Administrative Skills, Athletics, Business Solutions, CPR Certification, Communication Skills, Computer Skills, Customer Support/Service, Defibrillator, Emergency Procedures, First Aid, Fitness, Interpersonal Skills, Leadership, Maintenance Services, Marketing, Operational Expenditure (OPEX), Operational Support, Operations, Operations Processes, Organizational Skills, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Procedure Development, Promotional Programs, Purchase Orders, Purchasing/Procurement, Record Keeping, Recreation, Safety Process, Security Equipment, Shipping/Receiving, Staff Training, Writing Skills
Title: Recreation Operations Assistant
Agency: Northern VA Community College
Location: Alexandria - 510
FLSA: Nonexempt
Hiring Range: $20/hr
Full Time or Part Time: Part Time
Additional Detail
Job Description:
General Description:
The Recreation Operations Assistant supports daily recreation and wellness facility operations, including facility coverage, facility opening and closing procedures, participant customer service, activity and intramural support, safety procedures, administrative support, departmental purchasing support, inventory, receiving, and order tracking.
Duties/Tasks:
- Maintain safe, clean, organized, and welcoming recreation and wellness spaces.
- Monitor facility use and support equipment, activity area, and shared space readiness.
- Assist with facility opening and closing procedures, including space checks, equipment setup, basic security checks, and readiness of recreation and wellness areas.
- Report maintenance, repair, cleanliness, equipment, security, safety, or operational concerns to the appropriate supervisor.
- Assist with planning, setup, leading, and supporting recreation, wellness, intramural, and informal recreation activities.
- Support participant registration, scheduling, activity setup, game-day operations, scorekeeping, equipment preparation, rule reminders, communication, engagement, and participation.
- Promote recreation and wellness programs, activities, facility offerings, fair play, sportsmanship, respectful conduct, and adherence to applicable rules and procedures.
- Provide professional customer service by responding to routine questions and concerns, referring complex matters to the appropriate supervisor, and supporting a welcoming, inclusive, and respectful environment.
- Help enforce facility rules, safety guidelines, and program procedures, and follow applicable college, department, facility, program, safety, and operational policies.
- Report incidents, injuries, hazards, participant concerns, and unsafe conditions, and assist with basic emergency procedures within the scope of assigned duties.
- Maintain accurate records related to participation, facility use, equipment inventory, incidents, daily operations, expenditures, feedback, and program support.
- Assist with program promotion, marketing, outreach, signage, communication, departmental purchasing support, procurement-related tasks, inventory, receiving, order tracking, and related administrative tasks.
- Follow applicable fiscal, procurement, receiving, and approval procedures when assisting with purchasing-related tasks.
- The position may lead or monitor participant activities as assigned.
- Attend staff meetings, training, and department briefings as assigned.
- Collaborate with colleagues and supervisors to support recreation and wellness operations, program offerings, and participant experiences.
Minimum Qualifications:
KSAs:
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Ability to provide professional customer service in a public-facing or participant-focused environment.
- Ability to work independently, follow direction, and collaborate as part of a team.
- Ability to support a welcoming, inclusive, and respectful environment.
- Ability to follow facility rules, safety procedures, department guidelines, and established operating procedures.
- Ability to assist with facility operations, participant engagement, activity support, administrative tasks, inventory, receiving, purchasing support, and related operational duties.
- Ability to report maintenance, equipment, safety, participant, incident, or operational concerns to the appropriate supervisor.
- Flexibility to work varying hours, including evenings, based on facility, program, and operational needs.
- Knowledge of or ability to learn basic recreation, wellness, fitness equipment, safety, and activity leadership concepts.
Minimum Work Experience:
- Experience delivering exceptional customer service within a professional work environment.
- Experience in activity support, facility support, administrative support, or related service-oriented work in a public-facing, student-facing, recreation, wellness, fitness, athletics, educational, community, or similar environment.
- Experience working with diverse populations.
- Experience using computers or common business applications for communication, recordkeeping, scheduling, reporting, or related administrative tasks.
Additional Considerations:
Additional Considerations:
- Experience assisting with recreation, wellness, fitness, athletics, intramural, student engagement, community, or participant-focused activities.
- Experience assisting with facility operations, facility opening or closing procedures, equipment setup, inventory, receiving, purchasing support, order tracking, or related operational tasks.
- CPR, AED, and First Aid certification.
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Commonwealth of Virginia