JOB Performs difficult skilled technical and basic professional work planning, developing, implementing, coordinating and supervising specialized recreational activities and/or programs, and related work as required. Work is performed under the limited supervision of the Recreation Superintendent or Director of Parks and Recreation. Full supervision is exercised over assigned program personnel.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
- Plans, directs and coordinates recreation programs, classes and/or group activities.
- Plans and coordinates community activities and special events.
- Plans, organizes, supervises and evaluates indoor and outdoor public recreational and social activities for all ages and interest levels.
- Registers participants for programs; receives, receipts and accounts for various program revenues.
- Coordinates program and/or facility publicity and marketing efforts including publishing program brochures, designing posters, flyers and other publicity tools; coordinates contact with local media.
- Assists in the development of the department budget; prepares and submits assigned program budgets; monitors expenditures.
- Assists in the recruitment and selection of program staff; recommends candidates for hire; trains assigned staff and volunteers; recommends salary increases, disciplinary action and termination as warranted.
- Orders and maintains an inventory of various program supplies and equipment.
- Conducts research surveys and studies needed in considering new programs and facilities; prepares a variety of program and activity related reports.
- Performs related tasks as required.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 10 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing, frequently standing, walking and using hands to finger, handle or feel and occasionally requires climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, pushing or pulling and lifting; work requires depth perception and color perception; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data and observing general surroundings and activities; work occasionally requires exposure to outdoor weather conditions and exposure to blood-borne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office with typewriters and/or computer printers, light traffic).
