Facility Attendant, Senior

Work. Serve. Thrive. With the City of Durham

Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

A nationally accredited team of passionate professionals devoted to building better lives and a better community through the power of parks and recreation. Our talented team at Durham Parks and Recreation is devoted to community service and provides a diverse range of programs, services, opportunities, and experiences while being united through our core pillars of creating equitable economic impacts; advancing conservation; rejuvenating health and wellness; enhancing quality of life; and sustaining social equity. 

Hourly Rate: $18.83 - $20.76/hour

Work Days/Times: Shifts Vary; Monday-Friday 5:45 pm-9:00 pm; Saturday 8:15 am- 2:00 pm

Position supervises a gymnasium, athletic field, or specialized facility such as a wellness center or weight room. Incumbent supervises diverse age groups in a variety of indoor and outdoor activities, maintains order and discipline, issues and collects equipment, observes and enforces safety regulations, provides customer service, and performs recordkeeping. Instructions and preliminary orientation/training are given initially, after which incumbents are expected to follow established policies and procedures. Work schedule may include varying hours, including evenings and weekends.

• Conducts preparations for a specific sport or activity.
• Surveys and maintains facility condition, ensures that custodial and upkeep tasks are being completed, and addresses hazardous areas.
• Monitors the facility once game or activity is in progress, supervises scorekeeping and game operations.
• Maintains activity and attendance records.
• Inspects equipment for safety and cleanliness.
• Prepares rooms for variety of programs, meetings, rentals, etc. by organizing furniture and/or equipment according to program or rental plans and then restoring to original setup at the conclusion of the program.
• Disseminates program information, memos, and schedule changes to team representatives.
• Makes decisions with assistance of game officials to cancel games due to inclement weather.
• Demonstrates fitness equipment to patrons and explains how to safely mount and dismount equipment (if assigned to a facility with a weight room).
• Maintains a computer lab, enforces proper usage, keeps computers and printers in regular working order, reports maintenance needs, and regulates volume and other settings (if assigned to a facility with a computer lab).
• Completes accident reports, rules of conduct violation reports, officials’ evaluations, and league standings.Provides program information, orientation, and instructions to participants.
• Observes necessary precautions to secure the safety of participants and spectators.
• Renders first aid in case of minor injury.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings, in-service training programs, orientations and evaluation
  sessions.

POSITION SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES ALSO INCLUDES:

 When assigned to Athletics 

- Monitors various athletic rental facilities as well as user groups, handling and reporting any issues that may arise while onsite.

- Performs safety and security inspections of fields, bathrooms, bleachers, fencing etc. for damage or misuse while onsite and submits any necessary work order requests to supervisor. 

- Provides customer service at an athletic rental facility; meets with user groups on site addressing questions, concerns, and ensuring facility is being used appropriately.

 - Monitors adherence to park and field rules and ensures that renters are following permit parameters; utilizes tournament check list when applicable. 

- Utilizes Active.Net, MUSCO and Skylogix software. 

KNOWLEDGE OF:

- Rules for a variety of sports such as softball, baseball, basketball, etc.

- When assigned to a wellness center or weight room: knowledge of weight training and cardiovascular fitness principles.

SKILL IN:

- Interacting positively with the public.

- Communicating instructions effectively to individuals and groups.

- Exercising initiative and good judgment.

• High School diploma or equivalent (GED, HiSet, TASC).
• One (1) year of experience supervising recreation activities.
• At least 18 years of age.
• Valid Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED – with Anaphylaxis and Epinephrine Auto Injector Certification within the first six months of employment

• Experience with supervising programs.
• Experience working with customers.
• Able to communicate through email and text messages.
• Available for shift times needed, including weekdays 10:00 am-2:00 pm and 5:30 pm-9:00 pm; and weekends 9:00 am-2:00 pm