Please note that applications must be completed and submitted by 11:59 pm ET on the day prior to the close date listed on the job posting.

Mission: Provide Superior Services that Inspire Community Pride

Vision: To be the Community of Choice in Tampa Bay

Values: Integrity, Collaboration, Passion, Creativity

Largo's commitment to a High Performance Organization (HPO) model builds a flexible and resilient organization that intentionally builds leadership capacity at all levels of the organization.

CITY OF LARGO ... Naturally A Great Place to Work!

Closing:

Continuous

Salary:

$15.10 hourly rate

Job Summary:

Are you looking for an exciting job this summer? Summer Attendants are energetic individuals that serve an important role of providing a fun atmosphere for visitors in our community – while supplying great service!

Attendants help with setting up and tearing down for classes and events, monitor open gym activities and the fitness center for safety, and help keep our facility clean and sanitized. Attendants are also party host for rentals, guarding aquatic slides, and serving food/snacks at our concession stands!

Work Schedule: Hours and shifts vary for this position and will include weekends, evenings and holidays. This position also is an inside and outside position.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

All employees share components of leadership, management, technical, and team skills to assist in making the City of Largo the community of choice in Tampa Bay.

Leadership

• Demonstrates an understanding and reflection of the City’s mission, vision, and values and a commitment to achieve organizational goals aligned with the City’s strategic plan
• Champions a high-performance work culture that encourages and embraces new ideas, develops individuals and welcomes and encourages diverse perspectives
• Articulates strategic and innovative thinking and provides clarity to deliver superior services
• Approaches the job with enthusiasm and curiosity to promote a solutions-oriented work culture

Management

• Effectively manages assignments and priorities to ensure the fulfillment of projects, tasks, and responsibilities
• Follows suggested procedures to ensure the highest standards of risk management, employee safety, and risk avoidance

Technical

• Greets patrons, ensuring they have paid the appropriate fee and that they have a safe and enjoyable experience
• Develops and maintains a professional relationship with patrons by providing personal attention throughout their visit
• Ensures that safety measures are observed; responds to emergencies as required and maintains accurate accident and incident reports
• Keeps storage areas clean and orderly; moves broken equipment to storage areas until repaired; communicates equipment needs to supervisor
• Remains familiar with current facility programs and maintains copies of communication and marketing material
• Reports all maintenance issues immediately to the supervisor and assists with minor repairs or preventive maintenance on equipment; daily maintenance of the facility is required; wiping down and sanitizing equipment continuously

Facility

• Answers questions about fitness equipment, fitness programs, fitness memberships, and personal training opportunities
• Provides instruction to patrons on the proper use of all equipment in the facility and may conduct orientation sessions for new users; monitors the fitness center to ensure a smooth flow for patrons throughout their workouts; monitors all cardio equipment for time limits, especially if there is a waiting list
• Oversees and monitors the fitness center, gymnasium, functional training room, walking track, restrooms, classrooms, and second-floor activity
• Assists with set-up and tear-down of activity areas and classrooms; monitors restrooms for cleanliness, graffiti, and vandalism

Party

• Before each event, complete a walk-through and visual inspection of the playground, pool, outdoor shelter, and party room for safety hazards, trash removal, cleaning or sanitizing equipment
• Provides direction to children on the proper and safe use of the structure and pool amenities; monitors the age-appropriate areas of the structure and pool amenities and ensures compliance; ensures that all children are wearing socks when using the indoor playground; makes visual counts of children on the different levels of the playground structure and pool amenities to monitor safe play and appropriate behavior
• May need to communicate with parents if a child is not following the rules of the playground and pool amenities
• Provides customer service and hospitality to parties at the facility and pool; tasks will include issuing wristbands, decorating, serving food, and contract details

Snack Bar

• Provides front-line customer service to patrons
• May assist with crowd control and enforcing facility rules and policies
• Completes opening and closing checklist at the beginning and end of each shift
• Follows cleaning checklist daily as assigned for equipment, sweeping, cleaning of tables and chairs in the patron area, and daily trash removal
• Correctly operates all equipment; maintains cleanliness of all food handling areas and follows food handling procedures
• Assists with inventory control duties such as completing inventory sheets and restocking merchandise

Van Driver

• Drives registered participants to and from trip destinations
• Assists participants on and off the van
• Using the provided roster ensures that only registered participants attend the trip
• Provides customer service to participants while on the trip

Team Skills

• Supports honest and transparent decision-making
• Collaborates with all team members in a way that builds upon ideas and takes personal accountability and ownership of projects, roles, and assignments
• Openly exhibits a positive attitude, in words and action, and encourages others to do the same

Performs related work as required.

EMERGENCY RESPONSE STATUS: As a condition of employment, City of Largo employees will be required to work as directed during an undeclared and/or a declared emergency. All employees are subject to recall around the clock for emergency response operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the normal work location, and may include duties other than those specified in the official job description.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience:

• Must be at least 16 years old
• Certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) first aid is required within six months; training is provided

Facility

• Experience working in a recreation or fitness facility preferred

Party

• Experience in a recreation setting, customer service, or childcare programs preferred

Snack Bar

• Experience working with the public or in a food handling position preferred
• Florida Department of Health Safe Food Handling Training preferred; training is provided

Van Driver

• Valid Driver’s License

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent customer service skills
• Have the ability to:
  • work with patrons of all ages, from youth through senior citizens
  • communicate effectively
  • enforce operating policies and procedures in an effective and courteous manner
  • do minor equipment repairs or report service issues
  • work independently
• Must have an outgoing personality
• Must be dependable and prompt for assigned shifts

Facility

• Have a working knowledge of fitness equipment and proper technique

Party

• Have the ability to
  • work a flexible schedule (variety of days and times that will change from week to week)
  • take initiative and prioritize tasks
  • focus on where children are and what they are doing
  • follow both verbal and written instructions
  • concentrate on detail
• May need to ask disruptive children to leave the facility and use tact and diplomacy to communicate behavior issues and consequences to parents
• May need to process payments at the front desk

Snack Bar

• Working knowledge of:
  • point of sale system
  • all equipment in the concession
  • Health Department standards for food handling
  • all menu items and pricing
• Ability to:
  • operate a point-of-service sales system or cash register
  • provide the correct change when something is purchased with cash
  • take credit card payments accurately and efficiently
  • accurately count start-up and ending monies and reconcile the cash drawer
  • take patron orders in a quick and efficient manner
  • operate equipment in concession

Van Driver

• Ability to operate a motor vehicle

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Work Environment: 90% indoors and 10% outdoors, which may include driving.

Physical Requirements: Requires a considerable amount of walking around, standing for long periods, bending, crouching, stooping, lifting, and carrying supplies and equipment. May be required to set up or move tables and chairs as part of daily cleaning or special event set up.

Sensory Requirements: Ability to talk and listen to patron requests. Ability to use hands to prepare food or operate equipment. Hand-eye coordination to operate the cash system, handle money, and make change. Good vision is necessary to operate equipment, and must be able to adjust focus.

Driving: Van Driver requires occasional driving and a valid Florida Driver’s License.

Technology: Point of Service Equipment, computer, printer, phones, and snack bar equipment.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Yes - DRUG TESTING (Safety Sensitive)

No - CHILDCARE FINGERPRINTING

Yes - CREDIT CHECK

No - FDLE AND CJSTC SECURITY CLEARANCE: As mandated by the FDLE, CJSTC, and the Largo Police Department, this position may be subject to additional security clearances due to access to the police department facility or police department's electronic data.