Recreation Coordinator

Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

Hiring Range: $63,242.00 - $73,203.00/annually

Work Day/

Hours:

8:30 am - 5:30 pm Monday-Friday with some evenings and weekends.

A nationally accredited team of passionate professionals devoted to building better lives and a better community through the power of parks and recreation. Our talented team at Durham Parks and Recreation is devoted to community service and provides a diverse range of programs, services, opportunities, and experiences while being united through our core pillars of creating equitable economic impacts; advancing conservation;

rejuvenating health and wellness; enhancing quality of life and sustaining social equity.

This position is devoted to providing recreation, programming and activities and management of recreational facilities. Serves as the formal supervisor of a recreation services function overseeing Recreation Specialists and part-time staff. Decision-making involves assisting the Recreation Services Analyst in developing, implementing, and supervising a range of recreation programs and services.

Responsible for assessing current needs; conducting community surveys; coordinating program development and staff performing that development; developing recreation and program plans; identifying and contracting with vendors; overseeing facility operations; hiring, training, supervising and evaluating staff; overseeing front desk operations; processing facility rental contracts; marketing programs; organizing volunteers; evaluating programs and making modifications; monitoring budgets; providing customer service; maintaining inventory of supplies and equipment;

assuring facility cleanliness and preparing reports.

Supervises support staff including conducting performance evaluations, coordinating training, and implementing hiring, discipline, and termination procedures.

• Supervises recreation programs and events; develops program or event plans and schedules; assesses community needs through surveys and other tools; supervises staff and volunteers, including planning, assigning, and evaluating work; evaluates programs and makes modifications; audits recreation facility operations and updates operating policies and procedures; and monitors program or facility expenditures.
• Supervises facility usage and scheduling operations; ensures facility safety and cleanliness; assesses program and event needs and facility capacity; monitors supply inventories and ensures adequacy; identifies and contracts with vendors, gathering quotes and bids, ordering supplies, and ensuring that procurement activities comply with City policies and procedures.
• Prepares, reviews, processes, and/or maintains reports, records, work orders, and other documentation; processes rental contracts; maintains databases; processes invoices, payments, purchase orders and deposits; enters, compiles, and reconciles data; prepares information reports; and proofs work for accuracy and completeness.
• Oversees program and/or facility customer service; responds to and resolves escalated customer service issue; responds to inquiries, concerns, and complaints from residents, contractors, vendors, community groups, City departments, and/or external agencies; and facilitates and promotes programs and events.

Position Specific Responsibilities Might Include

• Developing, implementing, and promoting recreation programs, planning program logistics, organizing program schedules, and purchasing equipment.
• Preparing recreational program plans, reports, and related documentation.
• Inspecting program or event sites and performing related quality assurance duties.
• Serving on committees, attending meetings and performing community outreach and engagement.
• Coordinating facility management operations for assigned facilities.
• Supervising staff, to include planning, assigning, and evaluating work, and implementing hiring, discipline, and termination procedures.
• Coordinating facility usage operations.
• Coordinating with vendors and contractors.
• Processing rental contracts.
• Providing customer service.
• Promoting facility…