DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION

**DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION**

Lake Havasu City, AZ

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

OTF27-369

Salary: $5,260.61-$7,628.30/Bi-Weekly; DOQ

FLSA Status: Exempt

Grade: CP21

Location: Lake Havasu City, AZ

We are seeking an experienced, highly motivated Parks & Recreation professional with a strong background in Business Administration, program operations, leadership, and community services.

This opportunity is ideal for a seasoned professional who understands the unique demands of Parks & Recreation and can confidently balance day-to-day operations, strategic planning, customer service, staff coordination, budgeting, and community engagement.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is an accomplished Parks & Recreation leader with a strong foundation in public-sector management, business administration, or related discipline.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Experience: 6+ years of progressively responsible Parks & Recreation experience.
• Leadership: Proven track record of supervisory experience managing personnel, programs, facilities, and diverse teams.
• Finance & Administration: Strong skills in budgeting, purchasing, resource allocation, and operational planning.
• Communication: Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with staff, community members, elected officials, and stakeholders.

Key Competencies:

• Results-Oriented: Ability to manage competing priorities, make sound decisions, and deliver measurable community outcomes.
• Stewardship: Deep commitment to fiscal responsibility, operational efficiency, transparency, and public resource stewardship.

TO VIEW THE ONLINE BROCHURE, CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK: Director of Parks and Recreation

Lake Havasu City offers an exceptional benefits package for full-time (FTE) employees: 

• Employer-provided Medical/Rx (EPO or HSP)
• Dental/Vision
• Wellness Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Account/Health Savings Account
• Employer-Provided Basic Life Insurance
• Optional Additional Life Insurance
• Optional Insurance-Critical Illness, Hospitalization, Indemnity
• 11 Paid Holidays Annually
• Bereavement Leave
• Paid Vacation 
• Short Term Disability 
• Long Term Disability
• Opportunities for advancement
• Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS)
• Optional Deferred Compensation
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Service Awards

Additional Comments

Lake Havasu City is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited, to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. 

The City reserves the right to consider only the most highly qualified applicants. The succeeding examination processes may be required: training and experience, testing, panel interview, employment eligibility verification (EEV) requirements, personnel evaluation profile (PEP), polygraph test, background investigation, and alcohol/drug screening test. Lake Havasu City complies with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 and the Department of Transportation Drug Testing Program. Drug and alcohol testing is conducted under the authority of City policy and the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991. Appointment is subject to a successful background investigation and City paid post-employment medical examination after an offer of employment has been made.

Applicants for employment opportunities should be aware of the Lake Havasu City policies 

concerning the use of drugs and alcohol. These policies have not been altered by the passage of Proposition 207. The use of recreational marijuana is a violation of the City's Drug-Free Workplace Policy. All positions within the city are required to submit to a pre-employment drug test. A positive result for drugs tested under the policy, including recreational marijuana, may be grounds for withdrawal of an offer of employment.

Lake Havasu City sits comfortably on the eastern shore of Lake Havasu along the Colorado River border of California and Arizona. The city was established in 1963 by Robert P. McCulloch, Sr. as a self-sufficient, planned community.
Lake Havasu City is located on what is known as "Arizona’s West Coast," just 3 hours west of Phoenix, 2½ hours south of Las Vegas and 4-5 hours east of the Los Angeles area. As part of the northern and western limits of the Sonoran Desert, Lake Havasu City and the surrounding area feature outstanding biodiversity absolutely loaded with beautiful experiences.