Director, Parks And Recreation

Administers municipal policies and regulations pertaining to the Parks and Recreation Department’s facilities. Directs and administers all City parks, City Cemetery, Virginia Key Park and Beach complex. Provides recreational, cultural/artistic, and educational programs through the City’s parks for all segments of the population including youths, adults, seniors, and the disabled. Coordinates and administers divisions through subordinate personnel. Areas administered include - Parks Operations, Recreation, Cemetery, Disabled Programs, Special Events, and Office of the Director.

Develops, prepares, and administers Department budget, including preparing cost estimates and justifications for budget recommendations, researching, and recommending Capital Improvement Projects, and monitoring and controlling expenditures. Responsible for the preparation and submission of grant applications to acquire additional funding support for various programs and projects. Identifies funding sources and raises funding necessary for capital improvements for the development of open space and park facilities. Exercises extensive public contact and community interaction in promoting neighborhood programs and achieving optimum utilization of the City’s Park facilities. Interacts and partners with not-for-profit and for-profit organizations to optimize the delivery of services to parks’ visitors. Is knowledgeable of strategic planning initiatives and techniques to create a highly professional, efficient, and effective department. Reports to an Assistant City Manager.

Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Recreation, or a related field and extensive nine (9) years experience in parks and recreation organizational administration including four (4) years of high level supervisory experience. Master’s degree is preferred.

Copy of proof of education in the form of a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Recreation or a related field or higher from an accredited institution. Official/unofficial transcripts are also accepted. If submitting transcripts, transcripts must include the following: student's name, school name, number of credits, degree completion, and major. Audit/Academic reports are not accepted as substitutions for college transcripts.

Foreign diplomas/degrees must be submitted with a credential evaluation report from an approved credential evaluation agency*. Translations of diploma/degrees are not accepted. If degree/diploma does not reflect the academic major on its face, transcripts indicating degree completion must be submitted. Audit/Academic reports are not accepted as substitutions for college transcripts.

For additional list of approved credential evaluation agencies visit the Florida Department of Education.