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Youth Bureau Director – City Page 1 I 2 Jurisdiction: City of Cortland Jurisdictional Class: Competitive Adopted 10/15/1980 Amended: 11/10/1998 YOUTH BUREAU DIRECTOR DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: This is professional work entailing responsibility for administering the operations of the City Youth Bureau. The incumbent is responsible for planning, organizing, promoting and overseeing a wide range of recreational and youth services programs. The Director is also responsible for managing the business and financial activities of the Youth Bureau. The work is performed under the advice of the Youth Bureau Commission. Wide latitude is permitted to develop and administer the overall program. Administrative supervision is exercised over professional employees and general supervision is exercise over clerical, maintenance, and seasonal employees. Does related work as required. TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES: (Illustrative only) Plans, develops, organizes, promotes and oversees recreational and youth services, programs; Plans and prepares tentative budgets, allocates expenditures and disbursements, and recommends needed appropriations for local programs; Supervises all personnel engaged in the daily operations of the Youth Bureau; Investigates the availability of grant funding and prepares applications for State or Federal reimbursement of programs; Inspects physical facilities, equipment, and the work to assess maintenance and replacement needs of the Bureau; Plans, coordinates and initiates cooperative recreation programs and youth services activities with local governmental and private agencies; Supervises and participates in the preparation and maintenance of a variety of operational, financial, statistical and personnel records and reports; Prepares and supervises the preparation of news and publicity releases, special exhibits and displays, radio announcements, feature stories, and other public relations material. FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: Thorough knowledge of modern principles and practices of recreation administration; Thorough knowledge of the typical problems and needs of modern youth; Good knowledge of factors underlying juvenile delinquency and maladjustment; Good knowledge of local socioeconomic conditions; Good knowledge of governmental budgetary procedures; Good knowledge of funding sources for Youth Bureau activities; Good knowledge of modern public relations techniques; Good knowledge of the principles and practices of administrative supervision; Ability to plan, direct, and promote a comprehensive community wide recreation and youth services program; Ability to perform research and to prepare detailed reports; Ability to meet the public and to address groups effectively; Ability to secure the cooperation of others; Initiative and sound professional judgment; Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Either: Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Master’s Degree in Recreation, Physical Education, Education, Sociology, or ---PAGE BREAK--- Youth Bureau Director – City Page 2 I 2 Public Administration, or a closely related field and five years of full-time paid experience administering youth programs in recreation, youth development, character building, delinquency preventions or similar field, including two years supervisory experience; OR Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered four year college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in Recreation, Physical Education, Education, Sociology, Public Administration, or a closely related field and six years of full-time paid experience administering youth programs in recreation, youth development, character building, delinquency prevention, or similar fields, including two years supervisory experience; OR An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of and above. NOTE: Degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If the degree was awarded by an educational institution outside of the United States and its territories, applicant must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/cfm. Applicants must pay the required evaluation fee.