1/19/2023 11:59 PM Eastern

About us:

The City of Asheville is dedicated to providing quality service for the residents and visitors of our beautiful city, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina. Asheville, NC is a thriving mountain city that has a culture enriched in diversity.

The City of Asheville values and respects a diverse community, workforce and ideas, and is committed to promoting an equitable, fair, and just employment environment. Our organization seeks to create and provide access and opportunities to employees, residents and visitors to fulfill their potential through inclusive engagement practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status.

• Provides oversight of the afterschool and summer camp programs for youth in grades K12 including but not limited to homework assistance, planning and leading activities, and hosting special events/field trips for program participants
• Leads and directs activities for adult recreation at recreation facilities
• Develops partnerships with outside organizations to enhance programming and meet community needs that align with departmental and organizational strategic and equity goals
• Provides organization, administrative assistance and direct leadership in providing a diverse collection of recreation programs and events primarily during afternoon, evening and weekend hours for the convenience and availability of participants
• Develops, implements and evaluates a variety of programs and events
• Provides training for seasonal staff and volunteers
• Supervises participants in both indoor and outdoor settings
• Prepares facilities for activities by opening and closing the facility
• Performs administrative duties by answering telephones, scheduling facility activities, providing information to the public on recreation programs, preparing and maintaining records on attendance and participation, collecting and processing application fees and preparing and filing timesheets, repair work order and other forms
• Maintains cleanliness of facility, bulletin boards, paintings and decorations
• Attends regular staff meetings to discuss new programs, ideas and issues
• Drives City vehicles for activity groups
• Acts in the absence of the supervisor

• Performs other similar duties as required.

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or equivalency, with experience in recreation programming or management; or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job

• CPR, First Aid and AED certification; must be able to obtain within the first 6 months of employment. Certifications are paid for by the employer
• Valid NC Driver’s License within 6 months of hire

Knowledge:

• General knowledge of learned procedures, practices, routines to work with youth
• General understanding of community resources and how to build collaborative relationships with individuals and groups
• Understands how to reach out to the community to identify and fill gaps in programming services
• Understands and is committed to goals of equity and brings an equity mindset to the organization’s work and workplace

• Ability to plan and lead program activities for youth and adults
• Ability to successfully communicate with participants and the public, while maintaining positive relationships
• Ability to communicate effectively in spoken and written form
• Ability to think creatively for work practices, programs and policies
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision
• Ability to research program documents and narrative materials, and develop reports from information gathering
• Ability to analyze situations to pinpoint problems and assist with solving problems or identifying sources of obstacles
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships as required by work assignments
• Ability to analyze and interpret policy and procedural guidelines and to apply this understanding to tasks
• Ability to bring resources together to resolve a problem or provide a solution
• Ability to conduct research of existing, internal policies and procedures
• Ability to read, summarize and/or compare general workplace data and graphics, such as flow charts, maps, tables, etc.

• Frequent outside work or exposure to unpleasant conditions and/or hazards
• Frequent physical effort is required

The City of Asheville offers a comprehensive benefit package and other programs, resources, policies and practices that integrate work/life strategies. Our programs have been designed to provide a variety of choices to best fit your needs and the needs of your family.