Recreation Manager

Requirements

MOS Code: None

Education and Experience : A Bachelor’s degree or higher in recreation management, business or public administration or related field, and six (6) years of professional recreation experience, including four (4) years supervisory experience.

Incumbents in an executive level job class will not be required to meet the educational requirements of his/her respective job class provided that the incumbent was permanently employed in the respective job class on June 2006. All employees hired into an executive level position after June 2006 are required to meet the educational requirement of the respective job class.

Licenses and Certificates : Texas Class “C” Driver’s License or equivalent from another state.

General Purpose

Under general direction, manage recreation centers and/or city-wide special events, after school programs, and leisure instruction.

Typical Duties

Plan, supervise and implement programs, services and activities for recreation facilities citywide. Involves: Develop objectives for long-range and short-range use of recreation facilities. Establish scope, schedule and expectations of plans and objectives. Coordinate projects with staff in other divisions. Make presentations to and attend meetings with elected officials, representatives of various civic, private and government organizations.

Plan, organize and coordinate day-to-day projects and activities directly and through subordinate supervisors. Involves: Develop, plan and implement department goals and objectives. Recommend, implement and administer policies and procedures. Direct, oversee and participate in the development of the division work plan. Analyze department personnel, equipment and procedures and recommend and implement improvements, automation or streamlining of work activities. Assist in the development and monitoring of division budgets. Determine and implement appropriate users fees.

Develop, implement and monitor operation budget. Involves: Prepare budget forecasts for operations, maintenance and capital expenditures for recreation services. Analyze long- and short-term capital requirements. Develop plans for ongoing operations. Provide guidance and assistance to subordinate staff on budget management issues. Research and obtain funding sources through grants, city allocations, private industry, and revenue producing programs and activities. Monitor and approve budget expenditures within division as required.

Provide technical support, information and guidance on recreation services to the public, partners, and other City departments. Involves: Respond to requests for information on recreation policies and procedures. Problem resolution with recommended action. Prepare complex and comprehensive documents on issues requiring analysis, project tracking, presentation, and recommendation for implementation.

Supervise assigned staff. Involves: Participate, authorize or approve the hiring of staff. Supervise directly and through subordinate supervisors. Appraise employee performance and review evaluations by subordinate supervisors. Provide for training and development. Enforce personnel rules and regulations and work behavior standards firmly and impartially. Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony. Interview applicants. Recommend hirings, termination, transfers, disciplinary actions, and merit pay or other employee status changes.

Represent the department in a professional manner as requested by the Director. Involves: Interact with a variety of department heads, managers, supervisors, employees and the public to provide and gather accurate information for recreation programs and activities. Attend and participate in professional groups and committees. Prepare and deliver presentations at City Council, boards, commissions and community organizations.

General Information

For complete job specification, click here .

Please note: This is an unclassified position.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.

Note: Applicants with a foreign degree must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.

A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.

BENEFITS

LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE

The City of El Paso is a self-insured entity with a third-party administrator for Medical and Pharmacy benefits. Basic Life Insurance Coverage is available at no cost to eligible employees. Additional Life Insurance and coverage for your dependents are also available.

Employees can select optional Dental, Vision, and Short Term Disability coverage. Employees also have the option to participate in a Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account (healthcare and/or dependent care for daycare expenses). All of these insurance and coverage options can be configured within a month of your new employee orientation date.

An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with access to mental health sessions, therapy, and more is available at no cost. A trained counselors are also available to help you and your dependents cope with life’s stressors so that you can live a happy productive lifestyle.

The City’s Wellness Program seeks to promote better health and wellness amongst the workforce through various programs and incentives in which employees may choose to participate in, to include wellness education, fitness tests, biometric screenings, group fitness, health coaching and so much more!

Keep Learning, Growing & Reinventing Yourself! The City of El Paso's Tuition Assistance Program encourages employee personal and professional development by sharing educational costs with those employees who have successfully completed their original probation, and in turn retain a skillful workforce. Each year, employees can obtain Tuition Assistance for Degree, Certifications, Continuing Education, and Books & Equipment.

ELIGIBILITY FOR VACATION LEAVE

All regular employees who are regularly scheduled to work on an average, a minimum of twenty (20) hours per week, who have held a position in the City Service for a period of six months from date of employment, shall be eligible for vacation allowance as hereinafter set forth. Part-time employees shall accrue vacation leave at a pro-rated amount of full-time entitlement based on the number of hours that they are scheduled to work. Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements shall accrue vacation as provided in the applicable agreement.

Regular employees in the City Service shall accrue vacation credit at the following rates per pay period, calculated from the date of employment of each employee:

For 0 - 5 years of service (12 days):
40 hour per week employees - 3.70 hours per biweekly pay period

For >5 to 15 years of service (17 days):
40 hour per week employees - 5.24 hours per biweekly pay period

For >15 or more years of service (20 days):
40 hour per week employees - 6.16 hours per biweekly pay period

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY

Employees shall be entitled to accrue sick leave with pay in accordance with the Rules of the Civil Service Commission.

ACCIDENT WITH PAY LEAVE

The Amended Section 4.4 of the Ordinance shall become effective upon adoption and shall apply to occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring on and after date of adoption. Occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring before such date will be governed by the Ordinance in effect at the time of the date of injury or disease.

PREGNANCY LEAVE

A) Pregnancy shall be treated the same as any other temporary physical disability.

B) An employee on pregnancy leave shall use accumulated and unused regular sick leave time and then (unless granted use of special sick leave) shall be on leave without pay, unless the employee chooses to use any accumulated and unused annual leave.

C) An employee going on pregnancy leave shall give written notice to her department head with appropriate medical verification. Before returning to work from pregnancy leave, the individual will provide appropriate medical documentation releasing the employee to return to work, as is required for any individual who has been on leave for a temporary physical disability.

LEGAL HOLIDAYS

The following days are hereby declared legal holidays for all the City departments, provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to members of the Fire Department whose duties are to prevent or extinguish fires, or to members of the Police Department whose duties are those of law enforcement: (Amended 10/03/95)

1. First day of January (New Year's Day)

2. Third Monday in January (Martin Luther King Holiday)

3. Thirty-first day in March (Cesar Chavez Day)

4. Last Monday in May (Memorial Day)

5. June 19 (Juneteenth)

6. Fourth day of July (Independence Day)

7. First Monday in September (Labor Day)

8. Eleventh Day in November (Veteran's Day)

9. Fourth Thursday in November (Thanksgiving Day)

10. The Friday following the fourth Thursday in November (Day after Thanksgiving)

11. Twenty-fifth Day in December (Christmas Day)

12. Employee's Birthday

In addition to the above days, the following days are also declared to be legal holidays: 1. Any day designated as a holiday by City Council. 2. When any legal holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be considered a legal holiday. 3. When any legal holiday falls on a Sunday, the following business day shall be considered a legal holiday.

Closing Date/Time: 4/29/2025 11:59 PM Mountain

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