Rate: Pay Grade: E – $22.0870 hour/$45,941 annual to $34.7084 hour/$72,194 annual – minimum starting salary based on prior experience and education

Location: Painesville Township Park, Painesville Township, OH 44077

Position Description: 

Under the direction of the Chief of Outdoor Education, the Facility Manager is responsible for the rentals, schedules, and coordination of activities & programs at Painesville Township Park. This position manages the operating and maintenance of the facility and ball fields of Painesville Township Park.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Facilitates and hosts on-site programs, coordinates with partner groups, public programs, and special events.
• Provides great customer service to park visitors and facility renters.
• Coordinates with the Registration Department, schedules all facility and ball field rentals.
• Works with current and potential renters on floor plans, coordinates showing the facility and other duties that are related.
• Supervises facility rentals with development and implementation of protocols for these rentals.
• Coordinates with contractors for yearly and seasonal maintenance of the buildings, HVAC, generators, fire extinguishers, and other facility needs.
• Schedules appropriate staffing levels for facility, ball field rentals/tournaments and concessions. Maintains proper certifications for food service.
• Assists with developing annual operating budget and capital improvement projects, monitors and controls expenses.
• Works with Ranger Dept. to maintain security of facility for building. Supervises staff and volunteers as assigned.
• Assures compliance with all related safety regulations.
• Assists with planning and set-up of special events (Halloween Drive through, Country Lights, Grand River Canoe and Kayak Race, the Triathlon, and other race events, etc.).
• Assists in operations of seasonal facilities (Chapin Forest Pine Lodge Ski Center).
• Coordinates with Park Building and Grounds Manager and Outdoor Education Managers with special projects and sharing of equipment and use of buildings.
• Performs all other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in natural resources, environmental science, parks and recreation, or related field preferred.
• 1-2 years administrative experience required.
• Experience in interpretive or educational field preferred.

Position Requirements: 

• Knowledge of safety practices and procedures, building maintenance, department policies and procedures, money management, budgeting, inventory control, public relations.
• Knowledge of various outdoor recreational activities including kayaking, standup paddleboarding, canoeing, archery, cross country skiing, swimming, hiking, and other activities.
• Demonstrated ability to provide excellent customer service.
• Must be self-directed, flexible, creative, able to perform with poise under pressure and to deliver strong and measurable results.
• Must be comfortable speaking in public in front of small and large groups.
• Demonstrated enthusiasm for working with families and children of all ages.
• Must be an excellent presenter and communicator, with great verbal, written, and listening skills.
• A confident leader and collaborator. Demonstrated leadership skills: coaching, team building, goal setting, decision-making, problem solving, organizational, time management, and analytical skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to relate to, communicate, and work with all types of people with tact/diplomacy in one-on-one or group settings.
• Ability to stimulate interest and excitement about program subject and the park district in visitors and other staff.
• Ability to safely utilize ladders, small power tools, and motor vehicles.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to work in a team setting to accomplish park-related goals.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite. Ability to work in PC environments.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Will be required to work flexible hours, weekends, evenings and holidays.
• Must possess a valid drivers’ license and be insurable on the Agency’s liability policy. Background check required.

Benefits: 

Lake Metroparks offers a generous comprehensive health insurance package to all full-time employees. Other benefits include OPERS membership, employer paid life insurance, and paid leave policies including vacation, personal, sick and holiday. Optional benefits include additional life insurance, short-term disability, and a deferred compensation plan.

Employees additionally receive Northeastern Ohio Inter-Museum Council membership, agency-wide discounts, and tuition reimbursement.