MWR Community Recreation Director

China Lake Golf Course; Seal Beach (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

China Lake Golf Course seeks a capable program manager to oversee a diverse recreation program, ensuring compliance with Navy and DoD standards and local policies. You will develop SOPs, assist managers, and provide guidance across the recreation division.

The role requires overseeing budgets, staffing, and activities, monitoring contracts and MOUs, and maintaining safety and sanitation across facilities. Strong leadership and liaison skills with military and civilian partners are essential.

Qualifications

• Writes standard operating procedures (SOPs) and guides program planning.
• Ensures compliance with local Regional program policies and higher DoD instructions.
• Provides supervision and guidance to recreation division managers and staff.
• Plans, budgets, staffing, and performance evaluations.
• Ensures fire, safety, security and sanitation guidelines are met.

Responsibilities

• Develops and assists managers with writing SOPs.
• Runs and reviews recreation programs, ensuring alignment with policy and mission.
• Monitors contracts, MOUs, and program standards in the AOR.
• Advises managers on short/long range goals and business plan objectives.
• Evaluates programs using metrics and financial data to improve effectiveness.
• Provides on-site oversight and communicates issues to leadership.
• Manages staffing, scheduling, training, and performance for APF/NAF employees.
• Promotes Equal Employment Opportunity and Merit System Principles.
• Maintains funds and property accountability; may act as AO for purchases.
• Represents the department in meetings and liaises with military, regional and civilian partners.

Job description

• Responsible for the development, management, maintenance, planning, business plan, execution, and administration of a diverse recreation program. Develops and or assists managers with writing standard operating procedures. Ensures programs are in compliance with local Regional program policies, regulations, and procedures, and higher-level Navy and DoD instructions, regulations, and program standards; uses judgment in adapting guidelines for specific situations, methods and processes that may deviate from guidelines. Exercise authority and independent judgment in development of plans and solutions.
• Provides specific guidance regarding the maintenance of current and development of new programs to recreation division managers. Continuously reviews the overall assigned recreation programs for accomplishments; recommends and establishes new operational activities/subprograms in conjunction with activity managers. Monitors associated contracts, Memorandums of Agreement or Understanding (MOA/MOU) in Area of Responsibility (AOR).
• Solicits input from activity managers regarding internal short/long range goals, business plan objectives and program standards. Monitors various programs to ensure standards are met or exceeded. Routinely evaluates and reviews ongoing programs, and provides activity managers with guidance that may develop, adapt, modify, expand, or otherwise change the program activity to better meet the enhance the expected effectiveness of the programmed activity. Performs regular analysis of projected projects and programs; considering operating budget, staffing requirements, plans, trends, command mission and changing population. Provides onsite project oversight and ensures that approved plans are implemented, and notifies local and regional leadership of any issues or concerns that may arise. Finds and implements ways to eliminate or reduce significant bottlenecks and barriers to program execution, teamwork or use of established business practices. Uses metrics and financial data to make recommendations for any modifications to programs.
• Ensures all facilities and activities associated with the program meet established fire, safety, security and sanitation guidelines. Takes timely action to correct deficiencies through coordination with local agencies. Assists in planning and designing of construction and renovation projects.
• Provides day-to-day administrative and technical supervision of a workforce consisting of both Appropriated (APF) and Non-Appropriated fund (NAF) employees and acts as Rating Official (RO). Acts as Senior Rating Official (SRO) for activity managers in assigned AOR. Ensures approved staffing levels are maintained to support programs and operations in a cost effective manner. Plans work to be accomplished. Sets priorities and establishes schedules for work completion. Distributes and balances work based upon priority, skill requirements, and level of difficulty. Discusses work in progress, answering questions from team members concerning procedures, directives, policy, etc., as well as technical questions. Evaluates performance of subordinates and provides specific recommendations related to training needs, Responsible for training, supervising, scheduling and evaluating all employees within the branch. Participates in interviews and recommends selection for all new hires within the branch, initiates appropriate disciplinary action; hears and resolves complaints from employees. Assures equality in determining selection, assignment, training and promotion, disciple and incentive awards to employees. Recommends award or bonuses for supervisory and non-supervisory personnel and changes in position classification, subject to approval by higher level of supervisors. Controls attendance and leave ensuring adequate work force is available at all times to accomplish the mission. Routinely approves sick and annual leave.
• Actively supports and promotes all aspects of the Equal employment Opportunity Program and Affirmative Action Plan as directed by applicable laws and regulations, and to communicate this support to subordinates, minority groups and women. Ensures all laws and regulations concerning Merit System Principles and Prohibited Personnel Practices are adhered to.
• Maintains funds and property accountability for all APF and NAF fund equipment, supplies, resale funds, and inventories in AOR. Responsible for inventories conducted in accordance with applicable higher level regulatory guidelines. May act as an Approving Official (AO) for government purchase chard holders within AOR.
• Represents the department at meetings, conferences, etc. Cultivates a cooperative relations with the military, regional, and civilian community by maintaining liaison with private organizations, special interest groups, community groups, etc. Duties are performed to provide customer satisfaction and contribute positively to the success and profitability of the organization.