Parks and Recreation Supervisor

Responsibilities

• Coordinates the organization, staffing, and operational activities for all recreation programs, services, and activities for various ages including youth sports, fee and charge classes, youth and teen afterschool program, senior programs, specialty classes, camps, excursions, special events, and related recreation activities.
• Supervises and participates in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for providing recreation services; recommends and administers policies and procedures.
• Makes recommendations, within departmental policy, appropriate service and staffing levels; plans, directs, coordinates and reviews the work plan for all recreation services and activities; assigns work activities, projects, and programs.
• Reviews and evaluates work products, methods, and procedures; meets with staff to identify and resolve problems.
• Selects, trains, motivates, and evaluates full-time and part-time staff, part-time temporary staff, and volunteers.
• Provides or coordinates staff training; works with employees to correct deficiencies; implements discipline and termination procedures.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of: Operational characteristics, services, and activities of a comprehensive recreation program.
• Advanced theories, principles, and practices in the field of recreation.
• Current trends in recreation/education/developmental programs.
• Advanced techniques of assessing program needs.
• Program content for specialized community activities.
• Tactics used in public relations and customer services practices.
• Advanced methods and techniques utilized in advertising and public information.
• Standard program evaluation methods.
• Rules and equipment used in recreation programs.
• Accounting, purchasing, and budgeting practices.
• Research and report writing methods and techniques.
• Project management skills.
• Local government organization and the functions and practices of a municipal recreation unit.
• Principles and procedures of record keeping and filing.
• Principles of municipal budget preparation and control.
• Principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation.
• Modern office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and supporting software applications.
• Methods and techniques of first aid and CPR.
• Appropriate safety precautions and procedures within the area of assignment.
• Pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations.