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Recreation Coordinator (W.D. Hill)

Salary

$63,242.00 - $98,103.00 Annually

Location

Durham, NC

Job Type

Full time with benefits

Job Number

25-05683

Department

Parks and Recreation

Opening Date

10/31/2025

Closing Date

11/14/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

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Position Description

Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham

Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

Hiring Range: $63,242 - $73,203 Annually

Work Day/Hours: 8:30am - 5:30pm Monday-Friday w ith occasional nights and weekends

A nationally accredited team of passionate professionals devoted to building better lives and a better community through the power of parks and recreation. Our talented team at Durham Parks and Recreation (https://www.dprplaymore.org/27/ABOUT-US) is devoted to community service and provides a diverse range of programs, services, opportunities, and experiences while being united through our core pillars of creating equitable economic impacts; advancing conservation; rejuvenating health and wellness; enhancing quality of life and sustaining social equity.

This position is devoted to providing recreation, programming and activities and management of recreational facilities. Serves as the formal supervisor of a recreation services function overseeing Recreation Specialists and part-time staff. Decision-making involves assisting the Recreation Services Manager in developing, implementing, and supervising a range of recreation programs and services.

Responsible for assessing current needs; conducting community surveys; coordinating program development and staff performing that development; developing recreation and program plans; identifying and contracting with vendors; overseeing facility operations; hiring, training, supervising and evaluating staff; overseeing front desk operations; processing facility rental contracts; marketing programs; organizing volunteers; evaluating programs and making modifications; monitoring budgets; providing customer service; maintaining inventory of supplies and equipment; assuring facility cleanliness and preparing reports.

Supervises support staff including conducting performance evaluations, coordinating training, and implementing hiring, discipline, and termination procedures.

Duties/Responsibilities

+ Supervises recreation, related program and events; develops program or event plans and schedules; assesses community needs through surveys and other tools; supervises staff and volunteers, including planning, assigning, and evaluating work; evaluates programs and makes modifications; audits recreation facility operations and updates operating policies and procedures; and monitors program or facility expenditures.

+ Supervises facility usage and scheduling operations; ensures facility safety and cleanliness; assesses program and event needs and facility capacity; monitors supply inventories and ensures adequacy; identifies and contracts with vendors, gathering quotes and bids, ordering supplies, and ensuring that procurement activities comply with City policies and procedures.

+ Prepares, reviews, processes, and/or maintains reports, records, work orders, and other documentation; processes rental contracts; maintains databases; processes invoices, payments, purchase orders and deposits; enters, compiles, and reconciles data; prepares information reports; and proofs work for accuracy and completeness.

+ Oversees program and/or facility customer service; responds to and resolves escalated customer service issue; responds to inquiries, concerns, and complaints from residents, contractors, vendors, community groups, City departments, and/or external agencies; and facilitates and promotes programs and events.

POSITION SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES MIGHT INCLUDE:

Recreation

Positions assigned to recreation may be responsible for:

+ Developing, implementing, and promoting recreation programs, planning program logistics, organizing program schedules, and purchasing equipment.

+ Preparing recreational program plans, reports, and related documentation.

+ Inspecting program or event sites and performing related quality assurance duties.

+ Serving on committees, attending meetings and performing community outreach and engagement.

Administrative Services

Positions assigned to administrative services may be responsible for:

+ Coordinating facility management operations for assigned facilities.

+ Supervising staff, to include planning, assigning, and evaluating work, and implementing hiring, discipline, and termination procedures.

+ Coordinating facility usage operations.

+ Coordinating with vendors and contractors.

+ Processing rental contracts.

+ Providing customer service.

+ Promoting facility operations and programs.

+ Maintaining inventories.

+ Preparing work orders, reports, purchase orders, and other documentation.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

+ Associate's degree in recreation, leisure services, or related field

+ Four years of recreation program and/or facility management experience

+ Supervisory or lead experience

+ A valid Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED certification with Anaphylaxis and Epinephrine Auto Injector Certification within the first six months of employment.

+ Valid, unrestricted, North Carolina - Class C driver's license,"or" if you currently have another state's driver's license, must be willing and able to obtain a valid NC driver's license within 60 days of hire

Additional Preferred Skills

+ Experience supervising a recreation facility and having responsibility for ensuring safety, security, and service quality.

+ Experience documenting staff performance, identifying opportunities for improvement, and providing mentorship, coaching, or training.

