Recreation Services Technician - Native Nursery

This position is considered a Safety-Sensitive position. Applicants who pass the interview process will be subject to drug and alcohol testing.

The Recreation Services Technician is responsible for providing expertise specific to programming in the assigned department or facility.  Duties include an area of specialty such as athletics, aquatics, cultural arts, outdoor recreation, historic preservation, senior services, or similar.  Examples are a tennis racquet stringer at Adams Tennis Complex and an animal care specialist for education animals at the Wilderness Station. 

Essential Functions:

• Must be able to communicate with others in spoken and written English to ensure the safe and efficient operations of the business.
• Interacts with patrons to provide a positive customer experience. 
• Provides accurate information regarding activities and services. Delivers specialty services, specific to the goals of assigned area, and assists and participates in the success of the program as a whole. 
•  Monitors the assigned facility and participants.  
• Keeps the assigned area clean and orderly.  
• Observes and enforces the rules and procedures of the assigned area for the safety and welfare of the staff and participants. 
• Operates a computer with facility management software; processes registrations and admissions, balances cash drawer; prepares bank deposits, collects funds, issues receipts, and records transactions. 
• Maintains accurate records and reports.  
• Maintains and monitors schedules and calendars. 
• Renders aid as needed, including administering CPR and using an AED device. 
• Orders supplies and equipment for programs and activities.
• Operates, utilizes, and maintains inventory of audio/visual equipment, program equipment, and supplies in the assigned facility.  
• Plans and prepares special events. 
• Ability to work a flexible work schedule with some weekend, evening and holiday work required.  
• Performs other work as assigned. 

Physical Demands:

• Oversee native plant propagation efforts
• Seed collection management
• Inventory and seasonal sales
• Nursery care
• Data Management
• Leading volunteers in Nursery Care, Seed collection and cleaning, maintaining native beds
• Planning planting projects
• Managing planting projects
• Managing plant sales

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Special Certifications and Licenses:

• Must possess a driver’s license valid in the State of Tennessee.  
• Must possess current CPR/AED certifications or the ability to obtain same within six (6) months from date of hire.   
• Failure to obtain the CPR/AED certifications within six (6) months will result in termination.

The City of Murfreesboro is an Equal Opportunity Employer.