Recreation Supervisor

Role Overview

Layton City is looking for a Recreation Supervisor to coordinate and support a wide range of community recreation programs, events, leagues, and special activities. This role focuses on keeping daily operations organized, ensuring programs run on time, supporting public participation, and maintaining smooth facility and equipment use.

Key Duties

• Support the city’s mission, values, and workplace expectations in day-to-day work.
• Plan and carry out follow-up actions for scheduled programs, special events, service projects, classes, league play, and other recreation activities so they are delivered on schedule.
• Oversee youth and recreation offerings such as basketball, baseball/softball, volleyball, pickleball, football, tennis, tournaments, and similar activities.
• Build program cost estimates, suggest budgets, and track spending to stay within approved financial limits.
• Provide direct supervision to recreation staff, seasonal workers, temporary hires, and volunteers, including coaches, recreation specialists, site supervisors, and officials.
• Arrange and lead training when needed, and step in to officiate, referee, or assist with coaching when required.
• Keep league and tournament records, prepare fields and courts, adjust scoreboards, and help maintain event spaces such as the amphitheater when needed.
• Fill in for administrative support staff when necessary.
• Set league, program, and event schedules, manage seasonal and annual calendars, and ensure notices and announcements go out on time so target audiences can participate.
• Support public outreach by recruiting part-time staff and volunteers, introducing new programs to the community, handling registrations, and reviewing programs after completion.
• Promote recreation programs and facilities through media, notices, publications, flyers, and brochures.
• Manage equipment and facility usage by checking items in and out and organizing reservations for public spaces, while ensuring returns happen on time.
• Address concerns raised by coaches, participants, and organizations, and work toward practical solutions that improve recreation services.
• Prepare financial projections for programs and events and complete final reports showing the financial results.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Applicants should have a bachelor’s degree in recreation management, preferably from an NRPA-accredited program, youth recreation leadership, physical education, or another related discipline.

In addition, candidates need at least one year of experience in recreation program administration, physical education teaching, coaching, or a closely related area.

An equivalent mix of education and experience may also be considered.

Special Requirements

A valid driver’s license is required, or the ability to obtain one within six months of hire.

Additional Information

This position is a full-time, onsite role based in Layton, Utah.

The posting does not specify salary, benefits, number of openings, or start date.