Administrative Supervisor (Aquatics Division/Austin Parks and Recreation)
locations
Public Pools Generic Address
time type
Full time
job requisition id
JR105339
About This Position
Job Description
Administrative Supervisor
Purpose:
Responsible for supervising and coordinating the daily activities, operations, and personnel in clerical and administrative support functions.
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:
- Coordinates and ensures adherence to quality standards, deadlines and proper procedures of work performed by office, administrative, or customer service employees.
- Provides employees with guidance in handling difficult or complex problems and in resolving escalated complaints or disputes.
- Interprets and communicates work procedures and policies and procedures to staff and assures compliance.
- Responds to and resolves sensitive inquiries and complaints, and issues from both internal and external sources. Interprets policies and procedures and recommends appropriate courses of action.
- Acts in a liaison capacity with other departments, divisions, and organizations.
- Prepares and presents comprehensive and detailed reports by compiling, reviewing, and analyzing data; provides written and/or oral reports. Works on multiple/diverse complex issues requiring advanced knowledge and experience.
- Develops and monitors budget.
- Monitors projects performance and timelines.
Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:
- Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities including selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Knowledge of the daily operations of the area supported.
- Knowledge of supervisory and managerial techniques and principles.
- Knowledge of city practice, policy and procedures.
- Knowledge of applicable processes, techniques and methods.
- Knowledge of fiscal planning and budget preparation.
- Skill in oral and written communication.
- Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing.
- Skill in using computers and related software applications.
- Skill in data analysis and problem solving.
- Skill in planning and organizing.
- Ability to work with frequent interruptions and changing priorities.
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with city employees and the public.
- Ability to conduct research, identifying and analyzing trends, including root cause analysis.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Graduation with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited four (4) year college or university with major coursework in Business, Public Administration or in a field related to the job, plus four (4) years of professional experience in staff support functions such as personnel, purchasing, or finance, (2) two years of which were in a lead or supervisory capacity.
- Master's Degree may substitute for required experience up to a maximum of two (2) years.
- Experience or education may substitute up to the maximum of four (4) years.
Licenses and Certifications Required:
None.
Preferred Qualifications/Experience:
- Experience in managing administrative staff in a fast-paced environment while addressing the public, vendors, stakeholders, and contractors.
- Experience managing calendars, technical writing, editing memos, tracking assignments, and working with multiple departments and priorities.
- Experience managing aquatic related sites with administrative support for timekeeping, projects and tasks as assigned by the Division Manager.
- Experience as a liaison for the employer between different organizational units, communities, stakeholders and diverse populations, including researching, responding to, and resolving complaints with other Managers, employees and the public.
- Experience providing customer and community outreach services to the public.
Preferred Skills:
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office to include Word, Excel, Teams and Outlook, including possessing strong oral and writing skills, developing spreadsheets and presentations, and completing research projects.
- Proficiency with entering and completing time entry in a timekeeping system such as UKG or similar system.
- Demonstrated experience in planning and organizing, including coordinating calendars for multiple sites, and effectively managing frequent interruptions and changing priorities.
- Ability to fluently communicate (reading, writing, speaking) in English and Spanish.
Other:
- Ability to travel to more than one work location.