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Roseville is a vibrant suburban community conveniently located just north of Minneapolis and St. Paul with nearly 700 acres of public parks and some of the best shopping, dining and lodging in the Twin Cities.

Roseville has 36,000 residents, but the community doubles in size every day with visitors and workers venturing into the city. Located on I-35W & State Highway 36, Roseville borders Minneapolis and St. Paul, and is a quick commute to both downtowns.

Roseville is home to the John Rose Minnesota OVAL, the largest outdoor refrigerated sheet of ice in North America; Rosedale Center, a destination shopping center that attracts 14 million visitors annually; the nation's first Target store; and 33 parks, including our signature green space Central Park.

Roseville is located in Ramsey County and is served by Roseville Area Schools and Mounds View Schools. City services include full-time professional police and fire departments, public works, parks and recreation, community development, finance, and administration. Roseville also operates a driver's license and passport center.

Roseville Parks and Recreation is a professionally staffed and maintained parks system, comprised of 33 parks spanning 680 acres. There are 35 ballfields, 28 playgrounds and 67 miles of trails and walkways.

Roseville Parks and Recreation also includes:

• Cedarholm Golf Course and Community Building
• Roseville Skating Center
• Muriel Sahlin Arboretum
• Harriet Alexander Nature Center
• John Rose MN OVAL, the largest outdoor refrigerated sheet of ice in North America.

Roseville offers adult, child, teen, and family recreation and sports programs year-round. More than 14,000 individuals enrolled in a Roseville recreation program in 2025.

Roseville Parks and Recreation also hosts a variety of family-friendly community events, including, Rosefest and the Live at the Rog free summer concert series.

How your work contributes to the City of Roseville: The Skate Guard position helps ensure the cleanliness and enforces rules for safety of patrons during public skating sessions and ice rentals. This position helps coordinate efficient set-ups and tear-downs on the OVAL ice surface and other areas of the Roseville Skating Center, including, but not limited to banquet facilities, indoor arena, general lobby areas and other areas as assigned. Skate Guard assists in the daily operations of the facility and daily activities.

Essential Duties Responsibilities:

• Ensures the safety of patrons during scheduled activities
• Enforce safety rules of public skating and regulate admission to paid customers
• Provide quality customer service and positive experience to facility users and general public
• Manage financial transactions through cash handling and ability to effectively operate payment software
• Answering phone calls and general questions about facility programs, ice schedules, and general facility information in a polite and friendly manner
• Operate skate rental office by providing skates to general public, organization and maintenance of skates, operating skate sharpening machine (age restrictions) and conducting safety announcements
• Maintain the cleanliness of facility by sweeping, garbage removal, vacuuming, mopping, and other cleaning duties as assigned
• Prepare and serve concessions during public and special events, with understanding of concession preparation and operations
• Assist with on ice and other facility set-ups and teardowns based on facility schedule
• Assist in snow removal and other weather-related situations
• Work collaboratively with fellow workers to ensure proper facility operations
• Establish effective working relationships with other employees and frequent user groups
• Continually shows respect for diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and interests. Exhibits sensitivity to the needs of diverse audiences in all duties performed on behalf of the City to support Roseville in building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment and community.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Experience/Education:

• Work independently to complete daily activities according to work and facility schedule
• Communicate orally and in writing and to understand. Follow and transmit written and oral instructions
• Excellent customer service skills and ability to effectively communicate
• Proficient at ice skating
• Is punctual, reliable and dependable in regard to work schedule

Physical Demands & Work Environment:

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Most work is performed in an ice arena environment, both indoor and outdoor responsibilities. This position will work on ice surfaces, using ice skates, as well as regular footwear. Employees are expected to dress in clothing appropriate to the weather conditions. The position requires attendance at evening and weekend shifts and special holiday events.

Limited lifting of 50 pounds or less is required less than 25-40% of the time. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to wet, humid, hot, cold and slippery conditions.

Activities that occur constantly (5-8 hours/shift): walking, reading, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions Activities that occur frequently (2–5 hours/shift): walking, skating, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, balancing, kneeling, crouching, handling and grasping

Activities that occur occasionally (up to 2 hours/shift): feeling, eye/hand/foot coordination, shoveling, stooping, crawling

This position is not eligible for Benefits with the City of Roseville.