The Kent County Parks Department is seeking to fill an Assistant Park Manager position at Millennium Park. This position is ideal for a candidate who has the ability to independently assess operational needs, establish priorities, troubleshoot problems, and make sound decisions while balancing maintenance demands, employee supervision, public service, and overall park operations.
This role provides semi-skilled and skilled labor and oversight for the care, cleaning and general maintenance of County Park facilities including buildings, fixtures, grounds, turf, walkways, parking lots and other physical features, as well as maintenance of related equipment. The Assistant Park Manager will assist in hiring, scheduling, training and supervising a crew of workers. Extensive public contact and customer service will be required and may include managing group reservations, contacting park clients to coordinate events, and monitoring and interceding in patron activity.
Other key duties may include, but are not limited to:
Managing concessions, including ordering inventory, managing reservations and activities and reconciling deposits
Planning and implementing construction projects
Overseeing and coordinating trail management
Ensuring proper completion of: staff timesheets, equipment maintenance records, performance measurements, playground inspection reports, vandalism reports and other mandatory paperwork
Work Schedule: During Peak season, additional availability may be required. This includes additional time on the weekends, nights and/or early mornings.
In-Season (May 1 - Oct 31)
Sunday - Thursday: 7:00am - 3:30pm
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Tuesday - Saturday: 7:00am - 3:30pm
Off-Season (Nov 1 - April 30)
Monday - Friday: 7:00am - 3:30pm
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