Program Coordinator; Community Centers

Overview

THE POSITION This position coordinates various social and recreational activities for the Community Centers programs. The Program Coordinator will be responsible for developing, implementing, and facilitating programs that reflect the needs and interests of the surrounding community. This includes youth and teen summer camps, after school programs, wellness activities, senior services, special events, and facility operations. This position is also responsible for supervising non-career-level staff and providing support for facility operations.

The ideal candidate will have the following knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Leadership experience in recreational settings, serving participants of all ages and abilities
• Understanding of parks and recreation best practices, including program registration software and operational systems
• Building strong community partnerships with stakeholders, service providers, and local organizations
• Applying person centered enrichment strategies to support individualized experiences within group program environments

To coordinate and direct recreation, educational enrichment, child care, special events, or other special community programs and activities in a facility or site, or to coordinate and direct a City-wide program or service in a special programming area.

Direction is provided by a higher-level professional or management position. Responsibilities may include the direct or indirect supervision of lower-level positions.

The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all the listed duties and/or may be required to perform related duties as needed.

• Plan, organize, coordinate, and direct various recreation, educational enrichment, child care, special events, youth development, youth employment, or other community service activities and programs at neighborhood recreation, sports, or community facilities.
• Design, evaluate, and recommend continuance, modification, or cancellation of recreation, educational, child care, special events, and community service activities and programs.
• Determine facility, equipment, scheduling, and staffing requirements for programs and events.
• Coordinate departmental activities with related activities of other departments or outside agencies and groups.
• Determine needs and priorities of neighborhoods/customers and plan programs consistent with those needs and priorities.
• Provide information and referrals to the neighborhoods/customers concerning available programs, including the development and distribution of brochures, flyers, and other promotional materials.
• Provide workshop instruction and in-service training for lower-level staff.
• Prepare and maintain written reports, records, and memorandums related to assigned programs or facilities.
• Prepare and compile materials for obtaining grant funds.
• Coordinate and conduct part-time and seasonal recruitments.
• Make oral presentations to various groups and/or boards.
• Develop and coordinate fund-raising events.
• Supervise recreation leaders, volunteers, and other assigned personnel in activities.
• Manage and operate a sports facility or a neighborhood community center.
• Respond to inquiries from the public and other agencies.
• Interview, select, evaluate, and oversee participants and activities related to the program.
• Perform related duties as required.

Knowledge of:

• Recreation, educational enrichment, child care, special events, youth development or employment, or other community service activities, such as aquatics, sports, games, arts, crafts, dramatics, music, or other special community programs.
• Principles of supervision and training.
• First aid and safety practices.
• English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Common computer software packages.
• Organization, procedures, and operating details of the department.
• Facilities, equipment, and staffing needed to provide recreation, educational enrichment, child care, special events, or special community services to the community.

• Read, write, and speak the English language at a level necessary for efficient job performance.
• Organize and direct a variety of recreation, youth development or employment, educational enrichment, child care, special events, or special community service activities and programs.
• Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Keep records and prepare reports.
• Express and relate ideas clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Plan, assign, coordinate, schedule, and supervise the work of lower-level personnel.
• Speak before groups.
• Develop program-related policies and procedures.
• Compile and prepare grant funding request materials.

Two years of leadership experience in a recreational, educational, youth development, child care, special events, or community service setting, which included responsibilities such as organizing and providing general guidance…