Recreation Leader - Fitness Center

City of Duarte

Salary: $35k - $43k
Location: Duarte, California, United States
Job type: Part-time

Required skills

customer service

About the role

About the Department

Join Our Front Desk Recreation Team!

Join our Front Desk Recreation Team at the Fitness Center, where you’ll play a key role in creating a welcoming and positive experience for everyone who walks through our doors.

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

* Flexible Hours – We’re open seven days a week, offering a variety of shifts to fit your schedule.

* Positive Team Culture – Work alongside a supportive and energetic team that values great service.

* Make a Difference – Help community members stay active, healthy, and informed while developing your own customer service and leadership skills.

Fitness Center Hours:

Weekdays: 6:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Saturday: 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Sunday: 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

As a Front Desk Recreation Staff Member, you’ll be the first point of contact for members and guests. You'll assist with membership services, program registration, and general facility operations—all while bringing energy and professionalism to every interaction.

Under the direction of the Recreation Supervisor, is responsible for supervising public use of recreation facilities, ensuring the public's full enjoyment of recreation facilities and programs in a safe atmosphere.

Position Duties

The following tasks are essential for this position. Incumbents in this classification may not perform all of these tasks, or may perform similar related tasks not listed here.

Assist in planning, developing, and conducting a wide variety of activities for children including sports, contests, tournaments, crafts, games, special events, and day camps.
Organize, officiate, and instruct children and adult activities; teach fundamentals of play and sportsmanship in recreational activities.
Greet new arrivals to activities, introducing them to other participants, explaining facility rules, and encouraging participation.
Set-up facilities for sports leagues, classes, activities and special events.
Assist in maintaining and cleaning facilities.
Assist with the managing of daily operations of facilities.
Manage front desk counter of facilities and assist patrons.
Balance cash register as necessary.
Assist patrons and other recreation staff in routine and emergency situations, including administering first aid.
Make recommendations regarding the acquisition or replacement of equipment and supplies.
Attend staff meetings, trainings, and workshops.
Enforce rules and regulations of recreational facilities to maintain discipline and ensure safety.
Performs other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge of:

Appropriate safety precautions and procedures.
Record keeping and reporting procedures.
Functions, policies, and procedures of relevant departments and/or operations.
Relevant mathematical principles and functions.
English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Skill and Ability to:

Understand and follow direction, oral and written.
Interpret and apply department policies and procedures.
Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.

Establish and maintain effective working relationships with the public and all levels of staff and management.
Successfully adapt in a high-volume, fast-paced working atmosphere with multiple activities.
Work independently, without direct supervision.
Cooperatively work with fellow employees, children, and the public.

Other Qualifications

Any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities could be considered qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills, and abilities would be graduation from high school or equivalent.

May be required to have valid California driver's license.

About City of Duarte

Provides municipal services and local governance to the community.

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