Municipality of East Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

Manager of Recreation and Aquatics

Elmsdale, NS
On-site
Posted Oct 7, 2026
1 position

$87,303–$109,127 / year

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Senior · 5+ years
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Seniority: Mid-Senior level

Job summary

Oversee recreation programs and services at the East Hants Aquatic Centre, East Hants Sportsplex, and throughout the municipality, including facility rental contracts and the Sportsplex café and sport shop. Lead recreation and aquatics staff and ensure consistent, high-quality customer service across programs and facilities.

Job details

Home Employment Manager of Recreation and Aquatics Location: Elmsdale, NS Are you passionate about delivering rewarding activities and experiences in aquatics, sports, fitness, arts, and social well-being for your community? Are you well-known for ensuring that you and your team deliver a top-notch customer service experience? If you’re looking for a new opportunity in a fun, customer-service oriented, team environment, we want to hear from you! Due to an internal promotion, we are accepting resumes for a Manager of Recreation and Aquatics to join our team. The Manager of Recreation and Aquatics is responsible for the oversight and delivery of recreation programs and services at the East Hants Aquatic Centre, East Hants Sportsplex, and across the Municipality. This role is responsible for the oversight of rental contracts for each facility, and café and sport shop operations at the East Hants Sportsplex. This role leads a team of recreation and aquatics professionals, and ensures that consistent and quality levels of customer-service are delivered across all recreation programs and facilities. What You Can Offer You have a post-secondary education in Recreation, Business, or a related field. You have five or more years experience in recreation, aquatics, events, or a related field, including at least two years of experience in a supervisory position. You have experience leading the development and delivery of recreation-related programs or events for a variety of audiences, including children, adults, families, and seniors. You have demonstrated experience with coaching, motivating, and leading a team. You have a strong background and understanding of delivering high-quality customer service in your field. You have your National Lifeguard Certification or you are willing to obtain. Preference will be given to candidates who currently hold aquatics certifications You have your Certified Pool Operator (CPO) Level 1 or you are willing to obtain. You are a champion of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with skills to foster a welcoming and accessible environment for all staff, program attendees, and facility user groups. You have experience with MS Office Suite, and have a familiarity with program registration software. Clear criminal record and child abuse registry checks. What We Can Offer A culture of teamwork, trust, and service excellence. A solutions-based work environment, with a high degree of autonomy. A commitment to personal and team professional development. Benefits package including a Health Care Plan with Virtual Doctor service included, Dental, Disability, Life Insurance, Registered Pension Plan, Employee Assistance Program. Working with, supporting, and developing a team that is passionate about serving a community. The excitement of being part of building the future of recreation in a fast-growing Municipality. Working Environment Flexibility in hours of work in order to attend meetings and events that could occur outside of normal office hours. For more information and to apply, please visit easthants.ca/employment East Hants Aquatic Centre The East Hants Aquatic Centre is an inclusive and fully accessible aquatics facility featuring lap pool, leisure pool, lazy river, hot tub, waterslide and climbing wall. This state-of-the-art facility provides East Hants and surrounding areas with a diverse variety of aquatic programming and other recreation-based activities. East Hants Sportsplex The East Hants Sportsplex is a vibrant hub for sports, recreation and community events. Our facility features two arena ice pads, three year-round artificial turf fields, a Café, Sport Shop, and three versatile multi-purpose rooms ready to host a wide range of activities. Annual salary: $87,303.00 — $109,127.00 Deadline to apply: October 20, 2026 See The Complete Job Description If you require an accommodation to assist in the application process, please contact Human Resources at jobs@easthants.ca or 902-883-6203. Apply Required fields are marked (required) Please complete the form below and upload your cover letter and resume to apply for this job. Name (required) Email Address (required) Phone (required) File Upload (required) Only PDF documents are accepted. If you are a human seeing this field, please leave it empty.

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Requirements

Requires post-secondary education in recreation, business, or a related field, at least five years of relevant experience, and at least two years in a supervisory role. Candidates should have experience developing and delivering programs or events, leading teams, and providing high-quality customer service; National Lifeguard and Certified Pool Operator Level 1 certifications are required or must be obtained, and criminal record and child abuse registry checks are required.