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Posted: 24-Mar-23
Location: Grand Junction, Colorado
Type: Full-time
Salary: $4,458.13 - $5,796.27 Monthly
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Preferred Education:
About the Position:
The City of Grand Junction is accepting applications for a Recreation Coordinator within the Aquatics division. This position will oversee the implementation and development of recreational aquatics activities and operations for the department at the year round Orchard Mesa Pool and the two seasonal summer pools the Lincoln Park Pool and the Palisade Pool.
The Department is under the larger City of Grand Junction umbrella, which is a home-rule municipality. Our extensive system includes 45 parks, 25 playgrounds, 24 park shelters, 5 indoor recreation facilities including the Orchard Mesa Pool, Lincoln Park Hospitality Suite, the Bookcliff Activity Center, Lincoln Park Barn, and the Senior Recreation Center, and a multitude of outdoor facilities which include the Lincoln Park-Moyer Pool, 2 City Cemeteries, Amphitheater at Las Colonias and the Lincoln Park Stadium Sports Complex. Additional information about the Parks and Recreation Department can be found within our seasonal activity guide (gjpr.org/seasonalguide).
This recruitment is happening at a very exciting time, as the City of Grand Junction completed our Parks, Recreation, and Open Space (PROS) Master Plan in January of 2021. This led to an election on April 6, 2021, where dedicated funding was secured on taxation from sales of cannabis. The PROS Plan is the blueprint for the future of the parks and recreation system, and a dedicated source of funding for implementation is now in place. The number one item on the PROS Plan is a community recreation center (CRC). Through the summer and fall of 2022, a CRC feasibility study planning process was led by the council-appointed Parks and Recreation Advisory Board (PRAB). This robust community input process was conducted to develop recommendations about the new CRC to include the location, funding sources, and the size of the facility as well as the amenities. During the December 21, 2022 City Council meeting, the Grand Junction City Council voted to refer the Community Recreation Center (CRC) question to the ballot for the city election on April 4, 2023. The selected candidate will be a member of a team that is excited to continue to maximize the quality and quantity of services for the citizens and visitors of Grand Junction, to build the community and improve the quality of life on the Western Slope.
What We Offer:
What You'll Do:
- Plan, prioritize, assign, supervise and review the work of assigned staff; participate in the selection of assigned staff; provide or coordinate staff training; work with employees to correct deficiencies; implement discipline procedures.
- Organize, coordinate, implement and supervise the day-to-day operations of assigned recreational programs and activities; establish schedules and methods for providing recreation programs; verify and validate expenses and payroll; maintain facility calendars; submit reports as required.
- Schedule usage of recreational facilities for activities; provide information and assistance to users of facilities; monitor, inspect and secure recreation facilities; schedule maintenance.
- Work on site as necessary to instruct or assist with program activities and to monitor operations and activities.
- Monitor program compliance with applicable laws, rules and safety regulations related to the provision of assigned recreation programs and related services.
- Promote and coordinate specific activities within a recreation program; prepare program event and facility marketing material including news releases, flyers, schedules of events, pamphlets and brochures.
- Serve as a liaison to supervisory staff, employees, the general public, program participants, concession contractors, sport official associations, league sanctioning agencies, the media, commissions and advisory groups, and other groups; attend all assigned trainings, meetings and special committees; represent the recreation programs and provide professional advice related to recreational programming as needed.
- Prepare, monitor and track program budget; locate, write and track grants related to assigned programs; submit budget requests; prepare and submit supply and material requests as needed.
Experience:
Two (2) years of experience in the coordination or implementation of recreational programs.
Training:
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major work in recreation administration, leisure studies or a related field.
