Assistant Program Coordinator Jobs in Washington

About the Position 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 What You'll Be Doing 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. IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Office of Human Resources (OHR) reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position.

This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position. Montgomery County Government(MCG) is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law.

Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should email OHR at Hiring@montgomerycountymd.gov. Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws. MCG also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability

For more information and to claim employment preference, refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference. All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria or interview preference status.

Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on the Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for an interview. This will establish an Eligible List that may be used to fill both current and future vacancies.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume. Montgomery County Ethics Law: Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code.

Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.