PROGRAM COORDINATOR COMMUNITY CENTER
Program Coordinator Community Center is a competitive local-government title, the kind you test for: the exam result, not a hiring manager's pick, decides where you land in line.
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Program Coordinator Community Center is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under direction, is responsible for a specific recreational, educational or social program area in a community center; does related work as required.
Examples of work
Organizes, coordinates and directs a specific recreational, educational or social program area in a community center. Schedules personnel, facilities and equipment in accordance with program requirements. Implements safe work procedures for the program area. May respond to inquires from the public regarding the assigned program area. Coordinates assigned functions and programs with other outside agencies as required. Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships with staff and the public. Prepares necessary reports. Maintains needed records and files. Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
License
Applicants may be required to possess a valid certificate issued by the New Jersey Board of Recreation Examiners. Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Knowledge of the methods and problems involved in coordinating a program area within a community center. Ability to organize, coordinate and direct a specific recreational, educational or social program area in a community center. Ability to encourage participation in the organized program. Ability to implement safe work procedures. Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with associates and the public. Ability to prepare clear, sound, accurate, and informative reports. Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units. Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication. Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience. Five (5) years of professional experience in planning, initiating and organizing a program of activities in a recreation center. OR Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; and one (1) year of the above-mentioned professional experience. OR Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in recreation or completion of one of specialized graduate training in recreation. "Professional experience" refers to work that is analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range of basic knowledge of the profession's concepts and practices; and is performed with the authority to act and make accurate and informed decisions.