Program Supervisor

THE POSITION

The Department of Youth Parks & Community Enrichment are hiring two Program Supervisors to support various core service programming within the Civic Engagement and Youth Workforce Development Units. These positions are vital to the execution of high-quality programs for young people 10-24 years of age throughout the communities in the Sacramento city limits. Program Supervisors work 40 hours per week Monday through Friday with occasional weekends. These programs are geared for out of school hours where staff must be available late afternoon and early evenings during the week.

The Civic Engagement Program Supervisor is responsible for supporting operations that empower Sacramento youth citywide with knowledge resources and opportunities to advocate and engage within their communities. The Summer @ City Hall () and Semester @ City Hall along with the legislative body of the Sacramento Youth Commission are the three components of the unit.

The Youth Workforce Development Program Supervisor is responsible for supporting operations aiming to empower young people with skills resources and support for employment. Programs offer safe environments for skill development with adult careholders providing coaching and mentoring. Development focuses on the Youth Development principles of safety relationship building youth participation community involvement and skill building. Early adult outcomes include education economic independence health relationships and community contributions.

To perform professional and supervisory work in a variety of neighborhood and community services such as recreation educational enrichment child care elder care camp services human services or other special community programs.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Direction is provided by a higher-level position. Responsibilities include the direct supervision of lower-level personnel.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all the listed duties and / or may be required to perform related duties as needed :

• Plan schedule and direct the work of employees and volunteers.
• Provide direction and general supervision to lower-level staff.
• Plan and participate in the in-service training of subordinate staff.
• Coordinate the recruitment and selection of part-time and seasonal personnel.
• Prepare schedules and assignments organize work and set priorities.
• Review and evaluate the work of subordinates.
• Design evaluate and recommend continuance modification or cancellation of programs and services.
• Establish procedures and guidelines for sites and programs.
• Prepare and submit preliminary budgets new equipment specifications and routine and special reports.
• Provide leadership in planning staffing reporting and adopting rules and regulations for activities and programs.
• Analyze the program needs of the city community or neighborhood.
• Coordinate with supervisors on staff coverage needs and as directed work with others in the scheduling and presentation of various city-wide activities and events.
• Make presentations provide guidance and maintain effective relations with public and private groups engaging their cooperation and assistance in various phases of the overall program.
• Assist in conducting special studies and investigations and prepare reports in the functions and procedures of programming.
• For the Camp Sacramento position must reside at camp and supervise the daily operations of camp during the approximately 16-26 week summer season; participate in maintaining facilities grounds and equipment.
• Perform related duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of :

Ability to :

Experience :

Two years of experience developing and implementing community and

neighborhood programs in recreation education child care elder care camp services human services or other special community programs.

AND

Education :

A Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university with course work in recreation education child development gerontology or a closely related field.

Substitution :

Additional qualifying experience may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis.

PROOF OF EDUCATION

Should education be used to qualify for this position then proof of education such as but not limited to university / college transcripts and degrees should be submitted with your application and will be required at the time of appointment . Unofficial documents and / or copies are acceptable.

An applicant with a college degree obtained outside the United States must have education records evaluated by a credentials evaluation service. Evaluation of education records will be due at time of appointment.

SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS

Driver License :

Possession of a valid California Class C Drivers License will be required at the time of appointment.

For positions where ability to drive is not an essential function the employee must be able to arrange reliable and timely transportation through private or public transportation for attendance at off-site meetings events and trainings.

Age :

For positions at Camp Sacramento and in accordance with California Health and Safety Code candidates must be at least 25 years of age at the time of appointment.

For child-care and elder-care positions candidates must meet qualifications in accordance with current laws and regulations.

Assessments :

If considered for appointment candidates must :

Training :

This position is designated as a Mandatory Reporter; completion of Mandatory Reporter training is required within two weeks of employment.

Physical Requirements :

This is an active position requiring the ability to move about on foot with frequent walking and standing; frequent starts and stops; perform simple and power grasping; verbal and hearing skills to effectively communicate with participants and staff; visual acuity to read and record documents and make observations intermittently lift carry or move equipment of 20 pounds or less.

Work Conditions :

May be required to work weekends evenings holidays and to be on-call.

Environmental Conditions :

Work may be performed indoors or outdoors with exposure to heat often over 100 degrees sun noise dust and pollens.

THE SELECTION PROCEDURE

Please note the City of Sacramentos preferred method of communication with applicants is via e-mail. As such please ensure you verify the e-mail address on your application and check your e-mail frequently including your spam and junk folders. All e-mail notifications can also be accessed through the applicant inbox.

1. Application : (Pass / Fail) All applicants must complete and submit online a City of Sacramento employment application by the final filing deadline ;

If applicants do not list current and / or past job-related experience in the duties area of the Work Experience section. Note : Qualifying experience is based on full-time experience (40 hours per week). Qualifying experience is calculated to the full-time equivalent (pro-rated if less than 40 hours / week).

2. Training and Experience Exam : (Weighted 100%) The questions located at the end of the application are the Training and Experience (T&E) Exam. Responses to the T&E questions will be rated and scored. This exam will evaluate the relevance level and progression of a candidates education training and experience. The exam score will determine your ranking on the eligible list for this job. When completing the T&E questions please note :

3. Eligibility : Candidates who pass the Training and Experience Test will be placed on the eligible list. The hiring department may contact candidates for interview at any time during the life of the one-year list. Candidates eligibility expires one year from the date of notification of a passing score for the Program Supervisor examination.

4. Screening Committee : (Pass / Fail) All candidates that pass the examination and are in one of the top three ranks will have their application forwarded to the hiring department for review. The hiring department will select the most competitive applications for further consideration. Human Resources will only evaluate employment applications for the minimum qualifications as stated on the job announcement for applications selected by the hiring department.

5. Conditional Hire : Upon receipt of a conditional offer the selected candidate must complete and pass Live Scan / fingerprinting. If applicable candidates may also need to pass a pre-employment medical exam controlled substance and / or alcohol test and possess any required licensure or certification prior to receiving a start date from the Department. Failure to meet these prerequisites will be grounds for withdrawal of your conditional offer of employment.

QUESTIONS :

For questions concerning this job announcement and the application process :

Required Experience :

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 63347 - 89136