RECREATION PROGRAM ASSISTANT (Temporary-Part-time) 2025 - 02953

RECREATION PROGRAM ASSISTANT (Temporary-Part-time) 2025 - 02953

Salary

$14.00 - $16.00 Hourly

Location

113 W. Mountain, Fayetteville, AR

Job Type

Part Time

Job Number

02953

Department

PARKS & RECREATION (520)

Opening Date

12/08/2025

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

The City of Fayetteville is committed to attracting, engaging and rewarding a multi-generational workforce. By offering a total rewards package including competitive compensation and benefits plans and a purposeful work life, the City is an employer of choice focused on serving our community.

Essential Job Duties

Safety/Security Sensitive Designation:

This is a safety/security sensitive position for purposes of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment.

• Provide good customer service to both internal and external customers, maintain positive and effective working relationships with other City employees (especially members of his or her own team), and have regular and reliable attendance that is non-disruptive.
• Assist with the promotion, implementation, and day-to-day responsibilities of recreation programs including but not limited to youth sports, adult sports, camp programs, summer concerts, race series events, park openings, neighborhood or community programs, and other special events
• Responsible for program management, customer service and general facility supervision for recreational programs and events.
• Perform supervisory responsibilities for assigned recreation activities, services, facilities, and special events. This includes evenings, weekends, and scheduled on-call periods as needed.
• Supervisory duties may include assigning and directing work, appraising performance, overseeing game officials, and addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Exercise sound judgement and decision making as it relates to enforcement of Park Ordinances, inclement weather, emergency situations, and risk management for programs, events, and facilities.
• Support in the administration of the Parks and Recreation office such as directing general park inquiries to the appropriate staff members and providing front desk assistance to customers with registration, reservations, and other needs
• All actions must be in accordance with the Citys policies and applicable laws.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Secondary Job Duties

• Secondary duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• Education and/or experience providing public service to children and adults in recreation, community based program physical education, or a closely related field preferred.
• Must possess a valid Drivers License.
• Must successfully pass criminal background check, including but not limited to convictions, guilty pleas, or no contest pleas to violent offenses, theft offenses, offenses against children, and any offense that would qualify to prevent a person from obtaining an Arkansas teaching certificate (A.C.A. 6-17-410).
• Must possess or be willing to obtain a CPR/First Aid Certificate.
• Ability to officiate sports games.
• Regular evening, weekend, and on-call program/event supervision is expected and required.
• Effectively communicate with others orally and in writing.
• Must be proficient in the use of a personal computer and other related software programs. Must be able to effectively operate standard office equipment.
• While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee regularly is required to stand, walk, and sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• While performing the functions of this job, the employee is routinely exposed to outside weather conditions.

The City of Fayetteville is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Temporary Part Time Employee as defined by Citys Work Status policy. Not eligible for any benefits or accruals of paid leave.

01

This position requires a High School diploma or GED. Do you meet this requirement?

• YES
• NO

02

Education and/or experience providing public service to children and adults in recreation, community based program physical education, or a closely related field preferred. Please give a detailed description of any education and/or experience that you may have in these areas.

03

An applicant for this position must possess a valid Drivers License. Do you meet this requirement?

• YES
• NO

04

An applicant for this position must possess or be willing to obtain a CPR/First Aid Certificate. Do you meet this requirement?

• YES
• NO

05

This position requires the ability to officiate sports games. Do you meet this requirement?

• YES
• NO

06

If you answered yes to the previous question regarding officiating, please describe your experience in this area.

07

Regular evening, weekend, and on-call program/event supervision is expected and required. Can you meet this requirement?

• YES
• NO

08

An applicant for this position must be able to effectively communicate with others orally and in writing. Do you meet this requirement?

• YES
• NO

09

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee regularly is required to stand, walk, and sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Do you meet these requirements?

• YES
• NO

10

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is routinely exposed to outside weather conditions. Can you work in these conditions?

• YES
• NO

11

Please feel free to use the space below to describe any additional skills, education, or other traits you possess which you believe qualify you for this position:

Required Question

Employer City of Fayetteville, Arkansas

Address 113 W. Mountain

Fayetteville, Arkansas, 72701

Phone 479-575-8278

Website http://www.fayetteville-ar.gov