About the Department
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WHO WE ARE
Montgomery County Recreation is a nationally recognized and award-winning agency committed to providinghigh-quality, diverse, and accessible programs, services, and facilities that enhance the quality of life for all ages, cultures,and abilities. The department manages 39 facilities, including recreation centers, senior centers, and indoor and outdoor aquatic facilities,and provides thousands of programs such as out-of-school activities, aquatics, classes, youth and adult sports programs and leagues, senior programs, and therapeuticrecreation.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- Montgomery County Recreation seeks an energetic, highly motivated, Program Coordinator or Assistant Program Director
Position Duties
- As a Program Coordinator or Assistant Program Director you will:
- Greet and assist participants and visitors with a professional, friendly, and welcoming attitude.
- Provide exceptional customer service by promptly looking up and sharing accurate information.
- Set up and break down equipment.
- Ensure proper use and maintenance of equipment and facility.
- Monitor activities and participant engagement to ensure a clean, safe, and supportive environment.
- Problem-solve and troubleshoot during programs and activities or within a facility and respond to emergencies.
- Initiate cleaning and organizing of facility or program to ensure safety and readiness for use.
- Be knowledgeable of and enforce program and facility rules and requirements.
- As a Program Coordinator or Assistant Program Director, you may:
- Serve as a Senior Group Leader, Activity Coordinator, Nutrition Coordinator, Gymnasium or Field Coordinator,
- Provide leadership and supervision in school-based or recreation facility-based programs or activities, including, but not limited to sports, out-of-school time programs, special events, etc.
- Supervise, plan, lead, coordinate, or evaluate a recreation activity.
- Work collaboratively with partners to deliver services or programs such as food and nutrition or transportation.
- Collect and process registrations and payments while safeguarding financial and personal information.
- Assist with administrative processes such as answering phones and returning calls, completing reports, maintaining records, ordering, checking in participants, contractors, guests, etc.
- Judge or officiate sports, programs, activities, and events.
- To be a successful Program Coordinator or Assistant Program Director
- you MUST:
- Be able to follow and give directions and answer inquiries professionally and with a welcoming attitude.
- Work as part of a team, maintain relationships, attend required training, and participate in staff meetings.
- Exercise tact, judgment, and maturity to maintain order, ensure appropriate behavior, and maintain safety.
The hourly rate for this SEASONAL/TEMPORARY position is $20.50!
Minimum Qualifications
- Experience: Fifteen hundred hours (1500) of relevant work experience as a leader or instructor in one or more recreation activities.
- Education: Completion of two years in college.
- Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.
Benefits
Leave Benefits
Our generous leave package starts with non-MLS permanent and term employees earning 15 days of sick leave and 15 days of annual leave in their first year, as well as up to three additional personal days each calendar year. Positions in MLS earn 35 days of paid time off each year. In addition, we offer all employees 10 paid holidays. Our leave policies adhere to the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, and we provide six weeks of paid parental leave for new parents.
Retirement Benefits
All permanent and term positions are eligible for robust retirement plans. Public safety positions are eligible for a defined benefit pension plan in which they are vested after only five years. Employees in non-public safety positions can participate in retirement plans that contribute up to 12 percent of their annual salary. All employees can also participate in a supplemental retirement plan, the 457 Deferred Compensation Plan, to contribute even more to their retirement goals.
Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Forgiveness
Montgomery County employees are eligible to participate in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Participants who meet all requirements may qualify for forgiveness on the remaining balance on their Direct Loans after making 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time in a qualifying public service position. To learn more about PSLF, please visit the Student Loan Repayment Benefits page. Our tuition assistance program allows you to receive up to $2,130 annually in tuition assistance to help you achieve a degree that supports your career path.
Free Mass Transit Benefit
County employees are entitled to use the RideOn Bus service for free with a valid County-employee ID. This benefit can be used any time of the day or evening, including weekends. We also offer a pre-tax flexible spending account to reduce the cost of other mass-transit options such as MARC trains and Metro.
Reduced Child and Health Care Costs
Working for Montgomery County also entitles permanent and term employees to participate in healthcare and childcare Flexible Spending Accounts. These plans allow eligible employees to save on a pretax basis for healthcare and dependent care costs incurred during the plan year.
Employee Wellbeing
We deeply care about your holistic wellness. Our award-winning wellness program, LiveWell, will support you in improving and maintaining your physical, mental, financial, social, and intellectual well-being.
Learn more about our wonderful benefits available to you once you join our team. Montgomery County Benefits
Supplemental Questions
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01MQ Question RECREATION COORDINATOR (001018)
What is your highest level of completed education?
- N/A
- High School/GED
- Associate's Degree
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree
- Doctorate
02MQ Question RECREATION ASSISTANT VII (001056)
How many years of instructor or supervisor in one or more specialized recreation activities experience do you have?
- No Experience
- 1 Year Experience
- 2 Year's Experience
- 3 Year's Experience
- 4 Year's Experience
- 5+ Year's Experience
03What is your availability Monday-Friday?
04What is your availability Saturday and Sunday?
05Describe your experience managing or supervising staff and volunteers?
06Which Recreation team/area(s) are you most interested in working?
- Aquatics
- Community Recreation Centers
- Youth Development (Afterschool Programs, Soccer4Change)
- County Wide Programs (Sports and Therapeutic Recreation)
- Senior Facilities and Programming
Required Question
Agency Information
- Employer
- Montgomery County (MD)
- Address
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101 Monroe Street
7th Floor
Rockville, Maryland, 20850
- Phone
- 240-777-5000
- Website
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https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/ohr
