Events Coordinator/Intern - Recreation Leader

Assists at the Gahanna Parks & Recreation Department in programming, and implementing activities and events, supervising volunteers, assist with the Gahanna Famer’s Market, and overseeing equipment and supplies.

• Availability for potential internship for those seeking college credit - please inquire more at time of interview. 

• Assists the Recreation Superintendent in planning, organizing, and coordinating community events and recreational activities for all age groups; prepares planning documents and needs assessments for events. Communicates event plans to Parks & Recreation Department Supervisors
• Independently leads recreation programs, including paddle boats
• Work with the Marketing and Communications Department to promote event and activities, including email and social media marketing
• Supports Recreation division with administrative functions including, paddle boat deposits, office organization, and financial reporting
• Leads and maintains the promotion of excellent customer service standards at all levels of operations
• Provides leadership and direction to summer staff and contractors
• Implements and enforces the emergency action plans and facility safety policies

Any combination of education, training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
 
Licensure or Certification Requirements

• Valid and current Ohio driver’s license with an acceptable driver’s abstract to meet criteria for insurability established by the City of Gahanna

• Minimum 18 years of age

• May serve as backup for other positions within the department
• Performs other tasks and duties as assigned by the Recreation Superintendent

• Methods involved in organizing, conducting, promoting and supervising recreation activities
• Modern management principles and practices
• Mathematics and accounting, as it relates to creating and maintaining a departmental budget
• All computer applications and hardware related to performance of the essential functions of the job
• Department organization, standard operating guidelines and policies, rules, and regulations

• Planning, organizing, assigning, directing, and reviewing the work of instructors
• Communicating orally and in writing with internal staff, citizens, and other departmental staff in order to give and receive information in a courteous manner
• Operating and maintaining all assigned equipment required to perform the essential functions of the job

• Develop and evaluate programs and services that meet basic needs of the customers
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with fellow employees, city officials, other government agencies, social agencies and the general public

• The employee is subject to inside and outside environment conditions, extreme cold, extreme heat, noise, vibration, hazards and atmospheric conditions.
• This is heavy work requiring the exertion of 100 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects; work requires swimming, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, and repetitive motions.