Director of Parks and Recreation

The Town of Burlington, Massachusetts is a vibrant, progressive, financially stable community of 23,000 residents located about 12 miles northwest of Boston.  Burlington Recreation Department is extremely well-supported by the citizens of the town and is a center-piece of the social, cultural, and recreational life of the community.  The Recreation Department offers more than 200 programs each year and is supported by an operating budget of $1,350,000 and a revolving account of $900,000.  Burlington Recreation Department is known throughout eastern Massachusetts for providing high-quality recreation programs, services, and facilities for residents of all ages and abilities.

Due to a retirement and a reorganization, the Burlington Recreation Department is looking to hire its first Director of Parks and Recreation.  Reporting to a 5-member Recreation Commission, the Director of Parks and Recreation will be responsible for managing the overall operations for the department’s two divisions: programming and facilities.  The Director of Parks and Recreation will have direct supervisory responsibility for two full-time employees, and overall responsibility for 14 full time employees and approximately 250 part-time and/or seasonal employees working on various programs throughout the year as well as numerous (approximately 400) volunteers.

Minimum requirements include a Bachelor’s degree in parks and recreation administration, leisure studies, or related field; a minimum of six years of full-time experience in municipal recreation management (at least three years in recreation program management, and at least three years in recreation facility management); certification as a Certified Park and Recreation Professional (CPRP) is preferred.

This position is included within the Administrative & Professional Compensation Plan. Salary range is $60,127.35 -$78,226.11 per year, commensurate upon experience, plus comprehensive and generous benefits. This is a full-time position, 35-hours per week.  Position anticipated to begin on or about February 2, 2009.

Send or fax resume, cover letter, and employment application by November 5, 2008 to:

                                Joanne Faust, Human Resources Director
                                Town of Burlington
                                29 Center Street
                                Burlington, MA  01803
                                Fax: 781-238-4696

Application for employment may be downloaded from www.burlington.org/employment.htm. 

Applications shall be accepted until 4:00pm.

Please note:  MA General Laws mandate that any individual having direct contact at any time with either children or senior citizens be subject to CORI screening by the Criminal History Systems Board.  A CORI check would only be completed on an applicant as a final step in the interview process.  Any conditional offer of employment is contingent upon notification to the Town of Burlington that the applicant has “No Record” on file.