Park Facilities Coordinator - County of Riverside
Jurupa Valley, CA 91752
About the Job
The County of Riverside's Regional Park and Open-Space District has a vacancy for a Park Facilities Coordinator located in Jurupa Valley.
The Park Facilities Coordinator will manage and provide oversight over all event operations, this will include coordinating resources, vendors, volunteers, and park staff for the events. Additional duties will include developing new programs for the District's parks, historic sites, open-space areas, and nature centers and marketing the events and programs to the surrounding community through social media and public outreach. Incumbents are further responsible for creating surveys in order to gain feedback from the community and determine desired activities as well as maintaining event calendars and providing regular updates to District leadership.
The department desires candidates with prior event planning or program planning experience such as those who have a background in Community Center, Parks, or Senior Center management. Those with strong organizational, leadership, communication, and time management skills are encouraged to apply!
Competitive candidates will possess:
- A d egree in hospitality, public relations, marketing, communication, business administration, or public administration
- Experience planning weddings or large celebration events.
- Experience supervising staff/volunteers.
- Experience in marketing events (creating flyers and program guides, social media and website updates).
- Capable of managing a balanced budget for multiple events and programs.
Please note that this position works a 5/40 schedule and d ays off will vary based on event and department needs. This position will be required to work weekends, holidays and evenings on occasion.
The Park Facilities Coordinator is a supervisory level classification and reports to an appropriate supervisory or management level position. Incumbents provide supervision to support staff and coordinate and manage facility operations for the Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District. Incumbents are further responsible for revenue generation, facility maintenance, contract management, budgets, and various administrative activities associated with assigned facilities.
Meet the Team!
The Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District is a nationally accredited agency who strives to be the regional leader in improving lives through people, parks, places, and programs. Their mission is to acquire, protect, develop, manage, and interpret for the inspiration, use, and enjoyment of all people, a well-balanced system of areas of outstanding scenic, recreational, and historic importance.
EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES
• Supervise full-time and part-time employees, and volunteers assigned to facilities.
• Develop and manage facility use agreements with users for special events; oversee regularly scheduled use of facility.
• Develop and implement strategies to increase facility use and generate additional revenue.
• Promote and market facility use for events and activities that are conducive to site amenities.
• Provide technical support and assistance to administrative agencies, County departments, current and potential program operators, and community organizations regarding facility use.
• Manage and coordinate maintenance, janitorial and other service contracts for the services provided to the facility.
• Manage, direct and participate in small maintenance repairs and upgrades at facility; in general, janitorial and cleaning activities at the facility; grounds, landscape and turf maintenance at facility.
• Establish and maintain supply and inventory control system for facility.
• Assist in the preparation and maintenance of a facility budget and the establishment of fiscal controls.
• Write or revise operational procedures, facility use guidelines and training manuals.
• Coordinate security measures to ensure facility assets are maintained.
• Provide basic first aid, as needed.
• Conduct on-site visits during scheduled events and operations to ensure compliance of user groups and security of site assets.
• Develop, coordinate and implement special events and programs to help promote facility and Park District assets.
• Collect fees and payments for facility use.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree, preferably with a major in business administration, public administration or a closely related field to the assignment. (Additional qualifying experience may substitute for the required education on the basis of one year of full-time experience equaling 30 semester or 45 quarter units of the required education.)
Experience: Two years in contract management, facility operations, facility maintenance, marketing, administrative support, or other position where the required knowledge and skills may be acquired. (Completion of undergraduate level courses from an accredited college or university may substitute for the required experience on the basis of 30 semester or 45 quarter units equaling one year of the required experience.)
Other Requirements:
License: Possession of a valid Class C d river's license is required.
Physical/Environmental Requirements:
- Must be able to lift 25-50 lbs.
- Must be able to set up and take down items for events.
- Must be able to provide site tours to perspective customers.
- Will be exposed to various animals and animal smells (i.e. raccoons, skunks, squirrels, rabbits, etc.)
- may be required to work in various weather climates.
A standard First-Aid Certificate issued by the American Red Cross must be obtained within six months of employment. Failure to obtain the required certification will result in incumbents being returned to their former County classification or new hires being probationary released.
Knowledge of: The principles and techniques of supervision; basic accounting principles; fiscal and budgetary procedures; efficient office principles and procedures; facility, landscape and grounds maintenance procedures; janitorial procedures; contract management; facility marketing; customer service; special event operations.
Ability to: Supervise subordinates; meet and deal tactfully with the public; communicate effectively in writing and orally; prepare clear and concise reports; establish and maintain effective working relationships; direct staff activities; analyze data and provide recommendations based on analysis; anticipate changing needs, changing schedules and manage the requests of multiple users of the facility; be aware of innovative equipment and techniques to improve facility operations and amenities.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Veterans' Preference: The County has a Veterans Preference Policy . Upload a copy of your (or your spouse's) Member-4 Form DD-214 (or NGB-22) indicating dates of service, and a copy of your spouse's letter of disability (if applicable) with your application by the application deadline . For privacy reasons, it is recommended that you remove your social security information from the document(s). A Human Resources Representative will review the materials and determine if you qualify for veterans' preference.
