PURPOSE OF CLASSIFICATION
The purpose of this classification is to assist the Director of Recreation & Parks in directing the programs, services, staff and resources of the Recreation and Parks Department. The primary responsibility of this position is to manage and oversee the day to day operations of all aspects of the Recreation, Parks, Historic & Cultural Affairs Department including staff and resources. . In addition, this position shall assist with department–wide planning and evaluation. The position shall serve as Director in his/her absence.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.
Monitors parks, programs, and services; evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness of the service delivery methods and processes to ensure a sustainable park system that meets the needs of the community; identifies opportunities for improvement based on best business and industry practices, and directs the implementation of changes.
Advises the Director and provides recommendations on operational issues, and personnel matters.
Confers with division managers and senior management staff to direct department operations, programs, and services; supervises, directs and evaluates division managers and senior management staff; conducts performance evaluations.
Identifies park and recreation needs in the community, involving the community and creating community support in the process; develops effective partnerships and sponsorships with community organizations.
Responds to internal and external customer questions and complaints related to department operations; researches problems and initiates problem resolution.
Ensures department compliance with applicable codes, laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies and procedures; initiates actions necessary to correct deviations or violations.
Ensures adherence to established safety procedures; monitors work environment and use of safety equipment to ensure safety of employees and other individuals.
Maintains comprehensive, current knowledge and awareness of applicable laws and regulations; maintains awareness of new trends and advances in the profession; reads professional literature; maintains professional affiliations; attends workshops and training sessions as appropriate.
Supervises and assists with internal systems, including buildings and facilities, information systems, communications systems and financial systems.
Coordinates department’s activities; organizes and prioritizes workload; makes work assignments, monitors status of work in progress and inspects completed work; troubleshoots problem situations.
Assists the Director with developing the department short and long range plans, goals and objectives; supports the direction and strategic policies established by the Recreation Commission; assists with developing the Master Plan; researches, analyzes and presents recommendations regarding short range plans; assists with developing and implementing operational and administrative policies and procedures; and assists with communicating these plans and policies to staff and the public.
Serves as a member of varying task forces, committees, and management and planning teams; and attends recreation Commission meeting, public hearings, and organizational meetings.
Operates a personal computer, and general office equipment as necessary to complete essential functions, to include the use of word processing, spreadsheet, database, or other system software.
ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
Conducts tours of facilities and parks.
Performs other related duties as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree in recreation administration or a closely related field; supplemented by six years of progressively responsible experience managing recreation programs, staff and resources; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
PERFORMANCE APTITUDES
Specific Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities:
Ability to positively promote the image of the Department, and the City of Roswell.
Thorough knowledge of the philosophy, theory, principles, practices, techniques and equipment of community recreation programs and public administration.
Thorough knowledge of policies, procedures and strategic direction of the City Recreation Commission.
Thorough knowledge of Codes, State laws and ordinances applicable to recreation and parks programs.
Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices for allocating and managing assigned resources including staff, budgets, facilities, and equipment.
Ability to develop and administer an overall community-wide recreation program.
Data Utilization:
Requires the ability to coordinate, manage, and/or correlate data. Includes exercising judgment in determining time, place and/or sequence of operations, referencing data analyses to determine necessity for revision of organizational components, and in the formulation of operational strategy.
Human Interaction:
Requires the ability to function in a managerial capacity for a division or organizational unit. Includes the ability to make decisions on procedural and technical levels.
Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization:
Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
Verbal Aptitude:
Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, advisory and/or design data and information.
Mathematical Aptitude:
Ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
Ability to calculate decimals and percentages
Ability to utilize principles of fraction
Ability to interpret graphs
Functional Reasoning:
Ability to apply principles of logical or synthesis functions
Ability to deal with several concrete and abstract variables
Ability to analyze major problems that require complex planning for interrelated activities that can span one or several work units.
Situational Reasoning:
Ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.
ADA COMPLIANCE
Physical Ability:
Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds).
Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or work station.
Sensory Requirements:
Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds and visual cues or signals.
Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.
Environmental Factors:
Essential functions are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions.
