Recreation Supervisor - Facilities

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$78,309.00/yr - $87,010.00/yr

Join our dynamic team as the Recreation Supervisor – Facilities, where you will play a vital role in enhancing community well-being and engagement at our two multi-use recreational facilities, Bison Ridge Recreation Center and Eagle Pointe Recreation Center. Under the guidance of the Recreation Superintendent Operations, you’ll oversee daily operations, ensuring a safe and welcoming environment for all visitors. We strive to create an inclusive atmosphere, empowering you to bring your unique perspective and ideas to our community.

This is a safety-sensitive position, exercising a high degree of discretion, trust, and confidence, responsible for administrative, supervisory, and professional work within the Recreation Centers.

• Serves as a professional ambassador of the Department and City by maintaining a professional image, a team-based collaborative approach & a high level of internal and external customer service
• Develops strategic division goals and objectives to support Department’s mission
• Provides sound fiscal (including budget development and accountability) and risk management responsibility to the Division and Department
• Formulates and prescribes work methods and procedures, training and professional development to be followed by work group, and takes necessary steps to improve operations
• Demonstrates considerable knowledge of the recreational and leisure time needs of a diverse community and special populations, and of the equipment, space and the resources necessary to provide the successful fulfillment of such needs
• Observes necessary precautions to assure general public safety; inspects facilities and program areas for safety and maintenance needs by conduction facility walk-throughs on an on-going systematic basis and reports/oversees maintenance repairs
• Evaluates, develops and/or changes policies, procedures, and methods for operations of two multi-use recreation facilities (Bison Ridge at 108,000 sq ft and Eagle Pointe at 77,000 sq ft)
• Leads budget preparation and management of revenues and expenses associated with both recreational facilities, to ensure strong financial performance
• Sets work priorities and oversees professional staff, setting procedures that require staff to provide top notch customer service
• Sets work priorities for building attendant staff in custodial tasks for maintaining both recreation facilities
• Performs ongoing evaluation of center operations and programs to identify community needs and recommends appropriate operational changes, as well as program modifications to the recreation superintendent
• Demonstrates leadership by making or supporting decisions that reflect the organizational mission and goals
• Exhibits collaboration and conflict resolution skills with other departments and employees
• Performs other projects and duties as assigned

Essential Supervisory Duties

• Provides direct supervision to two facility coordinators, and indirect supervision to six facility assistants, 4 building attendants, and multiple VHEs (variable-hour employees)
• Inspires employees to be accountable for their work and take ownership of what they do
• Mentors employees in the development of their skills, and assists them in eliminating barriers to their professional growth
• Provides meaningful, timely employee performance evaluations, and effectively address employee performance issues

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in recreation or related field required and three years progressively responsible experience in facility operations; program coordination; recreation planning; and supervision, orientation and training of subordinate staff required. An equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered. Must possess current CPR and First Aid certificate or be able to obtain within three months of hire.

Must have a valid Colorado driver’s license and…