Program Assistant - Sports

City of Fort Collins•Fort Collins, CO

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides support to the Athletics Department and its personnel by providing assistance to the Recreation Coordinators in regard to sports programming and coach recruiting.

Requirements

General understanding of various sports and coaching techniques
Ability to use spreadsheet, publishing, database and word processing software.
Knowledge of general office equipment operations.
Excellent customer service and communication skills.
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing.
Specific knowledge of department related city ordinances, policies, procedures, and regulations.
Specific knowledge of the services and programming offered by the department.
Ability to respond effectively to difficult or stressful situations.
High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
Minimum of two years related customer service experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret policies and procedures, safety and technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Valid driver’s license.
May require current First Aid certification.
May require current CPR certification.
May require notary public certification.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated cultural competence to effectively interact, work, and develop meaningful relationships with people of diverse identities, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds.
Strong learning orientation. Leverages all resources and is creative in ways of learning for self to continue adapting to changing issues and trends.
A desire and ability to understand the diverse needs of internal and external customers, and to create experiences and deliver services that exceed their expectations.
A desire and ability to utilize digital tools for organizational information, individual, and teamwork.

Responsibilities

Recruitment of coaches for all youth sport programming.
Assists internal and external customers with information, directions, problem resolution.
Research trends in sports programming and recreation.
Collaborates with other city departments.
Performs data entry and may maintain databases and/or spreadsheets for the department.
Performs administrative, general clerical, filing, and special projects as assigned.
Participate as a member of a department collaborative team.
May assist in the support of other hourly employees.
May require some evening and weekend availability.