Recreation Program Coordinator Jobs

More than anything, our people make us great. City of Redmond employees view each day as an adventure and a new opportunity to shine. Our people bring unique skills and qualities to the table, embrace the values of integrity, accountability and commitment to service-and love working collaboratively to take our city to even greater heights.
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When you work for the City of Redmond, you'll enjoy a healthy work/life balance with continuing education programs, leadership academies, wellness incentives, and a total rewards benefits program.
Now we have an exciting new opportunity for someone to join our Parks & Recreation team as our new Recreation Program Coordinator. This position organizes and manages a variety of youth recreation activities, and services for the City of Redmond, with an emphasis on active recreation such as Day Camps, Art, Music, and Dance and our various community center spaces and parks.
If you are a creative, innovative, and energetic individual who is passionate about providing high-quality recreation day camps and activities for youth, teens, and families this job may be right for you! This position will focus on recreation program development, building community partnerships, interacting with the public, and supervising staff, volunteers, and working with contracted service providers.
This is a full-time, 40 hours per week, requires evening and weekend shifts to meet program demand and for program/staff supervision. You will also work at community centers, schools with some off-site travel.

• Site Management – Responsible for facility scheduling and ensuring a safe and pleasant environment for visitors and program participants.
• Partnerships and Sponsorships – Connect with community members and organizations seeking partnerships and sponsorships that enhance on partnership or sponsorship opportunities to enhance city services and align activities with the City’s Cost of Service Methodology.
• Interacting with the Public – Provide a high level of customer service while ensuring a safe and welcoming environment at facilities and programs.
• Program Planning and Development – Plan and implement high-quality and innovative recreation programming, with an emphasis on activities for youth and teens such as day camps, art, music, and dance.
• Marketing and Promotion – Utilize existing communication platforms (social media, website, print, eNews) to promote services, activities and opportunities that serve the community.
• Supervision of Staff, Volunteers, and Contracted Service Providers – Directly supervise part-time seasonal and year-round staff, including but not limited to class instructors, facility staff, volunteers, and contracted service providers.
• Day Camps – Oversight of all aspects of the departments comprehensive Day Camp programming. Duties to include, but not limited to, budgeting, hiring, scheduling, marketing, training, and oversight of high-quality camp programs at various sites throughout the City.

Education and Experience

• Or equivalent combination of education, experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities
• Three years’ experience in program coordination and development,
• High school diploma or equivalent; college degree or coursework preferred

• Valid First Aid & CPR certifications (must be obtained within 6 months of hire)
• Valid Washington State Driver's License

The City of Redmond offers extremely competitive salaries and an excellent benefits package including:

• OTHER INSURANCE - Life, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, short and long-term disability, optional employee-paid voluntary life insurance
• Annual merit increases of up to 5%
• VISION INSURANCE - For employees and their eligible dependents
• FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS - For tax savings on healthcare and dependent care expenses
• DENTAL INSURANCE - For employees and their eligible dependents
• MEDICAL INSURANCE - Choice of two plans for employees and their eligible dependents: Premera or Kaiser Permanente, employee premiums paid for by the City.
• PAID VACATION & HOLIDAYS – with (13) paid holidays per year
• EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP)
• RETIREMENT PLANS - Department of Retirement Systems (DRS) PERS plus additional options that include Municipal Employees Benefit Trust (Social Security replacement plan) and MetLife 457 Plan
• Annual COLA adjustments
• PRESCRIPTION DRUG INSURANCE - Included with each medical plan