Director of Recreation, Culture and Parks

at  Town of Tillsonburg

Director of Recreation, Culture
and Parks
The Town of Tillsonburg is currently looking for a resourceful, people and process oriented strategist to lead our Recreation, Culture and Parks department. The ideal candidate will bring the experience in managing complex projects including scheduling and managing day to day activities of multiple departments, managing expansion and maintenance of indoor and outdoor facilities and development and management of annual budgets.
Department: Recreation, Culture and Parks
Division: Recreation, Culture and Parks
Group: Senior Leadership
Salary: $155,916.80 and $182,395.20 per annum
Hours of Work: 40 hours
Criminal Record Check is required for this position.
Interested Candidates please apply by end of day Tuesday August 13, 2024.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic vision to the Recreation, Culture and Parks department.
• Oversee all of the Town owned buildings.
• Liaison with Community Volunteer Groups for Sports and Cultural Groups.
• Responsible for ensuring that citizen response software is used by department staff to investigate and conduct prompt follow-up on complaints from the public.
• Responsible for ensuring that a culture supportive of both customer service and continuous improvement is prevalent within the department.
• Management, coaching, development and performance management of staff, as well as team building.
• Development of an annual department and business plan for areas of responsibility, including measurement tools for same.
• Provide direction, guidance and leadership to managers within the Recreation, Culture and Parks department.
• Maintain effective working relationships with employees in compliance of the personnel policies and legislation.
• As part of the Senior Leadership Team, develop corporate goals, policies, programs, new work methods and objectives.
• Plan, organizing, scheduling and co-coordinating work of Town and other government staff, contractors, consultants, volunteers, government grant employees, etc.
• Prepare reports to the CAO, Council or others regarding a wide variety of operational and capital issues.
• Oversee and review operating procedures for all responsible areas.
• Responsible for ensuring that all statutory licenses and certification of staff is maintained.
• Manage and control both the operational and capital activities within budgetary guidelines.
• Correspond, communicate and meet with the public regarding operational and other issues as required.
• Attend Council, Committee and Public Information meetings.
• Member of the Emergency Management Team.
• Ensure training, implementation and compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and regulations.
• Aware of safe work practices relating to job responsibilities and have basic understanding of the Occupational Health & Safety Act as it relates to the work environment.
• Adhere to all policies and procedures for the Town.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• University Degree in Parks and Recreation, Business or related field.
• Basic Emergency Management Certification.
• Minimum of five (5) year’s senior management experience.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Good working knowledge of current municipal government legislation, issues and strategies.
• Ability to prioritize problem solve, motivate, coach, train and supervise staff.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Excellent team building skills.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, polices and guidelines.
• Excellent leadership skills.

• Provide strategic vision to the Recreation, Culture and Parks department.
• Oversee all of the Town owned buildings.
• Liaison with Community Volunteer Groups for Sports and Cultural Groups.
• Responsible for ensuring that citizen response software is used by department staff to investigate and conduct prompt follow-up on complaints from the public.
• Responsible for ensuring that a culture supportive of both customer service and continuous improvement is prevalent within the department.
• Management, coaching, development and performance management of staff, as well as team building.
• Development of an annual department and business plan for areas of responsibility, including measurement tools for same.
• Provide direction, guidance and leadership to managers within the Recreation, Culture and Parks department.
• Maintain effective working relationships with employees in compliance of the personnel policies and legislation.
• As part of the Senior Leadership Team, develop corporate goals, policies, programs, new work methods and objectives.
• Plan, organizing, scheduling and co-coordinating work of Town and other government staff, contractors, consultants, volunteers, government grant employees, etc.
• Prepare reports to the CAO, Council or others regarding a wide variety of operational and capital issues.
• Oversee and review operating procedures for all responsible areas.
• Responsible for ensuring that all statutory licenses and certification of staff is maintained.
• Manage and control both the operational and capital activities within budgetary guidelines.
• Correspond, communicate and meet with the public regarding operational and other issues as required.
• Attend Council, Committee and Public Information meetings.
• Member of the Emergency Management Team.
• Ensure training, implementation and compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and regulations.
• Aware of safe work practices relating to job responsibilities and have basic understanding of the Occupational Health & Safety Act as it relates to the work environment.
• Adhere to all policies and procedures for the Town.
• Perform other duties as assigned