1. A bachelor's degree in business, public, or personnel administration; parks and recreation; natural resource management; or related field, and five years of progressively responsible experience in public administration, preferably with a Park Department; or,
2. a bachelor's degree in business, public, or personnel administration; parks and recreation; natural resource management; or related field, and two years of experience performing duties equivalent to the class of Park Operations Manager with Santa Barbara County; or,
3. six years of experience performing the duties equivalent to Park Operations Manager with the County of Santa Barbara that included training in budget development, personnel administration, performance measurement, strategic planning, policy development, and process improvement; or,
4. a combination of training, education, and experience that is equivalent to one of the employment standards listed above and that provides the required knowledge and abilities.
Additional Qualifications: Possession of a valid California Class C Driver's License. Independent travel may be required.
Knowledge of: principles of public administration, fiscal management and budget administration; principles of park planning and administration; current management theory and practices; project management, performance measurement; long range planning; organizational development; general operations and functions for government services; team-building techniques; principles of marketing; contract administration; and standard English grammar and usage.
Job Description: This is an at-will, assistant department head class. Incumbents are exempt from Civil Service and serve at the pleasure of the Parks Director. The Deputy Director is distinguished from the Park Operations Manager in that the manager reports to the Deputy Director and is responsible for managing one or more regional park areas. Each Deputy Director is responsible for the administration of a park division (North County and South County) and provides policy direction to the Park Operations Managers.
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Definition: Under administrative direction, directs the operations of a division of the Park Department that includes regional serving parks, neighborhood parks, camp facilities, trails and open spaces, and County building landscape maintenance; assists the Director in formulating and implementing operational policies and in the administration of the operations of the department; acts for the Director during absences; and performs related duties as required.