Program Assistant - Athletics

City of Durham • Part-time • Durham, NC, US • $18 - $20 / hour • 2w ago

Position Description

Work. Serve. Thrive. With the City of Durham

Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

A nationally accredited team of passionate professionals devoted to building better lives and a better community through the power of parks and recreation. Our talented team at Durham Parks and Recreation is devoted to community service and provides a diverse range of programs, services, opportunities, and experiences while being united through our core pillars of creating equitable economic impacts; advancing conservation; rejuvenating health and wellness; enhancing quality of life and sustaining social equity.

Hourly Rate: $18.46 - $20.35

Shifts Vary: Monday - Thursday 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm, Saturdays 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

Position responsible for organizing, leading and instructing participants of all ages in skill development of a variety of sporting activities. Incumbent leads and provides on-site supervision of athletic programs, tournaments, leagues, events and maintains responsibility for equipment and records. Programs take place weekday evenings and weekends, both indoors and outdoors.

Duties/Responsibilities

Supervises diverse age groups in a variety of indoor and outdoor athletic activities.
Teaches skill development for a specific sport activity, maintains order and discipline, issues and collects equipment.
Manages and leads leagues, games and programs, sets up equipment and prepares supplies.
Communicates with the public and provides support to participants and parents.
Observes necessary precautions to secure the safety of activity participants and spectators.
Maintains activity and attendance records and occasionally prepares reports such as accident reports.
Provides on-site supervision of volunteers and part-time staff, as assigned.
Provides feedback to supervisors concerning field/gym safety and work orders.
Renders first aid in case of minor injury.
Attends and participates in staff meetings, orientations, department/city trainings and evaluation sessions.

Knowledge Of

Group recreational supervision and the rules and regulations governing various competitive games and other athletic activities.

Skill In

Interacting positively with the public.
Communicating instructions effectively to individuals and groups.
Organizing and instructing athletic programs.
Conflict management and defusing confrontational situations.
Report writing and record keeping.
Exercising initiative and good judgment.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

High School diploma or equivalent (GED. HiSet, TASC)
Six (6) months of experience in recreation, physical education, coaching, or a related field.
Must be at least 18 years of age.

Additional Preferred Skills

Experience supervising/coordinating youth/adult athletic leagues, games, or sporting activities.
Available to work between the hours of 5:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Monday - Thursday.
Availability to work between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Saturdays.

01

Where did you first hear about this opportunity?

City of Durham Website
Walk in
Job fair
Employee referral
Professional organization ***Please list the organization in "other" box below***
Internet posting ***Please list the specific web site in the "other" box below***
Craig's List
Facebook
LinkedIn
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governmentjobs.com
Monster.com
Indeed.com
Employment Security Commission
Magazine/Newspaper
Other

02

If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.

03

Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.

Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)
High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)
Associates Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
Doctoral Degree (PhD, Juris Doctorate)

04

How many months of related experience in recreation, physical education, coaching, or a related field do you have?

No related experience
Less than 1 month of related experience
1 month but less than 3 months related experience
3 months but less than 6 months related experience
6 months but less than 12 months related experience
12 or more months related experience

05

Are you at least 18 years of age?

06

Do you have experience supervising/coordinating youth/adult athletic leagues, games, or sporting activities?

07

Do you have consistent availability to work shifts between the hours of 5:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Monday - Thursday?

08

Do you have consistent availability to work shifts between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Saturdays?

09

Do you have experience planning small social gatherings for Athletic participants?

10

Are you willing to work both indoors and outdoors?

11

Do you know the rules to baseball, softball, soccer, pickleball or kickball? Please specify which sports.

12

Do you have experience organizing and teaching skill development for a specific sport activity? If yes, for what sport and what were your responsibilities? If no, indicate N/A.