Salary: $21.61 – $24.33 Hourly
Location : Grand Junction, CO
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 202301364
Department: Parks and Recreation
Opening Date: 10/13/2023
Closing Date: 11/3/2023 11:59 PM Mountain
Description
Senior Administrative Assistant – Marketing
Parks and Recreation Department
Hiring Range: $21.61 – $24.33 Per Hour
New to the City of Grand Junction Team? Receive 40 Hours Paid Time Off starting on your hire date!
About the Position:
The City of Grand Junction is accepting applications for the Senior Administrative Assistant, Marketing position in the Parks and Recreation Department. This position provides a number of administrative tasks with a heavy emphasis on marketing to support the recreation programming and services, along with the parks operations services. The Department is under the larger City of Grand Junction umbrella, which is a home-rule municipality. Duties include fulfilling administrative tasks, many of which center around marketing, to support the delivery of recreation programs and services of the City including adult and youth sports, aquatics, leisure, and recreational activities, youth camps, fifty-plus programs, fitness and wellness programs, outdoor and environmental programs, programs during out-of-school time, early childhood programs, special events, and clinics.
About the Parks and Recreation Department:
This position promotes the services and encourages the utilization of the City’s indoor and outdoor facilities, including Stocker Stadium and Suplizio Field, Lincoln Park, Canyon View Regional Park, a total of 400 acres of developed parks, 105 acres of cemetery, 81 acres of school grounds that double as public parks and over 500 acres of recreational open space. This position also provides support to the Parks and Recreation Director and the Superintendent positions with the overall internal management of the Department’s operations and services, as well as external planning and growth of the system.
What We Offer:
We know that a healthy and happy workforce is a thriving workforce, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package that supports quality work-life balance including 32 days of paid annual leave, health insurance options, employer-matched retirement, a City employee health clinic, wellness program, and an Employee Assistance Program. Of equal importance, we offer an opportunity to serve the community you love and live in. Our employees find their work rewarding and fulfilling, knowing that their day job makes a positive impact.
About Our Culture:At the City of Grand Junction, we lead the way with continuous improvement, collaborative partnerships, and exemplary service. Our core values are demonstrated by our willingness to challenge the status quo, ability to work together using all areas of expertise to achieve a common goal, and commitment to fulfilling the needs of our community through thoughtful interactions. We are searching for professionals who share our values to join our organization.
Duties
What You’ll Do:
- Under the direction of the Parks and Recreation Director, perform a wide variety of complex, responsible and confidential administrative support duties.
- Perform duties related to the marketing of the Parks and Recreation department through various methods including, but not limited to, the creation of brochures, event posters, shirt designs, and management of multiple social media outlets; take pictures of Parks and Recreation events and settings and manipulate photos using software applications for use in a variety of publications; maintain the department website; create professional presentations for public meetings, City Council presentations, grant applications, etc.
- Respond to customer inquiries via telephone, personal visits, mail, email, or social media.
- Serve as the department liaison for the City of Grand Junction Public Information Coordinator group; assist with the creation and distribution of press releases; work with co-workers to learn trends in specialized computer software and social media.
- Compile reports; purchase and maintain an inventory of supplies; coordinate and document appointments and meeting agendas, minutes, and activities; draft standard and original correspondence.
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Qualifications
What We’re Looking For:
Success in the Parks and Recreation Administrative Division requires excellent communication, writing, and customer service skills, and the ability to contribute strongly to delivering on the department’s and City’s essential role in serving the community.
Minimum requirements:
- Two (2) years of administrative support and/or customer service experience
- High school diploma or G.E.D.
- Some assignments in this classification require possession of, or ability to obtain, Notary Public Commission.
Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
Supplemental Information
Explore the Area:
Grand Junction, Colorado is the gateway to the mountains and canyonlands of western Colorado and eastern Utah. Centrally located between Denver, CO (250 miles east) and Salt Lake City, UT (270 miles west), Grand Junction is surrounded by 1.2 million acres of public land. Residents enjoy world-class whitewater rafting on the Colorado and Green Rivers, golfing, fishing, skiing and snowboarding, and exploring mountain bike and hiking trails through the Colorado National Monument and the Grand Mesa National Forest. Grand Junction has a robust downtown and hosts multiple art, music, food, and market events annually. With a population of over 150,000 in Mesa County (65,000 within the City limits) we have many of the big town amenities without the big town stresses such as traffic and trail congestion. With an average of 245 days of sunshine, Grand Junction is the perfect place to work and play.
