Closing Date: November 23, 2026 at 4:30 pm EST

Posted: November 4, 2026 Position Type: Permanent, full-time

Number of Vacancies: 1 (This posting is an existing vacancy within the Community Services team)

Condition of Employment: the successful applicant will be required to provide a satisfactory Police Vulnerable Sector Check

Saugeen Shores: Both city and town, wrapped in a village.

Choosing to work and live in Saugeen Shores gives you an unparalleled choice of easy-going lifestyles, economic opportunities and nature at every turn. You can truly create your own village in this growing, diverse community of neighbourhoods and amenities. You can replace long commutes with easy lakeshore rides. You can choose to be as active or relaxed as you want to be. You can make all these great choices without sacrificing family life, schools, and even access to the wide world. Nestled on the shores of Lake Huron with forests and farms all around, Saugeen Shores is the promise of both cities and towns, wrapped in a village.

The Team:

We take our team-first culture so seriously; we wrote a Team Saugeen Charter to celebrate and protect it. Our shared role is to keep Saugeen Shores safe, well-serviced, growing and vibrant in ways that respect the public and reflect our team. We develop careers from the inside first. We engage each other personally and professionally. We welcome change. we embrace recent ideas. We do more than live with work processes; we seek to continuously improve them. And we have each other's backs
- because that is what great teams do.

The Position at a Glance:

As the Manager, Recreation, reporting to the Director of Community Services,



you will provide strategic and operational leadership for the Town’s recreation services, including wellness, community programming and camps, aquatics, recreation facilities, and recreation related special events and initiatives. You will establish service standards, oversee financial and human resources, advance safe and inclusive service delivery, and build partnerships that strengthen community participation and facility use.

What You’ll Do:

Strategic Leadership & Advisory:

Serve as strategic advisor to the Director of Community Services, representing the division externally, supporting Council and Committees, and ensuring alignment with municipal procedures and statutory requirements under relevant legislation.

Planning & Performance Management:

Develop and implement divisional and annual strategic plans, monitor progress towards business plans, prepare and deliver reports, and facilitate annual goal setting and performance reviews for staff.

Team Development & Operations:

Oversee the Recreation Division operations, promote staff development, manage recruitment and coaching, and encourage continuous improvement, corporate initiatives, and the adoption of new tools and opportunities.

Recreation Programs and Services:

Oversee recreation, aquatics, camps, recreation-related special events,



and community programs for all ages and abilities; use community needs, participation data, emerging trends, and feedback to guide planning and continuous improvement; ensure accessible, inclusive, financially responsible services aligned with Council and corporate priorities; and build partnerships with community organizations, third-party service providers and agencies, schools, businesses, and other stakeholders.

Recreation Facilities Management and Operations:

Oversee the Pryde Aquatic and Wellness Centre, Community Complex (including Municipal Office), and Southampton Coliseum, including scheduling, maintenance coordination, customer service, rentals, bookings, and tenant relationships; ensure compliance with applicable legislation, regulations, standards, policies, emergency procedures, and health and safety requirements; optimize facility use, program capacity, service quality, and revenue opportunities; and support capital planning, asset renewal, facility improvements, and project implementation.

Project Management:

Participate in preparing and evaluating tender documents, recommending external contractors, and managing capital projects; negotiate and manage contracts as required; and contribute to Community Services strategic business initiatives, lead and support project teams, and champion corporate goals among colleagues.

Financial Oversight:

Prepare and manage divisional budgets, present to management and Council, and communicate fiscal responsibility to staff.

Policy & Health and Safety:

Ensure regular review and development of policies, programs, and procedures, and promote Health and Safety initiatives division wide.

📌 Manager, Recreation (Port Elgin)
🏢 Town of Saugeen Shores
📍 Port Elgin