Recreation Specialist I # 40648
Our Commitment
Work with the best - work for Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation! Join our team and contribute to our 60+ year track record of providing legendary experiences! We are dedicated to promoting healthy lifestyles and protecting our environment. We ensure all residents – regardless of their physical, social, and economic circumstances – can access our programs. By providing enriching and memorable lifelong experiences, we strive to enhance the quality of life for our community by improving the physical and mental well-being of our residents.
Are you…
- Able to keep a positive attitude and foster excellence through your actions, words, and appearance? Personable and genuine with your communication- both written and verbal?
- Someone who seeks opportunity to learn and understand the experience of others, creating a collaborative environment for all voices to be heard? Able to embrace differences and individuality to encourage inclusion? Willing to listen with an open mind?
- A problem solver who can work through sticking points and difficult conversations, holding yourself and team members to the highest standards of accountability?
- Able to find opportunity in challenges, no matter how difficult, finding creative solutions?
- Able to model sustainable practices to ensure an environmental conscious and productive culture (Ex: Recycle, reduce waste, optimize resources, and improve processes)?
- Going to take ownership of your time with the department and strive for excellence?
THEN WE WANT YOU TO JOIN OUR TEAM!
Your Role
The Recreation Specialist I –Part Time Stewardship and Operations duties will include but not be limited to:
Assist in the planning, coordination, and evaluation of stewardship activities that include large annual community wide clean-up and recycling events.
- Assist with the management of the City’s Adopt-A-Program, cigarette litter recycling, and fishing line recycling programs.
- Work collaboratively with city departments to accomplish unit goals.
- Work with internal and external stakeholders to foster and sustain community relationships and partnerships.
- Work collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders to foster and sustain community relationships and partnerships.
- Manage equipment and services needed for programs and events.
- Assist with coordination of staff resources and volunteers for activity set-up, execution, and break down.
- Utilize and track resources for stewardship activities; maintain statistics for monthly/annual and budgetary reports.
- Assist with inventory control and ordering purchasing of equipment and supplies.
- Provide manual labor for stewardship activities and clean-ups.
- Assist in developing new outdoor/environmental programs and events to meet departmental initiatives.
- Provide customer service and ensure/enforce safety standards, rules, regulations, policy, and procedures related to job responsibilities.
- Supervise, mentor and/or coach part-time employees, interns, or volunteers.
- Assist with departmental and city-wide programs, facility operations and events as needed.
Clerical:
- Respond to customer inquiries via phone and email.
- Operate office equipment including computer, scanner, fax and copy machine.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office; including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
Perform other job duties requiring skills, knowledge and physical requirements as demanded by those duties described or less. Individual assignments will be determined by the supervisor based on then current workloads and department needs.
The P&R Employee Experience
At Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation, our success is because of our dedicated employees. We are intentional about creating an employee experience where you are empowered to reach your full potential, are supported through strength-based initiatives, and are confident in your abilities. We champion a workplace culture built on our cultural foundations: Professionalism, Respect, Accountability, Integrity, and Citizenship. These guiding principles of behavior cultivate a positive and high performing work environment. Success is recognized and celebrated, and legendary experiences are the core of who we are.
The Perks
- Competitive wages
- Training/Mentoring for career advancement
- Varied Paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off
- Beach Municipal Federal Credit Union exclusively for City employees and their dependents
- Deferred Compensation Plans
- Employee Assistance Program
MINIMUMS: Requires a Bachelors degree in recreation management, therapeutic recreation, exercise science, or a related field; OR any combination of education (above the high school level) and/or experience equivalent to four (4) years in fields utilizing the required knowledge, skills, and abilities and associated with such positions as outdoor/park programmer, park manager, recreation leader or recreation program supervisor.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Please see job link in the posting description.
Must be available to work varied hours, days, evenings, nights, weekends, holidays and overtime when required to meet operational needs.
Will require to have, or obtain, a current and valid driver’s license in accordance with Virginia or North Carolina DMV driver’s license eligibility requirements.
Job Description Link:
- Please complete the application in its entirety. The application is the primary required document used to screen qualifications and years of experience. A resume does not replace a completed application. Fields on the application left blank, including but not limited to job duties, dates of employment, and hours worked, may cause your application to be incomplete.
- Your responses to any "Supplemental Questions", if attached to this requisition, must be supported by the information you give us in the work experience section of this application. Be sure you are thorough in describing your skills and duties as you complete the work experience section. If the information cannot be verified you will not receive credit.
- Please provide a copy of any certifications or related professional licenses.
Special Instructions:
The individual selected for this position will be housed at a primary site but may be scheduled between other park sites/facilities. Schedules will be adjusted seasonally and will vary weekly based on events, facility coverage, and weather.
All employees may be expected to work hours in excess of their normally scheduled hours or maybe be relocated to another location or job assignment in response to short- term department needs and/or City-wide emergencies including weekends, evenings and holidays.
Requires a current and valid Virginia or North Carolina driver’s license in accordance with Virginia or North Carolina DMV driver’s license eligibility requirements.
Average scheduled hours up to 27 hours per week.
As a condition of employment, all part-time employees must attend P&R Connection (Department Orientation). If selected for the position, you will be provided your training date at the time of hire. Training is held from 8:30am-5:00pm, every other Friday, at the Parks & Recreation Administration Building. When an exemption is permittable, a hybrid version of the training is available, but will require training attendance on a weekend.
Must be able to lift 50lbs. Must be able to work in outdoor elements to include heat, rain, and snow. Must be able to stand/walk for prolonged periods of time. Must be able to work extended shifts greater than 8 hours.
The City of Virginia Beach is an Equal Opportunity Employer.