Recreation Program Specialist II - G117- Recreation Services

Columbus Consolidated Government; Columbus (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbus Consolidated Government is seeking a Recreation Programs Specialist to supervise the day-to-day operations of a recreation facility or program, plan scheduling, and respond to public requests. The role includes training staff, coordinating volunteers, and marketing programs to the community.

The position requires knowledge of recreational services, policy implementation, and strong communication skills, with duties expanding to revenue collection, registration procedures, and ensuring

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of recreational services programming.
• Skill in developing and implementing policies and procedures.
• Skill in problem solving and decision making.
• Skill in management and supervision.
• Skill in operating standard office equipment including work related computer applications.
• Skill in oral and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Manages and supervises day-to-day operations of an assigned recreation facility or program; plans, organizes, and evaluates daily operations including scheduling.
• Responds to requests, complaints, or concerns from the public.
• Trains, assigns, supervises, evaluates, and disciplines assigned personnel.
• Markets facilities and programs through events, materials, and presentations.
• Prepares facility or program registration procedures; conducts registration; schedules teams, classes, and events.
• Collects fees and revenue for the recreation program and rental procedures.
• Monitors and ensures compliance with rules and regulations.
• Coordinates volunteers.
• Responds to requests, complaints and concerns from the general public.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Program management

Supervision

Policy development

Problem solving

Communication

Office software

Decision making

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Office applications

Computer basics

Job description

This position performs specialized duties in the administration and supervision of assigned recreation programs.

• Manages and supervises or assists in the management and supervision of the day-to-day operations of an assigned recreation facility or program; plans, organizes, and evaluates daily operations including scheduling.
• Responds to requests, complaints, or concerns from the public.
• Trains, assigns, supervises, evaluates, and disciplines assigned personnel.
• Markets facilities and programs through special events, educational materials, and public presentations.
• Prepares facility or program registration procedures; conducts registration; schedules teams, classes, and events.
• Collects fees and other revenue for the recreation sports program and rental procedures.
• Monitors and ensures compliance with all rules and regulations.
• Coordinates the work of program or facility volunteers.
• Responds to requests, complaints and concerns from the general public.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of recreational services programming.
• Skill in developing and implementing policies and procedures.
• Skill in problem solving and decision making.
• Skill in management and supervision.
• Skill in operating standard office equipment including work related computer applications.
• Skill in oral and written communication.

Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with the completion of specialized training in the occupational field, in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education. Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for one to two years. Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver's license issued by the State of Georgia for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.

The work is typically performed while intermittently sitting, standing, stooping, or walking. The employee occasionally lifts light and heavy objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

• Balancing – maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
• Crouching – bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
• Feeling – perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
• Grasping – applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
• Handling – picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
• Hearing 1 – perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
• Hearing 2 – receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
• Kneeling – bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
• Lifting – raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
• Manual Dexterity – picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
• Mental Acuity – ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
• Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.
• Pushing – use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
• Reaching – extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion – substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
• Speaking – expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
• Standing – for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping – bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
• Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word
• Talking 2 – shouting to be heard above ambient noise.
• Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
• Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.
• Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.
• Visual Acuity 4 - operate motor vehicles/heavy equipment.
• Visual Acuity 5 -close acuity for inspection of small defects, machines, use measurement devices, or fabricate parts.
• Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.

The work is typically performed in an office or outdoors, occasionally in cold or inclement weather.