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Recreation Specialist II - Athletic Programs

Chesapeake, VA

Job Description

Parks, Recreation and Tourism is seeking a dynamic, community-focused professional to oversee athletic programming and facility rental operations for youth and adult sports leagues, including basketball, soccer, volleyball, football, softball, field hockey, and cheerleading. Programs, events, and rentals are held at recreation centers, athletic fields, schools, and other City facilities throughout Chesapeake.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Plan, coordinate, and oversee athletic leagues, tournaments, practices, facility rentals, and special events.
  • Provide exceptional customer service by responding to participant, coach, volunteer, and public inquiries and communicating program information.
  • Supervise part-time staff, volunteers, officials, and contractors, including recruiting, training, scheduling, and evaluating performance.
  • Ensure programs and facilities operate safely and efficiently by enforcing policies, monitoring participant conduct, resolving conflicts, and responding to accidents or incidents.
  • Assist with program registration, team formation, scheduling, facility reservations, and revenue collection using ActiveNet Recreation Software and Microsoft Office.
  • Develop marketing materials and community partnerships to promote athletic programs and increase participation.
  • Maintain athletic equipment, uniforms, and inventory; assist with budgeting, purchasing, and coordinating equipment maintenance.
  • Prepare athletic fields and facilities for practices, games, tournaments, rentals, and special events by setting up and breaking down goals, nets, field equipment, tables, chairs, tents, bleachers, and other recreational equipment.
  • Make presentations to community groups, support volunteer and coach development, and assist with Citywide events and recreational programs as needed.
  • Other duties as assigned

The City of Chesapeake offers an exceptional range of benefits. Please browse our Benefits Brochure, for a full list of benefits and employee perks.PDN-a22ac644-7227-4cf4-8355-a4d8b2d0c155
Parks, Recreation and Tourism is seeking a dynamic, community-focused professional to oversee athletic programming and facility rental operations for youth and adult sports leagues, including basketball, soccer, volleyball, football, softball, field hockey, and cheerleading. Programs, events, and rentals are held at recreation centers, athletic fields, schools, and other City facilities throughout Chesapeake.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Plan, coordinate, and oversee athletic leagues, tournaments, practices, facility rentals, and special events.
  • Provide exceptional customer service by responding to participant, coach, volunteer, and public inquiries and communicating program information.
  • Supervise part-time staff, volunteers, officials, and contractors, including recruiting, training, scheduling, and evaluating performance.
  • Ensure programs and facilities operate safely and efficiently by enforcing policies, monitoring participant conduct, resolving conflicts, and responding to accidents or incidents.
  • Assist with program registration, team formation, scheduling, facility reservations, and revenue collection using ActiveNet Recreation Software and Microsoft Office.
  • Develop marketing materials and community partnerships to promote athletic programs and increase participation.
  • Maintain athletic equipment, uniforms, and inventory; assist with budgeting, purchasing, and coordinating equipment maintenance.
  • Prepare athletic fields and facilities for practices, games, tournaments, rentals, and special events by setting up and breaking down goals, nets, field equipment, tables, chairs, tents, bleachers, and other recreational equipment.
  • Make presentations to community groups, support volunteer and coach development, and assist with Citywide events and recreational programs as needed.
  • Other duties as assigned

The City of Chesapeake offers an exceptional range of benefits. Please browse our Benefits Brochure, for a full list of benefits and employee perks.PDN-a22ac644-7227-4cf4-8355-a4d8b2d0c155

About City of Chesapeake

Chesapeake, Virginia is a vibrant community that enjoys the best of two worlds, one of urban variety, culture, and excitement, and another of rural landscapes and relaxed living. 

Located 20 minutes from the oceanfront, 15 minutes from downtown Norfolk, and 45 minutes from Colonial Williamsburg and the Outer Banks of North Carolina, Chesapeake is the perfect place in which to live, work, and raise a family. 

Home to beautiful parks, lakes, and rivers, Chesapeake has more miles of deepwater canals (part of the Intracoastal Waterway) than any other city in the country! 

The City of Chesapeake was formed through the merger of the City of South Norfolk and Norfolk County in 1963. It’s a community of communities, with each having its own distinctive history. 

Over the last decade, many national and international companies have taken advantage of the City’s ports, atmosphere, and highly qualified labor market by relocating to Chesapeake. 

Chesapeake’s neighborhoods offer a variety of comfortable housing alternatives, from apartments and town homes, to single-family residences and executive homes. The City is consistently ranked by the FBI as one of the safest U.S. cities (with populations over 150,000), which lends to the safe, community atmosphere that residents enjoy.

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Recreation Specialist II - Athletic Programs
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Chesapeake, VA
Jul 3, 2026
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