About the Department

How You’ll Help Us Make a Difference:

In this position, you’ll take the lead in organizing and managing recreation-related projects that directly impact County departments and the residents we serve. You’ll use sound judgment, creativity, and tact to keep projects moving forward while ensuring positive experiences for both internal teams and the public.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan, coordinate, track, and evaluate short- and long-term recreation projects from start to finish
• Manage project details including schedules, assignments, data requests, meetings, and timelines
• Serve as a key communicator between stakeholders, project teams, and the community by providing clear updates and progress reports
• Identify potential project challenges and proactively help keep timelines on track
• Prepare accurate and engaging reports—monthly, annual, and special updates—that highlight project success and outcomes
• Maintain organized records, databases, correspondence, and program documentation
• Use project management tools to track timelines, budgets, work hours, and expenditures
• Research recreation trends, best practices, and feasibility to help shape innovative and effective programs
• Represent the department at meetings with partner organizations and community groups
• Provide excellent customer service by assisting the public, resolving concerns, and responding professionally through phone, email, and in-person communication

Position Duties

Education and Experience:
An equivalent combination of relevant training, education and experience:

• Associate’s Degree
• Three (3) years of experience in area of assignment

• Depending on assignment:
  • Must maintain a valid driver’s license.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of departmental policies, plans, and procedures.
• Knowledge of modern office practices, plans, and procedures.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other job-related computer programs and software applications.
• Knowledge of project management methodology and tools. 
• Knowledge of County codes, ordinances, and federal, state, and local administrative regulations governing assigned areas of discipline. 
• Knowledge of operations and practices of local government; ability to analyze and interpret departmental functions, procedures, and policies. 
• Knowledge of business English, spelling, and grammar. 
• Strong analytical and research skills. 
• Strong written and oral communication skills to include public speaking. 
• Skill in prioritizing and organizing work.
• Skill in the use of office equipment such as a computer, multi-line telephone system, scanner, fax machine, and copier.
• Ability to ascertain priorities and meet deadlines and objectives. 
• Ability to develop effective proposals. 
• Ability to maintain accurate records and reports. 
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and interact with the public in a positive and effective manner; to work well in teams; be self-motivated and receive and execute direction. 
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle. 
• Ability to provide internal/external guidance and customer assistance via all forms of communication.
• Ability to develop and execute training materials for a wide range of audiences. 
• Ability to make decisions recognizing established precedents and practices and to use resourcefulness and tact in solving new problems. 
• Ability to exercise judgment and discretion in applying and interpreting department rules, regulations, policies, and procedures. 
• Ability to use computers for data entry, word processing, and/or accounting purposes.
• Ability to author reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. 
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with managers, service providers, other employees, and the general public.

Other Qualifications

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Walking, sitting, hearing, seeing up close, talking, standing, finger movement, repetitive motions. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT
Work is primarily may be performed indoors and outdoors and requires some exposure to environmental changes (e.g., outdoor weather and/or field conditions, warehouses, covered loading docks, garages, etc.) or irate customers, extreme noise, odors, heights and/or dust.

RISK/SAFETY CONDITIONS
The position requires some exposure or risk related to physical and/or mental health and safety (e.g., exposure to environmentally hazardous material, assault and battery, heavy equipment, communicable disease, etc.).

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily.   Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described.  Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description. 

Charlotte County is an Affirmative Action/ADA/Veterans’ Preference and Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities, and persons 

with disabilities are encouraged to apply.