Recreation Program Assistant

2 weeks ago


Barrie, Canada City of Barrie Full time

**Posted**:Thursday, November 14, 2024**

**Job Number**:RCSPT-24-22**

**Job Type**:Casual Part-time, Up to November 2025, Non-Union**

**Position Closing Date**:Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:59pm**

**Choose Barrie**

The City of Barrie is a vibrant, progressive, and growing community with deep connections to our heritage, to nature and to the opportunities surrounding us.

Our community values quality of life; the ability to play year-round with 300 hectares of park space, our beautiful waterfront, our lively downtown core and the nearby hills, wetlands, and forests. We also value connections; to our neighbours and the community, to our road and rail network, and to the opportunity Barrie provides to enjoy life.

Everything Barrie has to offer, from the water we drink to the roads we travel on, has one thing in common - municipal workers. Joining a municipality is one of the most rewarding, engaging, and exciting careers you could choose. It is a career you can take pride in knowing that every day you make a positive impact on an entire community. We are one team, with one goal and we all work together to continue making our community great.

**The Opportunity**

Recreation and Culture Services builds vibrant, healthy, active and connected communities by providing facilities and programs that give all Barrie residents an opportunity to participate in recreational activities. Key responsibilities include identifying community recreation needs and interests, developing and delivering recreation opportunities which meet these needs and interests, maintaining and operating recreational and cultural facilities to provide a setting for these activities, and managing the provision of space to external community providers and groups.

**Our Culture and Qualifications of the Job**

**Corporate Culture**:Your workplace values align with our corporate values of **_Strive, Share and Care_** and you want to join us in providing exceptional services and programs to build a prosperous, growing and sustainable community

**Education **(degree/diploma/certifications)
- Two (2) year College Diploma in Marketing, Event Management, Tourism Management, Recreation and Leisure Services, Public Relations, or related discipline- Position Equivalency Code: C

**Experience**
- Two (2) years of cumulative part-time experience or one (1) year of full-time experience performing duties related to the above mentioned major responsibilities

**Knowledge/Skill/Ability**
- Demonstrated Ability to:

- interact effectively and courteously with all levels of staff and contacts in a political and community/client service environment
- maintain a high standard of public relations at all times
- maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- perform in a manner which is consistent with corporate goals, vision, mission, and values o work independently with mínimal supervision
- work under pressure to meet deadlines or peak period workloads
- Intermediate skills include: Customer Service; Interpersonal; Problem Solving; Research; Teamwork; Time Management; Written Communication
- Basic computer literacy using the following systems and software: Microsoft Office Suite (Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word), Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat Pro, and the Internet
- Availability to work evenings, weekends, or holidays

**Conditions of Employment**
- Satisfactory Criminal Record Check*
- Please note that this is a requirement for any new employees to the City of Barrie in accordance with the **Police Record Check Procedure**. Existing employees who have met this criteria will be exempt from this requirement.

**Other Important Information**

**Work Term**:10 Months - December 2024/January 2025 to November 2025

**Hours**: The normal hours of work are up to and including 24 hours per week with a varying schedule to support business demand.

**Wage**: This is a casual part-time non-union position with the following 2024 pay range:

- Hourly Pay Rate: $24.61 to $33.38

**Location**: Allandale Recreation Centre (190 Bayview Drive, Barrie), East Bayfield Community Centre (80 Livingstone Street East, Barrie), Peggy Hill Team Community Centre (171 Mapleton Avenue, Barrie)



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