Recreation Intern - Part Time

GENERAL PURPOSE

To provide a benefit to students who have an interest in becoming a Parks and Recreation professional, Ivins City will offer a student up to 535 hours to fulfill the requirements of their internship program. This program will benefit the students as well as the Parks and Recreation Department.

Provide supervision, leadership, and oversight at Ivins City Recreation leagues, games, programs, and events. Ensure fair play, safety, and positive experiences for participants. Responsible for monitoring game activities, supporting officials, maintaining facility standards, and acting as a liaison for coaches. To promote sportsmanship, fair play, and full participation across all activities.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Works under the direct supervision of the Recreation Coordinator and the general supervision of Parks & Recreation Director.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

May provide close general supervision to Sports Officials and Volunteer Coaches; does not conduct performance reviews and does not have authority to hire or discipline.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: (Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. The list of tasks is illustrative only and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions in this class.)

• Coordinate various sports programs and special events
• Completes daily reports and paperwork.
• Hands materials out to participants, coaches, parents, instructors, and officials of each activity.
• Organizes and sets up facilities when necessary for practices, games, or activities.
• Supervises and assures that schedules are followed accurately during each activity.
• Ensures guidelines, rules, and sportsmanship are maintained.
• Assesses conditions on playing field or activity site and ensures safety and proper set up.
• Addresses concerns and questions of the coaches, players, or parents, and reports them to the Recreation Program Coordinator.
• Reports any field/facility problems to the Recreation Program Coordinator.
• Ensures safety of staff, participants, and citizens.
• Hands out awards.
• Ensures activity site is clean and secure after each activity.
• Oversee games ensuring they start on-time at the beginning, and after each time-out and
• Keeps track of supplies and
• May be required to fill in as sports official.
• Consistently evaluate sports officials and offer basic on-site trainings
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Special Qualifications

• Must be at least 16 years of age and a S. Citizen.
• Must be enrolled in an Internship class for Sports Management, Parks and Recreation, or a similar degree program.

Education and Experience

• Six months prior experience in related activities is helpful but not required.

Knowledge

• English – Knowledge of the English language, including proper structure, spelling, grammar, and
• Sport - Basic knowledge of the sport or activity involved

Skills

• Reading Comprehension – Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related
• Active Listening – Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Time Management – Managing one’s own time
• Speaking – Talking to others to convey information
• Critical Thinking – Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Judgment & Decision Making – Considering the advantages and disadvantages of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Social Perceptiveness – Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Abilities

• Oral Comprehension – The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression – The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will
• Written Expression – The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will
• Written Comprehension – The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in
• Problem Sensitivity – The ability to recognize when something is wrong or is likely to go
• Near Vision – The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Far Vision – The ability to see details at a
• Hearing – The ability to hear normally, with or without a hearing

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Some light to moderate physical activity that may require walking, standing, stooping, bending sitting, and/or reaching; lifting, pushing and/or pulling of light weights up to 30 pounds.
• Required to work outdoors in desert
• Moderate exposure to stress as a result of human

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the person(s) assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required of personnel so classified. The approved class specifications are not intended to and do not infer or create any employment, compensation, or contract rights to any person or persons. This updated job description supersedes prior descriptions for the same position.

Management reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.