Director - Parks and Recreation

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Director - Parks and Recreation

Salary

$116,690.00 - $154,614.00 Annually

Location

Naples, FL

Job Type

Full Time, Regular

Job Number

08738

Department

Public Services Department

Division

Parks & Recreation

Opening Date

05/17/2024

Closing Date

6/13/2024 11:59 PM Eastern

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Job Summary

The Parks and Recreation Director must have the requisite qualifications to oversee the day-to-day operations which include a combination of skills and experience in business management. The Director must possess a thorough understanding of budgeting, financial planning, and resource allocation to ensure the efficient and effective running of the Division. Additionally, they must possess excellent communication and leadership abilities to coordinate with staff, stakeholders, and the community. The Parks and Recreation Director must be the leader of the Division while also being able to handle the practical aspects of managing business operations.

Essential Functions

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

• Coordinates daily work activities; organizes, prioritizes, and assigns work; conducts staff meetings; monitors the status of work in progress and inspects completed work; confers with assigned staff, assists with complex/problem situations, and provides technical expertise.

• Ensures divisional compliance with all applicable codes, laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures; ensures adherence to established safety procedures; monitors work environment and use of safety equipment to ensure the safety of employees and other individuals; initiates any actions necessary to correct deviations or violations.

• Consults with the Department Head of Public Services, Board of County Commissioners, or other officials to review Division operations/activities, review/resolve problems, receive advice/direction, and provide recommendations; prepares and presents various reports to the Board of County Commissioners; serves as liaison and technical advisor to Parks & Recreation Advisory Board; provides staff assistance to Department Head of Public Services as needed.

• Develops and implements long and short-term plans, goals, and objectives for the division; develops a five-year plan for growth management; evaluates efficiency and effectiveness of division operations, methods, procedures, and use of resources; implements improvements as needed.

• Develops, updates, and implements divisional policies and procedures.

• Develops and implements divisional operating and capital budgets; monitors expenditures to ensure compliance with approved budget; researches alternate funding sources and supplements Division funds through grants and donations; determines fee schedules for park services.

• Directs activities involving planning and construction of parks and related facilities; coordinates the acquisition of land to be used for parks projects; reviews site development plans and architectural drawings for new facilities; supervises construction projects; oversees, coordinates, and monitors work performed by outside contractors; provides project reports to upper management and County Commissioners; approves change orders within designated parameters.

• Performs regular/periodic inspections of park facilities; monitors park operations and identifies potential problems; initiates work orders for needed repair/maintenance work.

• Coordinates/conducts assessments of recreational needs and interests of the community; determines appropriate types of programs to offer for various populations and age groups; promotes recreational programs within the community; evaluates participation levels and overall effectiveness and success of programs; implements addition, deletion, or revision of programs; oversees, monitors, participates in, and/or evaluates recreation programs, special events, and major community events.

• Coordinates Division programs, events, and activities with other divisions, outside agencies, or others as needed; coordinates joint programs and facility development with local cities and school systems.

• Administers and implements contracts with outside service providers; negotiates contracts with consultants and concessionaires; recommends awarding of contracts to County Commissioners; approves contracts with designated parameters.

• Recommends changes to legislation and amendments to current ordinances.

• Compiles or monitors administrative and/or statistical data pertaining to Division operations; analyzes data and identifies trends; summarizes data and prepares reports.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Recreation Administration or closely related field.

• Master’s in business administration (MBA) or master's in public administration (MPA) preferred.

• Six (6) years of related experience.

• Leadership and operations experience within a county or city parks and recreation program preferred.

• Candidates without a degree should possess four (4) additional years of related experience.

• Fingerprinting required.

• Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver’s License with any applicable endorsement(s) to drive a County vehicle as provided in CMA 5805.

Supplemental information

• Salary offers above the minimum pay grade may be considered based on qualifications.

• Essential Employees may be required to work during an undeclared or declared emergency. The County’s Administrative Office will determine who will be required to work on an incident-by-incident basis.

• This job posting is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position.