon conclusion of activity;
• Prepares lists of materials and equipment needed for camp activity and makes requests for same;
• Makes preparation for participants' lunches and snacks;
• Maintains First Aid supplies, orders additional supplies as needed;
• Assists regular staff as needed;
• Handling general office duties.  
• Ensures that all work is performed in accordance with OSHA and City safety standards and policies.
• Oversee and/or direct daily program and staff activities. 
• Provide outstanding customer service when assisting the public through various communication methods. 
• Responsible for program registrations, facility rentals
• Follow proper collection and cash handling procedures. 
• Opens and/or closes and secures facility when scheduled. 

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• High School diploma, or GED equivalent.
• Formal education which includes basic arithmetic and report making.  
• Some education or previous experience working with youth, adults and seniors
• Must be 18 years of years or older.
• Valid North Carolina Driver's License

Preferred Qualifications

• Must be able to establish and maintain effective interpersonal relationships with other employees and the public.
• Must be able to apply basic knowledge of phases of child development.
• Ability to drive 15-passenger van.  

Reasoning

Ability to apply principles of logical thinking to practical situations and requests made by employees or members of the general public; to understand and communicate with youth, adults and seniors; comprehend and respond to a variety of situations in an expedient manner.  Good judgment is essential.

Math

Using Arithmetic:   Ability to use arithmetic to add and figure number of program participants and attendants and make reports.

Language

Read:  Ability to read forms, policies, correspondence, booklets, manuals, reports, records, messages and other documents related to the job. 

Write:  Ability to write information as needed to complete records and reports, information received through incoming calls, and make notes. 

Speak:  Ability to be conversant in voice and diction so as to participate in discussions by telephone or in person

Physical Requirements

Light to Medium Work:  Exerting negligible amount of force constantly to move objects and papers, to make reports, answer telephone and file.  Additional strength required to lift tables, chairs and equipment.   Physical demand requirements usually require walking, standing, stooping, bending, stretching and sitting on the ground or floor, however, worker may sit in a chair at times.   There is significant use of arms, hands, feet and legs. 

Reaching, Handling, and Fingering: (Reaching - Extending the hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction).  Necessary in reaching for documents, answering telephone, filing and doing activities with the children.  (Handling - Seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with hand or hands (fingers not involved).  Necessary to hold and/or carry equipment, telephone, program materials and children.   (Fingering -Picking, pinching, punching or otherwise working with fingers primarily (rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling).  Necessary for writing, picking up documents, dialing telephone, etc. 

Talking and/or Hearing: (Talking - Expressing or exchanging information by means of spoken word).  (Hearing - Perceiving nature of sounds by ear).  Both necessary to converse with employees, program participants and the general public in person and by telephone. 

Seeing:  The ability to perceive the nature of objects by the eye.  Recommended guidelines for vision are: 

1.  Acuity, far - Clarity of vision at 20 feet or more.  Must be able to see the children across an open space and give instructions to them regarding the program activity.  Both eyes 20/25 - R 20/30 - L 20/30 corrected 

2.  Acuity, near - Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less.  Must be able to see program materials, telephone, documents and other paper work near at hand.  Both eyes 20/22 corrected 

3.  Depth Perception - Three-dimensional vision.  Ability to judge distance and space relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are.  Must be able to judge distances so as to use both hands in performing different tasks at the same time.  Depth Perception - 4 

4.  Field of Vision - Area that can be seen up and down or to right or left while eyes are fixed on a given point.  Must be able to see wide span to cover surrounding area in order to observe children who are located in the area while attending to one or more children near by.

5.  Accommodation - Adjustment of lens of eye to bring an object into sharp focus.  This item is especially important when doing near-point work while glancing away to check another project or see what a child is doing.  Must be able to adjust the lens of eye to glance quickly to ensure all is safe and program participants are all right. 

Environmental Conditions

The worker is subject to Inside and Outside Environmental Conditions:  Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes while inside and generally hot weather when outside.  Work includes a variety of activities requiring the employee to be flexible in his/her surroundings. 

Hazards

Worker may be subject to poison oak, poison ivy, insects and unlevel terrains.

Work is subject to final standards of OSHA on bloodborne pathogens. 

Machines, Tools, Equipment, and Work Aids

Calculator, stapler, telephone, telephone directory, note pads, pens, pencils, calendar, records, Personnel Resolution, various crafts, games, tables, chairs, video equipment, activity planning books, screw drivers and other assorted hand tools. 

The work location of this job will be 1519 Skeet Club Rd High Point, North Carolina.

Our Commitments

The City of High Point is dedicated to fostering a work environment that values individuals from all backgrounds and seeks to attract and retain the most qualified partners in service to the citizens of High Point. As an at-will employer, the City allows employees to terminate their employment, or be terminated at any time, with or without cause, as long as it is not prohibited by law. 

The City of High Point is committed to classifying and compensating its employees fairly for the work they do, weighing both the internal capabilities and the external market. While the job description is not intended to and does not create a contract of employment, we are excited to use this "living document" as a guide for managing performance and positions to ensure job descriptions are reflective of the current work required by the incumbent or expected by any candidate to whom an offer of employment is extended. 

The City of High Point is committed to providing a safe, comfortable working environment for all employees. To that end, we are proud to comply with all Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements, as well as make reasonable accommodations to candidates and employees as we are able in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Candidates selected for employment must undergo (a.) a drug screening, in accordance with the City's drug and alcohol policy and (b.) a background screening to determine whether there is any current, pending, or previous charge, conviction or other infraction deemed incompatible with service in the capacity for which the candidate is being hired. In lieu of or in addition to background screening, candidates selected for employment in a position that requires working with children in any capacity must be fingerprinted and undergo a criminal history record check conducted by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. Certain positions are considered so critical to the health and safety of others that a candidate cannot be placed in any such position without passing a pre-placement physical exam. The City offers employment to successful candidates conditioned upon the City's receipt of satisfactory results from all required screenings, checks, and exams, as applicable.

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