Assistant Manager - Barber Park

Posting number: 05547

Department: Parks and Recreation

Job classification: Asst Supv Reg Parks

Posting type: Open

Categories: Parks and Recreation, Parks

Summary

Assistant Manager – Barber Park

Greensboro Parks & Recreation
Requisition #05547 | Position #2104

Help Lead a Park Where Greensboro Comes to Play

A great park is more than beautiful grounds and well-maintained facilities. It’s a place where families gather, athletes compete, neighbors connect, and the community creates lasting memories.

As Assistant Park Manager at Barber Park, you’ll help make those experiences possible every day.

Working alongside the Park Manager, you’ll help lead the daily operations, maintenance, safety, programming, and customer experience of Barber Park and associated park sites. You’ll supervise and develop employees, coordinate maintenance and contracted services, support programs and special events, respond to operational needs, and help ensure every part of the park is safe, clean, functional, welcoming, and ready for the community.

This is an opportunity for a hands-on, people-centered leader who enjoys balancing field operations with customer service, staff leadership, problem-solving, and event activation. Your work will directly support Greensboro’s commitment to a vibrant, healthy, and equitable park system.

Greensboro Parks & Recreation is nationally accredited and a four-time National Gold Medal Award winner for Parks and Recreation Excellence. We’re continuing to invest in our parks, strengthen partnerships, expand programming, and create transformational experiences for residents and visitors.

If you’re ready to lead from the field and help make Barber Park an exceptional destination for the community, we’d love to have you join the team.

Compensation

• Hiring Salary Range: $46,818–$61,603 annually
• Job Type: Active Full-Time
• FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Benefits

The City of Greensboro offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees at work and throughout their lives. See the City of Greensboro Benefits Book for complete details.

Work Schedule

• Monday–Friday, generally 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
• Flexible scheduling is required based on park operations and event needs.
• Occasional evenings, weekends, holidays, and special events are required.
• This is a service-critical position and may require work during inclement weather or emergency conditions to maintain essential park services.

Why You’ll Love This Opportunity

• Lead where the community gathers. Help operate a destination where residents and visitors come together for recreation, events, sports, and connection.
• Make an impact every day. Your leadership helps ensure park facilities and amenities are safe, clean, accessible, and ready to use.
• Lead a diverse team. Train, coach, schedule, support, and evaluate full-time, part-time, roster, and seasonal employees.
• Stay active and engaged. This is a hands-on role that takes you beyond the office and into the park.
• Bring events to life. Support tournaments, rentals, programs, community events, and special events from setup through breakdown.
• Solve problems in real time. Respond to maintenance issues, customer concerns, weather events, emergencies, and changing operational needs.
• Build Greensboro’s recreation and entertainment hub. Help increase the activation and use of park amenities and create exceptional experiences for the community.
• Grow as a public-sector leader. Develop experience across people management, facility operations, maintenance, customer service, budgeting, events, and community partnerships.

About the Role

The Assistant Park Manager serves as the Park Manager’s primary operational support, helping oversee the daily activities of Barber Park and associated park sites.

You’ll provide leadership in both administrative and outdoor environments, working closely with employees, contractors, vendors, community partners, and the public. The role combines staff supervision, facility and grounds operations, customer service, event support, safety, maintenance coordination, and operational planning.

When the Park Manager is absent, you’ll serve as a lead staff member, providing direction and helping ensure continuity of park operations and services.

What You’ll Do

Lead people and daily operations

• Assist the Park Manager with the overall daily operation and maintenance of Barber Park and associated park sites.
• Supervise, train, coach, and evaluate full-time, part-time, roster, and seasonal employees.
• Assist with hiring, employee scheduling, staffing assignments, timekeeping, and daily operational priorities.
• Provide direction and support to staff in the field.
• Serve as a lead staff member in the Park Manager’s absence.
• Participate in staff meetings, training, safety meetings, and other required City activities.

Keep parks safe, clean, and ready

• Monitor park grounds, buildings, amenities, equipment, and other assets for maintenance, safety, cleanliness, and operational concerns.
• Conduct regular inspections and ensure deficiencies are addressed in a timely manner.
• Assist with routine and preventive maintenance of facilities, buildings, grounds, athletic amenities, playgrounds, shelters, trails, and other park assets.
• Perform hands-on maintenance and operational duties when necessary.
• Respond to facility and maintenance issues and coordinate appropriate repairs.
• Help ensure park rules, facility policies, safety requirements, and City procedures are consistently followed.

Coordinate contractors and resources

• Coordinate with internal City departments, contractors, vendors, and service providers to address operational needs.
• Monitor contracted services to ensure work is completed safely, efficiently, and according to established standards.
• Assist with managing supplies, tools, equipment, and materials needed for daily operations.
• Assist with monitoring operational expenditures and budget implementation.
• Identify resource needs and communicate operational priorities to the Park Manager.

Support programs and events

• Assist with planning and execution of programs, rentals, tournaments, community events, and special events.
• Support event setup, operations, and breakdown.
• Help ensure facilities and amenities are properly prepared for scheduled activities.
• Assist with activating park spaces and increasing participation and utilization.
• Help promote park programs, rentals, amenities, and special events.

Deliver exceptional customer service

• Serve as a visible and approachable representative of Greensboro Parks & Recreation.
• Respond professionally and promptly to questions, concerns, complaints, and requests from park users.
• Help resolve customer concerns and connect visitors with appropriate resources.
• Identify opportunities to improve the customer experience.
• Build positive relationships with residents, visitors, community organizations, vendors, and other partners.

Respond to safety and operational challenges

• Assist with emergency response and incident management.
• Support weather-related operations and other situations affecting park safety or service continuity.
• Help maintain essential services during emergencies or other operational disruptions.
• Maintain reliable communication and respond to emergency operational needs when required.

Maintain accurate records

• Maintain operational records, maintenance reports, inspection documentation, employee records, and other required reports.
• Use Microsoft Office and general office equipment to support administrative responsibilities.
• Assist the Park Manager with implementing operational policies, procedures, and strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree + 1–3 years of experience supporting public and private events and programs; OR
  • Associate’s degree + 3–5 years of experience supporting public and private events and programs; OR
  • High school diploma/GED + 5 or more years of experience supporting public and private events and programs.
• Experience maintaining and operating various types of maintenance equipment.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Experience using Microsoft Office and general office equipment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Parks and Recreation or a related field.
• 1–3 years of experience in a Parks and Recreation role.
• Experience with facility maintenance and grounds maintenance.
• Experience using RecTrac or similar recreation management software.
• Current pesticide license, or ability to obtain one within one year of hire.
• Valid Class A or B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).