Description

Position Summary 
This position is responsible for the overall coordination of recreational programs and activities, including developing, implementing, and managing for the Montrose Recreation District (MRD). This role includes overseeing and coordinating the day-to-day operations of recreational facilities/programs, including sports, general interests, leisure activities, outdoor recreation, enrichment, field trips, and special events. It may also include in-house and contracted services and community collaborations. The position also involves managing staff, volunteers, and program participants, ensuring that programs are engaging, inclusive, and safe.
 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The following are examples of primary duties assigned to this position. Other related duties may be assigned.

Management/Programming:

• Recruits, hires, trains, supervises, leads, assigns, evaluates, reviews, and supports recreation staff, instructors, and volunteers for designated program areas.
• Provide staff orientation and training to enhance employees’ performance.
• Provide all administrative oversight for designated program area. 
• Manages all program areas by planning, organizing, coordinating, promoting, and implementing recreation programs and provides support for all MRD programming.
• Keeps abreast of and applies current trends in the industry for designated program area.
• Collaborates with community interests and organizations to enhance community offerings. 

 Training/Safety:

• Responsible for reviewing and completing incident/accident forms and submitting forms to the administrative team.
• Provides regular safety training for MRD Full-time and Core employees as appropriate.
• Provides monthly in-services and training for employees in designated program area.
• Maintains their own certifications and ensures employees are properly certified.
• Monitors and ensures patrons' and employees’ safety.
• Complies with applicable rules and laws, and maintains records necessary for compliance. (E.g. health code: prepare aquatic facilities for inspection, maintain inspection records.)

Administration:

• Implements policies and procedures, including operations and emergency procedures for all MRD employees.
• Establishes and enforces MRD policies and procedures relating to programs and facilities.
• Maintains operational paperwork, including attendance reports, chemical testing, employee certifications, lesson records, program evaluations, financial reports, and others as necessary.
• Monitors employees’ timecards and submits payroll to Human Resources.
• Assists in developing marketing and promotional themes, strategies, and materials to promote programs and activities for MRD’s Activity Guide and other means.
• Assists in employee enhancement committees, which may be continuous or ad-hoc.

Budget:

• Responsible for purchasing and inventorying facilities’/program supplies and equipment.
• Develops, monitors, and projects budget requests associated with facilities/program operations.  
• Ensures that purchases comply with the appropriated budget.
• Makes recommendations for future capital improvements. 
• Identifies potential grants to generate revenue and assists in writing and submitting proposals.

 Position Competencies

• Ability to plan, implement, and evaluate various programs. 
• Knowledge of safety protocols, emergency procedures, and risk management to ensure a safe environment.
• Ability to supervise, train, and mentor staff to maintain high performance standards.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to interact with staff, participants, and external stakeholders.
• Managing budgets and resources for programs and ensuring cost-effective use of resources.
• Knowledge of and adherence to local, state, and federal regulations related to and including health codes, safety standards, and accessibility guidelines.
• Ensuring the cleanliness, upkeep, and safety of programs and facilities.
• Reporting on work projects, processes, systems, and outcomes.
• Effective communication, both written and verbal that may include presentations, informal and formal dialogue, and navigating language translation
• Staff engagement that enables a strong team orientation and positive outcomes, with the ability to work across employee committees and structures that include co-workers of differing perspectives
• Customer service founded in a passion to serve others, to understand the diverse needs of internal and external customers, and to create experiences and deliver services that exceed expectations, and abilities to reconcile differences to produce successful outcomes.
• Mission-vision-values orientation that supports the organization and community first and personal gains and needs in support of those
• Time and work productivity management, with the ability and desire to use digital tools for organizational and individual information and teamwork, as well as requires self-direction and motivation.
• Cultural competence to effectively interact, work, and develop meaningful relationships with people of diverse perspectives and backgrounds.
• Project management, including planning, scoping, assembling and managing teams, managing multiple moving parts, and evaluating.
• Effective evaluation activities, data collection, and analysis.
• Policy development is grown with a deliberate focus on comprehensive public policy framework, understanding participant and community needs, and formalizing structure to act within  community recreation assessments.
• The ability to conduct needs assessments, identify opportunities, strategize and mobilize to set and achieve objectives, and continuously evaluate and adapt new strategies toward program delivery.
• Computer software fluidity – proficiencies in Word, Excel, Google, PowerPoint, social media, website maintenance, registration/reservation and work order software
• Promotes/facilitates user benefits and experiences.

Work Environment
       

• Office environment with work being conducted indoor and outdoor, which includes travel from facility to facility.
• Hours will include seasonal variations, with evening, weekend, and holiday hours likely and expected. 
• Extensive public contact. 
• Required to utilize their personal vehicle with mileage reimbursement. 
• Required to have a cell phone with part of the monthly service cost provided.

Requirements

Physical demands

• Primary functions may require maintaining the physical condition necessary for walking, standing, or sitting for prolonged periods. This position will also require moderate to heavy lifting on occasion and work in indoor and outdoor facilities.
• Specific role assignments require the ability to maintain mandated certification(s), especially for emergency situations, or to conduct lessons and activities and will be required to demonstrate techniques to staff or participants.
• The Coordinator must demonstrate certain physical fitness levels to lead others in executing required actions, and be prepared for and to respond directly to emergencies, such as water rescues, participant health emergencies, and incidents in the program/facility area. This might include reacting quickly to a potential drowning or injury situation, which could involve pulling someone from the pool or administering CPR.

 Travel required

•  While performing the duties of the job, the employee is frequently required to attend a variety of meetings, activities, and events held at all MRD locations. Efficient and effective transportation to and from all MRD facilities is required. 

Required education and experience

• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in recreation, physical education, management, marketing, or public administration.
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• A minimum of two (2) years supervising recreation programming programs.
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• A combination of education and experience which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of this position.
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• Prior work experience in recreation operations/programs.

License and Certification

• Possession of a valid driver’s license.
• The possession of or ability to obtain CPR/AED and First Aid Certificate
• Certified Parks and Recreation Professional, preferred 

Benefits Included

• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits. PERA employer and 401K contribution options. Paid time off (PTO) in addition to 10 paid holidays, and a family membership to the Community Recreation Center.