Job Description
JOB TITLE:
Sports & Recreation Internship
DEPARTMENT:
Parks and Recreation Department
LOCATION:
Danville, IN
REPORTS TO:
Assistant Director, Eric Lobosky and/or Director, Will Lacey
SALARY:
$12.00 per hour
TYPE OF POSITION:
Contract Employee
HOURS:
40 hours per week for 12-14 weeks. Evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed. The start and end date of internship will depend on the requirements of the college and/or university.
OVERTIME:
No
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SUMMARY
This
Internship
Program
offers
a
12-14 week
educational
work
experience
beneficial
to
students
interested
in
employment
in
a sports and recreation setting. The primary goal of our internship is to build a skill set based around the individual student. We will create a program that combines the students' interest along with putting classroom education to real world practice so that it can better prepare them in a sports and recreation profession.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Works as support staff for divisions and services of the Danville Parks and Recreation Department:
- Successfully
complete
a
special
project
of
value
to
the
student
and
department. - Perform requirements and duties as required by intern's college or university as needed for credit.
- Attend
all
park
department
meetings
and
Park
Board
meetings
as
assigned. - Always communicate with staff.
- Know,
enforce,
and
adhere
to
the
safety
regulations
and
rules;
be
strict,
but
courteous. - Always
be
in
proper
uniform
while
on
duty. - Attend
in-service
training
meetings
or
practices
and
special
meetings
at
the
request
of supervisors. - Assist
in
Gill
Family
Aquatic
Center & Danville
Athletic
Club
operations. - Assist
Park
staff
with
planning,
implementing,
and
maintaining
park
recreation
programs. - Assist
in
supervising
volunteers
during
programs/special
events
as
needed. - Assist in cleaning as needed.
- Assist
with
summer
camp. - Performs
other
duties
as
assigned
by
the
Assistant
Director
and/or
Director.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Good
Standing
with college or university. - Currently enrolled or will be enrolled in college internship program or recent graduates with a focus on Sports Management, Recreation or a related field.
- Current
certification
in
CPR
and
First Aid
preferred. - Previous
experience
working
with
children,
programming,
or
aquatics preferred. - Be
friendly,
mature,
trustworthy,
dependable,
and
responsible. - Be
in
good
physical
condition. - Having
a
willingness
and
desire
to
work
in
a
courteous
and pleasant
manner
with
people
of
all
ages;
ability
to
deal effectively with co-workers and the public. - Candidates
must
have
a
valid
driver's
license
and
reliable
transportation
to
and
from
work. - Candidates
also
must
pass
a
background
check
before
start
date.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Required
Physical
Activities:
Swimming,
walking,
balancing,
climbing,
standing,
stooping,
lifting,
pulling,
pushing,
reaching, talking, feeling, hearing, grasping.
Physical Characteristics of Work: Work involves sitting approximately 20% of the time, standing and/or walking approximately
80%
of
the
time.
Requires
the
exertion
of
up
to
25 pounds
routinely,
exertion
of
up
to
50
pounds
occasionally, and exertion of more than 50 pounds infrequently to lift or otherwise move people or objects.
Vision
Requirements: The
minimum
standard
for
use
with
those
whose
work
deals
with
the
ability
to
complete
written reports, read directions and scan areas for hazardous situations.
Environmental Conditions: Must be able to work in an outside environment. The worker may be exposed to temperatures
more than
100
degrees
for
more
than
one
hour. May
be
subject
to
stressful
situations
if
a
life-threatening incident occurs.
*Please
note,
if selected,
a
background
check
and
valid
Driver's
License
will
be required.
Danville
Parks
&
Recreation
is
an
Equal
Opportunity
Employer.
Job Tags
Hourly pay, Contract work, Summer work, Weekend work, Afternoon shift,