Assistant Park Manager | Rhodius Park

City of Indianapolis and Marion County; Belmont (IN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Indianapolis and Marion County seeks an Assistant Park Manager to oversee programs, facilities, and personnel at a designated park in the Park Manager's absence.

You will assist in developing recreational programs across aquatics, sports, arts, youth/family, seniors, and special needs, and in managing budgets, contracts, and partnerships. You may travel to multiple locations and coordinate a volunteer advisory council.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or four years experience in Recreation or related field.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Customer service oriented and able to work independently.
• Licenses/Certifications: CPR and First Aid Teaching Certificate; Indiana Public Passengers Chauffeurs License; NYSCA Clinician Certification; CPRP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage programs, services, facilities, and personnel at a designated park location in the absence of the Park Manager.
• Assist in designing and implementing recreational programs in core service areas: aquatics, sports/fitness, arts, youth/family, seniors, special needs, and day camp.
• Assist development and management of budgets, contracts, and partnerships for the park.
• Oversee and coordinate a volunteer park advisory council.
• Assist in training and professional development of on-site personnel.
• Assess community recreational needs and plan, design, implement, and evaluate programs at the location.
• Interact with a volunteer advisory council representing neighborhood/user groups.
• Assist in recruiting, hiring, training, evaluating, and advising on-site personnel, volunteers, and contractors.
• Develop budgetary needs for recreation services and monitor spending/revenue to meet goals.
• Assist in purchasing supplies/equipment and monitoring park resources improvements.
• Ensure adherence to department policy and procedure and manage customer service relations and communications with the public.
• Handle customer inquiries/complaints and staff training on customer service skills.
• Responsible for proper collection and depositing of revenues.
• This list may be expanded as needed by management.

Skills

Exceptional written and oral comms

Customer service oriented

Work under general supervision

Self-motivated and dependable

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Recreation or related field

Four years experience in Recreation or related field

Job description

Position is responsible for the overall management of programs, services, facilities, and personnel at designated park location in the absence of the Park Manager. Work related activities may incorporate all facets of recreational programming and service delivery.

Assists in designing and implementing recreational programs in the core service areas of aquatics, sports and fitness, the arts, youth and family programs, seniors, special needs and day camp programs, may have aquatic duties depending on the park location.

Assists in the development and management of all fiscal resources, contracts and partnerships for the park.

Oversees and assists in coordinating a volunteer community park advisory council.

Assists the Manager in the training and professional development of personnel at park location.

Assists in the assessment of the recreational needs of the community, plans, designs, implement's and evaluates programs and services at location.

Interacts with a volunteer advisory council representative of the neighborhood and user groups to the park facility.

Assists in recruiting, hiring, training, evaluating, and advising on-site personnel, volunteers and contractors.

Assists in the development of the budgetary needs of the recreation services to be provided.

Projects, monitors and adjusts spending and revenue to best meet the goals and performance measurements of the park location.

Participates in the ordering and purchasing of supplies, materials and equipment for the park location.

Assists in monitoring and evaluating needed improvements, repairs, or changes to the resources of the park location to best meet the needs of the community.

Assists in coordinating the training and monitoring of adherence to department policy and procedure at park location.

Assists in managing the customer service relations at the park location including all forms of communication with the public, marketing of programs and service.

Processes customer inquires and complaints, training and monitoring on site staff related to customer service skills.

Responsible for proper collection and depositing of revenues.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time.

Bachelor's Degree or four (4) years experience (or equivalent combination of education & experience) in Recreation or related field. Ability to work productively under general supervision. Must be self-motivated and dependable. Must have exceptional written and oral communication skills. Must be customer service oriented. Licenses/Certifications required: Ability to obtain: CPR and First Aid Teaching Certificate, Indiana Public Passengers Chauffeurs License, NYSCA Clinician Certification and Prefer CPRP (Certified Parks & Recreation Professional).

Assistant Park Managers are assigned to the park location as a primary work location. Work hours may include holidays, weekends and evenings. Assistant Park Managers will be expected to travel to various locations for work related activities. Assistant Park Managers may be in working environments that are very isolated (i.e. they are the only staff on site at a particular time). Assistant Park Managers are on-call on a 24 hours, 7 days a week.