Seasonal Recreation Specialist - Charlotte County, FL

Performs work organizing, coaching, and conducting recreational activities or sports at a recreation area or center in the County. Responsibilities include ensuring that proper recreation apparatus, equipment, and supplies needed for the specific events are available. May act as a lead worker over one or more assistants implementing recreational activities. Preliminary training and general instructions are received from a supervisor regarding the activity or event to be supervised. 
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
 

• Monitors one or more assigned recreation activities or sports at an assigned recreation area.
• Organizes, supervises, and stimulates interest among children and adults in various types of recreational events and activities: creates  and  implements  programs  throughout  our  County; creates  program planners;  acquires  space;  determines  staffing needs; recruit volunteers; promotes and supervises programming and events. 
• Performs customer service duties: receives and responds to questions, requests, complaints and suggestions; provides information regarding recreation programs; registers participants for programs; sells memberships and parking passes; assists customers as needed.
• Participates in the collection of revenues and fees for facility rentals, parking pass/meters, tickets, admissions, programs, summer camp, swimming pool, etc.; receives and processes payments; makes change; and prepares daily cash reports and deposits receipts.
• Ensures the safety and security of the patrons: completes daily safety checklist; monitors and remains aware of activities; reports unauthorized persons and other security problems; checks on injuries and accidents; applies basic first aid; investigates and reports on serious accidents as required.
• Performs marketing and public relations duties: creates, prints, and distributes flyers, calendars, and informational materials for programs and events.
• Assists with data collection and reporting; tracks participant numbers for individual programs; collects and processes program surveys; prepares and submits reports; and processes and files documents as necessary.
• Sets up and tears down for activities and special events: gathers and sets up equipment and supplies; ensures equipment and supplies are available, in working condition and safe for use; and returns equipment and supplies to appropriate location.
• Provide exceptional customer assistance, problem-solving, and/or complaints by all forms of communication.