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This position is a part of the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA).

This position offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Location - This role is in-person at South Campus, Edmonton.

Working at the University of Alberta

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Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross-section of people — from our students and community members, to our renowned researchers and innovators, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger and more just. Learn more.

Working for the Campus & Community Recreation

Campus & Community Recreation offers programs and facilities aimed to meet the needs and interests of the broad range of communities that we serve. From group exercise to individualized personal training; from healthy living activities to physical assessments preparing for specific work environments; from recreational sports to elite sport training; and a range of ethnic and cultural dance, Campus & Community Recreation has the breadth and depth of activities to enhance the experiences of students, staff and community members alike

Campus & Community Recreation has three facilities on the University of Alberta South Campus – Saville Community Sports Centre (East and West), Foote Field and the Saville Tennis Centre. Foote Field features competition-level artificial turf, track, and grass field, as well as a multi-use plaza, conference room, and lounge space. East facilities feature a curling rink (10 sheets), tennis courts (8 courts), fitness centre, bar and lounge, sports performance centre, and various multi-purpose spaces. West facilities feature nine gymnasiums, a competition gym, a gymnastics centre, a fitness studio, classrooms and food, and beverage services. The sport and recreation facilities on South Campus experience over 3.4 million visits per year

Position Summary

The Recreation Facility Operator I is one of several full-time and approximately 4-6 casual staff reporting to the RFO Supervisor, Saville East/Foote Field. The Operator is responsible for the daily operation of Saville Community Sports Centre, Foote Field and the Saville Tennis Centre, including curling ice, tennis courts and sports fields. The Operator supports the safe, efficient and positive use of sport and recreation facilities managed by CCR. The Operator creates positive client experiences by interacting with clients as they monitor facility access and liaise with event supervisors, and by monitoring the safety and cleanliness of the facility during routine and regular facility inspections. The Operator creates a “presence” in the facility through highly visible facility monitoring. The Operator will work regularly on the curling ice.

The key job functions include ice preparation and maintenance, tennis court maintenance, general facility monitoring and maintenance, and event set-up and take-down. The Operator's daily activities include facility opening/closing (securing) procedures; equipment set up and take down; ice-preparation and maintenance, field maintenance, laundry service; operation, maintenance and repair of equipment, client interactions and casual staff coordination and leadership in accordance with the facility policies and procedures. In addition, the RFO I will be assigned duties and coordination responsibilities in several task areas, including hazard assessment, facility inspections, asset management, incident reporting and data collection and facility-specific operational duties (fields, curling ice and dome operations). The Operator may be assigned the role of Supervisor on Duty on some shifts, requiring the Operator to interact with all staff within the facility, take a lead role in emergency management, safety and security of the building and assist in the resolution of conflicts that may arise. The fulfillment of these tasks is critical to the seamless operation of the building for safe, effective service to facility users. The RFO Supervisor may assign a greater number of duties in any area based on operational need. The Operator may be scheduled for standby shifts to support risk management of facility operations.

This position requires the ability to work variable hours, including evenings and weekends as required.

Duties

• Install curling ice as directed by the Head Ice Technician and/or RFO Supervisor
• Implements daily, weekly, monthly and annual ice maintenance procedures to ensure superior ice conditions, these may include “cleaning”, “scraping”, “burning”, “re-flooding”, and “pebbling”
• Monitors ice plant operation and reports changes to the Supervisor
• Perform opening and closing procedures for the Saville Community Sports Centre, Foote Field and Saville Tennis Centre as required
• Implements all scheduled daily, weekly, monthly and annual maintenance requirements
• Repairs and maintains all nets, goal posts, clocks, scoreboards and other sport-related equipment in the facilities
• Implements daily, weekly, monthly and annual outdoor facility maintenance procedures during the spring/summer to ensure superior facility conditions on outdoor tennis courts, artificial turf, natural grass fields, and track facilities. Duties may include - “grass cutting”, “top dressing and seeding”, “turf sweeping”, “field lining”, “garbage clean up”, or “power washing tennis courts”
• Sets up and takes down equipment site amenities for all outdoor events
• Regularly monitors customer usage of South Campus sport and recreation facilities, delivering customer service techniques that build positive public relations and customer rapport
• Ensures appropriate use of the facilities in accordance with the CCR and University policies and procedures
• Assists with onboarding new staff and ongoing training for staff as required
• Interacts with and supports casual staff members in all areas of South Campus sport and recreation facilities during evenings and weekends
• Represent CCR values, engage in positive interactions with CCR and University colleagues, providing excellent client-focused service
• Understands, fulfills, and promotes the health, safety and environment responsibilities identified in University policy

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma required
• Class 5 driver's license required; must be eligible to drive University vehicles
• Current Intermediate First Aid, Level C CPR required
• Police Information Check required

Preferred Qualifications

• Curling Canada Ice Technician certificates (Level 1 and 2) are an asset
• Experience in an ice technician role is an asset
• Experience and understanding the rules of curling is an asset
• Experience in sport and recreation multi-sport facilities, grounds maintenance (ice, soccer fields, artificial turf, track and field facilities) is an asset
• An undergraduate degree in Kinesiology, Recreation field is an asset
• Forklift Operator Safety training course is an asset
• Fall arrest training is an asset
• Special skills like welding, carpentry and mechanics are an asset
• Experience with Intelligenz Recreation Management Software, Google Apps, and Microsoft Office is an asset