Director of Parks and Recreation

Essential Functions

• General Management: Plans, organizes, directs, controls, and evaluates the work of the Parks and Recreation Department.
• Oversees the management of the day-to-day administration of the Department, including budget, contract management, capital projects, on-going maintenance, recreation, personnel and labor relations, and customer service activities.
• Collaborates with Administration and other Village departments on strategy and policy to ensure that the Village’s mission and core values are incorporated into operational activities and services.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks and Recreation Administration, Landscape Architecture, or related field.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Eight (8) years of progressively responsible parks and recreation experience, with a minimum of five (5) years in a supervisory role or any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills and abilities.
• Certified Parks and Recreation Professional (CPRP) is preferred, as well as active membership in a Parks and Recreation Association (NRPA/IPRA, etc.).
• Municipal experience is preferred.

Physical and Work Environment

• Work regularly requires sitting, frequently requires standing, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and repetitive motions.
• Occasionally requires walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling and reaching with hands and arms.
• Work has standard vision requirements.
• Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
• Hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels.
• Work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data and observing general surroundings and activities.
• Work has some exposure to environmental conditions.
• The Village of Lake in the Hills offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit plan to its full-time employees which includes company contributions to medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• As an Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund employer, the Village is dedicated to helping employees prepare for their futures.
• Additional retirement savings options are available through a 457 plan.
• Village employees have access to pre-tax savings for medical and dependent care expenses through Flexible Spending and Health Savings Account plans, as the Village is aware of the expenses associated with raising a family and caring for a future.
• The Village of Lake in the Hills offers paid vacation, sick and personal time off along with 10 holidays.

Benefits

The Village of Lake in the Hills offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit plan to its full-time employees which includes company contributions to medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. As an Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund employer, the Village is dedicated to helping employees prepare for their futures. Additional retirement savings options are available through a 457 plan. Village employees have access to pre-tax savings for medical and dependent care expenses through Flexible Spending and Health Savings Account plans, as the Village is aware of the expenses associated with raising a family and caring for a future.

Required Questions

• 01 Do you possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Parks and Recreation Administration, Public Administration, Business Administration, or a closely related field?
• 02 How many years of progressively responsible management experience in parks and recreation do you have?
• 03 Have you supervised full-time employees as part of your management experience?
• 04 Have you been responsible for developing and managing an annual budget?
• 05 This position requires working evenings, weekends, holidays, and attending community events as needed. Are you able to meet this requirement?
• 06 Do you currently possess a CPRP certification?
• 07 Are you an active member in a Parks and Recreation Association such as NRPA or IPRA?
• 08 What best describes your parks and recreation management experience?