Arts and Gardening Program Coordinator

 

Code: 356B BU: 06 (Salary Info) Grade: 016 Effective Date: 12/11/2007

Description of Work
General Duty Statement

Performs responsible professional work involving implementing, organizing, and assisting with arts and crafts programs. Develops, coordinates, and administers community arts or gardening development programs involving budgets planning and grant applications development. Assists arts groups and artists to create and maintain arts and crafts programs. Performs skilled work involving the maintenance and display of greenhouse and garden plants. Formulates general policies for developing arts or gardening as a viable recreational activity. Performs other related duties as required.

Supervision Received

Works under the technical supervision of a unit supervisor.

Supervision Exercised

May guide or orient lower-level support, technical, or professional staff.

Competencies

• Demonstrates an understanding of the full range of theories, principles, terminology, procedures, and best practices regarding arts and gardening in varied forms and media. Demonstrates the ability to apply this understanding in resolving the full range of issues associated with the work.
• Demonstrates an ability to use a full range of current and modern job-related equipment, computer hardware, and software applications. Demonstrates an ability to apply this understanding in accomplishing work-related tasks and work-related research. Demonstrates an ability to conduct analysis of equipment maintenance, replacement, or procurement needs and make appropriate recommendations.
• Demonstrates an understanding of related laws and rules, organizational structure, department policies and procedures, manufacturer's specifications, and how to apply this understanding in daily work.
• Demonstrates an ability to identify common risks and liability implications. Demonstrates an ability to apply expertise in minimizing associated risks and to refer the legal issues to supervisory authority.
• Demonstrates an ability to observe and gather information, analyze, and organize data for work-related purposes. Demonstrates an ability to identify and use appropriate materials, methods, and resources necessary to maintain or complete project and program responsibilities.
• Demonstrates an ability to train others in established safety practices, proper operations and maintenance procedures, and care of equipment.
• Demonstrates an ability to make decisions based upon budget limitations, contending interest groups, interagency concerns, legal issues, and the political climate.
• Demonstrates an ability to independently initiate, plan, evaluate, and manage multiple projects and on-going programs that have a high level of community impact, within negotiated deadline.
• Demonstrates an ability to be an effective team member by accepting assignments willingly and completing assignments within agreed-upon time lines. Demonstrates an ability to provide effective workgroup leadership by encouraging both individual and group participation and managing conflicts.
• Demonstrates the ability to set expectations and provide training, development, coaching, and mentoring for employees. Demonstrates the ability to conduct consistent, fair, and equitable performance evaluations.
• Demonstrates public speaking, presentation, and meeting facilitation skills to effectively communicate with individuals and groups from varied social and economic background. Demonstrates the ability to diffuse a hostile situation and manage conflict appropriately.
• Demonstrates the ability to establish and maintain positive working relationship with the manager and other supervisors by maintaining two-way communications, producing consistent results, advocating for the crew when appropriate, and offering expertise to improve processes, systems, and the organization.
• Demonstrates an ability to effectively listen, speak, write, and interact within a work group. Demonstrates the ability to produce timely, accurate and easily understood reports and correspondence to ensure proper communication with staff, associates, management, and customers.
• Demonstrates an understanding of department mission, vision, and associated customer service standards by working to provide a positive example in consistently working in accordance with the established standards, by suggesting and implementing improvements to the standards, and by encouraging staff to meet and exceed the standards.
• Demonstrates an ability to identify the service needs of a diverse group of internal and external customers and effectively respond to those needs. Demonstrates an ability to apply this understanding in coordinating and developing positive, collaborative working relationships with customers. Demonstrates a commitment to continuously improving customer service. Demonstrates an ability to promote effective customer service through example and coordinate customer service efforts.

Requirements

A Bachelor's Degree in Arts Administration, Fine Arts, Agriculture, or a related field. Seven years of management level experience with five years of field work experience in arts administration. No substitution for a bachelor's degree.

Or, a Master's Degree in Arts Administration, Fine Arts, Agriculture, or a related field. Five years of management level experience with three years of field work experience in arts administration.