RECREATION SUPERVISOR (CHILDCARE)

About the role

The City of El Cerrito seeks a Recreation Supervisor (Childcare, After-School Programs and Camps) to manage and lead a dynamic team. The position reports to the Recreation Director and oversees childcare, after-school programming, preschool, summer camps, and related programming.

Responsibilities

• Selects, trains, plans, organizes, assigns, and reviews the work of assigned staff and volunteers in the Recreation Department.
• Evaluates employee performance, disciplines, and counsels employees.
• Develops and analyzes financial and statistical reports; prepares and presents staff reports.
• Manages proper documentation of operations and activities; supervises the establishment and maintenance of reports, records, databases, and files; ensures proper record retention.
• Coordinates first aid, CPR, AED, water safety instruction (WSI) and other safety training and certification courses for staff, as assigned.
• Answers questions and provides information to the public; investigates and responds to sensitive, difficult, and complex concerns and inquiries from community member(s), other departments, and agencies; recommends corrective actions to resolve issues.
• Develops, directs, approves, and implements promotional and marketing materials for various programs and events including flyers, posters, banners, brochures, and social media content; communicates project and program information.
• Attends and participates in professional group meetings and committees; stays abreast of new trends and innovations in the field of recreation and community services.
• Ensures staff observe and comply with all City and mandated safety rules, regulations, and protocols.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in recreation, leisure services, child development, gerontology, public administration, business administration, or a related field. Master’s degree desirable.
• Experience: Five (5) years of increasingly responsible experience in the implementation of recreation programming or a related field, including two (2) years in a lead capacity equivalent to a Recreation Coordinator with the City of El Cerrito.
• Licenses/Certificates: Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid California Driver's License.

Qualifications

• Knowledge: Principles and practices of employee supervision, principles and practices of leadership and techniques for working with groups and fostering effective team interaction to ensure teamwork is conducted smoothly; principles and practices of basic budget administration and monitoring; principles, and practices of service delivery and program development, administration, implementation, review, and evaluation, budgeting, and purchasing; principles and practices of effective public relations techniques including social media, community outreach, marketing activities to target diverse community groups; research and survey techniques including data collection methodologies and statistical analysis; principles, practices, methods, and techniques of life guarding, adult and/or child cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) methods, first aid, including rescuer methods as defined by the American Red Cross and use and administration of automatic electronic defibrillator (AED) devices; principles and practices of contract administration and evaluation; applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations as well as industry standards and best practices pertinent to the assigned area of responsibility; city and mandated safety rules, regulations, and protocols; techniques for de-escalation and providing a high level of customer service by effectively assisting with the public, vendors, and City staff.
• Abilities: Selects and supervises staff, provides training and development opportunities, ensures work is performed effectively, and evaluates performance in an objective and positive manner; assists in developing and implementing goals, objectives, practices, policies, procedures, and work standards; effectively administers special projects with contractual agreements and ensures compliance with contractual obligations; identifies problems, researches, and analyzes relevant information, and develops and presents recommendations and justification for solutions; works effectively with groups and individuals to produce quality programming and events; creates and designs marketing flyers, banners, posters, and decorations to promote programs; responds to concerns or inquiries from community member(s), staff, and outside organizations; analyzes problems, identifies alternative solutions, projects consequences of proposed actions, and implements recommendations in support of goals; effectively represents the department and the City in meetings with governmental agencies; community groups; various business, professional, and regulatory organizations; and in meetings with individuals; uses tact, initiative, prudence, and independent judgment within general policy and procedural guidelines; independently organizes work, sets priorities, meets critical deadlines, and follows-up on assignments; communicates effectively both orally and in writing using the English language; establishes, maintains, and fosters positive and effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work; effectively uses computer systems, software applications, and modern business equipment to perform a variety of work tasks.