Community Services Coordinator

Charlottecountyfl; Port Charlotte (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Charlotte County is seeking a dynamic Community Programs Coordinator to plan and lead recreation, historical and community programs and events. You’ll supervise staff, build partnerships, manage logistics, and help create meaningful experiences for the public.

Ideal candidates have an associate degree and at least two years in historic preservation, cultural education, recreation, or athletics, plus strong communication and budget skills.

Qualifications

• An equivalent combination of relevant training, education and experience.
• Associate’s degree or two years of relevant program experience in recreation, historic preservation, or cultural education.
• Strong communication, budgeting, and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver engaging community, recreation, and historical programs and events.
• Build partnerships with schools, organizations, and community groups; manage logistics and budgets.
• Lead outreach through marketing, social media, and public engagement; ensure quality customer service.
• Support exhibits, operations, and daily administrative functions; supervise staff and volunteers.

Skills

Community engagement

Program planning

Staff supervision

Budget management

Marketing and outreach

Effective communication

Education

Associate’s degree

Two years of relevant experience in recreation/historic programs

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Bring your passion for community engagement to a role where you’ll plan and lead dynamic programs, events, and activities that connect people of all ages. You’ll take the lead in organizing exciting recreation and historical offerings, supervise and develop staff, and help create meaningful experiences for the public. If you enjoy working with diverse groups, thinking creatively, and making a positive impact through well‑run programs and events, this is your opportunity to shine.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Coordinate and deliver engaging community, recreation, and historical programs and events; build strong partnerships with schools, organizations, and community groups; manage program logistics, budgets, and revenue activities; lead outreach efforts through marketing, social media, and public engagement; and provide excellent customer service while supporting exhibits, operations, and daily administrative functions.

Education and Experience

An equivalent combination of relevant training, education and experience:

• Associate’s degree
• Two (2) years of relevant experience specific to the position in either historic preservation, cultural education, physical education recreation, or athletics.

Licenses and/or Certificates

• Must maintain a valid driver's license.

• Knowledge of departmental policies, plans, and procedures.
• Knowledge of modern office practices, plans, and procedures.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other job-related computer programs and software applications.
• Knowledge of event management including marketing, operations, safety, budget, box-office operations and financial reporting of large venues.
• Knowledge of and ability to coordinate multiple events at various planning stages simultaneously.
• Knowledge of the rules, techniques, and equipment requirements for various types of recreation or historical activities for all ages.
• Knowledge and understanding of activities in a community historical or recreation program, including facilities.
• Knowledge of the objectives and activities of social recreational or historical programs.
• Knowledge of modern governmental office practices, procedures, equipment, and standard clerical and accounting techniques.
• Experience in, and ability to plan, organize, and monitor small-scale social and leisure activities, and/or planning, developing, promoting and producing large, profit‑making events in a setting that serves an attendance from 1,000 to 10,000, depending upon assignment.
• Supervisory experience in recruiting volunteer seasonal staff and building teamwork to produce large events.
• Analytical and research skills.
• Skill in effective communication, both orally and in writing.
• Skill in prioritizing and organizing work.
• Skill in the use of office equipment such as a computer, multi-line telephone system, scanner, fax machine, and copier.
• Ability to exercise judgment and discretion in applying and interpreting department rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to maintain discipline and to solve disciplinary problems.
• Ability to contribute effectively to the accomplishment of team or work unit goals, objectives, and activities.
• Ability to make recommendations and to use resourcefulness and tact in solving new problems.
• Ability to plan, organize, direct, and appraise the work of assigned personnel.
• Ability to prepare effective correspondence on routine matters and to perform routine administrative functions without referral to supervisor.
• Ability to ascertain priorities and meet deadlines and objectives.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and reports.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to provide internal/external guidance and customer assistance via all forms of communication.
• Ability to use computers for data entry, word processing, and/or accounting purposes.
• Ability to author reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with managers, service providers, other employees, and the general public.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Stooping, crouching, walking, pulling, hearing, seeing up close, seeing far away, kneeling, reaching, talking, standing, finger movement, repetitive motions. Frequent lifting up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work is performed in a relatively safe, and secure work environment. Work is performed indoors and outdoors and can be exposed to temperamental changes (e.g., warehouses, covered loading docks, garages, etc.) or irate customers, extreme noise, odors, heights and/or dust.

RISK/SAFETY CONDITIONS

The position requires some exposure or risk related to physical and/or mental health and safety (e.g., exposure to environmentally hazardous material, heavy equipment, assault and battery, communicable disease, etc.).

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.

Charlotte County is an Aff… Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.