Recreation Coordinator (Greystone

Who We Are

The City of Beverly Hills has a long-standing reputation for providing superior customer service to residents, businesses, and visitors. This characteristic, combined with outstanding staff in all departments, has been a hallmark of success for this high-performance organization. The municipal government (approximately 1,000+ full-time and part-time employees) provides the highest quality safety services, recreational activities, municipal services, and physical environment.

The Community Services Department provides exceptional cultural, educational, recreational, and social services to enhance and maintain a high quality of life and attractive physical environment in the Beverly Hills community. The Recreation and Parks Division is responsible for researching, implementing, and evaluating a variety of services and programs for the community with the purpose of enhancing each participant's quality of life.

The Division also operates the historic Greystone Mansion and Gardens:
The Doheny Estate. Through collaborative effort across multiple City sites, the Recreation and Parks Division serves as a destination for educational, recreational, and cultural endeavors for all ages and provide diverse and innovative recreation and cultural programming and services for the Beverly Hills community.

The City of Beverly Hills is seeking an organized and versatile Recreation Coordinator who is excited about the opportunity to assist in the ongoing growth of programs and operations at the historic Greystone Mansion. In this role, you’ll help coordinate a wide variety of ongoing programs and activities, including rental events, public programs on the grounds, the Inside the Mansion program, the Greystone Theatre, and coordinating with partner organizations.

You’ll assist in streamlining procedures and expanding opportunities for use of the Greystone site, bringing ideas forward and working as part of a team on collaborative projects, while always ensuring stewardship of the site remains a priority.

We are looking for someone who has strong written and verbal communication skills, and who works well with a wide range of people, including community members, tourists, City staff, Commissioners, and City Council members. An understanding of working in tourist locations and with a wide range of visitors is a plus. Strong organizational skills and the ability to work with accuracy and attention to detail are essential, as this role will provide administrative, organizational, and strategic support.

You’ll assist with recordkeeping, evaluating programs, and participate in periodic review of printed and public materials. We’re looking for a team member who will bring a steady and positive approach to daily problem-solving. You’ll be part of a small team that works together closely, and you will also have the ability to work independently with a deep understanding of policies and procedures.

This position requires walking on stairs and uneven surfaces such as slate, doing small event set-ups such as moving chairs and tables, being mobile for extended periods of time (including standing and walking), and working at a computer. The ideal candidate will have interest and/or prior experience in at least one of the following categories: rental events, historic sites/museums, arts and culture, parks, public gardens.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing small team  you are someone who is energized by working on a variety of programs and tasks, is able to work both independently and collaboratively, and is excited to provide high quality customer service to all users of the park, we’d love to meet you!

• Experience coordinating rental events, live performances, and/or cultural public programs
• Prior interest or experience in public gardens, historic sites, museums, nature preserves, theaters, or cultural heritage locations
• Public speaking experience such as teaching or leading tours
• Demonstrated proficiency with MS Office applications (e.g. Outlooks, Excel, Teams), microphone setup, and comfortable learning new software and technical systems as needed
• Experie…