Recreation Supervisor – Special Events

Job Overview:

Coordinate, supervise, and review the logistics and entertainment of a variety of high quality programs and events including an outdoor market, adult arts programming, seasonal offerings, and large community events.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities include the development and management of high quality special events, support and supervision of adult cultural arts offerings, and other duties and projects
• Prioritize, plan, coordinate, implement, supervise, budget, and evaluate a varied and strategic offering of special events throughout the year, including Oswego Country Market and contribution to the community festival, PrairieFest
• Research and initiate new special events
• Manage personnel administration
• Maximize the effective use of facilities for programs and activities
• Contribute to the development of marketing plans for new and existing events and programs through website management, social media, and onsite marketing
• Effectively communicate with staff, volunteers, businesses, and community officials
• Attain volunteers for PrairieFest
• Recruit, evaluate, guide, hold accountable contracted services
• Provide resources and assistance for other district events
• Perform other duties as assigned
  

Education, Experience & Training:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Recreation, Event Planning, related field or equivalent experience
• Three years of increasing responsibilities in event planning

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to see and assimilate information from varied sources and make decisions consistent with the goals, values, and vision of the District
  
• Ability to plan, organize and provide leadership to employees that will give them the tools necessary to fulfill the goals of the Department and the District
• Ability to demonstrate management and supervisory skills
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written
• Possess decision-making, conflict resolution, negotiation, and organizational
• Work independently and as a team member of the supervisory and administrative staff and community groups
  
• Understand and exhibit behavior consistent with stated values of the park district
  

Hours:

40 hours per week, varies, some weekends and evenings required