Recreation Programmer

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Recreation Programmer to join our team at the City of Kalispell. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and supervising recreational programs, including after-school programs, youth and adult sports, youth and adult camps, and special events.

• Plan and schedule special events, recreational activities, and youth and adult sports.
• Supervise classes, workshops, and activities for persons engaged in recreation programs and co-sponsored programs.
• Supervise seasonal recreation/sports employees and volunteers, recruiting, hiring, training, evaluating, and disciplining as necessary.
• Receive and act upon inquiries, complaints, following incident protocols, and respond to emergency calls at any time.
• Responsible for frequent contacts with the public and fellow employees, requiring considerable tactfulness and communication skills of complex information.
• Assist in developing curriculum, programs, outings, and special events to enhance participant experience.
• Supervise seasonal employees and volunteers, recruiting, hiring, training, evaluating, and disciplining as necessary.
• Assist in developing social media posts for promoting programs and community awareness.
• Develop and utilize a database for tracking participation.

• Graduation from a high school or GED equivalent, and five years of progressively responsible recreation programming and leisure services.
• A degree in Recreation Administration, Sports Management, Leisure Studies, Physical Education, or closely related field, and two years of progressively responsible recreation programming and leisure services.
• Any combination of education and equivalent experience.

• Knowledge in planning, organizing, and implementing sports programming, youth camps, after-school programs, adult programming, wellness programs, and aquatic programming.
• Skilled in computers and related software, such as Microsoft Office and other computer programs necessary or as assigned.
• Skilled in team leadership and management.
• Skilled in researching programs and development thereafter.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with supervisors, department heads, city employees, employee teams, and members of the public.
• Ability to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with all city employees and the public toward the common goal of providing high-quality services.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple assignments/projects and priorities simultaneously to ensure the fulfillment of projects, tasks, and responsibilities.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals, dust, and foul odors.

To accomplish duties assigned to this position, variable work hours and days are required. The noise level in the work environment can be moderately loud.