RECREATION DIRECTOR

JACKSON COUNTY, GEORGIA

CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION

CLASSIFICATION TITLE: RECREATION DIRECTOR

PURPOSE OF CLASSIFICATION

The purpose of this classification is to manage all work assignments to plan, implement, and administer all Recreation programs for the County. Promotes programs offered by the department. Interacts with citizens to develop adequate programming. Performs related administrative tasks.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

Directs the planning, implementation and administration of all Recreation programs for the County, including all sports programming; implements, updates and oversees the administration of related policies and procedures; coordinates long-range planning for the department.

Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals.

Performs related administrative tasks; develops, implements and monitors department operating and capital budget and related expenditures; plans and coordinates fundraisers and tournaments to maximize department revenue; prepares and presents proposals, expenditure reports, and activities reports to the departmental advisory committee; promotes programs offered by the department.

Completes various forms including payroll information, purchase requisitions, official correspondence, program rosters, expenditures reports, project reports, participation reports, and related documents.

Interacts with citizens to develop adequate programming; provides technical assistance to program participants and their parents by answering program-related questions.

Serves as departmental liaison to individuals and organizations by attending and speaking at meetings and issuing news releases related to departmental services.

Implements various recreation programs in conjunction with approved plans, needs and desires of citizens and available funding.

Operates a personal computer, phone system, fax machine, copier, and related office machinery as well as other program related equipment necessary to complete essential functions, to include the use of word processing, spreadsheet, database, or other system software.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of parks and recreation management techniques, processes and practices.

Knowledge of budgeting and resource management.

Skill in supervising staff, including hiring employees, assigning work, reviewing employee performance, and taking disciplinary action.

Skill in planning and scheduling techniques, including developing and implementing recreation programs.

Skill in problem-solving and making timely, effective decisions.

Skill in customer service techniques, including responding to complaints.

Ability to communicate clearly conveying instructions, procedures, and program updates.

Ability to maintain attention to detail, ensuring quality program opportunities.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS

Performs other related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in Recreation Management or related field with a minimum of five years' experience in recreational programming, and supervision; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license with a satisfactory driving history.

PERFORMANCE APTITUDES

Data Utilization: Requires the ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and/or analyze data. Includes exercising discretion in determining data classification, and in referencing such analysis to established standards for the purpose of recognizing actual or probable interactive effects and relationships.

Human Interaction: Requires the ability to function in a managerial capacity for a division or organizational unit. Includes the ability to make decisions on procedural and technical levels.

Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to start, stop, operate and monitor the functioning of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and/or advisory data and information.

Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; the ability to calculate decimals and percentages; the ability to utilize principles of fractions; and the ability to interpret graphs.

Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership, and to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to resolve problems.

Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.

ADA COMPLIANCE

Physical Ability: Tasks require the ability to exert moderate physical effort in light work, typically involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (12-20 pounds).

Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, odor, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.

Environmental Factors: Tasks may require exposure to such environmental conditions as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, violence or disease.

Jackson County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.