Athletics Facility Manager (Parks)

City of Arlington; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 62,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Arlington is seeking a qualified leader to plan, direct, organize, and schedule staff and multiple facilities to support youth and adults athletics programs.

This position oversees budgets, payroll, purchasing, and program development, ensuring cost recovery and quality service across leagues, classes, camps, and events.

Responsibilities include hiring and supervising staff and volunteers, managing facilities, and presenting to management and community groups.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of principles and rules of facility operations and athletics programming.
• Knowledge of supervision techniques to plan, assign, coordinate, direct, and monitor personnel (including volunteers) and programs.
• Knowledge of basic marketing and promotional strategies.
• Knowledge of ADA and its effect on sports programs.
• Knowledge of administering athletic programs and events and related budgeting.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Skill in office management principles.
• Skill in managing multiple tasks.
• Ability to determine facility maintenance and upkeep requirements.
• Ability to operate a motorized vehicle and lift 50 lbs.
• Willingness to work evenings, weekends, and outdoors.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, organize, and schedule staff and multiple facilities to accommodate youth and adult athletics leagues, tournaments, events, classes, camps, and programs.
• Direct and manage staff and volunteers at program venues to ensure safety and customer satisfaction.
• Develop and manage program services, budgets, payroll, and purchasing to meet cost-recovery targets.
• Determine facility and program needs based on feedback and deploy actions to address deficiencies.
• Hire, train, supervise, and evaluate staff and volunteers; oversee volunteer coaches.

Skills

Facility operations

Supervision

Budget management

Customer service

Microsoft Office

Communication

Facilities planning

Leadership

Problem solving

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Parks and Recreation

Recreation Administration

Physical Education

Leisure Services

Management or related field

Job description

SALARY

$61,733.50 - $77,166.85

JOB SUMMARY

Under general direction, this position is responsible for the planning, directing, organizing and scheduling of staff and multiple facilities to accommodate the youth and adults athletics programs.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Plan, direct, organize, and schedule staff and multiple facilities to accommodate a wide variety of youth and adult athletics leagues, tournaments, special events, classes, camps and other programs involving various recreational and competitive sports on a community wide basis; and, the ability to instruct officiate classes or leagues as required.
• Direct and manage employee and volunteer resources at various indoor/outdoor program venues to ensure customer safety and satisfaction.
• Develop program services and to prepare, track and reconcile annual budgets to ensure that cost recovery targets are met; and, the ability to manage financial related processes and procedures involving payroll and purchasing.
• Determine and recommend maintenance and capital improvement solutions, determine facility and programmatic needs based on customer comments and preferences and deploy appropriate action in response to any deficiencies.
• Select, hire, train, direct, and evaluate full-time and part-time subordinates, set work standards, monitor work progress and inspect work upon completion; and, the ability to monitor and direct volunteer coaches during sports programming.

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Operate integrative computer systems involving the City’s Purchasing system, HRIS system, and financial system; and, the ability to analyze and report on key budgetary and program measures.
• Solve problems through the use and application of various process improvement tools and methods; and, the ability to facilitate process teams to develop and recommend improvements.
• Ability to effectively determine program marketing and logistics; and, the ability to prepare and facilitate presentations to management, citizen groups, and committee groups, boards, and corporate venues.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Knowledge of principles and rules of facility operations and athletics programming.
• Knowledge of techniques of supervision to plan, assign, coordinate, direct, and monitor personnel (including volunteers) and programs.
• Knowledge of basic marketing and promotional strategies.
• Knowledge of ADA and its effect on sports programs.
• Knowledge of the principles, practices, and methods of administering athletic programs and events.
• Knowledge of the rules and regulations of sports officiating on a local, state, and national level.
• Knowledge of budgetary principles as applied to athletics.
• Skill in effective oral and written communication.
• Skill in office management principles.
• Skill in managing multiple tasks.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other city employees, athletic agencies and local citizens.
• Skill in advance usage of Microsoft Office applications.
• Skill in determining facility maintenance repair and upkeep requirements.
• Ability to determine customer needs and facilitate solutions to customer service requests.
• Ability to plan, organize, and evaluate sports programs at all levels.
• Ability to plan, organize, train, develop, evaluate and monitor employees and volunteers.
• Ability to operate a motorized vehicle. Ability to lift and exert forces equivalent to 50 lbs.
• Ability to perform a variety of physical skills, including but not limited to: seeing, sorting, carrying, filing, holding, squatting, standing, bending, stooping, walking and writing.
• Ability to operate a variety of office equipment, including but not limited to, a personal computer and associated software applications, calculator, telephone, and copier.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, and in an outdoor environment.

QUALIFYING EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks and Recreation, Recreation Administration, Physical Education, Leisure Services, Management or related field, plus 2 years directly related experience to include a minimum of 1 year supervisory experience.
• Equivalent combination of education and/or experience is acceptable.
• Valid Texas Driver License, Class C.
• CPR certification must be obtained within 6 months of employment, and must be maintained during the incumbent’s employment duration in this position.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENING:

• Criminal Background Check
• Drug & Alcohol testing
• Motor Vehicle Review (MVR)
• Physical & Human Performance Evaluation (HPE)

City of Arlington is an Equal Opportunity Employer.