Recreation Supervisor

POSITION: Recreation Supervisor

DEPARTMENT: Recreation, Fitness & Health

REPORTS TO: Social Development Director

FLSA STATUS: Salaried/Exempt

Position Summary:

Responsible for the operation and direction of the recreation/non-vocational program and assigned staff. Demonstrates on-going commitment to preparing young people for the workforce by modeling, mentoring, and monitoring excellence in the eight Career Success Standards of: workplace relations and ethics; information management; communications; multicultural awareness; personal growth and development; career and personal planning; interpersonal skills and independent living.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Works together with students to develop a program for their leisure time.
• Supervises all recreation and evening program staff, ensuring that students receive instruction in the safety aspects of all activities, i.e., water safety, athletic field safety, etc.
• Conducts in-service staff training sessions as needed.
• Plans and arranges for all on-center activities, including provisions for cultural and creative activities, sports, and other leisure-learning programs.
• Maintains recreation/non-vocational supplies and equipment, and orders replacements, as necessary.
• Submits timely reports on recreation/ non-vocational and leisure-learning activities.
• Formulates and recommends new or revised recreation/non-vocational and leisure-learning activities to the Social Development Director.
• Ensures that all programs comply with DOL and PRH requirements.
• Maintains ongoing community contacts with directors of recreational facilities to create a favorable impression, develop rapport and increase recreational and social opportunities for students.
• Publishes an advance recreation/ non- vocational schedule on a monthly and weekly basis and posts it in areas frequented by students.
• Assists with the planning and directing of community service projects.
• Supervises and gives direction to volunteer personnel assisting in the recreation/non-vocational and leisure-time learning program.
• Maintains a daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly participation record.
• Ensures that departmental equal employment opportunity and affirmative action goals and objectives are met.
• Assesses personnel needs and works with Human Resources department to screen and interview potential staff members. Approves promotions, transfers, and merit evaluations within the department. Prepares and conducts performance appraisals.
• Attends required staff training sessions.
• Cultivate and maintain a climate on Center that is free of harassment, intimidation, and disrespect in order to provide a safe place for staff and students to live and learn.
• Clearly communicates and consistently models appropriate CSS and employability skills including personal responsibility and computer fluency.
• Maintains accountability of staff, students, and property, adheres to safety practices in all areas of responsibility.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in physical education or related field preferred, or combination or education and experience.
• Two years of experience in supervising recreation/non-vocational programs, including athletics, sports and crafts, music, and drama.
• Prefer experience working with disadvantaged youth.
• Valid State driver's license in the state of employment; CDL license holder with passenger endorsement preferred.

Additional Requirements:

Knowledge of a variety of recreation/non-vocational activities. Must be able to obtain and maintain valid CDL license with passenger transport endorsement. Ability to obtain and maintain CPR/First Aid certification. Ability to communicate effectively and relate to trainee population. Ability to inspire and motivate trainees. Excellent communication skills, both oral and written. Excellent organizational skills. Position requires an ability to operate office equipment. In addition, individual must be able to interact with team members and maintain an effective working relationship with all facility staff and departments.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and stand and walk; to reach with hands and arms and talk and listen. The employee is occasionally required to sit; to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; to taste and to smell. The employee must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision capabilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.

Environmental Demands:

Position requires ability to spend 85% of work time outside and 15% of work time indoors; ability to withstand moderate noise levels, including voice levels 90% of work time; ability to work in high temperature settings during the summer months; and ability to work in heat up to 90 degrees outdoors in summer months. Position requires an ability to operate office equipment. In addition, individual must be able to interact with team members and maintain an effective working relationship with all facility staff and departments.

Exceed, LLC (EXCEED) affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Exceed, LLC (EXCEED) and Eckerd Connects, contracted to the Pinellas County Job Corps Center, afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.