Recreation Manager - Parks & Recreation - Sports Complex

Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community, please keep reading.

At Salt Lake County our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees’ lives, from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community.  To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment, we appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work life balance and room to grow and develop.

Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live to work and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community.  Community is more than a place…. It’s our heart and service that bring us together.

Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck.  A career with Salt Lake County includes several benefits and perks.  We support our employees with 12 Holidays, up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days and one personal day every year. 

• Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with 10% contribution

• Medical coverage including a 100% county paid premium option-Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for adult designees
• Health Savings account with a county contribution up to $1200/year, Flexible Spending Account
• 100% county-paid Long-Term Disability and Short-Term Disability option
• Plus: Onsite medical clinic, hospital insurance, pet insurance auto and home insurance and discounts at County facilities.

Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant must pass a required background check through fingerprinting and enrollment in the continuous RAP Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) program in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Recreation or other closely related field, plus three (3) years of related experience.

Supervisory experience is preferred.

Requires occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds. Requires occasional field work; may work in all types of weather.

• Identifies the need and feasibility for a wide variety of recreation, sports, and leisure-time programs.
• Maintains fixed and controlled assets. Coordinates maintenance and repairs for assigned facility.
• Supervises staff to include hiring, orienting, training, assigning and reviewing work performance, annual work performance appraisals, and discipline. Formulates and prepares annual program action plans.
• Creates partnerships and coordinates with other organizations and agencies to utilize joint programming opportunities.
• Establishes and implements recreation, leisure-time, and sports program standards, policies, and procedures.
• Provides leadership in managing, supervising, and coordinating the use of County and assigned non-County facilities and grounds.
• Manages and reviews all cash handling, billing, collections functions, and assigned line item budget.
• Represents the Section in the community by attending community meetings.

•  Public recreation administration principles, practices, and techniques
• Management and operation of recreation facilities and equipment
• Supervisory principles and practices
• Budget preparation and justification, monitoring, forecasting, and methods of fiscal control
• Public relations principles and techniques

• Supervise and train subordinate staff
• Assist in the development of goals, objectives, policies, and procedures for the division
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Organize and prioritize projects, tasks, and own work in an effective and timely manner
• Maintain effective working relationships with division and County employees
• Develop recreational programs adapted to the particular needs of the community
• Use computers, phones, and other standard office equipment and software

Frequent nights, weekends, and holiday work required.

Ability to work extended shifts during special events, tournaments, and community functions is required