Town Of Glastonbury ยท 13 hours ago
Program Coordinator PT
Riverfront Community Center - Glastonbury, CT 06033
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$28.28/hr - $35.38/hr
1+ years expTown Of Glastonbury is seeking a Program Coordinator for their Senior Services located at the Riverfront Community Center. The individual in this role plans, promotes, and coordinates creative educational, health, recreational, and cultural classes, programs, and trips for older adults.
Real Estate
Responsibilities
Plans, prepares, and coordinates activities, events and trips, including, but not limited to set up of furniture and equipment, purchase of supplies, scheduling instructors, speakers and entertainers and arranging travel
Produces and distributes promotional materials such as press releases, flyers, posters and social media outreach
Oversees implementation of programs, ensuring efficient operation and participant satisfaction
Evaluates program success through direct observation, participant feedback and enrollment levels. Provides recommendations for program changes, and future programming
Maintains participation statistics, tracks program expenditures and reviews timekeeping records for accuracy
May participate in selection, training and evaluation of seasonal staff
Performs other duties as required
Qualification
Required
Ability to think creatively
Ability to work collaboratively with others
Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
Ability to provide a supportive, encouraging environment for program participants and facilitators
Skilled in understanding others' reactions to interactions and activities, through direct observation, inquiry and active listening
Skilled in planning and coordinating schedules, and resources
Skilled in using software applications in a Windows environment, desktop publishing and social media
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service, including needs assessment, meeting quality service standards, and evaluating customer satisfaction
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language, including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar
Ability to push/pull/lift objects of up to 20 pounds, occasionally
Ability to sit or stand, frequently; walk for prolonged periods of time or stoop, occasionally
Ability to perform manipulative skills such as keyboarding or filing
Ability to see objects closely as in typing a document or reading a report; hear normal sounds with background noise, distinguish voice patterns and communicate with speech as in using a telephone
Ability to concentrate on moderate detail with some interruption, attend to task 60 minutes or more, remember multiple tasks/assignments given to self and others over long periods; understand and relate to specific ideas, generally, several at a time
Associates degree from a recognized college in recreation, gerontology, childhood development or a related area of study
One (1) year of experience in coordinating recreation programming
Equivalent combination of education and experience
Public Service License, desirable
Company
Town Of Glastonbury
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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