Recreation Program Specialist (Park and Recreation [PKR] Dept., Non-Civil Service)

City of Dallas•Dallas, TX

10d•$22 - $23

About The Position

The Recreation Program Specialist plans, organizes, and conducts educational and recreational programs for participants of all ages, providing quality recreational, cultural, and educational opportunities for Dallas residents. The role creates, develops, and implements programs and services at City recreation facilities and coordinates logistics and provides guidance for youth services, senior assistance, recreation programs, special events, and other services. The specialist leads activities and instructs participants in sports and games, supports other recreation-center staff, and assists with school programs and educational activities. The position also handles program records, registrations, schedules, customer inquiries, daily funds, outreach, and marketing materials. It may include transporting youth to field trips and special events and helping maintain safe, orderly, and effective facility operations.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Ability to work with children, youth, and adults.
Knowledge of recreation facilities, general programming, sports, and general sports rules.
Knowledge of first aid principles and practices.
Ability to develop, create, and implement activities and work with a multicultural community.
Ability to enforce recreation, program, and sporting regulations.
Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships.
Knowledge of customer-service principles and practices.
Effective oral and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual skills preferred.

Responsibilities

Create, develop, implement, and oversee programs and activities at recreation centers, ensuring offerings meet community needs.
Lead recreational activities, demonstrate sports procedures and techniques, and instruct participants in game rules; provide direction to Center Assistants and support facility programs.
Assist with school programs by providing organized recreation and educational activities for youth; help clean, maintain, and coordinate program logistics.
Maintain attendance, participant, accident, materials, ID-card, and revenue-related records.
Provide participants and the public with information about recreation-center functions, programs, and classes, and deliver customer service and direction.
Perform administrative tasks, including processing registrations and documents, distributing schedules, answering phones, selling and issuing trash bags and participant ID cards, and accounting for collected funds daily.
Transport youth to field trips and special events and conduct recreational and educational camping activities.
Instruct participants and enforce rules, regulations, procedures, and safety precautions for games and activities.
Conduct outreach, create marketing, distribute program materials, attend community events to promote programs, and prepare calendars, lesson plans, and other marketing materials.
Perform other tasks as needed or assigned.