Recreation Center Building Attendant

Part-Time Building Attendant

Join the team at the City of Newport Parks and Recreation Department! Are you passionate about serving your community and creating an environment where people of all ages can thrive? The City of Newport Parks and Recreation Department is excited to announce a Part-Time Building Attendant (20-29 hours per week) position. This is a unique opportunity to make a real impact and a chance to support the community by supporting enriching programs for children and adults.

Initial applications will be reviewed on Tuesday, May 12th, but the position will remain open until filled.

Why You'll Love Working With Us:

• Be Part of a Mission: The Parks and Recreation Department strives to create inclusive, dynamic, and enriching recreational programs that enhance the quality of life for our community members. As a Building Attendant, you'll play an integral role in making this vision a reality!
• Serve the Community: You'll be a welcoming face of our 45,000 sq ft state-of-the-art recreational facilities, ensuring safe and enjoyable environments for residents of all ages.
• Top-Notch Facilities: Our modern recreation center includes 2 gyms, a cardio/fitness area, an indoor running track, classrooms, a dance studio, and year-round swimming facilities. You'll work in a vibrant, well-equipped space that fosters health, fitness, and fun!

What You'll Do:

• Ensure building security to include opening doors in the mornings, turning off the alarm, keeping track of exits and open doors throughout the day, closing and locking all doors at night, securing the building, and setting alarms.
• Clean gymnasiums, including sweeping and mopping the floors and removing scuff marks. Clean windows, water fountains, and doors. Clean bathrooms and showers, including vacuuming, wiping, and scrubbing surface areas. Spray surfaces with cleaning solution. Clean and sanitize the cardio room.
• Setup and takedown rooms for special events. Answer questions and resolve issues.
• Assist patrons by answering questions and retrieving recreational equipment as needed. Ensure patron compliance with all city, department, and safety policies and procedures. Follow-up on all non-compliance issues. Inform management as appropriate.
• Complete minor maintenance on equipment and/or the facility as needed. Ensure repairs needed on equipment and throughout the facility are consistently documented and reported to management.
• Develop and maintain a positive working relationship with colleagues, supervisors, clients and others.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Enthusiasm for working with the public and a commitment to customer service
• Ability to maintain safety, cleanliness, and organization in a community setting
• Prior experience in a recreational or public service setting is a plus but not required!

If you're ready to join a community-focused team and contribute to the growth of Newport's recreation programs, we want to hear from you! Apply today and be part of a department that is dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of our residents.

Employees will be eligible for a free recreation center pass as part of the employment package.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this position, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, bend, kneel, stoop, communicate, reach, and manipulate objects. The position requires mobility, including the ability to frequently lift or move materials up to sixty pounds, and occasionally lift or move materials up to 100 pounds. The position requires the ability to operate a motorized vehicle. Manual dexterity and coordination are required 60% of the time while operating equipment such as computers, keyboards, telephones, standard office equipment, and cleaning equipment. Physical exertion may be required to move heavy objects, crawl through tight spaces, and kneel in confined areas. Physical effort may be required to perform manual labor in confined and cramped spaces and uncomfortable conditions, climb ladders, bend, reach, and stand for long periods of time. WORKING CONDITIONS/WORK ENVIRONMENT: Work location is primarily indoors and may involve exposure to fumes, chemicals, dust, and wet and slippery surfaces. The Building Attendant works on a daily basis with dangerous and toxic cleaning products that can be very harmful to one's health if not properly utilized. The Building Attendant also regularly has to clean up blood, vomit and other bodily fluids that are unpleasant to deal with.

How to Apply: All applications for this position must be submitted via our online application system. Only complete applications will be considered and application review will continue until position is filled. Please do not fax, mail or e-mail any documentation. You will receive a confirmation email when your application has been successfully submitted. The City of Newport is an EEO employer and veteran's preference provider. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under state, federal or local law. All offers of employment are subject to successful completion of a complete background check, reference checking, and in the case of safety sensitive positions, drug and alcohol testing. The City of Newport follows Oregon law regarding Veterans' Preference in Public Employment. If you are requesting Veterans' Preference, you must complete the Veteran's Preference Form and attach a copy of your DD214 / DD215. If you are a disabled veteran, you must also include a copy of your Veteran's Administration benefit summary/award letter with your application.