What are the responsibilities and job description for the Recreation Programmer position at City of Clarksville?
## Description
GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB
Incumbent plans, implements, and evaluates recreational activities and creates accurate online activity descriptions for patron registration utilizing recreational software. Responsibilities may include determining recreational offerings; supervising seasonal part-time staff; scheduling the use of facilities; monitoring a budget; maintaining records; and preparing operational reports.
***PLEASE NOTE: THIS POSITION WILL REMAIN OPEN THROUGH APRIL 17, 2026, OR UNTIL FILLED. KNOWLEDGE OF AND EXPERIENCE USING RECREATION SOFTWARE, AS WELL AS CPRP, ARE PREFERRED.***
## Example of Duties
Essential Functions
SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
MINIMUM EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Education and Experience
Minimum Qualifications And Standards Required
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge Of
:
Required
The work is medium work which requires exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently to or constantly to move objects. Additionally, the following 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 eeded 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, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
Handling: Picking, holding, or otherwise working, primarily with the whole hand.
Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination sound.
Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. It occurs to a considerable degree and requires
GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB
Incumbent plans, implements, and evaluates recreational activities and creates accurate online activity descriptions for patron registration utilizing recreational software. Responsibilities may include determining recreational offerings; supervising seasonal part-time staff; scheduling the use of facilities; monitoring a budget; maintaining records; and preparing operational reports.
***PLEASE NOTE: THIS POSITION WILL REMAIN OPEN THROUGH APRIL 17, 2026, OR UNTIL FILLED. KNOWLEDGE OF AND EXPERIENCE USING RECREATION SOFTWARE, AS WELL AS CPRP, ARE PREFERRED.***
## Example of Duties
Essential Functions
SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Plans, implements, instructs, and/or supervises various recreation programs, activities, and special events for youth, adults, and families.
- Tracks and evaluates programs through performance measures, statistics, and evaluations.
- Creates accurate programming records and reports using the departments recreation management software and monitors program registration by the public.
- Communicates with registrants as needed and addresses customer service issues both electronically and in person.
- Assists in publicizing events and programs.
- Develops and maintains a comprehensive outreach program to attract potential program participants.
- Develops and maintains contact with various community groups, schools, and organizations.
- Prepares, monitors and tracks programming operating budget.
- Solicits business sponsors, vendors, and donations as needed.
- Maintains financial records and tracks program income and expenditures.
- Purchases supplies or equipment needed for programs.
- Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.
- Performs other related work as required.
MINIMUM EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Education and Experience
- High school diploma or GED equivalent.
- Four years of experience in Recreation Programing.
- An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the job's essential duties.
- Possession of a valid drivers license.
- Certified Parks and Recreation Professional (CPRP), preferred.
- First Aid/CPR within nine (9) months of hire.
Minimum Qualifications And Standards Required
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge Of
- Intermediate knowledge of customer service principles.
- Recreational programming planning principles and practices.
- Applicable age-appropriate activities, programs, and material.
- Basic budgeting principles.
- Recordkeeping practices and principles.
- Computers and related software applications.
- Event planning techniques.
- Providing exceptional customer service.
- Using computers and related software applications.
- Planning, developing, supervising, and managing programs and/or events.
- Monitoring budgets.
- Overseeing recreation program sites, facilities, and equipment.
- Developing promotional materials.
- Prioritizing and assigning work.
- Monitoring and evaluating employees.
- Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with subordinates, coworkers, supervisor, the public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.
:
Required
The work is medium work which requires exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently to or constantly to move objects. Additionally, the following 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 eeded 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, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
Handling: Picking, holding, or otherwise working, primarily with the whole hand.
Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination sound.
Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. It occurs to a considerable degree and requires