Park Attendant

Job Title

Part Time - 2C (less than 1,000 hrs annually)

Employer: City of Kannapolis

Location: 401 Laureate Way, Kannapolis, North Carolina, 28081

Salary: $16.10 - $24.95 Hourly

Job Type: Part Time - 2C (less than 1,000 hrs annually)

Department: Parks and Recreation

Division: Parks and Recreation

Opening Date: 07/08/2026

Closing Date: 9/8/2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Example Of Duties

Hiring Range: $16.09 - $18.51 hourly - Education equivalent to 10th grade education or higher - Must be at least 16 years of age - Prefer recreational, athletics or ground maintenance work experience. Open until filled Essential Job Functions: The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment of the position.

• Opens and closes facility.
• Enforces rules and regulations.
• Performs light custodial, beautification work and grounds maintenance work; ensures overall park area is clean and well-maintained.
• Provides general assistance with children's programming and summer camps; senior adult trips; youth and adult programs; and other family activities and community events.
• Provides manual labor assistance with programs, concerts, movies, and community events.
• Operates cash register; counts start-up cash and ensures enough change is available; collects and accounts for fees.
• Provides customer service in person and by phone.
• Rents equipment, collects, inventories and stores equipment.
• Records each patron on sign-up sheet, totals and verifies fees collected.
• Inventories supplies and equipment.
• Performs related tasks as required.

Typical Qualifications

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities General knowledge of the operation of a concession stand or recreation facility. Ability to understand and follow oral and written directions. Ability to perform record keeping and mathematical calculations. Ability to get along well with others and maintain effective working relationships with others. Ability to operate maintenance equipment or be trained on such equipment. Ability to work unusual hours, mostly nights and weekends. Must pass a drug test and criminal background check. Required Experience and Training Education equivalent to 10th grade education. Experience working with the public is highly desired. Preferred Experience and Training Prefer recreational, athletics or ground maintenance work experience. If over 18, driver's license is not required, but highly desired.

Other Necessary Requirements

Job Related Physical Activity Requirements The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. If requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship. This is light work requiring the exertion of up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects, and some medium work requiring the exertion of 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects; work requires reaching, walking, stooping, crouching, standing, lifting, fingering, grasping, and repetitive motions; 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; visual acuity is required for preparing and analyzing written or computer data, operation of machines, determining the accuracy and thoroughness of work, and observing general surroundings and activities; the worker is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions.