Parks and Recreation Director - City of Leeds

JobsQuest

About The Position

The City of Leeds is seeking to hire a Parks and Recreation Director who will be in charge of supervising, planning, organizing, and managing all recreational programs, projects, and facilities within the city. This role involves overseeing the maintenance of all recreational facilities and grounds to ensure they are safe and accessible for the public. The position entails preparing and managing the budget, handling inventory procurement and management, as well as providing leadership and direction to subordinate staff. The individual must exercise significant judgment within the parameters of established guidelines and procedures. The duties of a Parks and Recreation Director include working indoors in an office environment and conducting regular site visits to outdoor locations.

Requirements

Driver's license.
Bachelor's degree in Recreation, Sports and Recreation Management, Business Administration, Public Administration, Physical Education, or a highly related degree (a degree that includes coursework in management, program/event planning, legal issues, and leisure/athletics).
Experience supervising employees to include planning subordinates work activities, delegating tasks, providing disciplinary measures, coaching and training employees, and conducting performance appraisals.
Experience administering and directing the day-to-day operations of parks and recreation facilities (e.g., recreational centers, sports complexes, swimming pools, and parks) to include reviewing recreational programs and activities, selecting vendors, negotiating contracts, and marketing recreational programs.
Experience developing, implementing, and administering capital budgets to include monitoring revenue and expenditures and amending budgets.

Responsibilities

Prepares, monitors, and administers departmental or organizational budget by reviewing spending trends, expenditure reports, analyzing financial data, and ensuring expenditures are within annual budgetary limits.
Oversees the upkeep and maintenance activities of city parks, sports complexes, recreational facilities, schools, city properties, and surrounding grounds by conducting meetings with staff to plan maintenance, conducting visual inspections of locations, overseeing various maintenance projects to completion, and completing appropriate documentation and reporting on maintenance activities in order to keep proper and safe working order in all locations.
Procures and/or manages inventory (i.e., supplies and equipment) to ensure the products and services are available to meet the operational needs of each department.
Performs general administrative duties including reviewing and producing reports, letters, and other types of written correspondence, attending meetings and conferences, addressing complaints and concerns, etc. to maintain appropriate records, stay informed of departmental activities, ensure up to date processes, and continued efficient operation of the department.
Plans, organizes, directs, implements, and evaluates recreational programs, projects, and facilities by establishing plans and goals for the future, conducting needs and budget analysis, coordinating with staff on development and implementation, creating rules, policies, and procedures, and promoting recreational services to enrich the community.
Supervises staff by assigning and distributing work, directing staff in their job duties, monitoring progress of work, providing feedback and/or training.