Recreation Specialist

About the role

The City of Costa Mesa's Parks and Community Services Department seeks an enthusiastic and motivated Recreation Specialist to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a passion for community engagement and a strong background in planning and delivering quality recreational programs.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, schedule, and supervise staff and activities for multiple afterschool teen centers for youth between 7th and 12th grade
• Schedule and supervise a fee-based teen camp and year-round excursions for youth entering 7th through 12th grade
• Plan six themed special events for teenagers annually

Requirements

To view the full job description, please click here: Recreation Specialist.

Qualifications

• Education: Associate of Arts degree in recreation, physical education, public or business administration or a related field
• Experience: One year experience in planning, promoting, coordinating and facilitating of Recreation or Senior programs and special events or social services including some supervisory experience in a recreational setting

Skills

• Knowledge of modern theories, principals and practices of community services and recreation programming
• Ability to plan, coordinate and lead a specialized program area of recreation with thorough knowledge of specific, identified programs
• Ability to provide direction to part-time and seasonal staff in program implementation
• Ability to recruit, train, supervise, and evaluate employees and volunteers
• Ability to evaluate situations, identify problems, and exercise sound judgement when determining solutions within established guidelines
• Ability to maintain effective work relationships with employees, public officials, program participants, contract instructors, volunteers and the general public
• Ability to keep accurate financial and equipment inventory on specific recreation programs
• Ability to prepare clear, concise, and accurate reports, correspondence, and other written materials
• Ability to effectively communicate with employees, public officials, program participants and parents, contract instructors, volunteers, and the general public
• Ability to work weekend and evening hours

Benefits

The City of Costa Mesa offers exceptional employee benefits, opportunities for training and development, and prides itself on its Core Values of Integrity, Sustainability, Compassion, Innovation, Inclusion and Collaboration.

Pay

The pay range for this position is TBD.

Schedule

The schedule for this position is TBD.