The purpose of this classification is to assist the Director of Recreation & Parks in directing the programs, services, staff and resources of the Recreation and Parks Department. The primary responsibility of this position is to manage and oversee the day to day operations of all aspects of the Recreation, Parks, Historic & Cultural Affairs Department including staff and resources. . In addition, this position shall assist with department–wide planning and evaluation. The position shall serve as Director in his/her absence.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.
Monitors parks, programs, and services; evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness of the service delivery methods and processes to ensure a sustainable park system that meets the needs of the community; identifies opportunities for improvement based on best business and industry practices, and directs the implementation of changes.
Advises the Director and provides recommendations on operational issues, and personnel matters.
Confers with division managers and senior management staff to direct department operations, programs, and services; supervises, directs and evaluates division managers and senior management staff; conducts performance evaluations.
Identifies park and recreation needs in the community, involving the community and creating community support in the process; develops effective partnerships and sponsorships with community organizations.
Responds to internal and external customer questions and complaints related to department operations; researches problems and initiates problem resolution.
Ensures department compliance with applicable codes, laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies and procedures; initiates actions necessary to correct deviations or violations.
Ensures adherence to established safety procedures; monitors work environment and use of safety equipment to ensure safety of employees and other individuals.
Maintains comprehensive, current knowledge and awareness of applicable laws and regulations; maintains awareness of new trends and advances in the profession; reads professional literature; maintains professional affiliations; attends workshops and training sessions as appropriate.
Supervises and assists with internal systems, including buildings and facilities, information systems, communications systems and financial systems.
Coordinates department’s activities; organizes and prioritizes workload; makes work assignments, monitors status of work in progress and inspects completed work; troubleshoots problem situations.
Assists the Director with developing the department short and long range plans, goals and objectives; supports the direction and strategic policies established by the Recreation Commission; assists with developing the Master Plan; researches, analyzes and presents recommendations regarding short range plans; assists with developing and implementing operational and administrative policies and procedures; and assists with communicating these plans and policies to staff and the public.
Serves as a member of varying task forces, committees, and management and planning teams; and attends recreation Commission meeting, public hearings, and organizational meetings.
Operates a personal computer, and general office equipment as necessary to complete essential functions, to include the use of word processing, spreadsheet, database, or other system software.
ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
Conducts tours of facilities and parks.
Performs other related duties as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree in recreation administration or a closely related field; supplemented by six years of progressively responsible experience managing recreation programs, staff and resources; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
PERFORMANCE APTITUDES
Specific Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities:
Ability to positively promote the image of the Department, and the City of Roswell.
Thorough knowledge of the philosophy, theory, principles, practices, techniques and equipment of community recreation programs and public administration.
Thorough knowledge of policies, procedures and strategic direction of the City Recreation Commission.
Thorough knowledge of Codes, State laws and ordinances applicable to recreation and parks programs.
Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices for allocating and managing assigned resources including staff, budgets, facilities, and equipment.
Ability to develop and administer an overall community-wide recreation program.
Data Utilization:
Requires the ability to coordinate, manage, and/or correlate data. Includes exercising judgment in determining time, place and/or sequence of operations, referencing data analyses to determine necessity for revision of organizational components, and in the formulation of operational strategy.
Human Interaction:
Requires the ability to function in a managerial capacity for a division or organizational unit. Includes the ability to make decisions on procedural and technical levels.
Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization:
Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
Verbal Aptitude:
Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, advisory and/or design data and information.
Mathematical Aptitude:
Ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
Ability to calculate decimals and percentages
Ability to utilize principles of fraction
Ability to interpret graphs
Functional Reasoning:
Ability to apply principles of logical or synthesis functions
Ability to deal with several concrete and abstract variables
Ability to analyze major problems that require complex planning for interrelated activities that can span one or several work units.
Situational Reasoning:
Ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.
ADA COMPLIANCE
Physical Ability:
Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds).
Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or work station.
Sensory Requirements:
Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds and visual cues or signals.
Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.
Environmental Factors:
Essential functions are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions.