Head Playground Supervisor

Overview

TWO CURRENT PART-TIME VACANCIES

THIS POSITION IS DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTIONAL ONLY. YOU MUST BE A CURRENT EMPLOYEE OF THE PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT TO QUALIFY.

20 HOURS PER WEEK POSITION

Under regular supervision, supervises all play and recreational activities at assigned playgrounds. Work involves ensuring a safe and healthy place for children to practice sports; coordinating job duties; reporting needed maintenance at facility; overseeing sports events and maintaining scores, statistics, and standings; notifying children and parents of sporting events; registering children for upcoming sports; and serving as a lead worker. Reports to the Zone Manager or assigned supervisor.

Scheduled Hours - Monday through Friday 5:30pm - 9:30 pm

Schedule subject to change and include weekends

• Opens gates; walks the playground; oversees playground activities; enforces all Kenner Parks and Recreation Department programs, rules, and policies.
• Manages and directs Assistant Supervisors with training of duties.
• Ensures equipment is ready and in good shape; performs light cleaning and trash pick up.
• Prepares registration forms and identifications.
• Works on the infield to ensure readiness.
• Settles disputes between groups or individual players regarding use of facilities.
• Coordinates use of facilities to prevent players from interfering with one another; schedules practices for teams.
• Coordinates leagues; obtains volunteer coaches for sports; meets with coaches; prepares rosters for teams.
• Informs players of rules concerning dress, conducts, or equipment; enforces or ejects unruly or unauthorized persons as necessary.
• Maintains safety and health standards at playgrounds; provides first aid to injured players as necessary.
• Maintains records of scores and statistics.
• Distributes and collects uniforms and equipment for various sports.
• Performs inventory control.
• Checks facility for necessary maintenance; completes needed reports. Informs the public of upcoming events.
• Completes paperwork to register participants in sports.
• Receives and/or reviews various records and reports such as registration of participants, rosters, schedules, memorandums, policy changes, etc.
• Prepares and/or processes various records and reports such as scores and statistics, list of participants, accident reports, maintenance reports, work orders, leave requests, schedules, etc.
• Refers to rule book for sports, memorandums, rosters, schedules, telephone list, City policy, maps, policy and procedure manuals, computer manuals, codes / laws / regulations, publications and reference texts, etc.
• Operates a variety of equipment and machinery such as three wheeler, baseball-pitching machine, computer, copy machine, fax machine, scoreboard clock, telephone, etc.
• Uses a variety of tools such as hammer, screwdriver, pliers, broom, dust mop, rake, crankshaft, wheel barrel, pick stick, etc.; and a variety of supplies such as paper, writing instruments, chalk, paint, general office supplies, etc.; and a variety of computer software such as Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Outlook, etc.
• Interacts and communicates with various groups and individuals such as Zone Manager, parents, Booster Club, coaches, parents concession staff, Administration, Assistant Playground Supervisors, and the general public.

• Notifies coaches of cancellation of events.
• Observes participants until picked up.
• Performs related duties as required.

THIS POSITION IS DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTIONAL ONLY. YOU MUST BE A CURRENT EMPLOYEE OF THE PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT TO QUALIFY.

Requires a high school diploma or equivalent supplemented by one to two years of experience in recreation programming and/or general administration, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

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