Community Services Coordinator

The Fontana Expanded Learning Program (FELP) Coordinator plays a vital role in ensuring the consistent delivery of high-quality, expanded learning opportunities for participants. In this leadership position, you will provide ongoing coaching, training, and support to program staff-ensuring they are well-prepared to educate, inspire, and nurture youth participants across all areas of programming. This position is expected to meet and maintain City of Fontana, grant and district compliance requirements. As a FELP Coordinator, you will model professionalism and instructional excellence while cultivating a supportive environment that fosters growth in academic achievement, physical activity, positive relationships, enrichment, and youth leadership.

The Special Events Coordinator is responsible for planning, organizing, facilitating, promoting, and coordinating City Special Events. This role requires strong communication skills, the ability to multitask, adaptability to changing situations, and a commitment to continual innovation. The position involves providing expert advice and consultation on logistics and city services to external event organizers. Additionally, it serves as a liaison between non-profit organizations and independent event organizers, guiding them through the requirements and logistics of Special Event Applications and Co-Sponsorship Applications. Furthermore, accurate pre- and post-event documentation and reports will be completed, maintained, and distributed to ensure the successful management of the event. The individual in this role will collaborate with internal City departments, businesses, community members, and professional partners to enhance event activities.

• Plans, coordinates, assigns, and supervises work of staff in the areas of recreation, community service and cultural art activities including excursions, special events, facility usage, senior activities, sports programs, youth and teen programs, and registration on a city-wide basis.
• Assist in the recommendation and implementation of goals and objectives; implement policies and procedures.
• Evaluate operation and activities in assigned program areas; recommend improvements and modifications; prepare various reports on operations and activities.
• Ensure that the assigned program is in compliance with laws, rules and regulations related to provision of recreation services.
• Assist in the selection of staff; participate in the training of staff and volunteers; work with employees to correct deficiencies; implement discipline procedures.
• Assist in budget preparation and administration in assigned program area(s), prepare cost estimates for budget recommendations, monitor and control expenditures and develop alternative funding sources.
• Recommend and implement new creative programs based on new developments in the recreation field.
• Be on site during operation hours and delegate responsibility when present.
• Prepare program and event publicity, including news releases, flyers, pamphlets, and brochures.
• Maintain records and prepare related reports; review process and approve contractual and staff payroll; maintain records for registration and fees collected.
• Establish and maintain an inventory of supplies and equipment for assigned areas of responsibility; order supplies; maintain equipment in safe working conditions.
• Act as a liaison between the Department and the public sector; answer questions and provide information to the public; investigate complaints and recommend corrective action as necessary to resolve complaints.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Perform any other tasks or functions deemed necessary to the daily operations of the employer.

• Procedures and methods for planning and implementing recreation and community services including community center activities and operations, special events, aquatics programs, and adult or youth sports programs.
• The basic principles and practices of recreation administration.
• Principles and procedures of record keeping and reporting.
• The basic principles and practices of promotion and advertising.
• Recreational, cultural and social needs of the community.
• Current budgeting procedures and techniques.
• Principles of supervision, training and performance evaluation.
• Modern office procedures, methods and computer equipment.
• Program planning and development procedures.

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