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Ideal for an energetic individual who appreciates the opportunity to join a team of community champions. The ideal applicant has a background in recreation, tourism or business but the successful applicant will be given plenty of opportunity for individual professional development.
Duties include:
Assist with all operations of the Recreation and Economic Development Boards excluding operations of facilities;
Ensure recreation/tourism and economic development programs are available for community members
Assist advertising and promotion of community programs through a variety of mediums including radio, print, website and social media
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not required
Additional Skills
- Use computer applications
- Recruit and select professional staff, program leaders and instructors and volunteers
- Perform administrative tasks
- Answer requests, inquiries and complaints
Specific Skills
- Schedule facility programs and staff
- Lobby for funding and support
- Co-ordinate facility sports, fitness and recreation programs and activities
- Design, develop and deliver social/recreational programs
- Coordinate special events such as tournaments and banquets
Work Setting
- Government
- Community service organization
Clientele
- General population (all ages)
Work Location Information
- Rural community
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Work under pressure
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)
Area of Functional Expertise
- Event planning and organization