Job Characteristics
***OPEN & PROMOTIONAL JOB OPPORTUNITY** RECREATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR The City of Concord is seeking a community oriented individual with a vision and passion for the recreation profession to fill a vacancy for a Recreation & Special Events Program Coordinator in the Recreation Services Department.
The Recreation Services Department:
The Recreation Services Department is responsible for the development, implementation, and delivery of recreation and leisure time activities within the City of Concord. In addition to traditional youth, adult and senior programs, the Department also operates Diablo Creek Golf Course, Camp Concord in Lake Tahoe, and schedules facility and picnic reservations. It also provides support to the Parks, Recreation & Open Space Commission, the Concord Pavilion Community Outreach Committee, and the Commission on Aging. The Recreation Services Department team consists of 14 full-time staff and approximately 125 part-time staff.
What the position will be doing:
The Recreation Program Coordinator will develop, organize and supervise recreational services and special events. The Recreation Program Coordinator is responsible for hiring, training, and scheduling part-time staff; preparing and maintaining program budgets; and creating, marketing, and implementing special events and programs. The position will also coordinate sponsorship programs and contract classes, and provide excellent and timely customer service to a diverse community.
Work may include irregular hours during the evenings and on weekends and holidays to attend meetings, community functions, and special events; and to resolve problems/issues that may come up outside of normal business hours.
We are looking for someone who:- Is a creative and innovative self-starter, with a strong desire to learn and grow
- Is organized, with the ability to multi-task while meeting deadlines
- Is a solution-focused problem solver
- Is customer service oriented
- Possesses strong verbal and written communication skills
- Possesses knowledge in program budgeting
- Possesses recruiting, training, leading, and scheduling experience
- Possesses experience in marketing for programs and events
- Is willing and able to work nights and weekends, as needed, to support the department and programs
- Is someone who embraces, promotes, and is guided by the City's Mission, Vision and Values
What we offer:
The City of Concord offers the opportunity to take part in a collaborative and exciting work experience, where you can grow in your career while working alongside the Community to make Concord a city of the highest quality. The City is an employer that invests in its employees’ professional and personal development, values work-life balance, is dedicated to employee wellness and provides numerous benefit and retirement options, to include the following:
- Participation in CalPERS pension, tiered based on date of hire
- A variety of health care plans or a cash-in-lieu benefit of $200 if waiving coverage
- City-paid dental insurance; employee-paid vision insurance
- Vacation accruals starting at 10 days per year, 12 days sick leave per year, and 11 paid holidays per year
- Generous tuition reimbursement program
- 457 deferred compensation plan
- Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for healthcare, dependent care and commuting costs
- Life and disability insurance
- A wellness program that offers yoga and fitness classes, annual health expos, health and nutrition education, as well as a variety of mental health resources
*Salary may be negotiable within the advertised range. Benefits described herein do not represent a contract and may be changed without notice. Additional information is available at www.cityofconcord.org .
SELECTION PROCESS 1. Submit a completed City of Concord application and the required supplemental question responses online at www.cityofconcord.org/jobs . Only application materials submitted online during the filing period will be accepted.
2. All qualified applications and supplemental responses will be competitively evaluated, and those candidates demonstrating the strongest qualifications for the position will be invited to participate in a panel interview. If you are selected to participate in the panel interview and are unavailable, we regret that we will not be able to reschedule you.
3. Candidates that pass the panel interview will be placed on the hiring list, based on rank, for further consideration to fill the current regular vacancy, as well as others occurring over the next 12 months.
Conviction History:If you receive a conditional job offer, you will be fingerprinted, and your fingerprints will be sent to the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The resulting report of your conviction history (if any) will be used to determine whether the nature of your conviction conflicts with the specific duties and responsibilities of the job for which you have received a conditional job offer. If a conflict exists, you will be asked to present any evidence of rehabilitation that may mitigate the conflict, except when federal or state regulations bar employment in specific circumstances. Having a conviction history does not automatically preclude you from a job with the City of Concord.
Helpful tips when applying:- It is important to carefully read the complete job bulletin before submitting your application so you are aware of all requirements of both the position and the process.
