Royal Lahaina Resort
Resort Activities Manager
Royal Lahaina Resort, Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States, 33706
Recreation Manager
Follow your passion all the way to paradise at TradeWinds Resort, a Tampa Bay Times Top Workplace for seven years in a row! TradeWinds features three destination resorts just 200 flip flops from one another along the gorgeous Gulf Coast on St. Pete Beach, a Top-Ranked US Beach! The Recreation Manager leads and coordinates all recreation, entertainment, and guest activities at the resort, including Kid's Camp & Youth Programming, Resort Activities, Paddleboats, Entertainment, Birthday Parties, Arcade, and Poolside Retail. This role ensures safe, engaging, and high-quality experiences while motivating a dynamic and professional team. Responsibilities include supervising recreation staff including attendants, lifeguards, entertainers, and youth leaders; overseeing daily operations of Kid's Camp, Arcade, Paddleboats, Poolside Retail, and Entertainment; recruiting, training, scheduling, and coaching staff to maintain service and safety standards; planning and executing engaging activities such as games, crafts, trivia, and themed events; managing special events, birthday parties, and private group programming; ensuring safety compliance, conducting regular inspections, and maintaining certifications; overseeing arcade and poolside retail operations, including merchandising, inventory and revenue tracking; maintaining SOPs, budgets, and performance reports; and promoting an energetic, guest-focused culture across all recreation areas. Qualifications include a bachelor's degree in Recreation, Hospitality, or related field (preferred); 35 years of recreation or hospitality management experience; strong leadership, organization, and communication skills; CPR/First Aid required; Lifeguard certification preferred (on-site certification available); POS/retail operations knowledge a plus; creative and guest-focused mindset; work includes outdoor beach and pool environments with frequent standing and activity participation; and must be available weekends, holidays, and evenings.
Follow your passion all the way to paradise at TradeWinds Resort, a Tampa Bay Times Top Workplace for seven years in a row! TradeWinds features three destination resorts just 200 flip flops from one another along the gorgeous Gulf Coast on St. Pete Beach, a Top-Ranked US Beach! The Recreation Manager leads and coordinates all recreation, entertainment, and guest activities at the resort, including Kid's Camp & Youth Programming, Resort Activities, Paddleboats, Entertainment, Birthday Parties, Arcade, and Poolside Retail. This role ensures safe, engaging, and high-quality experiences while motivating a dynamic and professional team. Responsibilities include supervising recreation staff including attendants, lifeguards, entertainers, and youth leaders; overseeing daily operations of Kid's Camp, Arcade, Paddleboats, Poolside Retail, and Entertainment; recruiting, training, scheduling, and coaching staff to maintain service and safety standards; planning and executing engaging activities such as games, crafts, trivia, and themed events; managing special events, birthday parties, and private group programming; ensuring safety compliance, conducting regular inspections, and maintaining certifications; overseeing arcade and poolside retail operations, including merchandising, inventory and revenue tracking; maintaining SOPs, budgets, and performance reports; and promoting an energetic, guest-focused culture across all recreation areas. Qualifications include a bachelor's degree in Recreation, Hospitality, or related field (preferred); 35 years of recreation or hospitality management experience; strong leadership, organization, and communication skills; CPR/First Aid required; Lifeguard certification preferred (on-site certification available); POS/retail operations knowledge a plus; creative and guest-focused mindset; work includes outdoor beach and pool environments with frequent standing and activity participation; and must be available weekends, holidays, and evenings.