Recreation Services Manager
Recreation Services Manager
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$ 68498 - 89048
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Job Description
The City of Battle Creek (The City) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability genetic information marital status amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws. The City complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
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Description
The City of Battle Creek is looking for someone to perform work planning developing promoting and implementing the Citys recreation programs activities and events. Oversight of facilities/parks associated with assigned programs and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the general direction of the Recreation Director. Supervision is exercised over all personnel assigned within the programming function.
Candidates who meet the qualifications will be required to test on the following: Business Comprehension Reading Comprehension Proofreading and Work Use & Vocabulary.Examples of Duties
- Directs the development and planning coordinates delivery and evaluates all City recreation programs and activities consistent with organizational mission goals and objectives. Assesses the success of programs and activities through data collection and customer interaction prepares evaluation reports and makes recommendations for program improvements. Assists programmers executing activities events and community programs by managing logistics preparing facilities and ensuring proper equipment.
- Works directly with partner organizations to coordinate the delivery of recreation programs and activities as well as community-wide special events and festivals. Collaborates with maintenance and custodial staff to ensure all recreation facilities within program deliverables are clean safe and well-maintained.
- Prepares/ implements marketing and promotional strategies to communicate program opportunities and promote community engagement such as recreational program guides newspaper ads mass email and social media communications. Manages/ monitors departments daily website information and communications including social media activity.
- Gives speeches conducts classes and represents the department at community events promoting services.
- Recruits and provides oversight to assigned staff as well as seasonal/temporary/volunteer workers; plans and organizes workloads and staff assignments organizes staff training reviews progress evaluates employee performance and directs changes as needed.
- Supports annual budget planning; prepares annual budget requests for assigned areas; manages/ monitors budget revenues and expenses; implements cost control strategies as needed. Assists in writing and administering grants. Manage and administer program related contracts and partnership agreements.
- Assures compliance with established departmental and city policies and procedures.
- Researches and seeks additional program partners and new user groups as well as sponsorship programs.
- Services coordinates and provides supervision for groups and group rentals of recreation facilities.
Typical Qualifications
- Bachelors degree with coursework in business or public administration parks and recreation administration or related field.
- 3-5 years experience providing recreational services.
- 1 year in program management and program staff supervision.
Special Requirements:- Valid drivers license in the State of Michigan.
Supplemental Information
Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:
This work is sedentary and requires little to no exertion of force; work regularly requires sitting bending reaching hand dexterity (grasping holding keyboarding repetitive movements) reading writing eye-hand coordination seeing (near and/or far color depth field of vision) hearing using the telephone contact with government officials and the general public working overtime and working inside and alone.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
