Madison County Department of Personnel
(Wampsville, NY – March 2014) Applications are being accepted by the Madison County Department of Personnel until 5 p.m. March 14 to take the open competitive examination for recreation supervisor scheduled for May 3.
Duties of this position, which currently exists only in Sullivan, involve responsibility for planning, organizing and supervising major segments of the town’s recreation program such as playgrounds, athletics, recreational facilities and special events.
In addition, the recreation supervisor is responsible for the planning, promoting and publicizing of the overall program of the department in close cooperation with the recreation director. The work is performed under general supervision, and the incumbent is allowed a considerable degree of independence in carrying out assigned duties.
Supervision is exercised over recreation program supervisors, aides and attendants. A recreation supervisor also does related work as required.
Required are graduation from a New York state-registered or regionally accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree or higher in recreation or allied field; or graduation from a New York state-registered or regionally accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree and one year of full-time paid, or its part-time equivalent, experience in conducting recreation activities; or graduation from a New York state-registered or regionally accredited college or university with an associate’s degree in recreation and at least two years of full-time paid, or its part-time equivalent, experience as a supervisor in conducting recreation activities; or five years of full-time paid, or its part-time equivalent, experience in conducting recreation activities at least two years of which shall have been in a responsible supervisory position or any equivalent combination of training and experience as defined within the limits of above.
Applications must be filed in the Madison County Personnel/Civil Service Department, County Office Building, P.O. Box 636, Wampsville, N.Y. 13163. They may be obtained at the Personnel Department’s website www.madisoncounty.ny.gov. For more information, call 315.366.2341.