Supervisory Recreation Specialist - Liberty Program

Great Life Hawaii; Honolulu, Northern (HI, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Navy Region Hawaii is seeking a Supervisory Recreation Specialist to administer, direct, and promote the JBPHH HI Single Sailor Program for active duty personnel across Navy Region Hawaii.

The role focuses on planning year-round recreation activities, supervising staff, and coordinating budgets to deliver a well-balanced program for Single Sailors and associated personnel.

Qualifications

• Experience applying recreation principles to meet needs.
• Plan, organize, and coordinate a wide variety of recreation events.
• Knowledge of purchase, storage and inventory management of merchandise.
• Ability to manage financial, physical and human resources.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and leadership skills.
• Knowledge of recreation facility maintenance.
• Budget preparation and accounting principles.

Responsibilities

• Direct and administer the Single Sailor Program for Navy Region Hawaii.
• Plan, promote, and organize year-round recreation activities for active duty Single Sailors.
• Operate within Navy MWR policy; advise on program changes.
• Coordinate program budgeting and resource allocation.
• Engage with participants, volunteers, vendors, and staff.
• Monitor facilities maintenance and safety of indoor/outdoor spaces.
• Occasional travel up to 10% and maintain a current driver's license.

Skills

Program planning

Event coordination

Inventory management

Resource management

Supervisory leadership

Facilities maintenance knowledge

Budget knowledge

Job description

This position is located in the Morale, Welfare and Recreation Department, Navy Region Hawaii. The purpose of this position is to administer, manage, and direct the JBPHH, HI Single Sailor Program. The Supervisory Recreation Specialist administers the Single Sailor Program for all Naval personnel attached to activities throughout Navy Region Hawaii. The incumbent is responsible for planning, promoting, organizing a year-round recreation program for active duty, Single Sailors.

Resumes must include information which demonstrates experience and knowledge, skills, and ability (KSAs) as they relate to this position. Applicants are encouraged to be clear and specific when describing their experience level and KSAs.

A qualified candidate must possess

Factors Knowledge Required by the Position

• Knowledge gained through relevant experience that enables the employee to carry out continuing recreation programs through proper application of principles, concepts and techniques of recreation to the specific needs at hand.
• Extensive knowledge of both self-directed and organized activities in order to plan, organize, and coordinate wide variety of recreation events.
• Knowledge of common business practices related to purchase, storage and inventory management of merchandise.
• Skill in the effective management and use of financial, physical and human resources provided to support the Single Sailors Program.
• Strong supervisory and business skills. Strong interpersonal, communication and leadership skills to facilitate and organize a collaborative and cohesive team.
• Knowledge of recreation facility maintenance, both indoor and outdoor facilities, in order to ensure they meet program requirements.
• General knowledge of budget preparation and accounting principles.

Supervisory Controls

The supervisor of this position is the Recreation Activities Director. Although basic program plans and methods of operation are well established for this program, the incumbent is encourages to independently inject new and innovative programming activities into the basic program. The incumbent is expected to carry out duties fairly independently without direct supervision. Overall program and budget recommendations are reviewed for adequacy, appropriateness of proposals, soundness of judgment and conformity with program objectives.

Guidelines

Operates within the scope of guidelines, as set forth in Navy MWR Policy. Employee is required to use judgment in adapting guidelines and in translating program policies into positive and practical program plans. Studies program progress and results in the light of guidelines, recommending changes which will eliminate inadequacies and promote improvements in recreation services and activities. Situations requiring substantial deviation from, or not covered by, existing guidelines are referred to the supervisor.

Complexity

Plans, coordinates, and administers recreational programs for Navy Region Hawaii active duty members which exceeds 10,000. Recreation programming is further complicated by the unique nature of afloat and ashore operations. Schedules are made, rearranged, and rescheduled frequently due to afloat operational commitments. Manages and enhances Single Sailor Programs which not only includes an array of self-directed and organized programs, but a wide variety of activities above the basic program requirements, such as entertainment events, social activities, trips and tours, instructional clinics, sporting events, concerts, etc. The work includes numerous different and unrelated processes, methods and procedures concerning the considerable volume and wide variety of activities involved in the Single Sailor Program. Program management is made more difficult by such environmental elements as the presence of serval commands and geographic dispersion of the community to be served.

Scope and Effect

The recreation program provides maximum opportunity for off-duty personnel to participate in a well-balanced program of planned and informal recreation activities. Both programs are considered large and include enhanced activities; however, program-planning areas which go beyond the basic approved program will be referred to the supervisor who will, determine program procedures and approve activity plans. Work results contribute to the adequacy and effectiveness of the overall recreation program.

Personal Contacts

Personal contacts are with program participants, volunteers, recreation staff, members of the community and commercial vendors carrying recreation equipment. Contacts with vendors are in a moderately structed setting and tend to routine and recurring. Contacts with program participants, staff and volunteers require a broad understanding of the relationship of recreation program activities, services and resources to the interests and needs of participation.

Purpose of Contacts

Contacts are for the purpose of securing assistance, justifying budget requests, explaining procedural requirements, interpreting rules in various sports, giving and obtaining information, securing officials for games, publicizing programs and events, and coordinating the use of facilities. Contacts are made in order to obtain effective use of the resources available to provide varied and far-reaching athletic programs for eligible patrons.

Physical Demands

Position requires occasional standing, walking, stooping, and bending.

Work Environment

Most of the work is performed in an office setting although occasional inspection of recreation facilities is required.

Special Requirement

Must be available to work, days, nights, weekends, and/or holidays.

Additional Requirements

• Occasional travel of less than 10% may be required.
• Must have or be able to obtain and maintain a current driver's license within 90 days of being placed in the position.
• Must have or be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.

This position is not telework eligible.