Under general direction, plans, oversees, and directs the services of the Parks and Recreation Department, including related facility capital improvements, maintenance and repair; Oversees Parks and Recreation staff; Controls staffing levels and departmental budget; Participates as a member of the executive management team; And performs related duties as required.
The Director of Parks and Recreation is responsible for all departmental operations, including staffing, budgeting, policy-making, and strategic planning processes. This position reports to the Chief Administrative Officer. This position also exercises policy and decision-making authority over the entire department.Â
Duties and Responsibilities
The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this position.Â
- Provides direction and professional advice to support staff and directs their selection, training, development, evaluation, compensation, and discipline.
- Develops, implements and evaluates plans, policies, systems and procedures to achieve annual departmental goals and work standards related to parks, recreation and community services.
- Prepares specifications, solicits bids, evaluates proposals, and recommends awards for Department capital improvement projects and service contracts. Acts as Project Manager and manages resulting capital improvement projects.
- Recommends, monitors and evaluates annual Department budget and controls budget expenditures.
- Advises and supports the Administration and Council, represents the department in policy matters, and attends Council meetings.
- Inspects and evaluates community park and facility needs.
- Oversees and attends Recreation activities and events (namely, Canada Day and Champlain Christmas Parade).
- Actively participate in the Special Events Review Team, advise and analyze requests and support event organizers.
- Plans workloads and assigns, coordinates, and schedules Department projects.
- Oversees marina’s federal lease and sublease and cooperates with the lessee on issues relating to the facility.
- Applies for and administers Parks and Recreation grants.
- Recommends policies, procedures and fees for the use and rental of public facilities. Promotes departmental services through publicity programs.
- Monitors and keeps informed of current parks and recreation industry trends, evaluates their impact on departmental operations and recommends policy and procedural improvements. Considers office technology applications.
Required Education and Experience
- University degree in administration, recreation, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Municipal experience with a minimum of eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in parks, recreation and community services programs, including maintenance or facility development, and including three years in a supervisory or administrative capacity
Qualifications
- Knowledgeable of modern principles, practices and trends of park planning, park maintenance, and community services and programs; of recent developments, current literature and sources of information related to community services, planning and administration; of purchasing practices related to equipment and supplies; of pertinent federal, provincial and local laws, regulations, and codes; of work planning processes and organizational methods; of principles of management; of budgetary practices; and supervisory principles and leadership techniques.
- Advanced organizational and managerial skills, staff development ability and understanding of the political process.
- Ability to present proposals and recommendations clearly and logically in public meetings.
- Excellent administrative, communication, interpersonal, organizational, time management, and public relations skills, with the ability to use tact and discretion and to deal courteously and effectively with the public and fellow staff members.
- A complete familiarity working with MS Office and accounting computer software.
- Must be fully bilingual (French/English)
- A valid Class G Driver’s License and the ability to maintain insurability under the Municipality’s vehicle insurance policy.Â
Work Pace
- There are changing priorities, unexpected schedule changes, conflicting demands, and/or numerous urgent tasks for at least 50% of the time.
- As such, the Director of Parks and Recreation must have the ability to be an effective manager by establishing priorities and assuring that assignments are completed within a timely manner and deadlines.Â
Working Conditions
- This position is full-time, regular 37.5-hour work per week.
- The annual salary range is from $83,747Â to $99,700.
- The Director of Parks and Recreation will be required to work additional hours due to Council and committees meeting, seminars, conferences, and events and because of conflicting demands and deadlines.
- General office working conditions.
- Occasional driving is required to visit parks, facilities, and construction sites and attend business, community, and public meetings.
Applications
Qualified candidates are invited to apply before 4 p.m. on March 16, 2023.
Interviews are scheduled for the week of March 20 to 24, 2023.
Start Date: As soon as possible
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