What's Next?
This is a continuous posting. This position will remain posted until filled and applications will be reviewed in the order received. For earliest consideration, apply now. To be considered for this exceptional career opportunity, please submit an application that reflects the years and months of employment and positions held as well as relevant work experience and skills.
This recruitment is open to all applicants. Applicants who are current County of Riverside employees and/or current employees of the Riverside County Department of Animal Services may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of applications received.
Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the County. Applications received prior to the closing date will be considered based on the information submitted. Changes or alterations cannot be accepted. No late applications will be permitted.
Based on the number of applications received, this posting may close without notice
All referred candidates must be interviewed by the Department with priority established by the order of eligible list type in the following order:
Proof of Education Requirement:Upload a copy of any license(s), official/unofficial transcript(s), degrees, and/or related employment documents to your NeoGov account. If your education was completed outside of the United States, you will need to provide a copy of your Foreign Education Equivalency evaluation from a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE).
Reasonable Accommodations
The County of Riverside is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process should contact the recruiter for the position noted above. For additional information and/or to obtain the appropriate form for requesting a reasonable accommodation, please visit the Disability Access Office web page located at: http://dao.rc-hr.com/ .
MEDICAL/DENTAL/VISION INSURANCE: A choice of different medical, dental and visions plan are available to elect. The County provides a Flexible Benefit Credit contribution as governed by the applicable SEIU Memorandum of Understanding to contribute towards the cost of these plans.
Note: Employees on assignment through the Temporary Assignment Program (TAP) receive different benefits. See the list here .
MISCELLANEOUS RETIREMENT: County of Riverside has three retirement Tiers through the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).
- Tier I (Classic Member - Formula 3% @ 60): Applicable to current and former County of Riverside local miscellaneous employees hired prior to 08/24/2012 and did not withdraw CalPERS contributions. The employee contribution is eight (8%) percent.
- Tier II (Classic Member - Formula 2% @ 60): Applicable to local miscellaneous employees 1) hired after 08/23/2012 through 12/31/2012; 2) Previously employed with another CalPERS contracting public agency or a reciprocal retirement system, with a break in service of less than six months between the separation date with the previous employer and the appointment date with the County of Riverside. The employee contribution is seven (7%) percent.
- Tier III (PEPRA New Member - Formula 2% @ 62): Applicable to CalPERS local miscellaneous new members hired on or after the implementation of the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) which took effect January 1, 2013. As of July 1, 2020, the employee contribution is 7.25% and subject to change annually.
A new member is defined as any of the following:
CalPERS refers to all members that do not fit within the definition of a new member as "classic members".
Contribution rates are subject to change based on the County of Riverside annual actuarial valuation.
Note:
This summary is for general information purposes only. Additional questions regarding retirement formulas can be sent to retirement@rivco.org or by calling the Benefits Information Line at (951) 955-4981,
Option 2.
If you have prior service credit with another CalPERS agency or within agencies, please contact CalPERS at (888) 225-7377 to determine which retirement tier would be applicable to you. CalPERS is governed by the Public Employees' Retirement Law. The Retirement Law is complex and subject to change. If there's any conflict between this summary and the law, the law will prevail over this summary.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION: Voluntary employee contribution with a choice between two 457 deferred compensation plan options.
VACATION ACCRUAL (Bi-Weekly Accrual):
0< 3 year = 80 Hours (10 Days)
4< 9 years = 120 Hours (15 Days)
10 or more years = 160 Hours (20 Days)
Maximum Vacation leave accumulation is 480 hours.
SICK LEAVE: Four (4) hours Sick Leave accrual per pay period with unlimited accrual.
HOLIDAYS: Normally 12 paid holidays per year.
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE: Allowed 5 days (3 days are County paid; 2 additional days can be taken from accrued Sick Leave balance).
BASIC LIFE INSURANCE: Equal to one times annual base salary not to exceed $50,000 of term life coverage. Premiums are paid by the County. Additional Supplemental Life plan is available for employee purchase.
DISABILITY: Long-Term Disability benefit pays 66.67% of earnings to a maximum of $10,000 per month; 60-day waiting period; pays to age 65. Benefit may be coordinated with other available leave balances to provide 100% of pay.
POST RETIREMENT MEDICAL CONTRIBUTION: A monthly contribution is made by the County towards retiree health insurance offered through the County as governed by the applicable SEIU Memorandum of Understanding.
OTHER: There may be other benefit provisions as specified in the applicable Memorandum of Understanding. Please contact the recruiter listed on the job posting directly for more information.