Community Services Director

The City of Delano is looking for an experienced Community Services Director to oversee the City’s Parks and Recreation Division and Senior Center programs. Candidates should be innovated, flexible, prepared for constant growth and pivoting. Ideal candidates must be able to lead by example, foster strong team work, have excellent networking skills and be community oriented.

Under direction of the City Manager and/ or Assistant City Manager plans, organizes, and directs the activities of the Community Services Department that provides landscaping and maintenance of parks, maintenance districts, medians and other City properties, recreation programs, senior programs, aquatics programs, facility and park rentals, and other divisions/programs as assigned.

• D.M.V. printout (Not older than 3 months)
• Bachelor's Degree (in recreation, physical education, public administration, or related field) required
• Resume
• Letter of Interest
• 5 Professional References

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.

• Assists in the development of City goals, objectives, and priorities for the City.
• Establishes departmental programs consistent with and supportive of these goals, objectives, and priorities.
• Plans, organizes, and directs all departmental/division programs.
• 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.
• Prepares staff analysis and reports on various projects and programs.
• Presents analysis in both oral and written form through Council and other public presentations
• Plans, organizes, directs and coordinates activities of the Community Services Department.
• Attends Council Meetings as staff, and prepares staff reports and recommendations relating to program growth and development.
• Prepares implements and administers the City’s Community Services Plan.
• Estimates department revenues and expenses, including revenues and expenses associated with grants and contracts of assigned department(s)/divisions.
• Reviews, prepares, and administers budgets for each of the department(s)/divisions assigned.
• Recommends fee schedules for various programs and establish accounting procedures for collection of fees.
• Administers the City’s graffiti abatement program.
• Prepares or supervises…