Assistant Parks & Recreation Director

City of Deltona•Deltona, FL

20h•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Deltona is seeking an experienced and strategic Assistant Parks & Recreation Director to help lead the planning, development, and delivery of high-quality parks, recreation programs, and community services. This role is ideal for a leader who can balance operations, programming, and long-term planning, while driving community engagement and ensuring efficient, high-performing services across parks, facilities, and recreational programs. The purpose of this job/class within the organization is to manage and provide cultural, recreational, educational and promotional activities to the residents and user groups in the City. This job/class works under administrative supervision, developing and implementing programs within organizational policies and reports major activities to executive level administrators through conferences and reports.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's Degree in Recreation, Public Administration or closely related field.
Requires four years' experience in recreation, events management, facility maintenance management or closely related field.
Requires a driver's license valid in the State of Florida.

Nice To Haves

Can lead teams and manage multiple operational areas effectively
Understands both programming and facility operations
Is comfortable making decisions that impact community services
Can balance strategy with day-to-day execution
Has strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Is proactive, organized, and solutions-oriented

Responsibilities

Directs activities of employees engaged in the maintenance and repair of City facilities to determine maintenance, repair and housekeeping requirements, and capital improvements.
Evaluates the community's needs for recreational and leisure activities.
Develops and directs multiple projects simultaneously for production and facilities maintenance systems including alterations and new installations, utilization improvements, safety and environmental.
Directs department resources by establishing department policies and improving the efficiencies of department operations and programs.
Plans, prepares, implements, and administers department budgets; monitors and ensures adherences to established operating expenditures parameters.
Plans, coordinates, and directs a diversified, year-round parks and recreation program including the management of various fields, parks, facilities and open spaces.
Evaluates facility needs and recommends staffing levels, materials, and equipment and capital improvements for City facilities.
Manages the development, planning, implementation and organization of recreational programs through activity staff, instructors, contracted personnel, and volunteers.
Acts as liaison with all youth sports leagues.
Manages scheduling of facilities and evaluation of programs.
Keeps appointment calendar and schedules appointments.
Maintains contact with community groups by involving them in activity planning.
Recommend new or revised activities through studies and reports.
Ensures a safe, compliant, and healthy workplace for all employees through technical support and direction.
Assists in the development and implementation of marketing efforts to increase public awareness of and participation in programs; creates publicity materials and gives public presentations as required.
Oversee the work of the Recreation Programs Supervisor, the Parks Maintenance Supervisor, and the Turf Maintenance Supervisor and others as assigned or directed.
Supervises or leads others by determining work procedures, assigning duties, maintaining harmonious relations, and promoting efficiency.
Requires responsibility and opportunity for achieving moderate economies and/or preventing moderate losses through the management of a small division; handles supplies of high value or moderate amounts of money consistent with the operation of a small division.
Decision-making is a major part of the job, affecting a major segment of the organization and the general public; works in a dynamic environment; responsible for developing policies and practices.
Performs related work as assigned.