Parks Event Bookings Assistant

2 weeks ago


Waterloo, Canada City of Waterloo Full time

**Position Description**: A summer student position exists for an individual to assist at Waterloo Park with events and bookings during summer. Direction and supervision will be provided by the Administrative Assistant, Parks, Forestry & Cemetery Services.

**Primary Work Location**: Waterloo Service Centre

**Hours of Work**: 35 hours per week, typically Monday to Friday from 8:30am - 4:30pm with occasional evenings and weekends required.

**Term of Employment**: May 1 to September 1, 2023

**Accountabilities**:

- Provide customer service to residents, rental groups and the community
- Connect with minor sports groups when there are field delays/cancellations
- Take rental payments over the phone
- Assist with planning, setup and execution of Environment and Parks Services events and initiatives (eg. Earth Day, Community Cleanup, Friends of Waterloo Park etc.)
- Provide administrative support to the Parks, Forestry & Cemetery Services Team (scanning and filing)
- Assist Environment and Parks Administrative Assistant with day to day administrative tasks
- Data entry
- Other duties as assigned

**Required Qualifications**:

- 1-2 years of related post-secondary education in a related field eg. Recreation and Leisure, Tourism, Event and Hospitality Management
- Experience working in team-based event programs
- Excellent interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills
- Effective time management and organizational skills
- Ability to organize work tasks with mínimal direction
- Ability to multitask, handle changing priorities and disruptions in an office environment
- Demonstrated attention to detail
- Ability to perform repetitive tasks
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office
- Experience using ActiveNet and OpenText would be considered an asset
- Previous POS/cash handling experience an asset
- A satisfactory police criminal and judicial matters check is required as a condition of hire



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