• Job Description

  Req#: 4521064

  
  
  The Center Director plans, organizes, and directs the operations and activities at Worthdale Community Center personally or through subordinate employees. Central duties include the ability to dynamically engage the community and conduct outreach to underserved populations to develop and market programs for diverse ages and populations. Additionally, this role supervises part time staff and volunteers, one full-time Recreation Program Analyst, and one full-time Service Specialist or contracted cleaning employee.
  
  Worthdale Community Center:
  Worthdale Park is a 36-acre park located in Southeast Raleigh. The Park property houses a community center, a playground, one picnic shelter, outdoor basketball court, two ballfields and six tennis courts. The Community Center houses a two meeting rooms, game room, warming kitchen, fitness room, and a full-sized gymnasium.
  
  Work Hours:
  This position works at a community center that is open 7 days a week. Flexibility is required to be available for staff meetings, facility events, and providing coverage to part-time staff.

  • Manages general and revolving funds, tracking and reporting of expenses and analysis of facility spending needs and procures supplies for facility and program operation.
  • Coordinates facility rentals and offsite amenities
  • Develops, delivers, and enhances new and existing facility programs and special events for a 66-81 hours/week facility and oversees class observation and instructor evaluation.
  • Recruits full-time and part-time staff including front desk support, certified instructors, and internal partnerships for program implementation.
  • Provides customer service to patrons and the community, acting as a first-line departmental representative at public meetings and Neighborhood Registry Groups as well as managing patron complaints, refund requests, transfers or other exceptions
  • Oversees administration of athletic leagues and communicates with involved parties regarding inclement weather, evaluation of fields, participant safety and canceling/rescheduling games.
  • Designs resource teams, public leadership groups and citizen planning committees
  • Regularly inspects the facility and park areas and submits service requests for maintenance as needed.

  Education and Experience
  Bachelor's degree in parks and recreation, business or public administration and five years of professional parks and recreation programming, planning and/or facility management experience.
  
  OR
  
  An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above, unless otherwise subject to any other requirements set forth in law or regulation.
  
  Preferred Qualifications:
  

  • Certified Parks and Recreation Professional; City of Raleigh additionally offers support in obtaining this certification
  • Valid North Carolina Class C Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record, or the ability to obtain within 60 days of hire.

  Knowledge of:

  • Supervisory principles, practices and techniques (based on assignment).
  • Techniques and methods for organizing, prioritizing, assigning and monitoring work (based on assignment).
  • Practices and methods of coaching and leading the work of others (based on assignment).
  • Principles and practices of program administration and management.
  • Principles and applications of critical thinking and analysis.
  • Principles and methods of qualitative and quantitative research.
  • Best practices, trends and emerging technologies.
  • Project management principles.
  • Principles and practices of budget development and administration.
  • Principles and practices of effective oral presentations.
  • Applicable federal, state and local laws, codes, regulations (based on assignment).
  • Customer service principles.
  • Specialized equipment relevant to area of assignment.
  • Modern office technology.

  Skill In:

  • Supervising and evaluating staff performance (based on assignment).
  • Training and coaching staff (based on assignment).
  • Managing a project or program.
  • Overseeing the implementation and adherence to quality assurance and standards.
  • Developing policies and procedures.
  • Gathering data, analyzing findings and applying logic and reason.
  • Coordinating deadlines, prioritizing work demands and assigning/monitoring work performed.
  • Researching industry trends, solutions and best practices.
  • Interpreting, monitoring and reporting financial information and statistics.
  • Authoring and preparing original reports, documents and presentations.
  • Monitoring project schedules, status and compliance.
  • Facilitating group discussions and building consensus using persuasive reasoning.
  • Preparing and administering budgets and related reporting.
  • Interpreting and applying applicable laws, codes, regulations and standards (based on assignment).
  • Providing customer service.
  • Utilizing a computer and relevant software applications.
  • Utilizing communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisors, the general public and others to sufficiently exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

  ADA and Other Requirements:
  Positions in this class typically require: stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.
  
  Medium Work:
  Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
  
  Working Conditions:
  Work is performed in both the field and in an indoor office environment with frequent exposure to hazardous physical conditions (such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibration, etc.); frequent exposure to atmospheric conditions (such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, poor ventilation, etc.); moderate exposure to hazardous materials (such as chemicals, blood and other body fluids); frequent exposure to environmental conditions (such as disruptive people, imminent danger, or a threatening environment); frequent exposure to extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting and movement restrictions; and moderate exposure intense noise or travel.
  
  Note:
  This job classification description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) designation may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.

• About the company

  Raleigh is the capital of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States.

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