Purpose

The City of Savannah Recreation & Leisure Services Department has the perfect opportunity for you as a Tennis Supervisor. This position oversees the planning, coordination, and administration of the City’s tennis programs, facilities, and events. This position ensures that programs align with departmental goals, promote community engagement, and provide quality recreational opportunities for youth and adults. The manager supervises staff and contractors, manages facility operations, and works closely with community partners to enhance participation and accessibility.

We offer an excellent benefits package to include health, dental and vision, defined contribution plan (457b), life insurance, wellness programs, vacation, sick leave, paid holidays, employee assistance program, home buyers program, tuition reimbursement and more!

Essential Job Functions

• Deliver high-quality customer service by responding promptly to inquiries, resolving issues, and ensuring a positive experience for participants and visitors.
• Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals.
• Coordinates, assigns and reviews work and establishes work schedules; maintains standards; monitors status of work in progress; inspects completed work assignments; answers questions; gives advice and direction as needed.
• Plan, organize and supervise a variety of tennis activities and events. Monitor program participation, customer feedback, and community needs to guide program improvements.
• Coordinate court reservations, tournaments, and partnerships with schools, community groups, and local tennis associations (e.g., USTA).
• Effectively and efficiently markets, plans, coordinates, and manages city-wide assets, event logistics, task timelines and detailed schedules. Evaluates and prepares event cost estimates.
• Prepares promotional materials including flyers, press releases, press packets, posters, calendars, and schedules to publicize events and programs.
• Creates annual departmental budget and capital improvement requests.
• Ensures all activities are adequately staffed, verifying and approving payroll timecards for part-time personnel.
• Monitors records including registration and daily attendance reports, supply requisitions, work order request forms for facilities maintenance, etc.
• As assigned, performs a variety of routine clerical work such as collecting fees, filing, answering the telephone, operating facsimile machine, and related work.
• Checks facility and grounds for unsafe conditions and takes appropriate follow-up actions; enforces safety policies and procedures; renders first aid as needed; secures facility at end of day.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Associate's Degree supplemented by four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in recreation or educational programs for children; or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license with an acceptable driving history.

Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED Certification preferred or within six months of hire.

The salary is contingent based upon experience, education, knowledge and skills.

Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license with an acceptable driving history.

Additional Requirements
Background investigation, including supervised drug screen, post offer/pre-employment medical screen; and verification of education, certifications, and licenses required prior to employment.

Additional Information

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of supervisory practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of training techniques.
• Knowledge of accounting and record keeping techniques.
• Knowledge of department policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of city regulations.
• Skill in interpersonal relations.
• Skill in the use of computers and other standard office equipment.
• Skill in organization and record keeping.
• Skill in oral and written communication.

Minimum Standards

SUPERVISORY CONTROLS: The Operations Manager, or Assistant Parks and Recreation Director assigns work in terms of general instructions. The supervisor spot-checks completed work for compliance with procedures, accuracy, and the nature and propriety of the final results.

GUIDELINES: Guidelines include department policies and procedures, city regulations, rule books, and safety manuals. These guidelines require judgment, selection, and interpretation in application.

COMPLEXITY: The work consists of varied duties related to coordinating, directing, and supervising Leisure Services programs. Staffing and space constraints contribute to the complexity of the position.

SCOPE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this position is to coordinate, direct, and supervise Parks and Recreation tennis programs. Successful performance helps ensure the provision of Leisure Services programming for citizens of the city of Savannah.

PERSONAL CONTACTS: Contacts are typically with co-workers, other city employees, school personnel, members of the media, and the general public.

PURPOSE OF CONTACTS: Contacts are typically to give or exchange information, resolve problems, and provide services.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The work is typically performed while intermittently sitting, standing, stooping, walking, bending, or crouching. The employee occasionally lifts light and heavy objects, uses tools or equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity, and distinguishes between shades of color.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work is typically performed in an office, library, computer room, gymnasium, or outdoors where the employee may be exposed to noise, dust, dirt, grease, machinery with moving parts, and cold or inclement weather.

SUPERVISORY AND MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY: This position has direct supervision over assigned personnel.