Assists Parks & Recreation Director and Deputy Director with all aspects of planning, organizing, and coordinating community recreation programs for youth, teens, and/or adults, including sports, enrichment programs, special events, and camps. The Rec Aide will also be responsible for assisting with other aspects of Parks & Rec activities including concessions, facility and park rentals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Assists Parks and Recreation staff in the development and implementation of community recreation programs, including youth and adult sports, enrichment classes, summer camps, facility rentals, concession stand, and special events.
- Assist with coordinating sports programs, acquiring coaches, assigning practice times, scheduling games and officials, ordering and distributing uniforms and medals, creating and distributing schedules.
- Promotes interest and provides information regarding recreation programs to school officials, other recreation officials, community service groups, other departments, etc.
- Orders, inventories, cleans, and stores equipment and supplies.
- Responds to public inquiries about recreational programs made by telephone, email, social media, or at events.
- Assists with the development, publication, and distribution of a variety of brochures, calendars, letters, posters, flyers, and other related communications promoting recreation programs.
- Help maintain related records and statistics for activities.
- Assist with the planning and operations of special events, including attending events when needed, purchasing supplies and secures volunteers and/or paid staff for special events.
- May be responsible for building, park, pavilion and rental coverage, including but not limited to: room/program set-ups, light cleaning, opening and closing restrooms, running concession operations, and assisting with the rental program.
- Handy with tools and able to perform minor repairs, adjustments, and general maintenance tasks as needed.
- Performs physical setup and breakdown for athletic programs, special events, facility rentals, and other recreation activities, including moving and arranging tables, chairs, sports equipment, goals, bases, field equipment, and other program materials.
- Possesses a working knowledge of common recreational sports, including basic rules, equipment, terminology, and game operations, with the ability to learn additional sports and programs as needed.
- Must be physically capable of performing repeated lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, bending, and moving of equipment and supplies associated with recreation programs and facility operations.
- This position will work a combination of weekdays, evening and weekend hours up to 28 hours/week. Hours will be dependent on program/rental schedule.
- Performs other related work as assigned.