Recreation Supervisor

The Parks & Recreation (P&R) Supervisor is responsible for the oversight of recreational activities year-round. This includes activities for children, adults, seniors, The P&R Supervisor will oversee the P&R Counselor and P&R Aide. Employee is required to perform all similar or related duties.

The essential functions or duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various type of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

• Works independently and collaboratively in overseeing a variety of Parks & Recreation activities and providing quality programming.
• Supervises and/or assists with setting up and cleaning up facilities after use for special events, including weekends, holidays, and evenings.
• Maintains an environment that facilitates an open and safe space for all Parks & Recreation participants.
• Communicates emergency and non-emergency situations with various stakeholders (such as parents, participants, and staff).
• Monitors facilities for safety and compliance. Reports any concerns to the Program Coordinator or Program Developer.
• Provides guidance and support and acts as a positive role model for all Somerville Parks & Recreation (SPR) participants, SPR Counselors and SPR Aides.
• Supervisory duties include day-to-day supervision of SPR Counselors and Aides, including but not limited to assisting the Program Coordinator with scheduling and coverage, enforcing rules to staff and participants if necessary.
• Report any issues or concerns that may arise to Recreation Program Coordinator.

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 position’s essential functions.

High School Diploma required; strongly preferred for applicants to be enrolled in a college or university majoring in recreational studies, sports management, education, or physical education. Minimum of 5 years of work experience in recreation or a similar field; or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Minimal physical demands are required to perform the work. Work effort principally involves sitting to perform work tasks, with intermittent periods of stooping, walking, and standing. Work requires some agility such as moving in or about athletic fields, ice rinks, or over rough terrain. There may also be some occasional lifting of objects such as recreational equipment, office equipment or photocopy paper (up to 30lbs.).

Duties are both mental and physical, the job may occasionally require motor skills for activities such as moving objects, interacting in recreational activities, operating a telephone, personal computer and/or most other office equipment including word processing, excel, filing and sorting of papers.

Visual demands require constantly reading documents for general understanding and analytical purposes.

• 4 weeks annual vacation for non-union positions. Union positions vary by contract. Please note, police officers are members of the SPEA union. Public Health Nurses are part of Union A (SMEA).
• Medical insurance through the Group Insurance Commission (GIC) - 80% of premium costs paid by City
• Dental coverage low and high plans through Cigna
• Vision care through Vision Service Plan (VSP)
• Long term disability through Sun Life
• Group and voluntary life insurance through Boston Mutual
• Health Care and Dependent Care flexible spending through Benefit Strategies
• Deferred compensation plans through a choice of three vendors
• Free, confidential services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provided by E4Health
• Annual cancer screening & wellness release
• Somerville Retirement Pension System
• Tuition reimbursement
• MBTA pass program
• FREE Blue Bikes membership
• Eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)