Recreation Manager

Tampa Hispanic Heritage, Inc; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 101,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

Tampa Hispanic Heritage, Inc. seeks an experienced administrator to oversee city-wide Recreation, Senior, Teen, Nature, and Arts Centers and their programs.

You will manage staffing, budgeting, programming, and coordination to deliver high-quality services across multiple facilities. The role requires strong leadership, change management experience, and proven ability to plan, problem-solve, and make timely decisions in line with city and department policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in public administration, parks and recreation administration or a related field.
• 3+ years of progressively responsible experience in public or parks and recreation administration in a supervisory or managerial capacity.

Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes, and manages day-to-day operations, usage, work activities, and budget activities of Recreation, Senior, Teen, Nature, and Arts Centers; including staffing, scheduling, programming, marketing, maintenance, revenue and expense management, and work processes.
• Supervises recreation facilities employees including hiring, training, scheduling, development, evaluation, promotion, and discipline of subordinate staff.
• Ensures compliance with applicable safety, maintenance, and programming standards/requirements for all centers.
• Inspects, evaluates, coordinates and oversees repair, renovation or replacement of facilities and equipment.
• Serves as a liaison to and coordinates with outside organizations; attends public meetings; represents the department; maintains contact with City agencies to facilitate operations.
• Prepares reports and correspondence.
• Maintains and enhances professional knowledge and skills.
• Provides assistance in the preparation of the department’s budget and in determining department policies and procedures.

Skills

Public administration

Team leadership

Public speaking

Budgeting

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in public administration / parks and recreation administration or related field

Job description

Salary $48.66 - $76.34/hour; $8,434.40 - $13,232.27/month; $101,212.80 - $158,787.20/year

This is highly responsible work in managing Recreation, Senior, Teen, Nature,Art Centers and associated programs.

Nature Of Work

Under administrative direction, an employee in this class is responsible forthe efficient city wide management of Recreation Centers and programs;Senior Centers and programs, Teen Centers and programs, Nature Centerand programs, and Arts Centers and programs. Work is of considerabledifficulty and requires: experience in change management; the ability toplan, problem solve, work independently as well as within a teamatmosphere, and make appropriate, timely decisions based on city anddepartment policies and needs. Work requires the appropriate application ofskill and knowledge of the principles, practices, current trends, regulations,standards, and laws applicable to recreation operations including,administration, program planning, maintenance, and budgeting as well as aparticipative and cooperative management style that promotes acollaborative environment.

Activities involve public speaking, citizen contact in person, on the phone,through email, and in front of large groups at various meetings requiringstrong communication skills. This position requires the ability to meet anddeal with people from various public and private agencies, knowledge ofcommunity needs and how to service those needs efficiently and effectively,and the ability to establish strong relationships. Activities also require theexercise of extensive initiative and independent judgment, long termvisioning, and the use of consensus building skills. Work is reviewed throughconferences, reports submitted, and results achieved. Appointed position;employee serves at the pleasure of the Mayor.

Examples of Duties

Plans, organizes, and manages all day-to-day operations, usage, workactivities, and budget activities of Recreation, Senior, Teen, Nature, andArts Centers; including staffing, scheduling, programming, marketing,maintenance, revenue and expense management, and work processes.

Supervises recreation facilities employees including hiring, training,scheduling, development, evaluation, promotion, and discipline ofsubordinate supervisory and non-supervisory technical, specialized,administrative, skilled and unskilled staff.

Ensures compliance with applicable safety, maintenance, and/orprogramming standards/ requirements for all Recreation, Senior,Teens, Nature, and Arts Centers.

Inspects, evaluates, coordinates and oversees repair, renovation orreplacement of facilities and equipment.

Serves as a liaison to and coordinates with outside organizations; attendspublic meetings, publicly speaking on behalf of the department; representsthe department as required; maintains contact/relations with other Cityagencies to facilitate operations; coordinates efforts with other ServiceAreas to promote efficiency and effectiveness and to reduce duplication ofefforts.

Prepares reports and correspondence.

Maintains and enhances professional knowledge and skills.

Provides assistance in the preparation of the department’s budget and indetermining department policies and procedures.

Performs related work as required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Comprehensive knowledge of: policies, procedures, principles, practices, techniques current trends, laws, and ordinances relating to job duties and ability to interpret same. Considerable knowledge of: Recreation Centers and programs, Senior Centers and programs, Teen Centers and programs, Nature Center and programs, and Arts Centers and programs. Working knowledge of: park planning and development; urban design principles; program planning; budget; cost control; maintenance; and, safety practices. Ability to: organize, coordinate, and supervise the work of a large team of professional and technical subordinates; express ideas and information clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing; maintain cooperative working relationships with peers, employees, City officials, and the public. Strong computer and communication skills including confident public speaking skills.

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degreein business, public administration, parks and recreation administration or arelated field and three (3) years of progressively responsible experience inpublic or parks and recreation administration in a supervisory or managerialcapacity; OR An equivalent combination of education (not less than possession of a high school diploma/GED), training and experience that would reasonably be expected to provide the job related competencies noted above.

Licenses or Certifications

Certified Parks and Recreation Professional status preferred.

Possession of a valid drivers license might be required.

Examination

Evaluation ofeducation and experience. Drug testing is included in all pre-employment processing.

Comments

During periods when the Mayor issues an emergency declaration for the City of Tampa, all employees may be required to work in preparation, response or recovery activities related to the stated emergency.