About the Department:

Montgomery County Department of Recreation is a nationally recognized and award-winning agency who is seeking a highly motivated career employee as a Recreation Coordinator to support the department's mission to provide high quality, diverse, and accessible community-based programs, activities and services that serve the recreation and leisure needs of the Montgomery County community. The department manages 39 facilities including recreation centers, senior centers, and indoor and outdoor aquatic facilities and provides thousands of programs such as out-of-school activities, aquatics, classes, youth and adult sports programs and leagues, senior programs, and therapeutic recreation.

About the Position:

The Department is seeking a dynamic and experienced, full-time Recreation Coordinator, whose skills and knowledge will be utilized to support a wide range of programs and services in our community recreation centers. Our Community Recreation Centers Coordinators are responsible for facility operations, maintenance, and scheduled improvements; developing, planning, and scheduling activities; staffing, registrations, and financial activities.

Successful candidates will have experience and demonstrated abilities in:

• scheduling, monitoring and ensuring compliance with rules for facilities, programs and activities;
• supporting special events, including setting up and breaking down, transporting storing, maintaining and/or performing simple repairs on equipment;
• developing and delivering program surveys and evaluations;
• assisting with program registration using recreation software systems, and maintaining program and related records;
• facilitating outreach, social equity and inclusion for vulnerable, under-/un-represented populations; and
• instructing and leading recreation programs and activities.

Selections will be made based on the breadth of candidates’ skills and experience in:

• organizing, motivating, directing, and encouraging employees/volunteers and youth participants in meaningful work and enrichment activities;
• providing direction and guidance to seasonal staff and volunteers through clear articulation of work projects, activities, goals, and related service;
• assisting with program registration using recreation software systems, and maintaining program and related records;
• working with program, financial and other guidelines; and
• supporting/delivering high quality recreation programs and services.

As a leader/organizer of unionized employees, this position has responsibility for:

• fostering a positive labor relations environment based on mutual trust, respect, and cooperation;
• maintaining stability of seasonal employees by modeling desired behaviors through consistent and positive work ethic, and by advocating on behalf of the management team; and
• motivating and providing direction and guidance to employees through clear articulation of work projects goals and related services.

Important Things to Know:

The selected candidates will be required to complete a background investigation and a medical exam prior to appointment.

These positions WILL require work during non- traditional hours to include early mornings, evenings/nights, weekends, and holidays; MAY require work that involves physical demands, occasionally working outdoors in varying weather and extreme temperatures; and the ability to attend meetings or perform work at locations outside of an assigned facility.

To ensure a positive workplace and to comply with federal, state and County laws, incumbents are responsible for completing mandatory trainings within the first three to six months or within the specified timeframe.

OHR reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position/IRC.

Montgomery County Government is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov. Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference.

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for interview.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law: Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code. Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience: One (1) year of recreation work experience involving planning, organizing, and directing recreational activities or special interest recreation program activities/services.

Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree.

Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.