Park and Recreation Attendant

The Town of Farragut is hiring for Part Time Park and Recreation Attendants. All work is outdoors and independent.

Pay starts at $14.70 an hour, for first 6 months, then eligible for an increase.

Must be available on nights, weekends and holidays for up to 29 hours a week. Work hours include M-F 4pm-10:30pm and weekends a variety of shifts from 8am-10:30pm.

Requirements

Performs manual work facilitating activities of parks, maintaining park equipment and facilities, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Park Program Coordinator and coordinated by Lead Park Attendant.

Essential Functions

• Assists parks and recreational facilities on evenings and weekends working independently without direct oversight.
• Maintains park facilities as directed (includes removing waste, restroom cleaning, light maintenance, program and event setups, etc.) and prepares athletic fields.
• Distributes program marketing materials.
• Serves as fill-in athletic official.
• Enforces departmental policies and procedures pertinent to park activities as needed.
• Updates evening and weekend communications.
• Completes routine forms and reports.
• Assists with special events and programs as assigned.
• Performs other duties and coordinates other projects as assigned.

This work requires the regular exertion of up to 50 pounds of force and frequent exertion of up to 100 pounds of force; work regularly requires standing, walking, speaking or hearing and using hands to finger, handle or feel, frequently requires stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling and lifting and occasionally requires sitting, climbing or balancing and repetitive motions; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, using of measuring devices, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work regularly requires exposure to outdoor weather conditions, frequently requires exposure to wet, humid conditions (non-weather) and working near moving mechanical parts and occasionally requires exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to the risk of electrical shock, exposure to vibration and exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment; work is generally in a loud noise location (e.g. grounds maintenance, heavy traffic).