PARKING LOT ATTENDANTS

Smyrna First United Methodist Church

 

Purpose: direct the traffic on Smyrna First campus on Sunday mornings and at other special times of worship.

 

Goals:

  • Promote safety in the parking lot area
  • Allocate space near the sanctuary for visitors
  • Ensure proper use of handicapped parking
  • Assist visitors and members during inclement weather
  • Assist visitors and member with auto related emergencies

 

Mission: Parking attendants give the first impression of our church as a service-minded place, which relieves the anxiety of a guest trying to find convenient parking.

 

Playing Skills: be warm-blooded, walk upright, have most of your teeth for smiling, look “spiffy” in an orange vest, be service oriented, welcome guests with a wave and a warm smile, and help guests find convenient parking,

 

Tools Needed:

  • Flashlights
  • Umbrellas
  • Emergency Equipment i.e. battery charger

 

Description:

  • Arrive thirty minutes early
  • Place cones in pastor’s parking places and handicap spaces – remove when needed
  • Direct members and guests to appropriate parking spaces
  • Fill out spaces one after another
  • Offer umbrellas to those who need them, umbrellas may be left in appropriate spot inside church, can be picked up on way out, and returned to parking lot attendant
  • Help parents walk children across the street if necessary
  • Give clear and precise directions to location of services
  • Remember: chivalry is not dead: be polite and Smile! Smile! Smile!