Recreation assistant; Fitness

Position: Recreation assistant (Fitness)
Location: Casalnuovo di Napoli

Overview  Recreation assistant (Fitness) Commander, Navy Installations Command
• Naples, Campania, Italy
This position is located at the Fitness Centers of the Morale Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Department NSA Naples. The primary purpose of this position is to promote fitness and educate our patrons in proper equipment utilization and exercise programs.
Duties  Provides customer service to patrons using the facility, including greeting customers, checking identification cards to ensure only authorized users are entering the facility, issuing and receiving gear/equipment, and registering patrons for facility use events and/or classes. Answers telephone and provides information regarding facility hours of operation, upcoming special events and programs, etc. Completes Daily Activity Reports, handles cash where fees apply, verifies the amount of money collected, and drops the cashier bag in the drop safe.

Assists in planning, scheduling and publicizing various activities and maintains related supplies to attract and motivate participants. Oversees the sale of retail items associated with activities. Evaluates the effectiveness of ongoing MWR fitness activities from the perspective of participants, resources and program objectives. Monitors patrons, volunteers and contractors at the assigned program/event and reports any issues to management. Assists in selecting fitness, sports and aquatics activities to be offered within the required basic program categories and additional ones possible through available resources and participant interest and needs.

Monitors assigned participants in indoor and outdoor activities, including intramural sporting events. Conducts instructional classes in the assigned recreational area. Performs basic fitness orientation; identifies and corrects unsafe fitness techniques. Demonstrates procedures common to the activities and instructs in the use of related equipment. Establishes/reviews the schedule of events, conducts tours, and sets up/prepares gymnasiums, facilities, and playing fields prior to scheduled start times for events (e.g., lap swim, lifeguard training, exercise programs, races, pool parties, sporting events).

Ensures adherence to regulations and safety procedures. Ensures facility and playing fields are open and/or closed at the posted time. Monitors and checks the security of premises. Monitors activity within the facility, circulating among patrons to assist with basic use of equipment/gear and to maintain order and discipline. Ensures athletic playing surfaces are properly maintained, safe and ready for play.

Assists in properly cleaning and maintaining equipment/facilities; maintains inventory; performs general janitorial services to ensure spaces are clean and orderly (e.g., floors, workout areas, bathrooms, locker areas). Makes minor repairs to facilities and equipment when appropriate and assists with outdoor maintenance. Reports maintenance problems, material deficiencies and unsafe conditions to the supervisor if they cannot be repaired in-house.
Requirements  Conditions of employment   Male candidates born after December 31, 1959 and at least 18 years of age are required to certify that they have registered with the Selective Service System.
Incumbents must satisfactorily complete all background checks including a fingerprint check and National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI).
Must pass pre-employment medical examination.
Work schedule is subject to change and may include working evenings, weekends, holidays, as well as split days off.
Will be required to obtain Emergency First Responder or CPR/First Aid/AED certification within the first 30 days.
Will be required to obtain Automated External Defibrillator Certification, Blood-borne Pathogen Certification, and Navy Basic Fitness Certification within the first 90 days.
Qualifications    Qualification Requirements:
Six (6) months of general experience and six (6) months of specialized experience in Fitness at the NF-01 level or equivalent, OR two (2) years of education above high school that included at least 12 semester hours in courses related to recreation/physical education or related.  General experience:  any type of work that demonstrates the applicantcns ability to perform the work of the position.  

Specialized experience:  experience at the NF-01 level (or equivalent) that is typically in or related to the work of this position.
YOU MUST ATTACH copies of transcripts, certificates, or other acceptable evidence to your application to receive credit for education.
To determine order of referral, qualified candidates will be evaluated in conjunction with the following Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

(K.S.A.):
Knowledge of MWR policies, rules and regulations involving the work area.
Knowledge of basic arithmetic to compute charges, disperse change accurately and prepare reports.
Knowledge of cash handling procedures.
Knowledge of basic fitness, aquatics and sports principles.
Knowledge of safe use and operation of…