Seasonal Recreation Program Assistant

The City of Seward is recruiting for a Seasonal Recreation Program Assistant

This position facilitates recreation activities, provides front line customer service at various parks and recreation facilities, and performs administrative tasks in support of Department activities. Must be able to work early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.

• Facilitates recreational activities, including adult and youth programs, competitive and non-competitive team sports, leagues, tournaments, races, fitness activities, leisure classes, skills clinics, outdoor trips, and special events.
• Fosters a welcoming and engaging environment for participants, modifies activities as needed based on participants’ actions and feedback.
• Monitors and ensures the safety of participants and program staff.
• Cleans and maintains recreation equipment and facilities for public use.
• Performs administrative tasks such as filling out paperwork and answering telephones.
• Provides friendly customer service and works collaboratively with others to accomplish tasks.
• Follows safe work practices.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Graduation from high school or GED equivalent and some experience working with teens or children, or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the following knowledge, skills and ability:

• Department policies and procedures.
• The objectives of public recreation, human behavior, and mental and physical hygiene as applied to recreational activities.
• The use of proper safety precautions in the execution of Department programs and activities.
• The use of standard office equipment including computers and relevant software programs.
• Working with teens and/or children.
• Public relations.
• Follow oral and written instructions.
• Communicate effectively.
• Read, analyze, and interpret procedure manuals and sports rules books.
• Engage participants in programs and activities and provide direction as needed.
• Perform basic mathematical computations.
• Identify risky behaviors or other areas of concern in program participants and get assistance as needed.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Obtain Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification and First Aid certification if required.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, coworkers, program participants and their parents.
• Valid driver’s license

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, bend, talk and hear, use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

Work is performed both indoors and outside, hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate computers and various pieces of office equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is occasionally exposed to heat, cold, wetness and humidity and noise.

Paid Holidays and worker's comp