About Our Job

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The starting pay range for this position is $24.71 - $30.89/hour. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service

• 457B Retirement Plan

• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 11 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday and 1 volunteer day per year

• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

Location

This position will report to 4495 Jason Street, have remote flexibility as well as a flexible work schedule. This role will require some hours in the field which includes the parks, various locations, and occasional visits to the Denver Post Building downtown.

What You’ll Do

Denver Parks and Recreation (DPR) is seeking a Staff Assistant to provide administrative support for the Citywide Maintenance team. This is a full-time, benefit-earning position.

Denver Parks and Recreation (DPR) boasts one of the most diverse, expansive, and historic park and recreation systems in the West. DPR staff provide high-quality, safe, and meaningful programs, activities, and places that promote active lifestyles and improve quality of life in Denver. When you join DPR, you will play a vital role in maintaining Denver’s extensive system of parks and recreation centers and have a hand in shaping the future health and well-being of our city.

DPR recognizes the importance of diversity in the representation of our organization to best serve our customers and community. To that end, DPR is committed to:

• Examining department policies and processes that value diverse perspectives and eliminate barriers to inclusion

• Identifying where inequities exist and implementing strategies to ensure equitable outcomes

• Strengthening diversity in Parks and Recreation services by transforming policies to institutionalize equity

• Reinvesting in resources aimed at ensuring DPR is an equitable and just organization

Job duties and responsibilities of this position includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Maintain, monitor and create reports specific to Citywide Maintenance budgets and expenditure controls for the department, performing and executing various financial functions on behalf of Citywide Maintenance, ensuring accuracy and completeness according to fiscal rules

• Assist with the management of DPR citywide facilities, amenities and operations. Compliance with DPR policies, rules and regulations and being prompt and professional in communication with internal and external customers and stakeholders.

• Assist with the development and oversight of the department’s data initiatives

• Perform a myriad of miscellaneous administrative tasks and special projects

• Evaluate operational objectives or procedures and recommend or create modifications and solutions

• Ensure DPR and Citywide Maintenance policies and procedures are being followed, helping course correct when necessary and offering helpful instruction to staff as needed

What You’ll Bring

We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and organized professional with competent communication skills. Our ideal candidate will be self-driven and demonstrate effective time-management and prioritization skills to thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. Additionally, our ideal candidate will have:

• A detail-oriented work ethic with exemplary follow up and follow through skills

• A high level of integrity and autonomy to self-direct and accomplish work with excellency

• A kind, professional team player with a positive attitude and exuberance to perform this role

• Experience working with multiple systems including Outlook, Excel, Word

• Experience utilizing computer ma