Recreation Specialist

General Description

The purpose of this job is to plan, organize, implement, and supervise recreational programs.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Represents Dinwiddie County when interacting with parents, guardians or community members, following appropriate protocol when providing information and feedback.
• Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals.
• Coordinates, assigns and reviews work and establishes work schedules; maintains standards; monitors status of work in progress; inspects completed work assignments; answers questions; gives advice and direction as needed.
• Plans, implements and supervises countywide recreational programs and special events; orders equipment, materials and supplies; selects and reserves venues; arranges for publicity, security, and staff.
• Generates and processes routine documents such as registration forms, permits, newsletters, press releases, and course offering catalogs.
• Maintains department filing system; establishes new and specialized files according to prescribed methods.
• Schedules meetings and training events for staff and volunteers; maintains appointment calendar; makes travel arrangements.
• Performs routine office duties, such as preparing, faxing and copying documents and answering phones; monitors inventory and orders office supplies.
• Develops flyers, social media advertising, catalogues, public service announcements, and news releases for department; Recruits, trains, and supervises volunteers.
• Assists in implementation of long-term plans, goals, and management strategies for programs within assigned department.
• Manages the implementation, training and maintenance for department specific software.
• Performs related work as required.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

• Performs medium work that involves walking, standing, stooping, jumping, dancing, stretching, or lifting all of the time and also involves exerting between 20 and 50 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or exceptional skill, adeptness and speed in the use of the fingers, hands or limbs in tasks involving very close tolerances or limits of accuracy.

• Bright/dim light; Dusts and pollen.
• Extreme heat and/or cold; Wet or humid conditions.
• Extreme noise levels, Animals/wildlife.

• Vibration; Fumes and/or noxious odors.
• Traffic; Moving machinery.

Special Certifications and Licenses:

• Possession of first aid, CPR and AED certifications within six months of employment.
• Must possess and maintain a valid state driver’s license with an acceptable driving history.

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