Town of Comox

Recreation Supervisor

Located on the east coast of Vancouver Island, Comox boasts a seaside location, mountainous horizon, and rich farmlands throughout the Comox Valley. With a temperate year-round climate, nearby forests, unsurpassed recreational opportunities, beaches and the ocean, Comox offers every enjoyable pursuit imaginable and lends itself to a quality of life that many consider to be outstanding.

The Town of Comox is seeking an organized, experienced and energetic Recreation Supervisor (exempt) to join our team. We are seeking a community-minded individual passionately committed to delivering municipal recreation. The successful candidate will be an important member of the recreation department and a key contributor to the department’s workplace culture.

Reporting to the Recreation Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for supervisory and administrative work in the planning, development, coordination, and evaluation of recreation service activities to meet the needs of the community. The work involves supervising and managing recreation programs, services and special events, and liaising with a variety of internal and external partners and recreation service contract providers. This position manages recreation programmers and supervises reception services and childminding staff to deliver outstanding customer and recreation services.

The preferred candidate will have completed a degree or received a diploma from a recognized institution in recreation or related discipline and possesses at least 3 to 5 years of progressive supervisory or exempt management experience in a union environment, or a combination of related education, training, and experience. The ideal candidate will demonstrate skills in customer service delivery, leadership, organization, tact and judgement, mentorship, and building capacity with a diverse group of staff to deliver exceptional recreation services to the community. Additional skills in human resource management and recreation software are an asset.

The salary range for this position is $83,878 - $92,708 with an excellent benefits package, including 12 personal days annually. A detailed job description is available on the Town’s website at comox.ca/employment

Interested candidates who meet the required qualifications for this role are invited to submit their resumes (including references and cover letter) by email to jobs@comox.ca. Applications will be received until 4:00 pm Friday, October 4^th, 2024.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those short-listed for interviews will be contacted.