Recreation Program Supervisor

Requirements

MOS Code: None

Education and Experience: An Associate’s degree or higher in recreation management, physical education or related field and two (2) years of recreation experience.

Licenses and Certificates: Some positions may require a Texas Class “C” Driver’s License or equivalent from another state.

Responsibilities

• Plan organized recreational activities, including preparing and monitoring annual user fee budgets, coordinating and implementing activities for recreation programs or events, scheduling activities, fields, gymnasiums, games, and events, programming and scheduling space availability, developing rules for games, sports, and events, coordinating with contractors, officials, and vendors, posting outcomes of games and events, evaluating activities, recommending and incorporating changes and improvements, and resolving participant complaints.
• Supervise or assist in supervising a recreational or aquatic facility, including designing activities for targeted groups, contracting with instructors for classes, preparing programs, promotions, and press releases, preparing program budgets and purchasing materials, monitoring participant payments and instructor schedules and time sheets, developing special programs with other recreation staff and departments, and providing support for recreation programs.
• Prepare grant proposals, monitor program budgets, prepare purchase requisitions, oversee accounts receivable, maintain records and filing systems, monitor facilities and report maintenance issues, prepare activity and program reports, support franchise marketing programs, attend marketing conferences, and perform administrative duties.
• Supervise assigned staff, including scheduling, assigning, instructing, guiding, and checking work, appraising employee performance, providing training and development, enforcing personnel rules and regulations, counseling and motivating staff, interviewing applicants, and recommending hiring, termination, transfers, discipline, merit pay, or other employee status changes.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or higher in recreation management, physical education, or related field.
• Two (2) years of recreation experience.
• Some positions may require a Texas Class “C” Driver’s License or equivalent from another state.

Skills

• Knowledge of recreational programs and activities.
• Knowledge of planning and providing community-based recreational activities.
• Knowledge of supervisory and customer service techniques.
• Experience evaluating programs and preparing reports.
• Experience in monitoring program budgets, planning recreational activities, and facility management.

Benefits

• Life and health insurance, including basic life insurance coverage at no cost, optional dental, vision, and short-term disability coverage, health savings account, and flexible spending account.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with access to mental health sessions and therapy.
• Wellness Program with various programs and incentives, including wellness education, fitness tests, biometric screenings, group fitness, and health coaching.
• Tuition Assistance Program for degree, certifications, continuing education, and books & equipment.
• Vacation leave, sick leave, accident with pay leave, pregnancy leave, and legal holidays.