Recreation General Supervisor

Posting number: 26-MA139-07

Department: Oakland Parks, Recreation & Youth Development

Job classification: Recreation General Supervisor

Posting type: Open

Categories: Parks and Recreation

Summary

The City of Oakland is an equal opportunity employer that values workforce diversity, inclusion, and equity. Oakland has a long history of activism around issues of justice and equity. Both oppression and this resistance to oppression have shaped the city’s historical roots and the lives of its residents to this day. As public servants in one of the most diverse cities in the nation, we strive to develop employees who understand the harm and impacts of systemic inequity to create lasting, meaningful outcomes for everyone. Oakland strives to establish an environment that embraces the richness of culture, community, and individualism of employees.    

Why join the City of Oakland Parks, Recreation & Youth Development?

With an emphasis on Oakland’s youth, Oakland Parks, Recreation & Youth Development and its partners will provide best-in-class, relevant, and equitable programs and services while meeting the specific needs of people and communities at the neighborhood level and regionally throughout the City of Oakland. We achieve this mission through intentional engagement and by removing the barriers that prohibit equitable opportunities for all. Oakland’s Parks, Recreation, and Youth Development (OPRYD) Department believes that communities thrive when they play with a purpose. Our vision is to reimagine, recreate, and reinvent how OPRYD serves every neighborhood, creating inclusive spaces, innovative programs, and lasting memories for youth, families, and adults.

Recreation General Supervisors typically oversee multiple operational division/units. We are currently recruiting for two (2) Recreation General Supervisors. One will provide oversight to our Cultural Arts, Nature & Science, Sports, Aquatics & Boating, Youth Development, and Auxiliary Recreation Services & Programs Units. This position primarily includes the oversight of facilities and functions such as the Rotary Nature, Studio One Arts, and Discovery Centers; citywide youth and adult sports programs, six pools and two boating centers, playgroups, inclusion programs, citywide restroom & barrier closures, Oakland park stewards, citywide transportation coordination and fleet management, ‘stand-alone’ parks & open space, including City stables and feather River Camp (city owned camp; Quincy, CA.); and aids with emergency operation/disaster preparedness. The other will provide oversight of our recreation center programs, including 20 recreation centers citywide, the Larry E. Reid Sports Center, and the East Oakland Arts Center.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Equitable: You will have the opportunity to use this understanding and orientation to ensure optimal accessibility of our programs and services.
• Community Engagement Oriented: You will help us progress towards developing or enhancing targeted community engagement strategies.
• A Connector/Team Builder: You will have the opportunity to inspire and bring people together to accomplish shared goals.
• Strategic: You will have the chance to share your skills and abilities to analyze and notice trends that help us enhance operations.
• Flexible: You must possess the ability to be flexible and able to adapt to changing circumstances.
• Demonstrates Integrity: You will be dedicated to the highest ideals of honor and integrity in all public and personal relationships to merit the respect and confidence of elected officials, of other officials and employees, and of the public.

What you will typically be responsible for:

• Providing oversight to overall programmatic operations.
• Overseeing and managing facility and park assets in collaboration with partners from Oakland Public Works.
• Assisting with the recruitment, hiring, and training of staff.
• Assisting with budgetary planning and oversight.
• Overseeing community outreach and engagement.
• Overseeing mul