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!