Recreation Coordinator - Facility Operations

Contributes to the departmental mission by assisting with the implementation of special events, facility management, project development, and special events.

• Assists Facility Operations Supervisor in conducting market research and developing short and long range community recreation goals and objectives.
• May serve as Manager on Duty including management of staff when needed.
• Plans, schedules, implements, and evaluates all recreation activities, events, and programs.
• Assists in managing membership accounts and membership issues.
• Assists with building facilities/operations such as repairs, janitorial maintenance, security and safety issues. Reports need for repairs and follows up on services.
• Communicates with citizens and participants via e-mails, phone, monthly calendars, newsletters, and program schedules.
• Assists in purchasing equipment, supplies, and services from outside vendors.
• Assists with community special events. Serves on committees as assigned.
• Must be able to work flexible schedule to include days, evenings and weekends, occasionally on short notice.
• Assists in budget development process.
• Responsible for procurement of supplies and equipment and monitoring of expenditures.
• Works with internal and external development/organizations regarding rental space.
• Complies with all applicable government regulations.
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with others including staff, volunteers, other recreation providers in the community as well as contract providers.
  
  

Competency:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner;
• Customer Ser-vice - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; Responds promptly to custom-er needs;
• Team Work - Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Contributes to building a positive team spirit;
• Leadership - Inspires respect and trust;
• Ethics - Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values;
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures;
• Accountability - Takes responsibility for own actions;
• Professionalism - Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position;
• Quality - Looks for ways to improve and promote quality.
  
  

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satis-factorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to per-form the essential functions.

Must be able to work flexible schedule to include days, some evenings and weekends, occasionally on short notice.

Education/Experience

Bachelor's degree in Parks and Recreation or related field plus two years related experience and/or training with managing personnel and recreation programs; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates And Licenses

Certified Parks and Recreation Professional preferred or obtained within the first year of employment.

Language Ability

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in writ-ten, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Word Processing software and department specific software. Experience with recreation and facility based software is preferred.