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Job Description
Job Summary
Join Our Team as a Recreation Specialist - Rentals at The Epic Recreation Center!
Are you passionate about creating memorable experiences? As a full-time Recreation Specialist, you'll lead and implement specialized activities and events, manage registrations, schedules, and records, and promote events through creative publicity efforts. You'll also assist in the daily operations of our center, ensuring smooth openings, closings, and program execution while delivering exceptional service to the community. Take on a leadership role in the supervisor’s absence and help shape the vibrant culture of The Epic Recreation Center. If you're organized, enthusiastic, and ready to make an impact, we want to hear from you!
Essential Job Functions
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
This information is intended to be descriptive of the key responsibilities of the position. The following examples do not identify all duties performed by any single incumbent.
This position has responsibilities that require lifting up to 20-50 pounds on occasion.
Special Events Essential Duties:- Coordinates set-up, operation, and tear down of events and helps to facilitate in all operational aspects during the duration of events.
- Assists in supervision of special events by maintaining a safe environment for the public.
- Performs office duties by maintaining report program worksheets daily; developing flyers, profit, and loss reports; scheduling hours for volunteers and part time workers; inputting data into the computer.
- Assists the Special Event Manager in interacting with employees and the public, answering inquiries, addressing complaints and grievances, responding to emergency issues and assisting patrons.
- Provides customer service to internal and external customers by responding to requests in a timely and professional manner.
- Promotes public relations by speaking to schools, groups, organizations, parents, members and participants about programs and the needs of the community.
- Maintains reports of incident and accidents that may occur.
- Monitors events and maintains inventory of equipment and supplies for the special event division.
- All other duties as assigned by a supervisor/manager within your department/division.
- Regular and consistent attendance and punctuality for the assigned work hours is essential.
Recreation Center Essential Duties:- Coordinates recreation center lessons and other classes by scheduling classes and instructors; advertising classes; supervising classes; and teaching classes.
- Assists in supervision of the facility by maintaining a safe environment for the public; supervising part-time and seasonal instructors in programs, leagues, or classes and communicating with youth participants' parents.
- Performs office duties by maintaining report program worksheets daily; developing flyers, profit, and loss reports; scheduling work hours for part-time employees; assisting in overseeing programs and reservation scheduling; inputting data into the computer.
- Assists the center supervisors in interacting with employees and the public, answering inquiries, addressing complaints and grievances, responding to emergency issues and assisting patrons.
- Provides customer service to internal and external customers by responding to requests in a timely and professional manner.
- Promotes public relations by speaking to schools, groups, organizations, parents, members and participants about programs and the needs of the community.
- Performs first aid, CPR or advanced lifesaving techniques as needed and maintains reports of incident and accidents that may occur.
- Monitors and inspects the facility; maintains inventory of equipment and supplies for the recreation center.
- All other duties as assigned by a supervisor/manager within your department/division.
- Regular and consistent attendance and punctuality for the assigned work hours is essential.
Minimum Qualifications
Any combination equivalent to experience and training that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may qualify. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills and abilities would be:- Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Experience: 1 year of related experience.
- Certifications Required: CPR and First Aid Certified.
The City offers a full range of benefits for full time employees, including, but not limited to the plans as defined in the Benefits Guide. Summary of Benefits
Closing Date/Time: 1/31/2025 5:00 PM Central -
Special Instructions
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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City of Grand Prairie
Show moreWelcome to the City of Grand Prairie! We Live Life Grand here – about 200,640 residents call Grand Prairie home, and we’re still growing. Grand Prairie is the 16th largest city in Texas and the 125th largest city in the United States, but we still have small town values. We are rated the #1 Best Place to Retire in the U.S., 2nd Happiest City in Texas, 5th Best City for First-Time Home Buyers in Texas, 7th Safest Large City in Texas, and in the Top 50 U.S. Best Place to
Raise a Family!We have attractions that draw almost 10 million visitors a year to:
- Epic Waters Indoor Water Park showcasing 80,000 square feet of year-round water fun referred to as a “cruise ship on land”
- The Summit Active Adult Center with state-of-the-art fitness training, indoor infinity edge pool with lap lanes and exercise vortex, theater, game room, sauna
- PlayGrand Adventures (10-acre, all-accessible playground) is an exciting opportunity to provide a safe and fun playground experience for all ages and abilities (open late 2019)
- Firehouse Gastro Park restaurant downtown (conversion of historic Firehouse #1)
- Lone Star Park Thoroughbred Horse Race Track
- The Theatre at Grand Prairie concert venue
- Historic Uptown Theater in downtown
- IKEA, Living Spaces and the Premium Outlet Mall
- Traders Village
- Lake Joe Pool
- Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! And Palace of Wax
- Epic Central Park, a 172-acre park with five lakes, a Grand Lawn amphitheater, trails and a water and light show
- Chicken N’ Pickle
- Bolder Adventure Park
- The Epic Arts, Fitness and Entertainment Center with $1 million in cardio and strength training equipment, indoor walking/jogging track, group fitness and more
Grand Prairie recently welcomed more than 50 new restaurants and retail stores along SH 161, and development continues at a brisk pace. The city offers a vibrant lifestyle, with the best parks in the nation, more amenities than most, affordable to affluent housing and friendly neighbors.
City employees work hard to ensure Grand Prairie is known as an organization that creates Raving Fans by delivering world-class service. Our employee family and elected officials constantly live our values, aggressively move toward our vision and are always looking for ways to make the business of running a city even better.The hard work, positive input and optimism of all our city employees all play a key role in our success. We look forward to you joining our
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