+ E xperience directly facilitating recreation programs.

Benefits – General Full-Time Employees

+ 12-13 paid holidays per year

+ 13 standard work days of vacation per year

+ 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement

+ 2 weeks paid military leave per year

+ Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans

+ State and City retirement plans

+ Short and long term disability plans

+ Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions

+ City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System

+ Paid funeral leave

+ Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling

+ Paid life insurance equal to annual salary

+ 48 hours for volunteer work each year*

+ 4 hours parental leave each year

+ Workman's Compensation Insurance

+ 457 Deferred Compensation Plans

Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)

+ 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)

+ State retirement plan

Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)

+ 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)

+ State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire

+ Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire

+ Dental and life insurance, after one year of service

+ Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service

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Where did you first hear about this opportunity?

+ City of Durham Website

+ Walk in

+ Job fair

+ Employee referral

+ Professional organization ***Please list the organization in "other" box below***

+ Internet posting ***Please list the specific web site in the "other" box below***

+ Craig's List

+ Facebook

+ LinkedIn

+ GlassDoor

+ governmentjobs.com

+ Monster.com

+ Indeed.com

+ Employment Security Commission

+ Magazine/Newspaper

+ Other

02

If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.

03

Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.

+ Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

+ High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

+ Associates Degree

+ Bachelor's Degree

+ Master's Degree

+ Doctoral Degree (PhD, Juris Doctorate)

04

Do you have a valid Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED – with Anaphylaxis and Epinephrine Auto Injector Certification "or" if hired, are you willing to obtain within the first six months of employment?

+ I have the required certification.

+ I do not have a valid Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED – with Anaphylaxis and Epinephrine Auto Injector Certification, BUT I AM willing to obtain within the first six months of employment.

+ I do not have a valid Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED – with Anaphylaxis and Epinephrine Auto Injector Certification and I AM NOT willing to obtain within the first six months of employment.

05

Do you have a valid, unrestricted, North Carolina driver's license? (If you have a valid license from a State other than North Carolina, you must be willing and able to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license within 60 days of hire).

+ I have a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license.

+ I have a valid license from another State and I am willing to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license within 60 days.

+ I do not have a valid, unrestricted driver's license.

06

How many years of experience do you have in recreation program management or in recreation facility management?

+ No related experience

+ Less than 1 year of related experience

+ 1 year but less than 4 years of related experience

+ 4 years but less than 6 years of related experience

+ 6 or more years of related experience

07

Do you have experience supervising a recreation facility and having responsibility for ensuring safety, security, and service quality?

+ Yes

+ No

08

Do you have experience documenting staff performance, identifying opportunities for improvement, and providing mentorship, coaching or training?

+ Yes

+ No

09

How many years of experience do you have DIRECTLY FACILITATING RECREATION PROGRAMS?

+ No related experience

+ Less than 1 year of related experience

+ 1 year but less than 2 years

+ 2 years but less than 4 years

+ 4 or more years

10

Please share your experience in facilitating recreation programs. Provide a brief description of programs you have facilitated. If you have no such experience, indicate N/A.

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Do you have Supervisory or lead experience?

+ Yes

+ No

12

How many years of experience do you have supervising PART-TIME staff?

+ No experience

+ Less than 1 year of experience

+ 1 year but less than 3 years

+ 3 years but less than 5 years

+ 5 or more years of experience

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How many years of experience do you have supervising FULL-TIME staff?

+ No experience

+ Less than 1 year of experience

+ 1 year but less than 3 years

+ 3 years but less than 5 years

+ 5 years or more years

14

How many FULL-TIME staff have you directly supervised at one given time?

+ I have supervised no full-time staff

+ 1-2 staff members

+ 3-5 staff members

+ 6-10 staff members

+ More than 10 staff members

15

If you have experience partnering with organizations or community leaders on joint initiatives, please provide a brief description of these partnerships. If you have no such experience, indicate N/A.

16

How many years of experience do you have communicating and working with school age children between 4 and 16 years of age?

+ No experience

+ Less than 1 year

+ 1 year but less than 2

+ 2 years but less than 3

+ 3 years but less than 4

+ 4 years or more

17

Do you have experience with ActiveNet or a similar recreation software?

+ Yes

+ No

18

Please list any current fitness or recreation certifications you hold. If you do not CURRENTLY have any fitness recreation certifications, indicate N/A.

Required Question