SALARY
$32.90 – $47.50 Hourly
$68,423.47 – $98,808.74 Annually
LOCATION
50010, IA
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JOB TYPE
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Full-Time
JOB NUMBER
25-3208-01
DEPARTMENT
Parks and Recreation
DIVISION
Recreation
OPENING DATE
01/27/2026
CLOSING DATE
2/10/2026 5:00 PM Central
FLSA
Exempt
BARGAINING UNIT
MERIT
RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT?
No
Centrally located in the heart of Iowa, Ames is a vibrant, progressive community with more than 66,000 residents providing an excellent quality of life. Home to Iowa State University, Ames offers year-round recreation opportunities, diverse cultural offerings, a stable economy, safe neighborhoods, and a high-achieving school district.
## General Information
The City of Ames is conducting a recruitment to establish a Civil Service eligibility list for this classification. The list will be valid for up to one year from the date of certification by the Ames Civil Service Commission and may be used to fill one or more vacancies in this classification. In addition, City of Ames Civil Service employees who have previously held Civil Service status in this classification and are interested in voluntarily demoting or laterally transferring into the current vacancy must submit their application by the deadline.
Under the direction of the Recreation Superintendent, develops, delivers, and implements a variety of community wellness and fitness programs and classes for people of all ages and abilities; provides on-site supervision or instruction; assists with the operations and equipment of various Park and Recreation Department facilities as assigned.
In order to be considered for this position, all applicants must submit their online application by the deadline listed on this posting. Your application includes complete responses to the supplemental questions. Please keep in mind that submission of a resume in lieu of work history on your application or answering the supplemental questions is not sufficient.
**Compensation Philosophy:**
The City of Ames has a compensation philosophy for our merit salary ranges that provides growth for employees as they gain experience and expertise in their roles. The minimum pay of each range is intended to reflect an employee’s qualifications that meet the position’s minimum requirements. The median of any range is for an employee who can reasonably meet all expectations of the position responsibilities without initial or extensive training. The City may consider a candidate’s education, experience, and skills that are above the minimum requirements when considering a salary closer to the median.
The median salary for this position is $83,616.
**Benefits:**Our comprehensive benefits package can be viewed at:Benefits.
**Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program:**The PSLF Program is a federal program that is intended to encourage individuals to work in public service by forgiving the balance of their federal student loans. To qualify, the individual must have made 120 qualifying payments while employed by a qualifying employer. For more information, please visit:PSLF.
## Examples of Essential Job Functions
Assists Recreation Superintendent in delivery of recreation programs, services, and facilities. Implements and/or coordinates wellness and recreation programs; evaluate programs through participant and employee evaluations; manage program partnerships. Hires, trains, schedules, and provides work direction to part-time and temporary staff and volunteers;serves as primary communicator between staff in the field, program participants, facility users and the Recreation Superintendent; responsible for being on-site during programs and making on-site decisions as necessary; acts in the absence of part-time and temporary Recreation staff; leads and instructs classes and programs, as needed; greets public; handles concerns; answers questions; anticipates services needed and makes needed arrangements for services; communicates rules of conduct. Follows and recommends polici