City of Portland - Parks, Recreation and Facilities
Application
Details
Posted: 22-Jan-25
Location: Portland, Maine
Type: Full-time
Salary: $88,989 - $112,732/year.
Sector:
Recreation
Salary Details:
The City of Portland prides itself on its outstanding benefits and collegial and mission-driven work environment. City benefits may include:
Free employee health insurance with the completion of wellness incentives
Thirteen paid holidays
Sick, vacation, and personal leave
Life, dental, vision and income protection insurances
Choice of retirement plans, including a pension plan
Use of City recreation facilities
Discount on professional development programs through USM and Thomas College
Required Education:
4 Year Degree
Internal Number: 376-7
The mission of Portland Parks, Recreation, and Facilities Department is to enhance the quality of life through people, parks, and programming while creating lasting memories for the people of Portland and its visitors. The Parks, Recreation, and Facilities Department is made up of a team of 160 full-time staff, and 250+ seasonal and on-call staff who work together to improve the quality of life in Portland, Maine. To learn more about the Parks, Recreation, and Facilities Department - click here.
The Recreation Division Director is responsible for administrative and managerial work in planning, organizing and directing the management and operations of the Recreation Division of the Parks, Recreation and Facilities Department. Work is carried out with great independence, initiative and judgment under the supervision of the Director of Parks, Recreation and Facilities. This position plans, directs and manages the administration, employees and operations of recreation, therapeutic recreation and aquatics, and golf course. It oversees recreational programs and facilities, including but not limited to: four community centers, one outdoor pool and two indoor pools, nine Before and After the Bell school sites, and a thirty-hole municipal golf course. Manages the creation and implementation of both existing and new recreational and community programs and events in indoor and outdoor settings to meet community needs.
Additional Duties & Responsibilities:
This position performs long range planning and development of new recreational facilities, systems and equipment.
Oversees marketing of programs with supervision of direct mailing of brochures and various other outreach to customers.
Utilizes social media, newsletters, and other methods to conduct outreach to the community.
Prepares the annual budget for recreation, golf course, aquatics & therapeutic recreation sections.
Works across Divisions and Departments to create community programming in indoor and outdoorsettings.
Works creatively to conduct outreach to under-represented groups to ensure that our programs and facilities are known and available to the widest possible population.
Represents the Recreation Division in meetings with other City departments, elected officials, outside agencies, public & private organizations and the public.
Requirements of Work:
Successful candidates will have graduated from a college or university with a baccalaureate degree in Parks and Recreation Management/Administration or Public Administration or a related degree, or any equivalent combination of experience and training.
Must have a minimum of 10 years of progressive supervisory or administrative experience with recreation programming, services, planning, design and construction of aquatic, golf, and recreation facilities.
Considerable knowledge of the modern principles, trends and practices of recreation programs, services, aquatics programs, special events and facilities management.
Working knowledge of recreation, special events, swimming pools systems, golf courses, recreational facilities, therapeutic recreation to include principles and best practices.
Working experience in municipal government, budget development and human resource management.
Also required is excellent communication skills and ability to work with populations from varying cultural backgrounds.
Successful candidates will be a Certified Pool Operator (CPO) and a Certified Parks & Recreation Professional (CPRP).
About City of Portland - Parks, Recreation and Facilities
The City of Portland’s Parks, Recreation and Facilities department consists of three major divisions: Parks, Recreation, and Public Assembly Facilities. The department also manages Portland's Troubh Ice Arena and Riverside Golf and Grill.
The Portland Parks Division manages a parks system that includes over 60 parks and playgrounds, 7.5 miles of multi-use trails, 10 community gardens, 2 stadiums, 16 cemeteries, dozens of athletic fields and courts, all spread across 1,000+ acres of land. The Parks Division also stewards an urban forest of 20,000 inventoried trees, and maintains flowerbeds, meadows, and natural open spaces throughout the city. Our Park Rangers make sure our parks are safe for all, and our hard working maintenance crews keep our parks beautiful in the summer, and plow our city sidewalks and trails in the winter. The Parks Division aims to provide outdoor recreational opportunities for everyone, during all four seasons of the year: from the Portland Skatepark, to 4 splash pads and wading pools, 2 dog parks, 4 maintained ice skating ponds, a sledding hill and miles of groomed XC ski track.
The Recreation Division offers a vast array of recreation programs and cl...inics for preschool, youth, family, teens, adults, and senior adults at its five community centers. This includes but is not limited to the before and after school programs in Portland's nine elementary schools, a 62+ program for seniors, aquatics programs, therapeutic and inclusion programs, and basketball for K-6th grade students.
The Public Assembly Facilities Division is responsible for the scheduling and management of Merrill Auditorium, Portland Exposition Building, Hadlock Field, Ocean Gateway and Maine State Pier. This division provides all event services including front of house and backstage operations as well as security, concessions and custodial services. Prime Tenant contracts include Portland Symphony Orchestra, Portland Ovations, Portland Sea Dogs, Maine Red Claws and the Portland School Department. In addition, this division oversees the permitting of events in the City’s parks, open spaces and streets and manages large scale outdoor events including the annual July 4th celebration on the Eastern Prom. This past year, the division was responsible for over 1,100 events with over 400,000 attendees.