Director, Community Education and Recreation

Position Title: Program Director, Before/After Care Community Education and Recreation (Rec & Ed)

FTE: 1.0

Bargaining Unit: Non-Bargained

Salary Range: $87,150 to $110,372

Reports to: Executive Director, Community Division Summary
The Director of Community Education and Recreation oversees operations of the Ann Arbor Public Schools Rec & Ed department, including the staff, programs, and Community Services budget. Rec & Ed programs include a licensed before/after school child care service, youth and adult recreational sports, and youth and adult enrichment, fitness, and yoga classes. As a mission-driven leader, the Director ensures that Rec & Ed programs for preschoolers through senior adults are centered on equity; build community; promote health, wellbeing, and joy; and offer opportunities for lifelong learning. This is a full-time, in-person position, with some flexibility for remote work.
Qualifications

• Experience leading, managing and growing programs that serve diverse communities of youth and adults.
• Experience ensuring equitable access to programs/services; knowledge of best practice policies and practices for inclusive programming
• Passion for community service, collaboration, and outreach.
• Experience contributing to or leading strategic planning processes, including visioning, setting goals and benchmarks, and using evaluation systems to measure progress.
• Exceptional ability to communicate and collaborate with a wide variety of stakeholders both inside and outside the school district.
• Experience creating, implementing, and changing processes/systems to improve programs, customer service and operations.
• Experience handling challenging customer service situations to a successful conclusion.
• Experience recruiting, hiring, and retaining staff.
• Ability to supervise teams in setting and achieving goals.
• Strong oral and written communication and organizational skills.
• Flexible and creative thinker and problem-solver; willing to consider others’ perspectives before rendering decisions.
• Budget management experience, including monitoring revenues and expenditures, creating budget reports, and overseeing budget processes (e.g. purchasing).
• Experience working within a bureaucracy to build relationships and achieve goals.
• Knowledge of Ann Arbor Public Schools, the Ann Arbor area, and local and state recreational landscape.
• Preferred: Master’s degree from an accredited university in education, business, recreation management, or related field.

Job Duties Overview
Duties and Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Executive Director and Management Team to develop and execute organizational plans that serve Rec & Ed’s mission and values and achieve a balanced budget.
• Drive maintenance and development of revenue streams through growth in programs, services, and/or customer reach. Assist in the procurement and financial oversight of grant opportunities.
• Maintain existing and develop new partnerships with vendors/businesses, nonprofits, and other organizations that help serve Rec & Ed’s mission. Positively represent Rec & Ed at school district and external meetings and events.
• Ensure Rec & Ed offers inclusive environments and to our diverse customer base, including overseeing the departmental scholarship program and other practices that make programs accessible to all.
• Oversee Rec & Ed marketing efforts, including staff, plans and strategies.
• Oversee departmental budget activities in collaboration with the Executive Director, department finance staff, and the district finance department. This includes contributing to quarterly budget review meetings and the annual budget planning process, monitoring ongoing revenues and expenditures, developing reports, monitoring compliance with district policies and contractual agreements, and problem solving on budget issues.
• Contribute to Rec & Ed’s ongoing continuous improvement processes. Develop or refine policies, procedures, and processes as needed to improve operations.
• Attend monthly district leadership team meetings and annual retreats.
• Work with district Human Resources, Finance, and Facilities departments as needed to ensure Rec & Ed plans and procedures align with the district’s.
• Serve as lead staff for the city-schools Recreation Advisory Commission (RAC).

Staff Leadership and Management

• Provide leadership to regular and seasonal/temporary staff and volunteers, directly supervising four program managers and other administrative staff.
• Lead monthly Management Team meeting in collaboration with the Executive Director.
• Lead Rec & Ed staff meetings in collaboration with the Management Team.
• Support staff well-being through a positive organization climate and practices. Cultivate an environment of open, inclusive, and constructive dialogue in all departmental meetings.
• Ensure professional development is available that meets staff and programmatic needs.

Perform Other Duties as Assigned
Language Skills

• Read, write, and comprehend basic instructions, short correspondence, and memos
• Effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to staff, parents, students, and administrators
• Communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing

Mathematical Skills

• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, fractions and decimals

Reasoning Ability

• Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions given in written, oral, or diagram form
• Deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations

Other Skills & Abilities:

Departmental Leadership

• Work closely with the Executive Director and Management Team to develop and execute organizational plans that serve Rec & Ed’s mission and values and achieve a balanced budget.
• Drive maintenance and development of revenue streams through growth in programs, services, and/or customer reach. Assist in the procurement and financial oversight of grant opportunities.
• Maintain existing and develop new partnerships with vendors/businesses, nonprofits, and other organizations that help serve Rec & Ed’s mission. Positively represent Rec & Ed at school district and external meetings and events.
• Ensure Rec & Ed offers inclusive environments and to our diverse customer base, including overseeing the departmental scholarship program and other practices that make programs accessible to all.
• Oversee Rec & Ed marketing efforts, including staff, plans and strategies.
• Oversee departmental budget activities in collaboration with the Executive Director, department finance staff, and the district finance department.
• This includes contributing to quarterly budget review meetings and the annual budget planning process, monitoring ongoing revenues and expenditures, developing reports, monitoring compliance with district policies and contractual agreements, and problem solving on budget issues.
• Contribute to Rec & Ed’s ongoing continuous improvement processes. Develop or refine policies, procedures, and processes as needed to improve operations.
• Attend monthly district leadership team meetings and annual retreats.
• Work with district Human Resources, Finance, and Facilities departments as needed to ensure Rec & Ed plans and procedures align with the district’s.
• Serve as lead staff for the city-schools Recreation Advisory Commission (RAC). Staff Leadership and Management
• Provide leadership to regular and seasonal/temporary staff and volunteers, directly supervising four program managers and other administrative staff.
• Lead monthly Management Team meeting in collaboration with the Executive Director.
• Lead Rec & Ed staff meetings in collaboration with the Management Team.
• Support staff well-being through a positive organization climate and practices. Cultivate an environment of open, inclusive, and constructive dialogue in all departmental meetings.
• Ensure professional development is available that meets staff and programmatic needs. Perform Other Duties as Assigne

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, talk, hear, walk, sit and run. Frequently the employee will bend or twist more than the average person. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to work out-of-doors during all months of the school year. The employee is directly responsible for the safety, well-being, or work output of other people. Specific vision abilities required by this job include near and far vision and the ability to adjust focus. The position requires the individual to meet multiple demands from several people and interact with students and other staff.

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. The employee is frequently required to interact with public and staff and is directly responsible for the safety, well-being or work output of students. While performing the duties of the job, the employee will be required to work out of doors during all months of the school year.

Ann Arbor Public Schools is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Ann Arbor Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Method of Application
All applicants must apply online at a2schools.org >> District Links >>Job Postings