Recreation Leader I (Programs)

City of Dothan, AL; Dothan (AL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Dothan, AL seeks a Full-Time Supervisor to manage and coordinate Leisure Services programs and city-wide events. You will research, develop, organize, and supervise activities for youth, adults, seniors, and therapeutic programs, ensuring compliance with laws and departmental goals.

Responsibilities include developing new events, evaluating program effectiveness, recruiting sponsors, and preparing communications and promotional materials.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of childcare principles and practices.
• Knowledge of facility maintenance principles.
• Knowledge of department policies and procedures.
• Skill in the safe operation of delivery vehicle.
• Skill in inventorying equipment and supplies.
• Skill in the custodial maintenance of public facilities.
• Skill in planning.
• Skill in decision making and problem solving.
• Skill in public and interpersonal relations.
• Skill in oral and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, implement and supervise new and assigned special events and programs for youth, adults, seniors, and/or therapeutics.
• Assist in coordinating summer camp programs and events and ensure compliance with laws, policies, regulations and departmental goals.
• Assist in coordinating afterschool programs and events and ensure compliance with laws, policies and departmental goals.
• Develop and implement new department events and programs meeting community needs.
• Evaluate program areas and suggest improvements as needed.
• Track services and generate operational reports.
• Research grant/funding opportunities and identify funding.
• Recruit sponsors to finance programs/events.
• Supervise and monitor programs to enforce rules and safety standards.
• Prepare news articles, press releases, calendar events, brochures, flyers and social posts.
• Coordinate recruitment and registration for events and programs.
• Recommend changes or expansions to programs/events.
• Supervise, train, hire and advise volunteers and seasonal staff.
• Prepare facilities for recreation events.

Skills

Childcare principles

Facility maintenance

Policies & procedures

Vehicle operation

Inventory management

Custodial maintenance

Planning

Decision making

Public relations

Communication skills

Job description

This is a full-time position responsible for supervisory work in the management and coordination of programs for Leisure Services. The incumbent is responsible for researching, developing, organizing, and supervising programs and city-wide special events.

• Plans, organizes, implements, and supervises new and assigned special events and programs (for youth, adults, senior adults, and/or therapeutics).
• Assists in coordinating, developing, organizing, and implementing summer camp programs and events and ensures events and programs follow all laws, policies, regulations, and departmental goals.
• Assists in coordinating, developing, organizing, and implementing afterschool programs and events and ensures events and programs follow all laws, policies, regulation, and departmental goals.
• Develops, recommends, coordinates, and implements new departmental special events, education and cultural related programs that meet community needs.
• Evaluates and assess the effectiveness of each programming area and implements improvements (within scope) as needed or provides recommendations to supervisor.
• Tracks program/event services provided to include monitoring results and providing operational reports as needed.
• Researches and investigates grant/funding opportunities for new program implementation and identifies available funding to improve current programs.
• Recruits sponsors to finance various programs and/or events.
• Supervises and monitors programs and activities to enforce and ensure rules and department/ safety standards are adhered.
• Prepares news articles, press releases, calendar events, brochures, advertisement flyers, social media posts and related public information/relation materials.
• Coordinates event and program recruitment and registration.
• Makes recommendations for changes and/or expansions to programs and events.
• Supervises, trains, hires, and advises volunteer personnel, part time, and seasonal employees.
• Cleans, maintains, and prepares the playground, community center facilities and/or event location for recreation events as scheduled.
• Performs related duties.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED BY THE POSITION

• Knowledge of childcare principles and practices.
• Knowledge of facility maintenance principles.
• Knowledge of department policies and procedures.
• Skill in the safe operation of delivery vehicle.
• Skill in inventorying equipment and supplies.
• Skill in the custodial maintenance of public facilities.
• Skill in planning.
• Skill in decision making and problem solving.
• Skill in public and interpersonal relations.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Ability to work at least eight (8) hours per day, forty (40) hours per week, or such hours as the City determines necessary to meet operational requirements.
• Ability to work overtime as the City determines necessary to meet operational requirements.
• Ability to work weekends and holidays as the City determines necessary to meet operational requirements.

SUPERVISORY CONTROLS

The Assistant Leisure Services Director (Programs & Athletics) and/or the Recreation Program Manager assign work in terms of general instructions. The supervisor observes and reviews work for compliance with procedures, accuracy, and the nature and propriety of the results.

GUIDELINES

Guidelines include relevant program/event guidelines, specific program, city, and department