Position Description
Are you passionate about community-led recreation programming? Do you thrive while collaborating with a diverse group of community stakeholders? Are you seeking a pivotal position that allows you to deliver exceptional customer service, aligned with an organization that values your principles and fosters personal advancement? If yes, this might be the job for you!
We have Assistant Recreation Center Coordinator vacancies in Community Centers across the city. These positions will support Recreation programming for our Community Center programs. This is an in-person position. Part-Time Positions available at Rainier Beach Community Center and Bitter Lake Community Center.
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is a national leader and innovator in the services and programs we provide to our residents who enjoy our public spaces. This includes parks, community centers, specialty gardens, and swimming pools. Our mission is to provide welcoming and safe opportunities to play, learn, contemplate, build community, and promote responsible stewardship of the land. We promote a healthy environment and strong communities. Delivering excellent customer service to each visitor and participant is a core value.
SPR commits to the City of Seattle’s Workplace Values and Expectations as well as their Racial Equity and Social Justice programs as core principles that guide our work. We support and hold ourselves accountable by striving to eliminate barriers to access and provide employees with equitable opportunities for professional growth and advancement.
The Recreation Division eliminates barriers through responsive, exceptional recreation services. We operate over 50 recreation facilities. Some of these include community centers, teen centers, pools, school-based learning centers, environmental learning centers, and boating and sailing centers. We provide opportunities for people to play, learn, and lead healthy, active lives. Our programs and events include fitness and athletics, licensed childcare and preschool, swimming and boating, youth development and job preparation, academic enrichment, and so much more — including programs designed for older adults and people with disabilities, as well as grant and partnership programs designed and implemented with immigrant and refugee communities.
Seattle Parks and Recreation operates 26 Community Centers across Seattle that offer a wide array of services and programming to Seattle residents of all ages, including drop-in recreational activities, educational classes, cultural events, preschool and school-age care programs, and more. Community Centers strive to provide a welcoming, safe space to promote healthy people and strong communities.
Job Responsibilities
As an Assistant Recreation Center Coordinator, you will work collaboratively with organizations, businesses, and individuals to provide a variety of innovative programs and special events for the communities we serve. If you are creative, can multitask, meet deadlines, enjoy working with a broad range of people, and value diversity and inclusion – this position is for you!
- You will Assist the supervisor (Recreation Center Coordinator) in planning, and coordinating recreational programs for the general public. This will include Arts & Culture, Environmental Stewardship, Lifelong Learning, Out of School Programs, Special Events, Programs and Partnerships, and Sports & Fitness, which meet the needs of our diverse communities.
- You will assist in supervising regular and temporary staff, as well as volunteers assigned to the community center and its associated facilities.
- You will assist in supervising and training volunteers to support special events at the center and other facilities. Additionally, you’ll help recruit volunteers, officials, and instructors for sporting events.
- You will promote and market Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Associated Recreation Council (ARC) programs, facilities, and services in cooperation with community center advisory councils and Recreation staff.
- You will work collaboratively with other Assistant Recreation Center Coordinators in the design, production, and distribution of the Geographic District brochure.
- You will develop community partnerships (Public Schools, Community Service Providers, Social Service Agencies, etc.), maximizing limited resources and strengthening the neighborhood.
- You will provide leadership, build teamwork, enhance the skills and abilities of staff, and represent the department positively in the community.
- You will provide input for the preparation of the center’s annual budgets, and recommend activity budgets for recreation programs, prepare grant proposals, and prepare recommend budgets to be included in the development of the annual advisory council budget.
- You will support the work of the department by collecting data and providing reports related to facility use, revenue/expenditures, performance measures, and other administrative information.
- You will assist in pursuing resources for the department as well as program support, including the solicitation of donations.
- You will assist in overseeing the operation and maintenance of the facility and the surrounding grounds to ensure a safe, clean environment and welcoming appearance.
- Perform other related duties of a comparable level/type as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Recreation, Recreation Administration, Physical Education or a related field (or a combination of education and/or training and/or experience which provides an equivalent background required to perform the work of the class).
Work Environment/Physical Demands
Outside work is required in all types of weather. Work involves occasional exposure to hostile program participants. Work requires occasional long periods of standing or walking. Frequently required to lift up to 50 pounds.
License, Certification and Other Requirements
May be required to work evenings or weekends. Current Washington State driver’s license. First Aid Certificate and CPR Certificate required within six months of hire.
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience creating partnerships with community-based organizations
- Experience serving on a neighborhood/community committee.
- Supervisory experience.
- Budgetary experience.
- Ability to work with culturally specific communities, which may include immigrant and first-generation refugee populations, and the ability to provide both traditional and nontraditional recreation activities for a variety of age groups.
- Familiarity with computer software packages, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and program/scheduling software.
Additional Information
Additional Information
Outside work is required in all types of weather. Work involves occasional exposure to hostile program participants. This position may require working evenings and weekends.
SPR’s Core Competencies are:
- Accountability & Action: Holding yourself accountable for achieving goals, completing tasks, and delivering quality work. Demonstrating thoughtful initiative in actions and decision-making and promoting high-quality standards.
- Equity and Inclusion: Supporting the goals of the Race and Social Justice Initiative and the City’s commitment to workforce equity.
- Communication : Sharing and exchanging information and ideas with people in a variety of ways to help them understand and remember the information.
- Service: An ongoing commitment to base decisions and actions on the needs and priorities of the City.
- Teamwork : Participating as an engaged member of a team to achieve group goals. Effectively working with internal and external people to complete tasks and achieve work group goals.
The full salary range for this position is $32.61 – $37.98 per hour.
The City of Seattle offers a comprehensive benefits package including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance for employees and their dependents. More information about employee benefits is available on the City’s website at: https://www.seattle.gov/human-resources/benefits/employees-and covered family-members/most employees-plans
The City of Seattle offers a comprehensive benefits package including vacation, holiday and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance for employees and their dependents.
More information about employee benefits is available on the City’s website at:
“Most” Employees Plans – Human Resources | seattle.gov
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Do you have a bachelor’s degree in Recreation, Recreation Administration, Physical Education, or a related field (or a combination of at least 4 years education/training/experience which provides the equivalent background to perform the work)?
- Yes
- No
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This hiring process will be used to fill multiple Assistant Recreation Center Coordinator vacancies that range from 20-40 hours a week and may vary from Monday – Friday day shift to working evening and weekend hours. How many hours a week do you prefer to work?
- 20 hours per week
- 30 hours per week
- 40 hours per week
- No preference
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The position requires working some evenings and weekends. Are you available to work evenings and weekends?
- Yes
- No
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These positions are customer facing. Are you available to work in-person?
- Yes
- No
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Please briefly describe your experience creating partnerships with community-based organizations?
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