Department: Community Services
Reports To: Chief Administrative Officer
Job Purpose/Summary:
The Director of Community Services will be a member of the management team responsible for staff
supervision and the reliable performance in all management functions. The scheduling of operations,
program delivery of the Community Centre, Golf Course, and Building Maintenance. Ensuring all work is
carried out in accordance with recognized practices and established municipal and safety policies.
Examples of Work:
1. The Director of Community Services will supervise,
plan, direct the work and activities of the staff,
operations and projects under their control, ensuring
policies and objectives are met.
2. He/she will be responsible to hire, train, discipline
and evaluate the performance of subordinates in
accordance to established practices and policies.
3. The Director will analyze community needs through
established methodologies, establish, implement,
monitor and evaluate community resources and
facilities, with particular attention to maximizing use
of the Community Centre. The Director will
coordinate, implement and evaluate special events
for the community at large in particular the
Community Centre, facilitating and coordinating
interdepartmental cooperation.
4. The Director will establish policies and procedures
for the departments under his/her control, and will
formulate long and short term strategy and plans for
development and delivery of leisure, recreation and
sports programs with community and volunteer
groups.
5. The Director will facilitate the growth and potentials
of recreational culture and leisure programs and
organizations using standard community
development practices.
6. The Director shall ensure the supervisors under
his/her control make effective use of labor,
equipment and facilities that are assigned.
7. The Director will prepare and implement daily,
weekly and annual work schedule requirements,
identifying and forecasting a five-year budget for
major repairs and renovations for the Community
Centre. He/she will develop present, and monitor
annual projects and operations, budgets, schedule
staff and assign work, approve holidays, overtime
and sick leave.
8. The Director will administrate and coordinate the
operation schedules of the Community Centre,
implementing and maintaining preventive
maintenance programs, maintaining suitable records
and documentation, ensuring all facilities,
equipment, and projects are maintained on a regular
basis in accordance with established programs and at
acceptable standards.
NOTE: The duties listed are not set forth for the purpose of
limiting the assignment of work and are not to be construed
as a complete list of the duties normally to be performed
under a job title or those duties temporarily performed
outside the normal line of work.
Knowledge, Skills and Requirements:
Education/Qualifications:
-Graduate from a recognized
university or college in Recreation
Management or Recreation
Programming or related experience.
– Must have a minimum of 5 years’
experience in municipal recreation
environment.
– Must have experience in building
maintenance, Golf Course and
Community Services.
– Able to plan, direct, and coordinate
the work of subordinates.
-Able to deal effectively with the staff
and public.
– A leader, a creative, innovative
thinker with extensive experience
managing the human and material
resources of a major service-oriented
function with demonstrated
emphasis on fiscal accountability.
– Must have highly developed skills in
terms of leadership, motivation and
decision making.
– Able to communicate effectively,
both orally and in written format,
with sound knowledge in ability to
prepare technical and non-technical
reports.
– Able to deal with emergencies,
expeditiously and organize and direct
operations to rectify the problem.
– Must have sound knowledge of arena
and pool operations, recreational and
cultural programming concepts of a
leisure facility.
-Must have a Valid BC Driver’s License.
Experience:
Skills:
Working Conditions:
***A CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK WILL BE
COMPLETED
Applicants should apply in writing by providing a detailed resume, including references and their
telephone numbers, by 4:30pm, April 6, 2021 to:
Roxanne Gale
District of Tumbler Ridge
P.O Box 100
Tumbler Ridge, BC, VOC, 2W0
Or by email: hrcoordinator@dtr.ca
We thank all applicants, however, only those being interview will be contacted.
