Community Service Director

Disclaimer
- This list is meant to be representative, not exhaustive. Some incumbents may not perform all the duties listed.

Other cases related duties may also be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Assistsinthedevelopmentof Citygoals,objectives,andprioritiesforthe
  
  City.
• Establishes departmental programs consistent with and supportive of these goals, objectives, and priorities.
• Plans,organizes,anddirectsalldepartmental/divisionprograms.
• Oversees and evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness of all aspects of the department and assigned division’s programs in light of the City’s goals, objective, and priorities.
• Participates in the selection and assignment of department/division employees and provides for the supervision, and training of all such personnel.
• Assigns directs, evaluates, rewards and disciplines those employees directly supervised in accordance with City policy.
• Assures that department employees are instructed in job safe practices associated with their typical work environments.
• Researches and develops suggested changes to the department/division budgets during the City’s budgetary process that implements the established goals, objectives, and priorities of the City.
• Prepares City Council agenda items for review and approval by the City Manager, Assistant City Manager.
• Negotiates with outside entities concerning the establishment of approved contractual relationships with the City concerning those matters under assigned department(s)/divisions cognizance. Administers these and other City contracts that relate to and are within the scope of assigned department(s)/divisions responsibilities.
• Authorizes the purchase of departmental/division materials and equipment within established dollar limits and the appropriate coding of such purchases.
• Provides professional staff assistance, technical support, and advice to the City Manager, Assistant City Manager and other department heads.

• Drafts correspondence in response to public inquiries; monitor assigned department(s)/divisions program activities for compliance with regulations and City priorities.
• Preparesstaffanalysisandreportsonvariousprojectsandprograms.
• Presentsanalysisinbothoralandwrittenformthrough Councilandotherpublicpresentations
• Plans,organizes,directsandcoordinatesactivitiesofthe
  
  Community Services Department .
• Attends Council Meetingsasstaff ,andpreparesstaffreportsandrecommendationsrelatingto program growth and development.
• Preparesimplementsandadministersthe City’sCommunity Services Plan .
• Estimates department revenues and expenses, including revenues and expenses associatedwithgrants and contracts of assigned department(s)/divisions.
• Reviews,prepares,andadministersbudgetsforeachofthedepartment(s)/divisionsassigned.
• Recommendsfeeschedulesforvariousprogramsandestablishaccountingproceduresfor collection of fees.
• Administers the City’sgraffitiabatementprogram.
• Prepares or supervises the timely preparation of mandatory annual reports to the Federal, State,County and other agencies, as assigned.
• Preparesadditionalperiodicreportsforthe City Manage rand City Council .
• Researchesandpursuesfundingsourcesthroughthepreparationofgrantapplicationsfor department/division activities and programs, as assigned.
• Applies/manages
  
  Parkand
  
  Recreationgrants.
• Processes Special Event Permits .
• Performsavarietyofotherdutiesasassigned.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities required to satisfactorily perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

• Principles and practices of PC’s and related software.
• Principles, practices, and programs related to municipal parks and recreation.
• Administrative principles and methods of goal setting and program development.
• Principles, practices, and procedures in municipal budgeting, public administration and municipal management.
• Organization and management practices.
• Funding sources applicable to program and service development.
• Supervisory principles and practices as they relate to the public sector.
• Principles and practices of contract administration and evaluation.
• Applicable Federal, State and…