Supervisory Recreation Specialist

Commander, Navy Installations Command • Everett, WA

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About The Position

This position serves as Facility Manager for the Non-Appropriated Fund Fitness, Sports, and Deployed Support Branch, Fleet Readiness, Commander, Navy Installations Command, at Naval Station Everett. It manages the operation, utilization, maintenance, and repair of multiple indoor and outdoor fitness, sports, and aquatic facilities, including fitness centers, two gymnasiums, running tracks, a pool, and athletic fields. The position coordinates facility planning, design, construction, preventive maintenance, and equipment needs, working with contractors, Public Works, command offices, and other stakeholders. It prepares facility-related schedules, work plans, studies, and budget estimates, and represents the Sports and Fitness Department on relevant command boards and committees.

The role supervises facility staff, including facility leads, counter attendants, and recreational assistants, and is responsible for hiring-related activities, work schedules, performance appraisals, leave authorization, grievances, training, and staff development. It oversees property and equipment records, condition assessments, disposal or repair actions, life-expectancy planning, and preventive maintenance plans.

The position promotes year-round use of athletic facilities by naval personnel, retirees, civilian employees, and eligible family members. It determines facility, staffing, and supply needs and schedules facilities and equipment for military fitness training and sports leagues. Work hours vary according to program needs and may include evenings, weekends, holidays, and split days off. The work may involve physical exertion, prolonged sitting, walking or standing, bending, lifting up to 40 pounds, and outdoor work for events or group outings.

Requirements

• Meet federal employment suitability requirements and successfully complete a background investigation.
• Obtain First Aid and CPR certifications within the first 90 days in the position.
• Possess a valid driver's license.
• Obtain a food handler's permit and Controlling Alcohol Risk Effectively (CARE) certificate.
• Have a four-year degree in Sports Administration, Recreation, or a related field, including Kinesiology, Sports Management, or Business Management; alternatively, have at least three years of specialized experience in recreation programming or facility management. The qualifications section also identifies three years of specialized experience in recreation programming as a substitute for a formal degree.
• Know the range of activities, services, participant interests, and methods for managing installation sports, fitness, and aquatics programs.
• Have in-depth knowledge of the principles, concepts, and technical and administrative requirements for designing, implementing, and monitoring sports, fitness, and aquatics facilities and programs at multiple locations.
• Know community services program objectives and be able to interpret and promote programs through media, public appearances, and other promotional methods.
• Be skilled in complex fact-finding, analysis, problem-solving, conducting studies, and recommending operational improvements.
• Know personnel-management principles related to recruitment, selection, hiring, training, and development.
• Have detailed knowledge of space-utilization policies, procedures, and precedents and be able to analyze information, interpret guidance, and draw conclusions.
• Know how to plan budget requirements.
• Be able to perform frequent physical exertion while instructing or guiding participants; work may involve sitting, walking, standing for extended periods, bending, and lifting up to 40 pounds.
• Be able to work outdoors for special events or to lead outdoor group outings or trips.
• Be available for work hours that vary with program needs, including split days off, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Nice To Haves

• A Bachelor's degree in Recreation Management or a related field is desired.

Responsibilities

• Manage the operation, utilization, maintenance, and repair of indoor and outdoor fitness, sports, and aquatic facilities, equipment, utilities, fields, and grounds.
• Coordinate facility design criteria, planning, construction progress, maintenance management, and in-house or self-help projects.
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate work with contractors; maintain records on athletic facilities and special or military construction projects.
• Participate in budget estimates, project development, and review conferences; prepare studies, schedules, and work plans for short- and long-term facility needs.
• Represent the Sports and Fitness Department on command boards and committees and liaise with Public Works, command offices, contractors, and customers regarding facility work.
• Oversee the department's preventive maintenance program for facilities and equipment, including coordination with Health, Safety, and Fire Offices and scheduling fire drills and equipment tests.
• Review and forward facility work requests and inform managers about work in progress.
• Contact, interview, and initially select employment applicants; supervise facility leads, counter attendants, recreational assistants, and volunteers.
• Delegate and coordinate staff tasks; create and modify schedules; supervise facility operations; conduct performance appraisals; authorize leave; resolve grievances; and identify training and development needs.
• Establish and maintain property-control systems and records; assess equipment condition and initiate repair or disposal actions.
• Maintain property administration and industrial property-control compliance; oversee equipment utilization, life-expectancy planning, and preventive maintenance plans.
• Promote year-round participation in athletic facilities and determine the facilities, personnel, and supplies required.
• Control scheduled use of facilities and equipment for military fitness training and sports leagues, including softball, basketball, flag football, and volleyball.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefit eligibility depends on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager