Recreation Leader/Crabtree Gym

City of Myrtle Beach•Sc, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of this position is to perform skilled/professional work to implement a program of recreational activities for children, youth, adults, and seniors. This role involves supervising and directing part-time staff, implementing and directing various recreation programs and activities, performing customer service and administrative duties, promoting recreational programming and events, maintaining inventories and facilities, organizing and facilitating special events, and making recommendations for budget requests. The position also ensures departmental compliance with applicable codes and regulations, prepares various reports and documents, and communicates with various stakeholders. A comprehensive and current knowledge of applicable policies, procedures, codes, and regulations is required, as well as an awareness of new issues, methods, equipment, trends, and advances in the profession. The role requires operating various equipment and software.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED
Six (6) months of experience in recreational and athletic programming
Valid driver’s license
CPR and First Aid certifications
Basic knowledge of football, baseball, softball, and basketball (for Youth Sports assignment)
Basic knowledge of swim lesson levels, swim team (for Aquatics assignment)
Must maintain certifications and skills required for certifications (for Aquatics assignment)
Must work evenings during league play, and occasional weekends (for Youth Sports assignment)
Must be available to work evenings and weekends (for Aquatics assignment)
In the absence of a supervisor, must monitor weather and make decisions on gameplay with safety of participants in mind; maintain and communicate updated schedules after cancelations (for Youth Sports assignment)
In the absence of a supervisor, must monitor weather and make decisions on rules and regulations set by DHEC and certifying agencies (for Aquatics assignment)

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred in physical education, recreation, or closely related field
Pool Operator’s License, Water Safety Instructor, Lifeguard Instructor, and Safety Training for Swim Coaches (for Aquatics assignment)
Assists with recruiting, training, and scheduling umpires and officials for sports leagues; distributes schedules and ensures adequate officiating personnel for all games; officiates athletic events as needed (for Youth Sports assignment)
Assists with evaluating the skill levels of participants (for Youth Sports assignment)
Assists with recruiting, training, and scheduling volunteers for swim meets and special events (for Aquatics assignment)
Assists with evaluating the skill levels of participants for swim lessons, swim team and daily swimming (for Aquatics assignment)

Responsibilities

Supervises and directs assigned part-time staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, and monitoring employee performance; provides training to new and existing employees.
Implements and directs recreation programs and activities, such as fitness classes, art classes, special populations education, tournaments, camps, swimming lessons, recreational swimming and sports teams, and other programming for children, youth and adults; schedules classes and activities; schedules facilities and grounds use; oversees and directs instructors and volunteers; provides information and direction; instructs classes and/or coaches sports teams; processes participant registrations.
Performs general customer service and administrative duties; greets and assists customers; receives and responds to inquiries, concerns and complaints of citizens regarding division programs, policies and/or personnel; conducts tours; attends meetings; answers the telephone; prepares reports and correspondence; copies and files documents; enters computer data, etc.
Promotes recreational programming and events; creates promotional materials to increase public awareness of and participation in recreation programming; prepares calendars, schedules, news releases, flyers, brochures, posters, signs, etc.
Maintains inventories of supplies, forms, and equipment; ensures availability of adequate supplies to complete work activities; receives/distributes incoming supply shipments.
Maintains facilities; opens and closes facilities; ensures cleanliness of facilities; arranges facilities and equipment according to daily schedules, programs, and projects; moves, sets up, and tears down tables, chairs, etc.; inspects such for proper and safe operating condition; reports problems or needed repairs to appropriate personnel.
Organizes and facilitates monthly, quarterly, and annual special events, tournaments or other activities; creates games and contests; creates schedules and promotional materials; secures officials; oversees events; provides directions and instructions; gathers and sends registration forms, scores, competition forms and birth certificates to national headquarters for regional competitions; maintains related documentation.
Makes recommendations for budget requests for recreation programs; monitors adherence to established budgetary parameters.
Ensures departmental compliance with all applicable codes, laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies and procedures; ensures adherence to established safety procedures; monitors work environment and use of safety equipment to ensure safety of employees and other individual; initiates any actions necessary to correct deviations or violations.
Prepares or completes various forms, reports, correspondence, schedules, logs, registration forms, attendance sheets, class rosters, incident reports, progress reports, community service evaluations, handbooks, or other documents.
Receives various forms, reports, correspondence, class rosters and attendance records, activity reports, incident reports, participant registrations, financial documentation, policies, procedures, catalogs, manuals, rules or other documentation; reviews, completes, processes, forwards or retains as appropriate.
Communicates with supervisor, City employees, volunteers, community sponsors, instructors, the general public, or other individuals as needed to coordinate work activities, review status of work, exchange information, resolve problems, or give/receive advice/direction.
Maintains a comprehensive, current knowledge of applicable policies, procedures, codes, regulations; maintains an awareness of new issues, methods, equipment, trends and advances in the profession; reads professional literature; maintains professional affiliations; participates in continuing education activities; attends meetings, conferences, workshops and training sessions as appropriate.
Operates a personal computer, sports equipment, score board panels, air pump, City vehicle, cash register, exercise equipment, public address system, popcorn machine, wet vacuum, stopwatch, hydraulic chair lift, pool pump, pool vacuum, pressure washer, or other equipment as necessary to complete essential functions, to include the use of word processing, spreadsheet, database, or other system software.
Assists with and participates in City-wide events
Performs other related duties as required, requested and assigned.