Rec Assistant - Fitness

Commander, Navy Installations Command•Virginia Beach, VA

About The Position

The Rec Assistant serves in an assistant or support capacity within the Fitness, Sports, and Deployed Forces Support Branch, Fitness Support section. The primary function is to ensure proper facility use, assist with recreation activity operations, and properly collect and dispose of revenues generated at the assigned facility. Duties may be performed at NAS Oceana and Dam Neck Annex. The position provides customer service and administrative support, helps plan and promote activities, conducts or supports instruction and fitness orientations, monitors patrons and events, and helps maintain facilities, equipment, and playing surfaces. The assistant also handles applicable fees and activity records, follows safety procedures, and reports issues or conditions requiring management attention.

Requirements

Must pass all applicable records and background checks and successfully pass E-Verify employment verification; discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of employment.
Ability to perform moderately strenuous physical labor, lifting up to 45 pounds unassisted and heavier weight with assistance.
Must have or obtain and maintain Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and First Aid Certification within 30 days of hire.
Must have or obtain and maintain Automated External Defibrillator Certification, Blood-borne Pathogen Certification, and Navy Basic Fitness Certification within 90 days of hire.
Must obtain and maintain a National Agency Check with Written Inquiries (NACI), upon hiring and renew every five years, and/or a Child Care National Agency Check with Inquiries when there is regular contact with children under 18.
Knowledge of MWR policies, rules, and regulations involving the work area.
Knowledge of basic arithmetic to compute charges, disperse change accurately, and prepare reports.
Knowledge of cash-handling procedures.
Knowledge of basic fitness, aquatics, and sports principles.
Knowledge of the safe use and operation of fitness equipment, facility operations, and basic fitness equipment maintenance and repair.
Skill in Microsoft Office programs such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, and other programs related to fitness, sports, and aquatics programming.
Ability to provide fitness, aquatics, and sports training or orientation.
Ability to independently carry out day-to-day recreation operations competently.
Ability to develop and effectively deliver presentations and/or training.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Resumes must demonstrate experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities related to the position; applicants are encouraged to describe their experience clearly and specifically.

Responsibilities

Greet patrons, check identification cards, issue and receive gear or equipment, and register patrons for facility use, events, and classes.
Answer telephone inquiries about facility hours, special events, programs, and related information.
Complete Daily Activity Reports, handle cash where fees apply, verify collected amounts, and deposit cashier bags in the drop safe.
Assist in planning, scheduling, and publicizing activities and maintaining related supplies.
Oversee sales of retail items associated with activities.
Evaluate ongoing MWR fitness activities based on participant responses, resources, and program objectives.
Monitor patrons, volunteers, and contractors at assigned programs or events and report issues to management.
Assist in selecting fitness, sports, and aquatics activities based on program categories, available resources, and participants’ interests and needs.
Monitor participants during indoor and outdoor activities, including intramural sporting events.
Conduct instructional classes in the assigned recreational area and provide basic fitness orientations, identifying and correcting unsafe techniques.
Demonstrate activity procedures and instruct participants in the use of related equipment.
Establish or review event schedules, conduct tours, and prepare facilities, gymnasiums, or playing fields before scheduled activities.
Ensure adherence to regulations and safety procedures.
Open and close facilities and sporting fields at posted times and monitor premises security and activity.
Circulate among patrons to assist with basic equipment or gear use and maintain good order and discipline.
Ensure athletic playing surfaces are maintained, safe, and ready for play.
Clean and maintain equipment and facilities; maintain inventory and perform general janitorial duties.
Make minor facility and equipment repairs when appropriate and assist with outdoor maintenance.
Report maintenance problems, material deficiencies, and unsafe conditions or discrepancies that cannot be repaired in-house to the supervisor.