Recreation Supervisor - Sports

Class Summary

Assigned to: Recreation Center

Incumbents are responsible for coordinating a broad range of activities and operations related to a recreational facility or area including supervising assigned staff.

REPORTING STRUCTURE:

Receives general guidance from the Recreation Manager and higher-level management.

Typical Class Essential Duties

1.Supervises assigned staff to include: authorizing time off, approving payroll and hiring; prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff are trained; ensuring that employees follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working environment; and making hiring, termination, and disciplinary recommendations.

2.Coordinates and assigns day-to-day activities of assigned staff and prioritizes projects relating to a recreation facility or area.

3.Develops, organizes, and evaluates recreational programs and services including identifying community needs, evaluating trends, recommending new/revised programs, and scheduling facilities, staff, contractors, and equipment.

4.Assists with budget preparation and administration; prepares costs estimates and justifications for budget items; submits and approves invoices for payment and monitors expenses to align with budget allocated utilizing the City's central financial software system.

5.Monitors equipment and supply inventories; purchases equipment and supplies as needed; maintains equipment, as necessary.

6.Establishes schedules and methods for providing recreation services; identifies resource needs; reviews needs with appropriate management staff; and allocates resources accordingly.

7.Monitors the condition and operation of recreational facilities, grounds, and equipment; documents conditions; coordinates repairs as needed.

8.Meets with public groups, clubs, organizations, and agencies to explain and promote community services, activities, and programs that encourage community participation.

9.Keeps current on new trends and innovations in recreation services.

10. Prepares operational and statistical reports to assist the Recreation Manager.

11. Represents the City of Casper by responding to the public, citizens, its employees, and others in a prompt, professional, and courteous manner while continuously maintaining a positive customer service demeanor.

12. Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

Knowledge (position requirements at entry):

Knowledge of:

• Applicable age-appropriate activities, programs, and materials.

• Basic operational characteristics, services, and activities of a recreation program.

• Current trends and innovations of recreation services and activities.

• Applicable Federal, State, Local and City government codes, rules, and regulations relating to the various aspects of a recreation program.

• Principles of supervision, training, and employee development.

• Safety procedures.

• Public relation principles.

• Record maintenance systems and techniques.

• Research methods and techniques.

• Data analysis methods.

• Mathematical and statistical principles.

• Customer service principles.

• Computers and related software applications.

• Basic principles of municipal budgeting preparation and control; inventory principles.

Abilities (position requirements at entry):

Ability to:

• Routinely demonstrate the City of Casper core values.

• Prepare and distribute publicity concerning new or ongoing recreation services.

• Understand community needs in a variety of recreation areas and evaluate activities according to those needs.

• Plan, develop, and implement a variety of recreation programs and services.

• Develop bid specifications for the purchase of capital equipment.

• Coordinate the work of personnel.

• Create and review reports; perform analysis.

• Manage projects and programs efficiently.

• Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions, and implement recommendations in support of goals.

• Follow applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations.

• Maintain a neat and professional appearance.

• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing.

• Follow written and verbal instructions and direction.

• Provide leadership and direction.

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

• Follow all City safety rules and procedures and immediately respond to/investigate observations or employee reports of accidents/incidents or unsafe conditions.

Skills (position requirements at entry):

Skill in:

• Monitoring, training, and developing employees.

• Delegating and prioritizing work.

• Conflict resolution.

• Speaking in public.

• Technical writing.

• Time management.

• Project management.

• Providing customer service.

• Performing mathematical and statistical calculations.

• Basic principles of budgeting.

• Compiling, analyzing, and summarizing information.

• Oral and written communication, sufficient to exchange or convey effective information and to give/receive work direction.

• Operating modern office equipment, software, and operating systems/applications.

Training, Experience & Certifications

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.) required.

• Minimum of three (3) years of increasingly responsible experience in the administration of recreation programs and/or facilities.

• Minimum of two (2) years of experience working as a supervisor or in a lead position.

• Associate degree in administration of recreation programs and/or facilities or a closely related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed below.

• Bachelor's degree preferred.

LICENSING and CERTIFICATIONS:

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Wyoming Driver's License preferred.

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid certifications, within six (6) months of hire.

Supplemental Information & Physical Requirements

The above job description is intended to represent only the key areas of responsibilities; specific position assignments will vary depending on the business needs of the department.

Women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Employment with the City of Casper is contingent upon a successful background screen and pre-employment drug test. Applicants who have failed a pre-employment screen or have been terminated from the City of Casper are ineligible for employment consideration for 12 months. You will become eligible for consideration 12 months from the date of your incident (pre-employment screen or termination).

As a condition of employment, the successful candidate must utilize direct deposit for payroll purposes.

Driving records are required for all new employees regardless of the position's driving requirements. If the employee has not held a Wyoming driver's license for the last three years, the employee must provide at their own initiation and expense a driving record from their previous state(s) of residence.

Physical and Environmental Conditions:

City of Casper employees in data creation and modification, security sensitive or safety and protective positions are subject to pre-employment drug testing. Some employees may be subject to random drug testing if their responsibilities include:

• Emergency response/rescue

• Handling or working with hazardous materials, including chemicals as well as solid and liquid waste

• Operating or maintaining water and wastewater systems

• Writing or modifying code, maintaining, or modifying City data systems including work on networks, servers, and communication systems

• CDL operations and driving

• Operating power-driven machinery or equipment

• Creating or modifying health, financial, security and or risk documents or assessments

• Working with or directing minors

Positions in this class typically require: stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions. May include long periods of sitting, standing, or walking.

Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Incumbents in this position work primarily indoors. Exposure to traumatic events is possible. Incumbents may be required to drive to remote worksites to perform work. The position requires frequent standing, walking, sitting, typing, and customer contact, both by telephone and in person.