Temporary Event Venue Operations Assistant

Facility Overview: Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation department is looking to add an integral member to their team! We are currently looking to hire an Event Venue Operations Assistant at the American Legion Memorial Stadium and Grady Cole Center in Charlotte, NC. The complex is located near uptown Charlotte and adjacent to Central Piedmont Community College. It consists of a newly renovated 9,300 seat stadium and attached 2000 seat civic center. The facility hosts a variety of festivals, concerts and professional collegiate sports year-round, including tournaments such as Men’s Women’s ACC Championship Lacrosse. In addition, the facility is the home for 3 professional sports teams. (Charlotte Independence Men’s Professional Soccer, Charlotte Anthem Major League Rugby and Carolina Ascent USL Division 1 Women’s Professional Soccer) Position Overview: Perform facility maintenance, cleaning, and preparation of athletic equipment, fields, buildings, and grounds. Organize and support the production of sports and special events. Monitor participants and spectators to ensure facilities guidelines are followed. Perform the set up and breakdown of both venues for events. Communicate frequently with management to ensure effective facility operations. Positions hours are weekday mornings, evenings, weekends and holidays. Position is located primarily outdoors. This is an ideal position to serve as an internship for the venue management, sports entertainment or sports field management industry. Other Details: Event venue operations experience preferred. Facility and grounds maintenance experience preferred. Experience with operating landscaping equipment such as mowers, blowers, trimmers, etc. is preferred. Special events, Recreation or athletics experience preferred. Important Communication Problem solving Decision making Customer service Teamwork Reliability