Salary : $39,686.40 – $62,441.60 Annually
Location : Grand Prairie, TX
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 2023-00276
Department: Parks, Arts & Recreation
Division: The Summit-Active Adult Center
Opening Date: 07/25/2023
Closing Date: 8/31/2023 5:00 PM Central
Job Summary
The purpose of this position is to coordinate and supervise recreational activities for the City of Grand Prairie. This is accomplished by supervising employees; planning and organizing activities; and completing administrative duties. Other duties include interacting with the public and outside organizations.
Essential Job Functions
- Supervises employees by assigning work duties; observing and monitoring activities; coordinating training for employees; communicating and implementing policies and procedures; providing feedback to employees; evaluating work performance; and assisting employees to correct deficiencies.
- Plans and organizes activities by publicizing recreational center information and activities; creating a monthly calendar of events; scheduling activities and trips; gathering information to determine the public’s needs; preparing schedules for adult league games and tournaments; coordinating efforts with officials; ensuring activity locations are available and booked; and planning activities.
- Completes administrative duties by registering teams for leagues and tournaments; providing a variety of brochures, calendars, letters, flyers and memos; and providing information as requested.
- Interacts with the public and outside organizations by attending various meetings; providing information to organizations regarding activities; holding quarterly meetings; attending board meetings and issuing certificates.
Minimum Qualifications
- Work requires broad knowledge in a general professional or technical field. Knowledge is normally acquired through four years of college resulting in a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. Appropriate certification may be awarded upon satisfactory completion of advanced study or training
- Over one year up to and including two years.
- CPR Certification, First Aid Certification, Valid Texas Class C or CDL Driver’s License.
- Ability to read papers, periodicals, journals, manuals, dictionaries, thesauruses, and encyclopedias. Ordinarily, such education is obtained in high school up to college. However, it may be obtained from experience and self-study.
- Ability to deal with system of real numbers; practical application of fractions, percentages, ratios/proportions and measurement. Ordinarily, such education is obtained in high school up to college. However, it may be obtained from experience and self-study.
- Ability to write reports, prepare business letters, expositions, and summaries with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar, using all parts of speech. Ordinarily, such education is obtained in high school up to college. However, it may be obtained from experience and self-study.
- The employee normally performs the job by following established standard operating procedures and/or policies. The employee may choose the appropriate procedure or policy. Performance is reviewed periodically.
- Work requires functioning as a lead worker performing essentially the same work as those directed, and includes overseeing work quality, training, instructing, and scheduling work.
- Work requires analysis and judgement in accomplisinhg diversified duties. Requires the exercise of independent thinking within the limits of policies, standards, and precedents.
- Discussion Very Frequent: More than 51% of work time
The City offers a full range of benefits for full time employees, including, but not limited to the plans as defined in the Benefits Guide.
01
What is the highest level of Education obtained?
- Some high school, no diploma or GED
- High School Diploma/GED
- Some College, no degree
- Technical or Trade School (Did not complete)
- Technical or Trade School (Completed)
- Associate’s Degree
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Master’s Degree
- Doctorate Degree
02
Do you have experience working in a recreation environment?
- No experience
- Less than 1 year
- 1 year less than 2 years
- 2 years less than 3 years
- 3 years to less than 4 years
- 4 years to less than 5 years
- Over 5 years
03
Do you have experience working in a recreation environment or coordinating program?
- No experience
- Less than 1 year
- 1 year to less than 2 years
- 2 years to less than 3 years
- 3 years to less than 4 years
- Over 4 years
04
Do you have experience working in a recreational setting with active adults ages 50 and over?
- No experience
- Less than 1 year of experience
- 1 year to less than 2 years
- 2 years to less than 3 years
- Over 3 years of experience
Required Question