Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Salary
Rate:
Range $49,094.46 - $73,641.69
Work Schedule
On-call
Weekend Shifts
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Retirement Plan
Paid Time Off
Life insurance
Employee assistance program
Job Description
The City of Seminole is a vibrant community known for its commitment to providing high-quality recreational services to its residents. The city's Recreation Department plays a crucial role in enhancing the quality of life through diverse athletic and recreational programs designed for people of all ages and abilities. The department is dedicated to fostering a healthy, active lifestyle by offering a wide range of sports and leisure activities, including youth and adult leagues, special needs programs, and innovative initiatives like Esports. With a strong emphasis on community engagement and positive experiences, the Recreation Department operates within the framework of city... Show More
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in recreation program coordination or sports management
- Ability to work evenings and weekends as required
- Valid driver’s license
- Ability to be contacted by telephone for call-out after hours
- Knowledge of City codes and departmental policies
- Ability to enforce athletic league rules
- Strong leadership and team-building skills
- Ability to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally
- Commitment to maintaining professional appearance standards
- Willingness to perform emergency tasks during local emergencies
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in recreation management, sports administration, physical education, or related field
- Experience coordinating and managing sports or recreational programs
- Strong organizational and supervisory skills
- Knowledge of municipal recreation program operations
- Ability to manage budgets and financial processes
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience in marketing and public relations
- Ability to work evenings and weekends
- Proficiency with recreation management software
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and problem-solve effectively
- Experience working with volunteers and diverse community groups
Job Duties
- Demonstrate, practice, and enforce all departmental/divisional policies and procedures and the City’s policies and procedures
- Schedules and coordinates long-term and short-term recreation and leisure goals and objectives as pertaining to City Recreation Programs and services
- Plans, coordinates, staffs, schedules, supervises, and evaluates all Recreation Athletic programs, as assigned, including Youth, Adult, and Special Needs athletics, sport development programs, and Esports Programs
- Evaluates operations and activities of assigned responsibilities for desired effectiveness
- recommends appropriate improvements and modifications
- prepares various related reports on operations and activities
- Prepares activity reports, program evaluations, and attendance reports
- Maintains good rapport with participants and the community to determine Division needs and overall goals
- Acts as the Department liaison between Athletics groups, including informal special interest groups such as pickleball, 18+ basketball, etc
- Collaborates, develops, and implements effective marketing and promotional items, including preparing flyers, brochures, social media, press releases, and website updates regarding the Division
- Plans, coordinates, and schedules gym use
- Plans, assigns, supervises, trains, and evaluates the work of full-time, part-time, seasonal, contractual employees, and volunteer staff
- Ability to manage and motivate assigned personnel to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of the delivery of all services by the Department and to promote team unity
- Provides for the screening, selection, evaluation, training, and supervision of contractual instructors, volunteers, and recreation interns as assigned
- Ensures Department employees are cognizant of creating good public relations in the performance of their duties and perform their assigned tasks accordingly
- Strives to maximize effective communications between assigned personnel, other employees throughout the City, and the general public
- Assists other Division employees with questions and problems, on a day-to-day basis to ensure the maximum effectiveness and efficiency of the overall operations of the Department
- Courteously greets the public both in person and on the telephone and answers questions and provides information as appropriate
- Receives and investigates complaints from citizens and program users and recommends corrective action as necessary to resolve complaints
- Processes fees through recreation software, reconciles nightly deposits as needed, and processes purchase orders and invoices
- Participates in the preparation of the Division's budget and the administration of the budget throughout the fiscal year
- Assist in securing sponsorship funding for Athletic Leagues
- Performs other job-related duties that are consistent with assigned Division responsibilities
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Mid Level (3-7 years)
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