Salary : $42,650.00 – $65,636.00 Annually
Location : Durham, NC
Job Type: Full time with benefits
Job Number: 23-04500
Department: Parks and Recreation
Opening Date: 09/05/2023
Closing Date: 9/19/2023 11:59 PM Eastern
Position Description
Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve
A nationally accredited team of passionate professionals devoted to building better lives and a better community through the power of parks and recreation. Our talented team at is devoted to community service and provides a diverse range of programs, services, opportunities, and experiences while being united through our core pillars of creating equitable economic impacts; advancing conservation; rejuvenating health and wellness; enhancing quality of life and sustaining social equity.
Hiring Range: $42,650.00 – $46,119.00
Workday/Hours: 10:30am – 7:00pm Monday and Wednesday, 12:30pm – 9:00pm Tuesday, 10:30am – 7:00pm Thursday, 8:30am – 5:00pm Friday,
with some nights, weekends and holidays.
We are seeking a new Recreation Specialist for our facility at Holton Career & Resource Center in East Durham! This staff member will work under a Recreation Coordinator to develop and implement programs and activities that are free to City residents. Holton features a variety of well-equipped spaces including a fitness center, gymnasium, computer lab, art room, dance studio, and more. We need a creative, energetic professional to help bring programs and events to life in these spaces and ensure a great experience for our participants. Skills in specialty areas, facility management and the ability to work well with all ages will be greatly valued in this position. Community comes first at Holton and bringing unique, enriching recreation opportunities to Durham residents is our passion.
Duties/Responsibilities
- Assists with planning and developing recreational, aquatics, and/or special needs programs; plans program content and related activities; conducts community surveys; instructs program participants; trains, leads, and assists with hiring lower-level staff; assists with marketing and promoting programs; and monitors program expenses.
- Assists with facility supervision and inventory coordination, including scheduling facility use, opening and closing facilities, inspecting equipment and facilities to ensure safety and proper working condition of equipment and materials; monitors supplies; and coordinates with maintenance staff to resolve maintenance issues.
- Performs office, program, and customer support operations; responds to inquiries, concerns, and complaints from patrons, in person, via phone or email; processes payments and deposits; registers participants; transports patrons, as assigned; performs outreach activities, as assigned, including providing information to internal and external groups.
- Prepares, maintains, reviews, processes, and/or disseminates reports, records, requisitions, invoices, notifications, and other documentation; compiles, tracks and reports information; proofs transactions and ensures accuracy of information.
- Performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.
- Assisting with developing and implementing programs.
- Assisting with facility management, staff supervision, registration, and program development including use of recreation software, general operations assistance, and cultivating partnerships/performing outreach.
Minimum Qualifications & Experience
- Associate’s degree in recreation, leisure services, or a related field
- Two years of recreation services experience in area of assignment.
- Valid, unrestricted, North Carolina driver’s license “or” if you currently have another states driver’s license, must be willing and able to obtain a valid NC driver’s license within 60 days of hire
- Must obtain Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED certification with Anaphylaxis and Epinephrine Auto Injector Certification within the first six months of employment.
Additional Preferred Skills
- Experience working with participants 1-18 years of age.
- Experience planning or implementing recreation programs.
- Experience managing a recreational facility.
- Willing to work on weekends, some late nights, and holidays.
Benefits – General Full-Time Employees
- 11-12 paid holidays per year
- 12 standard work days of vacation per year
- 12 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement
- 2 weeks paid military leave per year
- Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans
- State and City retirement plans
- Short and long term disability plans
- Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions
- City contribution of 10.15% into the N.C. State Retirement System
- Paid funeral leave
- Employee Assistance Program – personal and family counseling
- Paid life insurance equal to annual salary
- 48 hours for volunteer work each year*
- 4 hours parental leave each year
- Workman’s Compensation Insurance
- 457 Deferred Compensation Plans
Benefits – Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)
- 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
- State retirement plan
Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)
- 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
- State retirement plan
- Health Insurance
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Where did you first hear about this opportunity?
- City of Durham Website
- Walk in
- Job fair
- Employee referral
- Professional organization ***Please list the organization in “other” box below***
- Internet posting ***Please list the specific web site in the “other” box below***
- Craig’s List
- GlassDoor
- governmentjobs.com
- Monster.com
- Indeed.com
- Employment Security Commission
- Magazine/Newspaper
- Other
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If you listed “other” above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.
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Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.
- Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)
- High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)
- Associates Degree
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Master’s Degree
- PhD or Juris Doctorate
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Do you have a valid, unrestricted, North Carolina driver’s license? (If you have a license from a State other than North Carolina, you must be willing and able to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver’s license within 60 days of hire)
- I have a valid, unrestricted NC driver’s license.
- I have a valid license from another State and I am willing to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver’s license within 60 days.
- I do not have a valid, unrestricted driver’s license.
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How many years of recreation services experience in area of assignment do you have?
- No related experience
- Less than 1 year of related experience
- 1 year but less than 2 years
- 2 years but less than 5 years
- 5 or more years
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Do you have a valid Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED – with Anaphylaxis and Epinephrine Auto Injector Certification “or” if hired, are you willing to obtain within the first six months of employment?
- I do not have a valid Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED – with Anaphylaxis and Epinephrine Auto Injector Certification and not willing to obtain within the first six months of employment.
- I do not have a valid Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED – with Anaphylaxis and Epinephrine Auto Injector Certification, but willing to obtain within the first six months of employment.
- I have the required certification.
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I ….. (check all that apply):
- have experience working with participants 1-18 years of age.
- am willing to work on weekends, some late nights, and holidays.
- have experience with ActiveNet or other recreation software.
- have experience planning or implementing recreation programs.
- have experience managing staff and creating work schedules.
- have experience instructing recreation programs.
- have experience planning large community events.
- have experience managing a recreational facility.
- No item above applies to me.
Required Question