Community Recreation Coordinator

About the City of St. Albert

Working at the City of St. Albert means joining a dedicated team that aims to deliver outstanding service to our vibrant community. We pride ourselves on employing a diverse group of employees who each bring unique skills and contribute to delivering exceptional services to our residents. We value collaboration, accountability, respect, and enjoyment in our work each day.

Job Details

The City of St. Albert is recruiting an individual to join our Recreation and Parks department as a Community Recreation Coordinator.

Reporting to the Community Recreation Supervisor, this position will be responsible for providing support to create and maintain healthy and self-sustaining community groups that provide recreation, sport, and leisure services opportunities for the community, through organizational development, capital and general project support to community organizations, information and referral and community group partner agreements.

Responsibilities:

• Provide ongoing liaison with not-for-profit recreation organizations, service clubs and community organization.
• Coordination of special projects as they are identified in the Business Plans.
• Network with other municipalities and provincial organizations to share information and investigate possible joint ventures
• Provide board level support related to governance, capital asset management and development, and strategic planning.
• Manages and develops lease and other partner agreements.
• Influence and lead continuous improvement of business unit programs and processes.
• Represent the City of St. Albert by delivering transparent, timely, and accurate information to the community, stakeholders, and partners.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Recreation, Physical Education or related field and three (3) years of related experience, in the field of community recreation, or a two (2) year Diploma combined with five (5) years of related experience.
• A proven record of establishing and maintaining relationships with community groups and other stakeholders.
• Evidence of competency in program development, organization development, facility project/process management, financial management concepts and techniques, and/or monitoring and evaluation.
• Proficiency with software applications including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint, is required.
• Alberta Recreation and Parks Association membership is considered an asset

Hours of Work

• We offer a compressed bi-weekly work schedule of 72 hours, Monday - Friday, 8:00 – 5:00, with a biweekly regular day off (RDO).
• This position will be required to work flexible hours (e.g., evening/weekends) to accommodate meetings or events from time to time.
• Benefit from flexible work hours by adjusting your start and end times by 30 or 60 minutes around our core hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Compensation

• The salary ranges from $83,549 - $102,830 per annum including a comprehensive benefits package.
• Learn more about our benefits here: Employee Benefit Guide
• Candidates not meeting the full qualifications may be considered for a development opportunity at a lower classification and salary.

Term

• This is a term position from January 2026 to January 2027, with the possibility of an extension.
• This assignment is covering an employee on leave and is subject to their early return.

Conditions of Employment

• The successful candidate will be required to provide proof of educational and professional credentials.
• The successful applicant will be required to obtain a satisfactory police information check.
• Please note that the presence of charges or convictions does not automatically preclude an individual from being considered for employment. All findings will be reviewed and assessed in relation to the responsibilities and requirements of the position.
• A valid Alberta Class 5 Driver’s Licence and access to a personal vehicle for business use are required.

Application Information

• Please upload a cover letter and a resume when applying for this opportunity. These will need to be uploaded as two separate documents.
• Applications will only be accepted to 10:00 p.m. (Mountain Time Zone) on closing date.
• This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, at the same or lower classification level.
• Please note that the City conducts most interviews via video conference and will provide a link and instructions to applicants selected for an interview.

Closing Statement

We thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. The City of St. Albert will no longer accept applications in person, via fax, email or by post. Applications will only be accepted to 10:00 p.m. (Mountain Time Zone) on closing date.

The City of St. Albert is committed to creating and fostering a diverse workforce where all are welcome and we find a common purpose and strength in our differences. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, including those from members of groups that are historically or continue to be underrepresented.

We respectfully acknowledge that we are on Treaty 6 territory, traditional lands of First Nations and Métis peoples. As treaty People, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, we share the responsibility for stewardship of this beautiful land.