Recreation Assistant (Community Programs)

Air Combat Command•Fort Eustis, VA

10h•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time, regular full-time (RFT) Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) position at the Ft Eustis Community Recreation Center, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. The position is guaranteed 35 hours per week and may require work on holidays, nights, weekends, and on call. The Recreation Assistant supports the operation of recreation programs, equipment, and facilities, with special emphasis on programs for families and family members, retirees, singles, and private organizations. The role involves conducting group activities and events, recommending and evaluating program ideas, helping people establish clubs and special-interest groups, promoting programs, and assisting with leisure activities during deployments, exercises, and other special conditions. The assistant also supports facility operations by setting up rooms, collecting fees, greeting users, giving tours, decorating, reporting repair needs, and helping maintain operational standards. The position works with staff, volunteers, and individual or personal-services contract personnel.

Requirements

Experience providing working familiarity with routines and procedures used in group activities or programs.
Practical knowledge and/or experience with recreational activities, equipment, rules, and procedures in the assigned specialty area.
Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
Skill in dealing with the public.
Current driver's license.
Satisfactory completion of a pre-employment physical.
Satisfactory completion of a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) and Food Handler's Certification.
Favorable adjudication of the applicable background investigation (Tier 1).
Subject to random drug testing.
Must meet applicable qualification, eligibility, and background requirements.
Must be able to provide a REAL ID or an authorized combination of identity documents to access the installation.
Frequent walking, standing, bending, stooping, climbing, and carrying; frequently lifts and carries items weighing more than 50 pounds.
Must take special care to avoid serious injury; work involves possible cuts, serious injuries, or falls.
Work involves indoor settings and exposure to outdoor elements, cold, heat, humidity, rain, drafts, dirt, dust, and noise.
Subject to an irregular tour of duty.

Responsibilities

Assist with recreation program operations and the maintenance of equipment and facilities.
Carry out recurring group activities, including classes, clubs, special events, outreach, competitive games and events, and self-directed leisure activities.
Recommend new programming activities, including formats and required resources.
Gather and evaluate information about past programs and popular programs in other communities to identify activities suited to clientele needs.
Help individuals develop clubs or special-interest groups.
Assist with promoting marketing strategies.
Lead leisure activities and assist with services during deployments, exercises, and other special conditions.
Set up rooms to meet the needs of meeting groups.
Collect fees and protect funds.
Greet facility users and conduct facility tours.
Decorate the facility to reflect holiday and program themes.
Report facility repairs and maintenance requirements according to procedures.
Help maintain the facility to meet operational standards.
Work with other staff members, volunteers, and individual or personal-services contract personnel.
Perform other duties as required.