The City of Pittsburg in California seeks a RECREATION COORDINATOR for the Recreation Department.

The Recreation Coordinator is responsible for a wide range of activities, including sports, cultural, recreational, specialized, and youth services. This role involves supervising, coordinating, planning, developing, and evaluating community recreation programs within a specific area at various community facilities. It may also include overseeing multipurpose facilities to support recreation programs. The Recreation Coordinator ensures programs are tailored to meet community and group needs, sourcing necessary materials and resources, monitoring site budget, and optimizing the use of facilities and staff. This position requires independent decision-making, with minimal supervision, and a thorough understanding of operational procedures and policies.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Analyzing community needs to design and adapt recreational programs.
• Developing, organizing, and facilitating events and activities.
• Collaborating and building partnerships with local non-profits and agencies.
• Marketing programs and evaluating their effectiveness.
• Procuring resources and ensuring efficient use of facilities and staff.

This position requires a flexible schedule, including availability for evenings, weekends, and holidays.

The ideal candidate for Recreation Coordinator possesses the following:

• Knowledge of recreational programming and facility use; passionate and possess a strong desire to provide successful events, programs, and activities.
• Possesses the ability to multitask; coordinate, organize and implement a variety of activities and programs; identify methods to maximize service effectiveness and efficiency.
• Knowledge of supervisory principles and the ability to hire, train, direct, mentor, and resolve employee issues through effective conflict resolutions techniques.
• Work as a team member and collaborator with others.
• Leadership experience and people management skills.
• Excellent communicator with strong verbal and written skills.
• Able to prioritize and efficiently manage assignments for self and others.
• Adapts to varied and changing priorities in the work environment.
• Able to work in a collaborative environment and interact and establish positive relationships with staff, community organizations, state/local agencies, and the members of the public.
• Inspire enthusiasm and has a high interest in community engagement.

About the Recreation Department
The Recreation Department presents programs and services including aquatics and youth sports, the Senior Center, and Small World Park to over 50,000 participants. These programs and services enhance the quality of life for all age groups of residents in the City of Pittsburg. The administration of all programs help support City development, encourage community image, and promote social interaction and a positive sense of community. In addition, the Recreation Department also provides a variety of community events throughout the City.

About Pittsburg
The City of Pittsburg is a culturally rich and diverse community of over 76,000 residents and expected to grow to 90,000 in the next 20 years. Pittsburg is located in the Bay Area Region of Northern California and is perfectly situated for easy access to San Francisco, Napa Valley, Sacramento, the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and Lake Tahoe. Pittsburg City Hall is also conveniently located a short walk from the Pittsburg Center Station of the Bay Area Rapid Transit System (BART), making a commute from cities throughout the Bay Area very easy. Pittsburg has waterfront homes, a performing arts theater, a variety of seasonal events, an extensive park system, a large public-school system, and a variety of shopping centers. The recently renovated Marina is also an ideal place to visit and is located within steps of the Old Town shopping district and downtown living, with nearly 600 boat slips, a free public boat launch, fuel dock, café, bait shop, and the Pittsburg Yacht Club. Pittsburg has featured such events as the Seafood and Music Festival, car shows, movies in the park, kayaking, and fishing derbies. With its commitment to a quality community environment, Pittsburg is an ideal city in which to live, work and recreate.

The City of Pittsburg is a full-service city following the council-manager form of government. The City has approximately 300 full time employees and at times, up to 400 employees total (depending on the season). Pittsburg is currently organized into the following departments: City Management, Community and Economic Development (Building, Economic Development, Code Enforcement, and Planning), Community Services (Housing Authority, Pittsburg Power Company, and the Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency, CDBG/Housing Rehabilitation, Environmental Services, Waterfront Administration, and Property Management), Recreation, Human Resources, Finance, Police, and Public Works (Engineering, Operations/Maintenance, Utilities, Facilities, Parks, and Water Treatment).

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Provides direct supervision for site staff in accordance with applicable laws and policies to include hiring, training, assignment, scheduling, performance evaluation, and problem resolution.

• Oversees and coordinates various operations, services, and activities of an assigned recreation program including citywide cultural arts, sports and athletics, outdoor and waterfront recreation services, senior services, and youth development or special City events. Includes program development, implementation, problem solving, program evaluation, public relations.

• Ensures a clean, safe and orderly program environment by monitoring the condition of the facilities and notifying the Recreation Supervisor of required repairs or replacement of equipment and the cleaning of program areas.

• Monitors site budget of various programs and ensures the timely preparation of required reports.

• May be responsible for the maintenance and ordering of supplies.

• Record and monitor all financial transactions associated with the collection of fees.

• Confers with the Recreation Supervisor on the status of program goals and objectives, operational matters and problem areas.

• May assist in development of informational sheets, forms and newsletter articles.

• Establishes positive working relationships with representatives of community organizations, state/local agencies, City management and staff, and the public.

• Works a flexible schedule including evenings, weekends and holidays.
Education: Qualified applicants must possess a high school diploma or GED and supplemental coursework in the field of recreation services or equivalent.

Experience: Two years of increasingly responsible experience in the conduct of recreation or leisure activities.

Substitution for Experience: An associate's degree in Recreation or related field may substitute experience.

License: Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Class C California driver's license and proof of auto liability insurance is required.

Qualified applicants must also possess:
Knowledge of: Principals and practices of personnel management, budget development, administration and evaluation; and applicable federal, state and local laws, codes, and regulations.

Ability to: Coordinate, organize and implement childcare, recreation and leisure time activities; maintain a program in compliance with State Licensing Requirements (for youth services); maintain detailed records and complete state mandated reports; work cooperatively with others; operate standard office equipment; effective communication skills both oral and written.