Activities and Recreation Director

Posting # 3549

The Sauk Rapids-Rice Public School District No. 47 is seeking an experienced, innovative and student-activity centered individual to provide excellent leadership to students and programs at Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School and Sauk Rapids-Rice Community Education. Located in Sauk Rapids, MN, minutes from downtown St. Cloud and approximately an hour northwest of the Twin Cities, Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School and Sauk Rapids-Rice Community Education are in a developing rural area of Central Minnesota. Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School provides quality programs to 1,000+ students while Sauk Rapids-Rice Community Education serves the greater Sauk Rapids-Rice community. 

Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools is committed to:
- A culture of high quality and effective instruction
- Partnerships and collaboration
- Student and staff well-being
- High student achievement
- Stewardship of resources
- Equitable education

Primary Responsibilities:
- Administer all activities in the Middle School and Recreation Department, including finance, facilities, and personnel
- Work with the High School Activities Director and Community Education Director to establish and foster a shared vision and mission within the Middle School Activities Department and Recreation Department
- Hire, mentor, support, and evaluate coaches and directors in the activities and recreation department
- Increase and support school spirit and our positive school climate
- Communicate regularly with the High School Activities Director to establish a common set of practices for activity programs in grades 6-12
- Communicate regularly with the Community Education Director to establish a common set of practices for all youth and adult recreation programs
- Coordinates facilities and programs with department staff and other agencies and organizations
- Manage and enforce local school rules, and practices, policies, and procedures of the Minnesota State High School League
- Supervise and/or oversee all middle school activity and districtwide recreation related events
- Option to to be paid to supervise high school events on nights/weekends

Outstanding candidates will:
- Advocate for students, opportunities, and programs
- Provide leadership within the activities and recreation program, student body, district, and community
- Communicate effectively with coaches, families, and administrators
- Make decisions thoughtfully, deliberately, and consistently
- Solve problems creatively, with extraordinary relationship skills
- Work tirelessly to promote, support, and implement quality activity programs
- Motivate and maintain positive relations with students, staff, and parents/guardians
- Be a life-long learner and an exemplary role model

Required Qualifications:
- Post-Secondary Degree in recreation and sports management, physical education, or a closely related field
- Experience as a coach/advisor and/or supervising recreation programs
- Desire to lead all activities

Preferred Qualifications:
- Significant experience in activities as a participant, coach/advisor, and/or administrator
- Experience as participant in multiple school activities

Contract:
Full-time (8 hours per day) for 230 days per year between July 1 and June 30.

Salary and Benefits:
Salary based on experience starting at $60,000 up to $75,000.

Benefits based on full-time employment and may be pro-rated for part-time positions. Benefits may include the following:
- Health, Dental, Vision Wear, Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Health Savings Account (with enrollment in an eligible health plan)
- Medical Flexible Spending Account (with eligibility for insurance)
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Post retirement Health Care Savings Plan
- Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA)
- 403b Matching Annuity
- Personal Leave
- Sick Leave 
- Floating Holiday
- Holidays (12)

Deadline:
Applications accepted online at www.isd47.org/employment through June 2, 2026.

Note:
Candidates must pass a criminal background check in order to be eligible for employment.