Community Services Supervisor
- Salary: $7,884 - 9,583 USD Monthly
- Salary Top:$6,997.00 - $8,504.00
- Apply By: Mar 04, 2026
- Full Time
- Human and Social Services
- Parks and Recreation
- Supervisory
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Summary
Under general direction, the Community Services Supervisor position is responsible for the planning, coordinating, supervising, analysis, and oversight of the day-to-day community services and recreation programs, activities, services, facilities operations, community transportation, and community events for the City and its residents. Incumbents at this level have the knowledge, skills, and experience in their assigned area and operate with latitude and independent judgement to carry out the assigned administrative, technical, and supervisory responsibilities. This position will work a 9/80 work schedule.
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Job Description
The Community Services Supervisor plans, budgets, organizes, coordinates, implements, supervises, and evaluates community service and recreation programs, community and senior transit programs, volunteer programs, senior programs and services, home delivered meal programs, mobile recreation program and other youth and senior programs and activities; trains, directs, and supervises department staff; prepares and monitors weekly schedules; plans, prepares, organizes, coordinates, implements, supervises, evaluates, and markets citywide events; develops and implements community service program goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and priorities; prepares fiscal year program budgets and seeks cooperative sponsorship and donations; prepares purchase requisitions, payment vouchers and oversees major contracts; monitors, develops and prepares departmental budget; prepares, reviews, and collects data for reports and agendas for City Council, Parks, Recreation and Social Services Commission, Youth Advisory Committee, and Senior Citizen Advisory Committee; identifies and addresses safety and liability issues; acts as a liaison for city sponsored organizations; schedules, reviews, and oversees facility and field reservations, rentals, and usage; special event permits; monitors and oversees the maintenance and operations of the Dan McKenzie Community Gardens and other gardening operations; receives, coordinates, responds, and monitors customer inquiries, complaints, and questions and recommends corrective and/or responsive actions to requests; coordinates and monitors contractors and consultants as needed; and perform other duties as needed or assigned.
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Job Requirements
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in recreation, human services, gerontology, public administration, or related field AND five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in recreation and/or community services. One (1) year of experience supervising staff and the operations of a community center, recreation programs, activities, and community events is required. A master’s degree is highly desired. Possession of a valid California Class C Driver’s License, Certificate of Automobile Insurance for Personal Liability, and certification in CPR/AED/First Aid is required.
Knowledge of: Municipal operations, functions, and practices; policies, laws, ordinances, regulations, and standards related to department assignment; methods, techniques, principles practices, and procedures in public administration, contract administration, planning, budgeting, development and administration of community services and parks and recreation programs; facilities management, supervision and rental; and parks and playground inspection; common recreational, leisure, community transportation and social services programs for various age groups; marketing techniques to promote various programs; principles, practices, and techniques of administration, organization, project management, purchasing process, leadership, records management, budget and financial analysis; contract and grant administration practices; effective business communication, report writing and presentation techniques; computer software and hardware; principles and practices of employee supervision, training and performance evaluation.
Ability to: Analyze, research, interpret, prepare and apply policies, procedures, and practices and develop sound recommendations; plan, administer, supervise, analyze, and direct the development and implementation of a variety of programs and projects; monitor and evaluate compliance of contracts and grant awarded agreements; provide outstanding customer service; communicate effectively in writing and orally and make presentations; select, train, lead, supervise, coach, and evaluate assigned staff; manage and organize multiple projects to meet deadlines; exercise sound professional independent judgment, critical thinking, and initiative as required in the performance of assigned tasks; travel to different sites and locations; and establish and maintain effective and professional working relationships. On a continuous basis sit at a desk, stand, walk; frequent use of hands and fingers; speak and hear; intermittently twist to reach equipment surrounding desk; walk and stand to perform office activities and drive to site inspections; perform simple grasping and fine manipulation; occasionally bend, squat, stoop, kneel, push, pull, and lift 25 pounds; subject to frequent interruptions, public contact, and moderate to loud noise levels and variable weather conditions. May be required to work various shifts and irregular hours including days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays, as necessary and based on the needs of the department.
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Special Instructions
Applications are being accepted immediately and subject to close anytime (tentative closing date March 4, 2026). Please apply immediately by submitting an official City Employment Application and resume. All application materials, to include employment application and resume will be screened and only the most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the selection process, which may include, but not limited to application review and evaluation, interview, written and/or performance test. A passing score of 70% is required on each phase of the selection process to be placed on the eligibility list, which will remain active for a period of one year.
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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CITY OF LAWNDALE
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The construction culminated in the Dedication of the Lawndale Civic Center, which included a health clinic for this general area, on March 23, 1957. With the Civic Center area now dedicated, the desire for city hood accelerated into the key year of 1959. The debt to the Chamber of Commerce for their efforts in resisting the several annexation attempts must be fully realized. Incorporation was the crowning event in the years of community organizing ant the selfless work of many individual who bore a pride in Lawndale. The major cause of these annexation attempts was the desire of adjoining communities to increase their tax base. It can be said that all the efforts to identify Lawndale made it an attractive acquisition.The incorporation of Lawndale marked the end of a year and a half struggle with neighboring communities as to acquisition of the businesses along Hawthorne Boulevard, or the need to round out their boundaries. The concern of one neighboring council man went so far as to champion legislation aimed at preventing this and other incorporation's as fiscally unsound. Although this threat went as far as Sacramento, the question was finally resolved when the electorate voted three to one to form the City of Lawndale as a general law city following the Lakewood Plan. This plan provides contracting essential services through established county agencies when economically sound.
Today Lawndale continues to utilize County Fire, Sheriff, and Library services for the community and has maintained its independence in other areas of control. The Charter promise of 1959 of no City taxes has never been altered due to this continuing process of responsible financial policy.
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