Recreation Coordinator - Aquatics

City of Cape Girardeau; Cape Girardeau (MO); On-site; USD 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan (LAGERS)

Paid holidays

Vacation leave

Sick leave

Personal leave

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Deferred compensation

Job summary

The City of Cape Girardeau seeks a facilities and aquatics programs supervisor to assist in managing the Jefferson Community Center, Cape Aquatic Center, and Cape Splash facilities. You will oversee staff, develop programs, and coordinate concessions and special events.

You will work with marketing and operations teams to schedule events, track budgets, and ensure quality customer service. The role requires valid driver’s license and lifeguard certification or ability to obtain within 6 months.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising part-time staff and coordinating programs.
• Knowledge of aquatic facility operations and safety practices.
• Ability to prepare and interpret basic budgets and reports.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, train, supervise, and evaluate part-time staff.
• Develop aquatic programs, leagues, tournaments, and events.
• Manage concession operations including inventory and revenue tracking.
• Coordinate facility scheduling and maintenance oversight.
• Collaborate with marketing on brochures and promotional materials.

Skills

Staff supervision

Program development

Budgeting

Concession operations

Customer service

Computer skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

POSITION TYPE: Salary, Exempt

JOB SUMMARY

This position is responsible for assisting in the management of aquatics division facilities and programs, developing and coordinating programs, leagues and special events, and management of food concession operations.

MAJOR DUTIES

• Recruits, trains, supervises, and evaluates part‑time staff.
• Plans, develops, implements, and evaluates aquatic programs, recreation leagues, tournaments, classes and special events.
• Assists in the operation of Jefferson Community Center, Cape Aquatic Center, Cape Splash Family Aquatic Center and the Recreation Division to include scheduling, overseeing maintenance operations and developing and implementing facility policies.
• Provides physical assistance with regular and special maintenance of aquatic facilities.
• Coordinates with outside user groups concerning use of aquatic and recreation facilities.
• Manages concession operations at various facilities, and tracks inventory, expenditures and revenues.
• Coordinates and develops staff schedules for aquatic facilities, recreation events, concessions, leagues, and various programs.
• Works with marketing to develop informational brochures, newsletters, flyers, and other marketing material.
• Assists in researching projects as assigned.
• Tracks employee hours and assists in completion of various payroll reports.
• Prepares recreation and concession reports.
• Assists in the development of operating budgets and provides oversight of assigned budgets.
• Provides quality customer service.
• Responds as needed to after hours calls.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED BY THE POSITION

• Knowledge of aquatic facility operations and programs, sports rules and recreation program principles.
• Knowledge of aquatic maintenance including pool chemistry and practices.
• Knowledge of food management , concession operations, liquor control and health code regulations.
• Knowledge of facility management principles and acceptable cleanliness standards.
• Basic knowledge in the operation of computers and various software programs.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Knowledge of risk management principles.
• Skill in organizing and planning aquatic and recreation programs, leagues and specialevents
• Skill in managing personnel.
• Knowledge of child labor laws.
• Basic knowledge of budgeting principles, cash management and inventory control

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience and knowledge sufficient to perform the major duties and essential functionsrequired of the position.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license
• American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification or the ability to obtain within 6 months of employment.

Salary per year $43,8812, plus a generous benefit package.

• Bi‑weekly pay periods.
• Thirteenpaid holidays per year.
• 96 hours of vacation – accrued throughout the year.
• 96 hours of sick leave – accrued throughout the year.
• 2 days of personal leave per fiscal year. Must be employed on July 1 of the fiscal year to receive.
• City paid monthly premiums for health and dental insurance – Employee only.
• City paid monthly life insurance for employee only (1 times annual salary up to $50,000).
• Optional group term life insurance purchased at employee’s expense.
• Optional vision insurance purchased at employee’s expense.
• Voluntary deferred compensation plan – not matched by the City.
• Retirement (LAGERS) paid by the City. Missouri LAGERS – A Secure Retirement for All (molagers.org).
• Total compensation value for this position is $62,220yearly, which consists of starting salary rate plus the benefit package.

Before final appointment, successful applicant will be required to successfully complete a drug test and background investigation.

The City of Cape Girardeau reserves the right to notify only those individuals selected for an interview as to the status of their application for employment. EOE/ADA/M/F/V