Lake Johnson Park Manager

Organization

City of Raleigh - Lake Johnson Park

Job Posted

February 20, 2025

Job status

Job Category

Job Type

Job Duration

Job Compensation Type

Remote

No

Contact Name

Seth Yearout

Contact Email

seth.yearout@raleighnc.gov

Contact Phone

919-996-2144

Deadline to Apply

Location

Raleigh, NC
United States
This position is directly responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing operations and activities of Lake Johnson Park, a 350-acre site that is home to the Thomas G. Crowder Woodland Center, which includes meeting rooms, park exhibits, and access to trail systems throughout the park. Lake Johnson has a 150-acre body of water, with a Waterfront Program Center, including, meeting space, covered deck, fishing dock, and beach area. The park houses portions of the Walnut Creek Trail greenway. The Park Manager will work collaboratively with other Outdoor Recreation Parks, and Program staff across the City of Raleigh.

Summary

Duties and Responsibilities

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  • Hiring, training, scheduling, and supervising both full-time and part-time staff, including conducting performance evaluations, coordinating training, and implementing hiring, discipline, and termination procedures.  
  • Oversee business processes such as payroll entry, procurement reconciliation, mileage reimbursement submission and the development and management of assigned budget
  • Oversee the development and evaluation of all Outdoor Recreation activities and programming for Lake Johnson, including training and mentoring others in developing, teaching, and evaluating OR programming, to ensure they are in line with best practices, contributes to and support of internal programming across team/section, and meet the changing needs of the community
  • Oversee facility use and rentals; review rental policies and processes for revisions, balance the need between programmatic, operational, and rental use
  • Foster partnerships with the community, local schools, universities, and organizations/agencies
  • Participate in and contribute to the planning of initiatives, park design, and natural resource management plans.  Reviews and makes recommendations. Oversees the implementation of initiatives, park design, and natural resource management at the site level.  Ensures all are in alignment with site, team, department and City of Raleigh guiding documents
  • Review site operations and policies and ensure adherence with applicable goals, objectives, standards, and regulations
  • Collaborate with vendors and/or other divisions within the department to coordinate custodial care and maintenance of facilities
  • Plan, evaluate, and coordinate emergency response efforts and risk management related to assigned areas
  • Help conduct public relations and promotions for the sites in coordination with the Department’s Marketing team and others across the department, including community engagement and stakeholder meetings
  • Support and foster collaboration, provide updates to policies and procedures, and support strategic planning

Compensation Information

Salary

$57,866.00 - $109,194.06 Annually

Hiring Range

$59,023.00 - 84,109.00

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