Assistant (Recreation)

City of Las Vegas

HOURLY - Assistant (Recreation)

SALARY

$14.00 Hourly

LOCATION

City of Las Vegas, NV

JOB TYPE

Hourly

JOB NUMBER

HRLY2026

DEPARTMENT

Parks Recreation and Cultural Affairs

OPENING DATE

08/05/2025

CLOSING DATE

8/30/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

BARGAINING UNIT

HRLY

SALARY

$14.00 Hourly

LOCATION

City of Las Vegas, NV

JOB TYPE

Hourly

JOB NUMBER

HRLY2026

DEPARTMENT

Parks Recreation and Cultural Affairs

OPENING DATE

08/05/2025

CLOSING DATE

8/30/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

BARGAINING UNIT

HRLY

About the Position

Career Opportunity:

The city of Las Vegas Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs department invites applications for Assistant. This is an hourly entry-level, part-time position. Scheduled hours for this position are limited to 19 hours or less per week (Shift will vary based on the needs of the programs and facility). Hourly employees are also limited to 1,560 hours of work in any 18 month period.

Supervision Received

Receives general supervision from higher-level classified, supervisory or management staff.

The purpose of this recruitment is to establish an eligible list for current and/or future openings which may include part-time positions.

SELECTION PROCESS:

The selection process will include a review of all applications with only the most qualified participating in an interview. Final candidate selection will include hiring interview (if applicable). Any individual offered employment will be required to pass a pre-employment drug test and complete background check. Some positions may require preliminary background checks.

NOTE: Eligible applicants will be contacted via phone or e-mail only if moving forward to the interview process. If you are not contacted, your application will remain active for a period of four (4) months.

Example of Duties

Essential Functions:

• Provides general assistance to facility staff including all full-time employees, senior or lead hourly staff and program/class instructors. Duties include, but are not limited to set-up and tear-down of event/programming equipment, general clerical duties, preparation of food or beverage items, preparing supply requests and cleaning of areas and equipment within the facility or around the perimeter of the facility. This also includes assisting any events/programming units, Floyd Lamb Park or mobile recreation units.
• Customer service duties which include, but are not limited to interacting with customers/participants in-person or over the phone, using registration software to register participants in classes, programs or events, creating customer accounts, taking payments, preparing deposits, distributing promotional materials such as flyers and brochures, and referring disgruntled/upset customers to full-time staff.
• Monitoring duties which include, but are not limited to monitoring or reporting inappropriate behavior of participants to full-time staff, inspecting the facility or facility’s equipment for safety concerns and reporting any concerns to full-time staff, reporting any accidents, incidents or injuries to full-time staff, ensure participants have checked-in at the front desk and ensuring safe/proper use of facility equipment. This also includes assisting in monitoring guests or safety concerns at any events/programming units, Floyd Lamb Park or mobile recreation units.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum 16 years of age
• Need to maintain the physical agility necessary to demonstrate and maintain sports and other recreational games/activities, move and maintain equipment and other physical activities as needed to provide the safety, welfare and security necessary.
• Formal and informal education or training which ensures ability to read and write at a level necessary for successful job performance
• When assigned to Adaptive Recreation, must have experience in working with people with disabilities and the associated behaviors.
• First Aid/CPR and AED certifications are preferred, but not required
• Basic computer skills required
• Cash handling skills are desirable, but not required
• Spanish/English bilingual desirable, but not required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Competencies:

Core Workforce Competencies

Professionalism – Demonstrates core values by being honest, respectful and positive.

Effective Communication – Expresses verbal and written thought in a clear and understandable manner.

Customer Focus – Demonstrates genuine concern and satisfies external and/or internal customers based on the CLV core purpose and values.

Adaptability – Able to effectively modify behavior to suit changing workforce demands.

Problem Solving – Solves problems by considering all causes, solutions and outcomes.

Productive Partnerships – Develops, maintains and strengthens partnerships with others.

Technical and Safety Expertise – Possesses a depth of knowledge, skill and ability in a technical (job) area.

EmployerCity of Las Vegas

EmployerCity of Las Vegas

HOURLY - Assistant (Recreation) Supplemental Questionnaire* QUESTION 1 A requirement of the Assistant position is that you are at least 16 years of age.

Do you meet this requirement?

Yes

No

• QUESTION 2 Some areas may require employees to interact with individuals with disabilities and associated behaviors.

Do you have experience in this field?

Yes

No

• QUESTION 3 If you answered "Yes" to Question #2, describe your experience in working with individuals with disabilities and associated behaviors.

Type N/A if you do not have any related experience.

• QUESTION 4 Are you bilingual (English/Spanish)?

Yes

No

• QUESTION 5 Are you able to maintain the physical agility necessary to demonstrate and maintain sports and other recreational games/activities, move and maintain equipment and other physical activities as needed to provide the safety, welfare and security necessary?

Yes

No

• QUESTION 6 Duties include routine public contact or customer service experience. Do you have this experience?

(If yes, please be sure this information is reflected in the Work Experience section of your application)

Yes

No

• QUESTION 7 A requirement for this position is knowledge of basic computer skills such as Microsoft Office, Internet, etc.

Do you meet this requirement?

Yes

No

• QUESTION 8 Do you have formal and informal education or training which ensures ability to read and write at a level necessary for successful job performance?

Yes

No

• QUESTION 9 Please check all boxes that best describe your experience with basic computer systems and programs:

(if no, please mark "I do not have the above experience")

Operating systems (Windows and MacOS)

Office suites (Microsoft Office, G Suite)

Presentation Software (PowerPoint, Keynote)

Spreadsheets (Excel, Google Drive)

Communication and collaboration tools (Microsoft Teams, WebEx, Skype)

Email (Microsoft Outlook, Gmail)

Internet (Google, Social Media)

I do not have the above experience

• QUESTION 10 Do you have cash-handling experience?

(If yes, please be sure this information is reflected in the Work Experience section of your application)

Yes

No

• QUESTION 11 Please select your preferred work location(s):

Centennial Hills Community Center, 6601 N. Buffalo Drive, 89131 (Northwest)

Chuck Minker Sports Complex, 275 N. Mojave Road, 89101 (East)

Cimarron Rose Community Center, 5591 Cimarron Road, 89149 (Northwest)

Doolittle Senior/Community Center, 1950 N. J St., 89106 (East)

Dula Community Center, 451 E. Bonanza Road, 89101 (East)

East Las Vegas Community Center, 250 N. Eastern Ave., 89101 (East)

Floyd Lamb Park and Pop-Up Recreation, 9200 Tule Springs Road, 89131 (Northwest)

Howard Lieburn Senior Center, 6230 Garwood Ave., 89107 (Central)

Mirabelli Community Center, 6200 Hargrove Ave., 89107 (Central)

Municipal Pool, 431 E. Bonanza Road, 89101 (East)

Pavilion Center Pool, 101 S. Pavilion Center Drive, 89144 (West)

Stupak Community Center, 251 W. Boston Ave., 89102 (East)

Veterans Memorial Community Center, 101 N. Pavilion Center Drive, 89144 (West)

No preference

• QUESTION 12 If your preferred location was not listed, please provide that information here:

• QUESTION 13 Please indicate your work availability:

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

6 a.m. - 9 a.m.

9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

12 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

2 p.m.- 6:30 p.m.

6:30 p.m.- 9:30 p.m.

Open availability

• Required Question

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