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At the City of Grand Junction, we proudly operate as an Equal Opportunity Employer, purposely building an inclusive workforce representative of various cultures, perspectives, and experiences. We believe in respect for all and do not discriminate based on hair, race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law is not allowed.
If you have any questions or need assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please contact our Human Resources office at 970.244.1512.
Employees of the City of Grand Junction receive compensation in a number of ways for the work they do. In addition to their paychecks, these benefit programs represent a significant contribution toward their total compensation package.
Health Insurance: Employees may choose between two medical insurance plans offered through Cigna. Coverage can help pay doctor and hospital bills and can include employee, spouse and dependent children.
Dental Insurance: Coverage is offered through Delta Dental to help with dental and orthodontic needs.
Vision Insurance: Voluntary coverage is available through VSP to help with glasses, contacts or other vision needs.
Cigna MDLIVE Virtual Care: Members can access doctors and licensed counselors and psychiatrists for minor medical and behavior/mental health virtually.
City of Grand Junction Employee Childcare Facility:We know finding a quality childcare provider can be challenging, that’s why the City of Grand Junction is proud to offer its employees affordable childcare through the City of Grand Junction Childcare Facility (GJCCF). GJCCF offers childcare for children ages 6 weeks (infants) to 6 years of age (preschool). With flexible scheduling and highly trained Early Childhood Education professionals, know that your little one will be in good hands while you support your community.
Pre-Tax Premiums: This advantage allows employees to pay medical, dental and vision premiums with pre-tax dollars.
Flexible Spending Accounts: Allows employees to pay for health and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars.
Life and AD&D Insurance: City-paid policies provide security for you and your family. Additional voluntary plans are available to supplement City-paid plans for employees and their spouses and dependents.
Disability Coverage: Provides short-term and long-term income replacement when you cannot work.
Retirement Programs: Mandatory pre-tax employee contributions of 6% are matched by the City to provide income during retirement years. Various additional voluntary retirement plans, not employer-matched, are available as another way to save for retirement with or without pre-tax dollars.
Paid Time Off: Employees accrue general leave to be used for vacations, illness and paid holidays. There is no waiting period for new employees to use their PTO once it is accrued. The accrual rate starts at 32 days per year and increases at every additional 5 years of service up to 16.
Paid Holidays: The following holidays are observed by the majority of City Offices:
New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
President’s Day
Memorial Day
Juneteenth
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veteran’s Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day After Thanksgiving
Christmas Day
Employee Assistance Program: Confidential, short-term counseling and referral system for employees and their eligible family members. Among other topics, EAP offers legal, financial and work/life advice and counseling.
Parks & Recreation Benefits: Employees are eligible for Golf and Aquatics discounted passes. The Golf pass is $35 per year and allows employees (immediate family are not eligible) to play golf rounds at Tiara Rado and Lincoln Park for a reduced green fee. The Aquatics Pass is $25 per employee and/or immediate family members living in the same household and allow unlimited use of Lincoln- Park-Moyer Pool and Orchard Mesa Pool.
Grand Junction Federal Credit Union: Offers checking and savings accounts, loans, mortgages, etc.
Health Club: Discounted health club membership through our Active & Fit Program, for employees on our Cigna plan. In addition, Crossroads Fitness Center and Mesa Fitness offer discounted corporate club rates.
An Award-Winning Wellness Incentive Program: Provides an on-staff Wellness Coordinator to provide health and exercise coaching, an opportunity to earn savings on health insurance premiums, monthly education, challenges and more!
Employee Health Clinic: Provides access to adult and pediatric acute, chronic, preventative and sick care, health and behavior coaching, biometric screenings and much more! The employee health center is available to all employees insured on a City health plan.
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Please describe your marketing and public relations experience.
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Please describe your administrative experience.
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Why are you interested in working for the Parks and Recreation Department?
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