Are you looking for an exciting opportunity where work feels like play? Do you love interacting with children? Then consider working with our world-class Athletics team! The City of Southlake is a place where we come together to enrich the quality of life for those who live, work, and play here. We strive to exceed expectations by delivering memorable experiences, world-class services, and a thoughtfully planned, well-maintained City. The Southlake Way inspires us to respectfully deliver excellent services, creating positive and lasting impressions. Learn more about our values.

What You Will Be Doing:

Our professionals are the most important resource in our service commitment to our customers. We nurture a progressive environment where challenging, empowered, and purposeful work is celebrated. The Recreation Specialist - Athletics position is responsible for providing world-class services for youth and adult athletic programming. This individual will lead on-site staff during athletic games, practices, and programs. They may also cross over into other business areas as assigned. The athletics staff is responsible for organizing and cleaning equipment, providing high-quality customer service to participants, and enforcing all league rules and regulations. Other duties include providing administrative and clerical support to the Recreation Division.

Availability:

Shifts are typically nights and weekends during athletic programming. The minimum availability this position requires is two weeknights and Saturday availability. Attention to

Detail:

Performs tasks with care and is thorough, checks work to ensure accuracy and completeness, compares final work product to what is expected to find inconsistencies or errors, and remains aware and takes care of details that are easy to overlook or dismiss as insignificant.

The Southlake Way:

Provides world-class customer service by anticipating needs, being warm and sincere, listening with empathy, relentlessly pursuing solutions, owning the experience, and making the moment memorable with each customer. Greets customers and assists the general public. Provides information on departmental and city policies and procedures. Transfers and directs inquiries to the appropriate individual or department. For the complete Recreation Specialist, Athletics job description, please click here. The Benefits of Working in

Southlake:

Competitive pay Early pay access available through UKG Wallet. Get paid without waiting for your paycheck!

Flexible schedules totaling 10-25 hours per weekRetirement plan with partial City contribution (PARS)Complimentary membership to Champions Club at The Marq SouthlakeOngoing trainingCity-provided certifications Employee Assistance ProgramFree Library card

What You Bring To Us:

A High School Diploma. Up to two (2) years of relevant experience.

Supervisory experience highly preferred.

A positive attitude.

Excellent customer service abilities.

You work for the greater good of the City and live the values every day.

You anticipate customer needs and relentlessly pursue solutions.

You take pride in your work. It's your community!

You are warm and sincere and listen with empathy.

Ability to remain flexible with your schedule.