CITY EQUITY STATEMENT
The City of Westminster welcomes diverse candidates from the broadest base possible. Our goal is to find the best candidate for the job-someone who belongs, not just fits. We value life and professional experiences, recognizing equivalent combinations of knowledge skills and education.
Aligned with our city SPIRIT values, the successful candidate will have a passion and commitment to serving a diverse population of residents and must respect and uphold the principles of justice, equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging.
We encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for this role, even if you believe you have a less traditional background than described we invite you to apply.
POSITION PURPOSE / IMPORTANT APPLICATION INFORMATION
Recreation Specialist - Adult Enrichment and Arts is a professional-level position responsible for programming, organizing, supervising, developing, promoting, and implementing activities designed to enrich the lives of children and adults. This position oversees both Adult Enrichment and Arts programming areas.
The position is responsible for coordinating programs and services that meet Department and City goals. Responsibilities include safety, staff supervision, guest service, administration, and general oversight and management of programs, including ensuring alignment with budget goals. Work is performed with considerable independence in decision-making in accordance with established policies.
The full salary range for this position is stated above. The starting range of pay is dependent on qualifications and experience of each individual candidate. The City of Westminster has a Multilingual Stipend Program to encourage, and reward benefited employees who are conversationally fluent in languages other than English. Benefited employees have the opportunity to test their language proficiency skills and qualify for a bi-weekly stipend that will vary based on the employee’s level of proficiency and usage.
For more information about the city and what it is like working for the city of Westminster, please visit: Employment | Westminster, CO
Opportunity Timeline:
- Posting closes: Monday May 25th at 8:30AM MST
- First Interview: June 9 th
- Second Interview: June 22 nd
- Conditional Job Offer and Backgrounds: June-July
Start Date: Tentatively July
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ORGANIZATIONAL COMPETENCIES AND CULTURAL VALUES/GENERAL COMPETENCIES
The City's work culture encourages passionate, positive and enthusiastic employees who, along with our City Council and City Manager, are strong supporters of our mission: The City of Westminster provides high-quality core services and fosters resilience in order to promote a safe and thriving community. Westminster is a city of beautiful, safe, well-maintained neighborhoods and destinations with a vibrant, diverse economy, rich and resilient environment and a strong sense of community belonging. Our core values are embodied in our SPIRIT (Service - People - Integrity - Respect - Innovation - Teamwork).
This position supports the goals of the Parks, Recreation, and Libraries Department, which enhance the quality of life for all Westminster citizens by providing diverse leisure, recreational, and informational services and resources, and by acquiring, developing, and maintaining first-class parks, facilities, open space, and recreational trails. This position works towards the accomplishment of the department’s mission: Together we create exceptional opportunities for a vibrant community with a commitment to nature, wellness, and literacy.
Every employee is accountable to:
- Demonstrate a high level of customer service; encourage others to focus on the customer; foster an environment where customer service is a priority
- Communicate with customers to ensure that, where possible, they are satisfied, and that their needs are being addressed; solicit and evaluate customer feedback
- Act as an ambassador by understanding and fostering the organization's mission and vision
- Exhibit pride in self, the department, the city, and the community; conduct self in a professional manner
- Demonstrate integrity and build trust through credibility, reliability, commitment, loyalty, and ethical behavior
- Address difficult or contentious issues in a constructive manner
- Support/promote change; demonstrate flexibility, and take calculated risks when appropriate
- Participate in personal growth opportunities, and attend trainings designed to enhance capacity to bring new skills and ideas to the job and the organization
- Work to continuously improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the service or product being delivered
- Demonstrate support for team efforts by accepting new roles and responsibilities, and helping others achieve objectives
- Value diversity; demonstrate an awareness of differences; demonstrate sensitivity, and adapt behaviors and communication to accommodate these differences
GENERAL COMPETENCIES
Citywide - Every employee in this position is accountable to:
- Establish effective interpersonal relationships through honest, open communication and follow-through on commitments
- Recognize personal strengths and weaknesses and target areas for personal self-development
- Demonstrate initiative in performing job tasks
- Exhibit problem-solving skills leading to sound judgment and quality decisions
- Achieve goals, handle assigned workload and new assignments effectively; demonstrate an ability to work independently
- Communicate effectively with individuals and groups using clear and concise verbal and written communications
- Demonstrate accountability for work and take ownership of job performance
- Demonstrate concern for the accuracy and quality of work; take steps to correct mistakes and improve the overall product
Job Specific - Every employee in this position must be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of and appreciation for the goals, objectives, and principles of a planned and diversified recreational art and adult enrichment program
- Demonstrate well-rounded knowledge of the recreational art program offerings for adults and children, and the leisure time needs of adults, and of the equipment, space, and other needs necessary to the successful fulfillment of such needs
- Demonstrate working knowledge of varied recreational equipment and of its usefulness and limitations concerning widely diversified recreational programs
- Demonstrate ability to plan, organize, schedule, and supervise varied activities within general policies and budgetary limitations
- Demonstrate ability to establish and maintain rapport with community groups and program guests
- Demonstrate ability to make decisions recognizing established procedures and practices, and to use resourcefulness and tact in addressing new situations and problems
- Demonstrate the ability to establish effective working relationships with individuals and groups participating in recreation, as well as associates, fellow employees, supervisors, and recreation guests
- Demonstrate proficiency with computer software such as Microsoft Office Suite, RecTrac, JD Edwards, Cobblestone, and Canva
- Demonstrate proficient writing skills and attention to sentence structure, grammar, and spelling
- Act quickly and calmly in emergencies, and make proper judgment as to the correct course of action
- Impart the department’s guest/host philosophy to all staff members
- Demonstrate the ability to perform standard first aid, CPR, and the use of an AED
