Community Services Coordinator

Bring your passion for community engagement to a role where you’ll plan and lead dynamic programs, events, and activities that connect people of all ages. You’ll take the lead in organizing exciting recreation and historical offerings, supervise and develop staff, and help create meaningful experiences for the public. If you enjoy working with diverse groups, thinking creatively, and making a positive impact through well‑run programs and events, this is your opportunity to shine.

Coordinate and deliver engaging community, recreation, and historical programs and events; build strong partnerships with schools, organizations, and community groups; manage program logistics, budgets, and revenue activities; lead outreach efforts through marketing, social media, and public engagement; and provide excellent customer service while supporting exhibits, operations, and daily administrative functions.

An equivalent combination of relevant training, education and experience:

• Associate’s degree
• Two (2) years of relevant experience specific to the position in either historic preservation, cultural education, physical education recreation, or athletics.

• Must maintain a valid driver's license.

• Knowledge of departmental policies, plans, and procedures.
• Knowledge of modern office practices, plans, and procedures.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other job-related computer programs and software applications.
• Knowledge of event management including marketing, operations, safety, budget, box-office operations and financial reporting of large venues.
• Knowledge of and ability to coordinate multiple events at various planning stages simultaneously.
• Knowledge of the rules, techniques, and equipment requirements for various types of recreation or historical activities for all ages.
• Knowledge and understanding of activities in a community historical or recreation program, including facilities.
• Knowledge of the objectives and activities of social recreational or historical programs.
• Knowledge of modern governmental office practices, procedures, equipment, and standard clerical and accounting techniques.
• Experience in, and ability to plan, organize, and monitor small-scale social and leisure activities, and/or planning, developing, promoting and producing large, profit‑making events in a setting that serves an attendance from 1,000 to 10,000, depending upon assignment.
• Supervisory experience in recruiting volunteer seasonal staff and building teamwork to produce large events.
• Analytical and research skills.
• Skill in effective communication, both orally and in writing.
• Skill in prioritizing and organizing work.
• Skill in the use of office equipment such as a computer, multi-line telephone system, scanner, fax machine, and copier.
• Ability to exercise judgment and discretion in applying and interpreting department rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to maintain discipline and to solve disciplinary problems.
• Ability to contribute effectively to the accomplishment of team or work unit goals, objectives, and activities.
• Ability to make recommendations and to use resourcefulness and tact in solving new problems.
• Ability to plan, organize, direct, and appraise the work of assigned personnel.
• Ability to prepare effective correspondence on routine matters and to perform routine administrative functions without referral to supervisor.
• Ability to ascertain priorities and meet deadlines and objectives.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and reports.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to provide internal/external guidance and customer assistance via all forms of communication.
• Ability to use computers for data entry, word processing, and/or accounting purposes.
• Ability to author reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with managers, service providers, other employees, and the general public.

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