Description

GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB

This is the second of five levels in the Parks and Recreation series. Incumbent responsibilities include supervising one full-time staff member and several part-time and seasonal staff members; enforcing rules and policies, monitoring a budget, maintaining records, preparing operational reports, inspecting the facility, scheduling the use of the facility, and establishing and monitoring maintenance schedules. Incumbents also determine recreational offerings and plan, coordinate, implement, and monitor recreational activities.

PLEASE NOTE: CERTIFIED PARKS AND RECREATION PROFESIONAL (CPRP) CERTIFICATION PREFERED. THIS POSITION WILL REMAIN OPEN THROUGH JANUAR 14, 2025, OR UNTIL FILLED.

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Example of Duties

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential Functions:

• Supervises seasonal and part-time staff to include prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff are trained; ensuring that employees follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working environment; and making hiring, termination, and disciplinary recommendations.
• Coordinates the day-to-day activities of assigned recreation center, which includes determining recreation offerings within established programs, prioritizing projects, and assigning tasks, monitoring the work of subordinates, and responding to citizen requests and complaints.
• Monitors and inspects facilities which may include scheduling facility reservations, establishing and monitoring facility maintenance schedules, and performing related duties.
• Assists with preparation and administration of recreation center operational budget. Prepares cost estimates for budget recommendations; submits justifications for budget items; submits invoices for payment and monitors expenses.
• Prepares a variety of operational records and reports.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.
• Performs other related work as required.

Typical Qualifications

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Three (3) years of experience in recreational programming.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the job's essential duties.

License and Certifications

• Possession of a valid drivers license.
• Certified Parks and Recreation Professional preferred.
• First Aid, CPR and AED certified within 9 months of hire.

Supplemental Information

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS REQUIRED

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Supervisory principles.
• Recreational program planning principles and practices.
• Applicable age-appropriate activities, programs, and materials.
• Basic budgeting principles.
• Event planning techniques.
• Customer service principles.
• Recordkeeping practices and principles.
• Computers and related software applications.

Skill in:

• Supervising, recruiting and evaluating employees.
• Prioritizing and assigning work.
• Overseeing recreation program sites, facilities, and equipment.
• Planning, developing, supervising, and managing programs and/or events.
• Providing customer service.
• Monitoring budgets.
• Developing promotional materials.
• Preparing and maintaining records and reports.
• Using a computer and related software applications.
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with subordinates, coworkers, supervisors, the public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to give and receive work direction.

Physical Requirements

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The work is light work which requires exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently to or constantly to move objects. Additionally, the ollowing physical abilities are required:

Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. The amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.

Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.

Crawling: Moving about on hands, knees, hands, and feet.

Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.

Fingering: Picking, pinching, t