- Demonstrate ability to keep personal information, incidents, and sensitive material confidential
Leadership/Supervisory - Every employee in this position is accountable to:
- Foster a participatory organizational climate that is open, positive, reinforcing, and supportive
- Encourage employees to be accountable for their work and take ownership of what they do
- Demonstrate leadership and courage by making or supporting decisions that reflect the organizational mission and goals, even when the decision may be unpopular to some
- Demonstrate collaboration and conflict resolution skills with other departments and employees
- Help employees to see the value of developing their skills, and assist them in eliminating barriers to their development; encourage employees to step outside of their comfort zone to develop their skills
Provide meaningful, timely employee feedback and appraisals, and effectively address employee performance problems
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JOB SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS
Essential Job Functions, Duties, Responsibilities and Tasks Organizes, supervises, promotes, evaluates, coordinates, and develops programs and eventsTrains, supervises, and coordinates the work of part-time, temporary, contractual, and volunteer personnelProvides ongoing evaluation of activities, programs, and events for staff job performance, effectiveness, community needs, and quality of programsPromotes various art and recreation programs, using various methods including activity guides, web pages, community awareness, and marketing plansManages a team of staff to achieve department goals, which includes:
- Maintaining a team atmosphere
- Developing training expectations for staff to support personal and organizational growth
- Ensuring excellent communication with internal and external customers
- Ensures City SPIRIT values are incorporated into the daily culture of the workgroup
- Provides staff with positive and constructive feedback to create confidence and/or improve job performance
- Completes effective performance reviews in a timely manner
- Delegates and creates staff accountability for position duties
Guest Service
- Demonstrates an improvisational ability to handle internal and external conflict situations constructively and diplomatically
- Responds and handles guest concerns in a timely and positive manner, including comment cards, surveys, phone calls, etc.
- Keeps an open mind to different ideas, suggestions, and approaches to problem solving
- Follows the department's guest/host service philosophy
Serves as a professional ambassador of the department and the City by maintaining a professional image, exceptional public speaking skills, and a creative and energetic approachMaintains regular and punctual attendance
Other Duties and Responsibilities
- Monitors revenue and expenditures, and makes projections and adjustments as necessary
- Tracks personnel budget to keep within allotted resources
- Generates statistical reports
- Responsible for general record keeping
Incumbent is accountable for all duties of this job and other projects and responsibilities may be added at the City’s discretion.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS/PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS
Education, Experience, Skills, Formal Training, Licenses and Certifications
Required :
- A minimum of one (1) year of experience programming, organizing, supervising, developing, promoting, and implementing recreation programs in either a public sector/special district or in the private industry
- Supervisory experience
- High energy and passion for Parks, Recreation & Libraries
- A valid driver's license and safe driving record throughout employment
- CPR and standard First Aid and AED Certificate within 90 days of employment
Preferred :
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited four (4)-year college or university in recreation or a related field
Any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience, which would provide the required knowledge and skills, may be considered.
Physical Requirements
Work performed is physical in nature and involves sufficient physical strength and stamina:
- Frequent sitting, standing, and walking through a multilevel high use public facility; may run to address an emergency situation
- Frequent crouching/squatting, kneeling, and bending/twisting to perform inspections of recreation program equipment, including but not limited to vehicles
- Frequent balance, and reach overhead and below the shoulder as needed
- Frequent light and firm grasps to use program related equipment
- Occasional lifting of ten (10) pounds from floor to overhead to move equipment and supplies; occasional lifting of up to 75 pounds from floor to chest to assist in moving furniture, and equipment
- Work is performed in a public recreation facility and is physical in nature
WORKING CONDITIONS
Work is constantly performed indoors with occasional outdoor activity to supervise scheduled recreation activities and events. Indoor and outdoor work is performed in high use public recreation facilities, where loud noises and multiple events and activities at one time may cause a distraction. Exposure to periods of high activity and high stress under demanding conditions. This position requires a great deal of communication with City employees, the public and outside agencies.
Required Materials and Equipment
Personal computer, keyboards, calculators, telephones, mobile devices (e.g., tablets/smartphones), PA systems, copy machines, and other standard office equipment, gym floor covers, hand tools, AED, recreational equipment, gloves and pocket masks.
PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS
- Background checks will include employment references and criminal history, and when applicable, credit check, driver license record, and education verification
- Drug screen
- Physical exam
- Must be legally entitled to work in the United States
The City of Westminster, Colorado, is a drug free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity and aims to have its workforce reflect the community.
The City of Westminster offers a comprehensive benefit package including:
- Health and Dental
- Flexible Spending
- Pension/Retirement Plans
- Term Life Insurance
- Long-term Disability
- Survivor Benefits
- Wellness Program
- Leave program that provides for vacation, holidays, sick leave, major illness, on the job injury, and administrative reasons
- Career Development Program
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
For a more detailed overview of our Exempt and Administrative Officer benefit package:
Benefit Package
The City of Westminster does not participate in the Social Security system. In lieu of Social Security contributions, the city contributes to a 401(a) defined contribution plan on your behalf.
401(a) Contribution Rates:
Employee Mandatory Contribution: 11.5% of your base pay. Contributions are pre-tax and fully vested.
Employer Contribution: 12% of your base pay.
Employer Contribution Vesting Schedule
- Less than 3 years - 0%
- 3 to 4 years - 60%
- 4 to 5 years - 80%
- Over 5 years - 100%
- For employees age 55 and older, the employer contributions are 100% vested
The City of Westminster provides employees with innovative and practical ways to improve their commute through two key features, EcoPass and Commute Benefits powered by Commutrics. EcoPass provides unlimited trips on RTD's core transit services and Commute Rewards allows you to record your trips and get rewards based on your commute mode.
Closing Date/Time: 5/25/2026 8:30 AM Mountain
