Athletic Coordinator

Salary: $24.03 Hourly
Location : 2000 W. Front St, Tyler, TX
Job Type: Regular Full-time
Job Number: 995238
Department: Parks and Recreation
Opening Date: 06/03/2026


Purpose Of Position


Coordinates, markets, and provides customer service for all year-round and seasonal athletic leagues, tournaments, and special events. Manages cash receipts, deposits received. Provides administrative and coordination support to the Recreation Manager.

Essential Functions
• Provides clerical support in relation to assigned recreation programming, athletic leagues, park events and/or facility operations.
• Creates league schedules/brackets, updating standings, preparing score sheets for athletic leagues, tournaments, and special events.
• Assists in maintaining/developing advertising and marketing programs for athletic activities and leagues.
• Answer telephone with rental information, hours of operation and questions concerning the City of Tyler Parks and Recreation fields and facilities.
• Provides on-site coordination and supervision for city-sponsored athletic leagues/tournaments/special events.
• Responds to public inquiries regarding the City's recreation programs, services, and facilities; assists in addressing and resolving participant complaints as required.
• Depending on area of assignment prepares registration materials and information, including registration packets, invitations, rosters, flyers, brochures, or other documents. Organizes and coordinates local, state, and national tournaments.
• Monitors revenue intake for area of assignment; generates and coordinates monthly client invoicing, league registrations, or miscellaneous income.
• Compiles data; prepares/generates various types of departmental reports and documentation.
• Provides customer service and assistance to recreation facility patrons, league participants or event attendees.
• Supervises assigned recreational activities, leagues, tournaments, or events; discusses rules and regulations with parties involved; sets up equipment required for games and sports practices.
• Participates and assists in the delivery of recreation programming.
• Conduct interviews with media outlets about recreation programming.

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS:
• Depending on area of assignment may assist in maintaining recreation facilities and equipment
• Coordinates scheduling for contractual staff supporting athletic leagues/tournaments/special events.
• Provides assistance in ensuring the City's recreation facilities are safely and properly maintained for use by the public.
• Depending on area of assignment may monitor and identify maintenance requirements; reports and coordinates the repair of facilities and equipment; performs minor maintenance work as assigned.
• Provides assistance in training departmental staff and/or supervising the work activities of subordinate recreation personnel as required.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or required.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
• Parks and Recreation Department operations, policies, and procedures.
• Municipal recreation programs, services, and facilities.
• Regulations governing municipal recreation activities.
• Customer service standards and protocol.
• General office equipment and standard computer software applications.
• Custodial and facility maintenance principles.
• First Aid/CPR and National Incident Management System (NIMS) ISC Certifications are required within one year of employment.
• Must possess a valid Texas Driver's License.
• Parks and Recreation Department operations, policies, and procedures.
• Municipal recreation programs, services, and facilities. Regulations governing municipal recreation activities.
• Customer service standards and protocol.
• General office equipment and standard computer software applications.
• Custodial and facility maintenance principles.

Minimum Qualifications


Associate's Degree and two years' experience in municipal athletic programming/operations; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience. Must possess a valid Texas Driver's License.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:
• Work is performed in and around municipal recreation facilities.
• Subject to sitting, standing, walking, bending, reaching, kneeling, crouching, crawling, climbing ladders, and lifting of objects up to 50 pounds.
• Exposure to variable weather conditions, machinery with moving parts, hazardous chemicals, and infectious diseases, blood-borne pathogens, bodily fluids, and potentially irate members of the public is involved
City Of Tyler Policy
It is the policy of the City to recruit, employ and to provide compensation, promotion, and other conditions of employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information or status as a Vietnam era or special disabled veteran, recently separated veteran, and other protected veteran. The City affirms that employment decisions shall be made only on the basis of a person's ability to perform the essential functions of the job. This position does require presence in the office to perform the essential functions of the job. The City shall continually review its employment practices and personnel procedures and take positive steps to assure that equality of employment opportunity in the City of Tyler, Texas is a fact as well as an ideal.

The City of Tyler will accept two years of relevant experience in place of each year of college required in the job description. Four years of relevant experience will be considered in place of an Associate's Degree, and eight years of relevant experience will be considered in place of a Bachelor's Degree. Any experience required in the Minimum qualifications is in addition to years of experience substituted for a degree.

The City of Tyler supports a policy of a drug and alcohol free workplace. All candidates are subject to pre-employment testing, which may include, but is not limited to, Drug and Alcohol Screenings, Work Fitness Evaluation, Criminal Background Check, and Consumer Report/Credit Check.

No person under eighteen (18) years of age will be employed in any regular full-time position. Persons under eighteen (18) years of age may be employed in temporary or regular part-time positions, if they furnish the City with a minor's release (Form 2-2) and are approved by the City Manager.

No person under eighteen (18) years of age will be employed in any position requiring the operation of a City motorized vehicle.
Selection Process Elements
The City of Tyler believes in putting people first. We are passionate, proactive, and purposeful in our mission to serve our community and make a positive difference in the lives of our neighbors.


The City of Tyler offers the following benefits:

• Full range of benefits including Health/Teledoc, Dental, Vision, Disability, and $10K of Life Insurance at no cost to the employee
• 2:1 match in our TMRS Retirement Plan
• 11 paid holidays
• Generous paid time off
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Supplemental life insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Award-winning Infants at Work Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Ongoing professional development

We are proud to provide you and your family with valuable and significant benefits at affordable rates. Any full-time employee regularly scheduled to work 40 hours or more per week or any part-time employee with a work schedule of 30 hours or more per week is eligible to enroll for insurance coverage.
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In the questions that follow, you will be asked for information about your education and work history. Answers provided in this supplemental questionnaire must be substantiated and verifiable in the employment history section of your application. Please be aware that submitting a resume in lieu of completing the employment history section of the application and failing to provide all of the information requested in these supplemental questions will deem your application "incomplete", so please be thorough in answering the questions. Please indicate whether or not you accept these terms by checking the appropriate box below.

• Yes
• No

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Do you possess an Associate's Degree and two (2) years of experience in municipal athletic programming/operations?

• Yes
• No

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If you answered "Yes" to the previous question, please provide details on how and where you obtained the experience and the total number of years of experience. Please note that information provided here will need to be verifiable via the Employment History section of your application.
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Do you possess a valid Texas Class "C" Driver's License with a clear driving record?

• Yes
• No

Required Question