The Recreation Supervisor oversees the daily management, planning, and evaluation of recreational programs and facilities to meet community needs. This role leads staff and volunteers, ensures safe and engaging environments, manages budgets and scheduling, and coordinates events and training. Strong communication, organizational skills, and a passion for promoting community engagement are essential. The position plays a key role in enhancing quality of life and supporting local recreational initiatives.

• Plan, develop, implement, and evaluate recreational youth and adult sports.
• Coordinate sports registrations, scheduling games, assigning officials, organizing equipment, and ensuring compliance with sports specific rules and safety standards.
• Promote sportsmanship, enforce risk?management practices, and ensure safe participation across recreation and athletic activities.
• Oversee daily operations of recreation centers, gyms, athletic fields, ensuring facilities remain clean, safe, and well?maintained.
• Coordinate facility reservations, tournament rentals, calendars, and program schedules for both internal and public use.
• Train, supervise, and evaluate staff, coaches, and volunteers, providing coaching, development, and training as needed.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for patrons, community organizations, schools, and partner agencies, ensuring excellent customer service and strong community engagement.
• Promote recreational programs through outreach, marketing, community partnerships, and engagement strategies to increase participation.
• Assist with budget development and management, purchasing supplies, monitoring expenditures, and ensuring cost?effective program operations.
• Maintain accurate records including attendance, registration data, schedules, evaluations, and incident reports.
• Assist in  special events, festivals, sports competitions, with coordinating logistics, staffing, equipment, and safety plans.
• Enforce department policies, facility rules, and safety protocols to ensure a safe and positive environment.
• Conduct regular inspections of facilities, sports fields, and equipment to ensure safety and proper maintenance.
• Respond to emergencies, resolve conflicts, and complete necessary documentation such as accident or incident reports.
• Strong understanding of recreational programming, including youth and adult sports, leagues, athletics, indoor and outdoor recreation activities.
• Knowledge of recreational sports rules, league structures, officiating standards, safety guidelines, and sports facility operations.
• Ability to develop and evaluate sports programs, tournaments, and seasonal leagues that meet community needs.
• Knowledge of facility operations, safety standards, and risk management practices.
• Proficiency with recreation management software, scheduling tools, and standard office applications.
• Strong organizational and time?management abilities to handle multiple programs and deadlines.

About Recreation District #1 of St. Tammany Parish/Pelican Park

Recreation District #1 is a free standing governmental agency that is governed by a 7-member administrative board. The District operates Pelican Park, which includes almost 500 acres and consists of 32 athletic fields, 8 pickleball courts, 2 gyms with 7 total courts (basketball/volleyball), a 45,000SF event center, skatepark, amphitheater, and a nature center. The District serves as a large economic generator for the community with events/shows renting the Castine Center and numerous local and regional tournaments utilizing the long and diamond fields at Pelican Park. The District hosts many large sport tournaments throughout the year with anywhere from 50 to 200+ teams. Events held in 2025 include the USA Rugby Club 7s Regionals, the Midnight Madness Soccer Tournament, and the Louisiana Bayou Cup. The District employees appx. 42 full time employees and 50+ part-time employees.

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