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The City of Basehor is hiring for a Parks and Recreation Coordinator. Basehor is a growing city in the southeast corner of Leavenworth County and is uniquely positioned with great accessibility to the Greater Kansas City Metro Area. Basehor is the 2nd fastest growing city in Kansas with a population of 5,000 or more. Basehor’s population in the last certified census in 2020 is 6,896 residents and has increased in population by 48.9% in the last 10 years. Basehor is also the 3rd safest city in Kansas.

POSITION SUMMARY: The Parks and Recreation Coordinator develops, promotes, schedules, and supervises City of Basehor programs and events. Assists in the publicity of activities to foster involvement for programs; and provides assistance and support to assigned management staff.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Develop, organize, schedule and supervise programs and events offered by the City of Basehor including community events.
• Staff and oversee programs and events that are scheduled. Coordinate with Parks Maintenance Supervisor for programs and events that are scheduled.
• Maintain records and develop reports and related correspondence concerning new or ongoing programs and events; maintain and file related reports as required. Process registrations for programs and reservations/rentals for park facilities. Participate in the preparation of program marketing material including flyers, schedules of events, pamphlets and brochures; oversee distribution of published materials.
• Provide assistance to participants as necessary; respond to questions regarding assigned programs; assist with special programs and events.
• Monitor and evaluate quality, responsiveness, efficiency and effectiveness of park facilities and recreational programs.
• Make public presentations as needed to the City Council, staff, citizen groups, students and others.
• Manage and participate in the development and implementation of goals, objectives and priorities for assigned programs and services.
• Assist the City Administrator and Deputy City Administrator with strategic planning, city goal development, and related duties and documents.
• Represent the City on various boards and organizations on the local, regional and state levels. Represent the department at various board and committee meetings and provides liaison with other departments and citizens groups.
• Maintain and upgrade professional knowledge, skills, and development by attending seminars and training programs and reading trade and professional journals and publications.
• Perform other duties/projects as deemed necessary or assigned.

Experience: Two years of increasingly responsible experience in park and recreation programming including one year of administrative or supervisory experience.

Education: Equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Recreation Administration, Leisure Services, or a related field; Certified Park & Recreation Professional (CPRP) within 3 years or equivalent experience to substitute for education.

Technical Skills: A working knowledge of city policies and procedures, mathematics, and parks and recreation programming. This employee must be able to operate department vehicles, telephone systems, computers, and other department equipment. The ability to understand and anticipate problems and to be able to prepare reports and interpret data is necessary in this position. Interpret written instructions, manuals, articles, and instructional material. This employee must possess good public relation, supervisory, organizational, oral, and written communication skills.