Parks and Recreation Director - City of Leeds

TARGET CLOSE DATE:

04/27/2026

PAY GRADE:

Grade 29

TYPE:

Full time

JOB SUMMARY:

The City of Leeds is seeking to hire a Parks and Recreation Director who will be in charge of supervising, planning, organizing, and managing all recreational programs, projects, and facilities within the city. This role involves overseeing the maintenance of all recreational facilities and grounds to ensure they are safe and accessible for the public. The position entails preparing and managing the budget, handling inventory procurement and management, as well as providing leadership and direction to subordinate staff. The individual must exercise significant judgment within the parameters of established guidelines and procedures. The duties of a Parks and Recreation Director include working indoors in an office environment and conducting regular site visits to outdoor locations.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

The City of Leeds provides competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages to include medical and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more. The pay range for this job is listed below:

$71,843 - $111,446

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

The following are job-related qualifications that are required for employment consideration for this position:

TYPICAL JOB DUTIES:

• Prepares, monitors, and administers departmental or organizational budget by reviewing spending trends, expenditure reports, analyzing financial data, and ensuring expenditures are within annual budgetary limits.

• Oversees the upkeep and maintenance activities of city parks, sports complexes, recreational facilities, schools, city properties, and surrounding grounds by conducting meetings with staff to plan maintenance, conducting visual inspections of locations, overseeing various maintenance projects to completion, and completing appropriate documentation and reporting on maintenance activities in order to keep proper and safe working order in all locations.

• Procures and/or manages inventory (i.e., supplies and equipment) to ensure the products and services are available to meet the operational needs of each department.

• Performs general administrative duties including reviewing and producing reports, letters, and other types of written correspondence, attending meetings and conferences, addressing complaints and concerns, etc. to maintain appropriate records, stay informed of departmental activities, ensure up to date processes, and continued efficient operation of the department.

• Plans, organizes, directs, implements, and evaluates recreational programs, projects, and facilities by establishing plans and goals for the future, conducting needs and budget analysis, coordinating with staff on development and implementation, creating rules, policies, and procedures, and promoting recreational services to enrich the community.

• Supervises staff by assigning and distributing work, directing staff in their job duties, monitoring progress of work, providing feedback and/or training.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Job is primarily sedentary involving sitting for long periods of time. At times, job may require light to moderate physical exertion, including lifting, carrying, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or twisting. Job may also involve occasional lifting of items or objects weighing up to 50 lbs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work is conducted both indoors in an office setting as well as regular field visits to outdoor worksites. Incumbents may be required to work nights and/or weekends. Job may include exposure to potentially hazardous working conditions (e.g., moving vehicles, biological and/or chemical hazards, etc.). Job may also require exposure to inclement weather when working outdoors (e.g., extreme heat, cold, rain, snow, wind, etc.).

EEO STATEMENT:

The Personnel Board of Jefferson County provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment with the Personnel Board of Jefferson County, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.  Each Merit System member city/agency operates its own equal employment opportunity policies available on the individual city/agency website.

ACCOMMODATION:

NOTE:

This job posting may close before, or be extended beyond, the listed Target Close Date based on the employment needs of the Merit System. More detail regarding this job is available by clicking Apply.

DISCLAIMER:

This job posting is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of the job duties, responsibilities, or skills and abilities required for this position and may be changed at the discretion of the Personnel Board at any time.