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Job Summary

Recreation Assistant 1 – Bellevue Indoor Skate Park
Bellevue Skate Park is seeking an enthusiastic, creative individual who enjoys working with youth, teens, and adults in a dynamic skatepark environment.
As a Skate Park Recreation Assistant your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting with skateboarding instruction for summer skate camps and clinics
• Providing excellent customer service to all park visitors
• Registering participants, signing up members, and checking in participants
• Ensuring all participants have the correct safety gear before they skate
• Setting up, selling, and maintaining skateboards and safety equipment
• Helping create and maintain a safe, welcoming, and fun environment for all participants
• Supporting other staff members in daily park operations and special events This position reports directly to the Skate Park Community Services Coordinator.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Greet customers, provide information, and deliver excellent customer service to program participants and the public.
  
• Set up new skateboards and perform routine skateboard maintenance.
  
• Teach and assist with skateboarding-based recreation classes, activities, and day camps.
  
• Process program registrations, collect fees, and maintain accurate participant records and required forms.
  
• Light cleaning duties including mopping the ramps, cleaning equipment and basic clean up.
  
• Use the Civic Rec system for point-of-sale (POS) transactions and program registrations.
  
• Monitor the skate park and enforce all City of Bellevue policies and procedures.
  
• Handle park retail responsibilities, including assisting customers with purchases.
  
• Complete waivers, incident reports, and accident forms as needed.
  
• Perform opening and closing procedures at the skate park
  
• Assist with program and event set-up and take-down.
  

• Provide hands-on skateboarding instruction to participants of all skill levels
  
• Monitor the skate park to ensure participant safety.
  
• Use knowledge of skateboarding, skateboards, hardware, and safety equipment to assist customers with retail and program-related decisions.
• Sign in new and existing members and participants.
  
• Ensure all participants have appropriate safety gear.
  
• Deliver friendly customer service and follow-up with participants and the public.

Qualifications

• Must be 16 years of age or older.
• Two or more years of experience in skateboarding, assigned recreation activities, or in the parks, recreation, and community services field.
• At least two years of skateboarding, skateboard knowledge, hardware, and safety equipment.
• Reliable transportation.
• Ability to present a professional appearance and positive attitude.
• Strong customer service skills and ability to communicate effectively with the public, supervisor, and co-workers.
• Ability to diffuse conflict effectively when necessary.
• Basic computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Outlook; must be able to learn the Civic Rec POS and registration system.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• Must be able to obtain First Aid and CPR certification (training provided if needed).
• Must stay up to date and successfully complete all City of Bellevue mandatory training courses.
• Must successfully pass a criminal background check prior to employment.

Supplemental Information

Definition of a Variable Employee:

• Average weekly hours cannot be determined at date of hire
  
• Hours may vary from week to week and are anticipated to be 28 hours per week or less
  
• NOTE: Will be considered full-time and eligible for medical coverage if hours average 30 hours per week or more over a 12-month measurement period (or 130 hours per month)
  

• Indoor and outdoor recreational environments are subject to noise that varies from low to very high, distractions, seasonal heat and periodic interruptions.
  
• Strong stamina and ability to keep up with campers.
  
• Ability to perform work that is strenuous and/or repetitive.
  
• Work involves talking, hearing, walking, running, and using hands to manipulate, feel, and operate objects. Ability to reach with hands and arms. Fine motor skills.
  
• Near and distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.
  
• Employees may be required to push, pull, lift, and/or carry up to 50 pounds.
  
• Employees may be required to climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl.
  
• Ability to work with large groups of individuals including children, teens, and adults.
  
• Assist with program set-up and take-down
  
• The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud

HIRING PROCESS
The City evaluates candidates based on the information provided in the online application only. Do not submit resumes and cover letters. To evaluate all candidates fairly and equitably, the City will make all applicants anonymous when we are screening the applications. We will redact information from our application such as your name, address, and other demographics. To help us, please complete the online application form as fully as possible.

• Answer the Supplemental Questions when requested which can be found on the Questions tab of the Job posting.
• We do not accept resumes and cover letters during the anonymous application screening stage, unless otherwise stated in the job description.
• Applicants advancing to the next stage may be required to provide a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and references.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• All candidates will be required to establish employment authorization and identity at the time of hire. The City is not able to sponsor work visas.
• All positions require the completion of references checks, including at least one prior supervisor.
• Some positions may require completion of a criminal background check prior to start employment
• Some positions may require obtaining a commercial driver's license (CDL), licensures, or additional certifications.

At the City of Bellevue, you'll be part of a team committed to providing exceptional customer service, upholding the public interest and advancing the community vision. The six essential and enduring principles that guide our individual actions, our interactions, and our decision making in the City of Bellevue organization is: Exceptional Public Service, Stewardship, Commitment to Employees, Integrity, Innovation, and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. You'll work in an environment that is innovative, collaborative, future focused, and committed to excellence. Bellevue welcomes the world. Our diversity is our strength. We embrace the future while respecting our past. It's what makes the City of Bellevue an exciting place to work, live, and explore.

Have we piqued your interest yet? Come join our team! The City of Bellevue supports workplace diversity. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, genetic information, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected status. Persons needing assistance with the application process may call the Human Resources Office, at 425-452-6838 or recruiting@bellevuewa.gov. If you are invited to participate in the selection process and need ADA accommodations, please notify HR before you are scheduled for an interview or testing.

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