Recreation Specialist

** DUTIES: Perform physical and administrative work in assisting the Recreation Director in the activities of the Recreation Department. ** - Assists in supervising summer playgrounds, fall soccer, football and basketball leagues and other seasonal activities. - In receipt, inspection, and issuance of materials, supplies, and equipment. - Assists in physical inventory of materials, equipment, and supplies; maintains inventory records of supplies and equipment; prepares inventory reports as required. Assist in preparation of Recreation Department vehicle reports and maintenance schedules. - Serves as Department Safety Officer and assists in training of other workers to safely - Operate and maintain equipment. - Assist in preparation and maintenance of all athletic, park and playground areas. - Operates a backhoe digging ditches and trenches, back lifts, and tamps. - Operates a front-end loader in loading gravel, sand and similar materials on trucks. - Performs preventive maintenance on equipment operated and other department equipment. - Assist in keeping all storage and satellite buildings clean and orderly. - Participates in the maintenance and removal of trees, hedges, and shrubs; and participates in the maintenance of outdoor equipment at all recreational facilities. - Participates in the cutting of grass and weeds, and maintenance of recreational parks and facilities. - Maintains and cleans the maintenance building and keeps an inventory of all equipment, tools, and parts. - Participates in weed eating at all recreational parks and facilities. - Participates in the operation of equipment such as mowers, weed eaters, tractors, top dressers, tillers, generators, pressure washers, and other power tools. - Digs trenches, ditches, and backfills and compacts, area dug; cleans out ditches, loads; and unloads materials and equipment. - Sprays larvicides and puts out ant poison. - Distributes grass seed and fertilizer - Aerates fields and park areas. - Picks up trash and empties trash receptacles at recreational facilities. - Maintains records, prepares reports and other specialized maintenance records of equipment and mechanical equipment. - Participates in construction projects within the parks and playgrounds maintained by the department. - Serves on various employee or other committees as assigned. - Oversees all Sports Park and City Park maintenance part time staff. - Performs other duties as assigned. DESIRABLE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Graduation from a community college or two (2) years of college, with major course work in recreation, golf and sports turf management or a related field. OR Graduation from a standard high school and two (2) years' experience in preparation and maintenance of athletic fields or general maintenance