Job Type
Full-time
Description
Plan, organize, and supervise recreational activities for senior citizens at the Harman Senior Recreation Center (senior center). Coordinate and administrate department special events for all ages. Create marketing plans and perform related tasks for events, programs, and facilities for the department. Assist park maintenance staff with various tasks. Requires working flexible hours including evenings, weekends, overnight and holidays.
Starting Pay: $23.63 – $25.19 per hour depending on experience
Schedule: Full-time, 40-hours, requires working flexible hours including evenings, weekends, overnight and holidays
Benefits : Full Benefits; health, dental, and life insurance, paid time off and paid holidays, vision reimbursement plan
Retirement: Utah Retirement Systems, pension and/or 401(k)
Job Posting Close Date: October 15, 2023
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Include the following, other duties may be assigned.
- Effectively communicate with staff and public. Ability to resolve customer service issues with senior citizens and other age groups.
- Work well with in-house and inter-agency personnel to improve program quality.
- Develop, implement, supervise, and evaluate programming for participants of the senior center. Assist with implementation of other department special events and programs as assigned.
- Drive senior center bus for various off-site programs.
- Promote senior center classes and programs to increase center participation through various forms of marketing.
- Establish and implement best practices regarding the marketing and promotion of department events and facilities.
- Seek partnerships and sponsorships for senior center programs and department events and programs.
- Help create and work within annual budgets including equipment, materials, personnel, etc. Monitor and evaluate program revenues and expenditures.
- Assist in duties to keep facilities visually pleasing, clean, and safe through regular inspection, maintenance, and cleaning.
- Assist park maintenance staff with various tasks including sports prep work and general park maintenance.
- Recruit, train, supervise and evaluate part-time and temporary staff, volunteers and sport related sub-contractors. Ensure accurate tracking and reporting of volunteer hours, attendance, participation, and other necessary information.
- Transport self to and from various sites and terrains.
- Ensure that all proper checklists and documents are completed in a timely and efficient manner.
- Purchase, maintain and replace equipment needed for successful programs and events.
- Apply, explain, and enforce rules and regulations to staff, volunteers and participants. Make adjustments as needed.
- Attends all meetings and trainings as requested.
- Oversee Harman Senior Recreation Center social media and web pages.
- Other duties may be assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Will supervise volunteers, part-time, and temporary employees as needed for assigned programs and activities.
- May also supervise internship students.
Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Knowledge of recreation philosophy, planning and administration; knowledge of recreation programming and special events.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, supervisors, other organizations, patrons, community leaders, and the general public.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing; read and interpret documents, write routine reports and correspondence.
- Knowledge of various marketing skills.
- Knowledge of computer related applications.
- Problem solving skills.
- Strong leadership skills.
- Planning and organizational abilities.
Education and/or Experience
- Graduation from a four-year college or university with a degree in recreation or closely related field and three years full-time professional recreation/sports program experience;
- or Five years of full-time professional recreation program experience;
- or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience with senior citizen programming and recreation marketing skills preferred.
Language Skills
- Must be able to communicate effectively in English both verbally and in writing.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
- Able to get a Food Handlers Permit within one month.
- Able to get a CDL Driver’s License within two months.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
- The employee will be required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
- The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions.
- The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, toxic or caustic chemicals.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet while in the office, or moderately loud when in various facility areas or outside in the parks.