Recreation Program Coordinator | Recreation Specialist

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Come join an incredible team-oriented department that positively impacts the lives of the City of Milpitas's diverse community! The City of Milpitas Recreation & Community Services Department is recruiting for two separate full-time positions. You may apply for one or both. Each position has its own minimum qualifications, its own screening, and its own interview process. Question 1 of the supplemental questionnaire is where you tell us which position or positions you want to be considered for.

Salary:

• Program Coordinator, Youth and Teen Programs: $86,648.12 to $ Annually
• Recreation Specialist, Contract Classes (Recreation Services Assistant IV): $65,424.84 to $79,523.86 Annually

This position plans, develops, and implements the City's youth and teen programming. That includes After the Bell (after school program), day camps and school break camps, the Counselor in Training, LYFE (middle school after school program), the Teen Center, Milpitas Youth Force (summer youth job program), and staff support to the Youth Advisory Commission. The Coordinator recruits, trains, schedules, and supervises part-time and seasonal staff and volunteers, assists with budget preparation and monitoring, and promotes programs, services, and events.

The ideal candidate is energized by young people and knows how to build programs that fun, safe, and inclusive for all ages. You are comfortable running several programs at once, you keep your part-time and seasonal staff trained and supported, and you are as steady with a budget spreadsheet as you are on organizing a game with 30 kids. You listen to what Milpitas youth and families need and want from our programs, and try to create programs that serve the diverse Milpitas community.

Working title:

Recreation Specialist. This position assists with the planning, development, implementation, and supervision of contract classes and programs across the department, including Youth, Teen and Adult Programs. It is responsible for recruiting, selecting, onboarding, and evaluating contract instructors and vendors, scheduling classes and facility space, monitoring program budgets and enrollment, preparing content for the activity guide, and resolving participant and instructor questions.

The ideal candidate is organized, resourceful, and able to monitor multiple contracts at different stages. You can work with instructors to create a class that works for both parties. You know what types of programs and classes Milpitas youth and families need and want, and follow trends.