Community Center Program Aide

Location:          Suffolk Corps - Suffolk, VA    

Position Type:    Regular, Casual

Pay Range:        $12.41 - $14.19

About this opportunity:

Assists in facilitating and monitoring recreational activities of the Community Center; supervises sporting leagues; transports patrons to and from the Community Center; assists in maintaining the Community Center facilities, and equipment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Opens/closes the Community Center in compliance with established operating hours; ensures the center is properly secured during non-operating hours.
• Prepares, organizes and maintains a schedule of Community Center activities in an accurate and timely manner.
• Supervises patrons visiting the Community Center and participating in programs; ensures that patron's behavior remains consistent with center rules and regulations.
• Supervises soccer, basketball, and baseball leagues; leads and motivates players to exhibit good sportsmanship.
• Transports patrons to and from the Community Center; observes good driving habits at all times in order to ensure the safety of patrons and The Salvation Army vehicles.

What we are looking for in you:

High school diploma or G.E.D., and six months experience coaching and supervising athletic events and experience maintaining grounds, or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Ability to meet attendance requirements.

Ability to read, write, and communicate the English language.

Ability to perform various yard work including raking, loading, and hauling grass, leaves, pine straw, dirt, etc.

Ability to operate yard maintenance equipment.

Duties are usually performed by combinations of sitting, standing, and walking on a frequent change basis.

Work is performed in a indoor and outdoor recreational environment where there may be physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like.

Employee Benefits

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Vacation, Sick, Personal and Holiday Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plan
• Life Insurance and more!

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Why work for us?

The Salvation Army offers a broad range of career opportunities, particularly targeted toward those motivated by our mission, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

The Salvation Army strives to do the “Most Good” for its employees by offering a greater sense of purpose in the work performed, by training and mentoring employees and by offering competitive compensation and benefit plans.  Whether employed as a truck driver, administrative support team member or the director of a program, our employees understand at the core of their work is the opportunity to be an integral part of an organization that is Doing the Most Good.

Five values at the heart of everything we do…We are…

• Passionate
• Compassionate
• Uplifting
• Brave
• Trustworthy

Additional Information:

All employees recognize The Salvation Army is a church and agree they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.

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Application Submittal Period:  03/19/2025 – 04/02/2025

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

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