Recreation Leader I (Programs)
City of DothanAbout the role
Posting number: 136PR-26-01
Department: Leisure Services
Job classification: Recreation Leader I (Programs)
Posting type: Open
Categories: Recreation, Parks and Recreation, Parks
Summary
This is a full-time position responsible for supervisory work in the management and coordination of programs for Leisure Services. The incumbent is responsible for researching, developing, organizing, and supervising programs and city-wide special events.
Examples of duties
- Plans, organizes, implements, and supervises new and assigned special events and programs (for youth, adults, senior adults, and/or therapeutics).
- Assists in coordinating, developing, organizing, and implementing summer camp programs and events and ensures events and programs follow all laws, policies, regulations, and departmental goals.
- Assists in coordinating, developing, organizing, and implementing afterschool programs and events and ensures events and programs follow all laws, policies, regulation, and departmental goals.
- Develops, recommends, coordinates, and implements new departmental special events, education and cultural related programs that meet community needs.
- Evaluates and assess the effectiveness of each programming area and implements improvements (within scope) as needed or provides recommendations to supervisor.
- Tracks program/event services provided to include monitoring results and providing operational reports as needed.
- Researches and investigates grant/funding opportunities for new program implementation and identifies available funding to improve current programs.
- Recruits sponsors to finance various programs and/or events.
- Supervises and monitors programs and activities to enforce and ensure rules and department/ safety standards are adhered.
- Prepares news articles, press releases, calendar events, brochures, advertisement flyers, social media posts and related public information/relation materials.
- Coordinates event and program recruitment and registration.
- Makes recommendations for changes and/or expansions to programs and events.
- Supervises, trains, hires, and advises volunteer personnel, part time, and seasonal employees.
- Cleans, maintains, and prepares the playground, community center facilities and/or event location for recreation events as scheduled.
- Performs related duties.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED BY THE POSITION
- Knowledge of childcare principles and practices.
- Knowledge of facility maintenance principles.
- Knowledge of department policies and procedures.
- Skill in the safe operation of delivery vehicle.
- Skill in inventorying equipment and supplies.
- Skill in the custodial maintenance of public facilities.
- Skill in planning.
- Skill in decision making and problem solving.
- Skill in public and interpersonal relations.
- Skill in oral and written communication.
- Ability to work at least eight (8) hours per day, forty (40) hours per week, or such hours as the City determines necessary to meet operational requirements.
- Ability to work overtime as the City determines necessary to meet operational requirements.
- Ability to work weekends and holidays as the City determines necessary to meet operational requirements.
SUPERVISORY CONTROLS
The Assistant Leisure Services Director (Programs & Athletics) and/or the Recreation Program Manager assign work in terms of general instructions. The supervisor observes and reviews work for compliance with procedures, accuracy, and the nature and propriety of the results.
GUIDELINES
Guidelines include relevant program/event guidelines, specific program, city, and department policies and procedures. These guidelines are generally clear and specif
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