Director, Office Of Parks And Recreation

Reporting to the Department Head of Infrastructure Management, the Director of the Office of Parks and Recreation is responsible for and oversees the following:

Administration:

• Budgeting for Operating, Capital and Salaries and Wages
• Responsible for all full-time, year-round, and seasonal staff
• Grant Application, Management and Compliance with NJDEP Green Acres Program (Acquisition, Park Development and Jake’s Law Playground), National Park Service – Federal Lands to Parks Program and American Battlefield Protection Program
• Works closely with labor unions and Middlesex County Park Rangers Association

Park Maintenance and Development

• Long-range planning and capital budgeting for upkeep and maintenance
• 19 Parks and Recreation Facilities over 3000 acres
• Over 500,000 park users annually for sporting events, picnics, walks, and Recreational use

Recreation and Programming

• Reservations and Special Event Scheduling
• Stephen J. Capestro Theatre – full and part time staff deliver three Broadway caliber performances during the summer, a children’s show during the fall and a winter performance at the State Theater
• Roosevelt Park Skating Rink – ice skating Nov – Mar, roller-skating Apr- Jun & Sept – Oct
• County sponsored Co-ed Softball Leagues

Conservation and Open Space Stewardship

• 8500 acres of open space, natural areas, conservation areas and preserves
• Middlesex Conservation Corps – Volunteer and Youth Corps provide workforce for trail work on 40+ miles of hiking trails, invasive species removal and habitat restoration
• Manages Wetland Restoration Projects with NJDEP; Deer Management Program; USDA/NRCS Wildlife Services Division – Nuisance Wildlife Program

Middlesex County Park Ranger Unit

• Full-time, year-round Park Ranger Unit provides public safety, event coordination and park protection throughout the Park System

Open Space:

• Chair of the Middlesex County Open Space Advisory Board
• Evaluates applications, makes recommendations and process grants and payments for Middlesex County Recreational Grant Program for Municipalities
• Implements Middlesex County Open Space and Recreation Plan

Requirements

Nine (9) years of professional experience in planning, promoting, organizing and/or administering a comprehensive recreation program for community, including the maintenance of Parks, playgrounds or other recreational facilities, five (5) years of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.

OR

Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; and five (5) years of the above-mentioned professional supervisory experience.

OR

Possession of a Master's degree in Recreation or in Parks and Recreation Management from an accredited college or university; and four (4) years of the above-mentioned professional supervisory experience.

Must possess effective communication, interpersonal, organizational, and technology-related skills.