- When preparing your application, consider reviewing the job announcement and classification specification so that you may emphasize work experience relevant to the position for which you are applying.
- Job duties should be an accurate reflection of the work you completed. Copying and pasting from your job description is not recommended as there may be duties listed that you did not perform.
- Answer all required supplemental questions completely and honestly. The information you put in the supplemental questionnaire must also be verified in your work history so if you say you have certain experience in the questionnaire, make sure we can see it listed in your job history as well so we know where you performed those functions and for how long.
- Carefully review your application prior to submittal to ensure its content is accurate and all required documents are attached, and submit it before the closing date.
Examples of duties include, but are not limited to
Plans, coordinates, and leads recreational activities such as adult sports, aquatics, camp concord, community events, summer camps, and youth sports and services.Oversees and assists with developing program schedules, obtaining facilities, and creating marketing tools to publicize events.Meets with community groups, activity participants, and other agencies to publicize and market events and activities.Conducts new hire interviews, provides input on work performance, resolves employee conflicts, provides on-the-job training, and coordinates employee workflow.Oversees scheduling of volunteer workers.Maintains program budgets and provides input on staffing and cost estimates.Makes recommendations on new programs and activities as well as changes to established activities and practices.Creates and implements marketing plans for events and programs, creates promotional materials.Attends meetings, answers/makes phone calls, operates office equipment, gives presentations and completes other clerical duties as needeOther duties as required. For the full job description for Recreation & Special Events Program Coordinator, please visit www.governmentjobs.com/careers/concord .
Qualifications
Knowledge •
Administration and Management -- Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, and coordination of people and resources.
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Clerical -- Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
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Computers and Electronics -- Knowledge of computer hardware and software, including applications.
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Customer and Personal Service -- Knowledge of principles and processes for providing (internal or external) customer services including customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for service, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
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Economics and Accounting -- Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
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English Language -- Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
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Sales and Marketing -- Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
Skills •
Active Learning -- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
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Active Listening -- Giving appropriate attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
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Attention to Detail -- Maintaining appropriate attention to detail based on the complexity of work performed.
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Communication and Comprehension -- Conveying written and/or non-written information effectively; comprehending and understanding documentation and verbal or visual communications.
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Complex Problem Solving -- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
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Critical Thinking -- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
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Judgment and Decision Making -- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
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Management of Financial Resources -- Determining how resources will be allocated to accomplish work getting done, and accounting for these expenditures.
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Management of Personnel Resources -- Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
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Monitoring -- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
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Operations Analysis -- Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
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Persuasion -- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
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Quality Control Analysis -- Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
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Service Orientation -- Actively looking for ways to help people.
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Social Perceptiveness -- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
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Time Management -- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
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Troubleshooting -- Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
Abilities •
Category Flexibility -- The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
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Deductive Reasoning -- The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
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Fluency of Ideas -- The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic.
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Inductive Reasoning -- The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
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Information Ordering -- The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
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Originality -- The ability to come up with original or novel ideas for a certain situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
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Problem Sensitivity -- The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
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Selective Attention -- The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
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Time Sharing -- The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information.
Education : Possession of a bachelor's degree in Recreation Administration or related curriculum is desirable.
Experience : Prefer three-plus (3+) years in leading recreational activities
Other
A valid California driver's license and satisfactory driving record are conditions of initial and continued employment.
Note : Incumbents assigned to the Aquatics program must possess WSI, Lifeguard, CPR and First Aid certificates at the time of hire and complete the AFO/CPO course work within the 6-month probationary period.
The City of Concord takes pride in offering a generous benefits program that provides flexibility for the diverse and changing needs of our qualifying employees.
For a complete overview, click here .
Below is a brief listing of what the City offers:
- Dental & Vision Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Health Insurance
- Holidays
- Life Insurance
- Pre-tax Savings Benefits
- Retiree Medical (3 levels based on date of hire)
- Retirement Program
- Short-term Disability*and Long-term Disability
- Social Security/Medicare
- Vacation & Sick Leave
*Not available for sworn personnel.
Closing Date/Time: 5/20/2024 11:59 PM Pacific
