Coordinator - Competitive Sports

About the role

The Department of UConn Recreation at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, announces the opening of two full-time positions of Student Services Program Assistant 2 (Coordinator of Competitive Sports).

Responsibilities

• Serves as a primary advisor to assigned Club Sport teams.
• Provides leadership and guidance to student officers specific to team management, annual budget development, and compliance matters.
• Plan, develop, promote and execute a comprehensive ongoing schedule of Intramural programs.
• Provides oversite and leadership as the site manager for league and tournament competitions.
• Carefully coordinates all aspects of the competition site management including equipment safety check and maintenance.
• Maintains accurate inventory of equipment and operational resources.
• Ensures program policy compliance specific to safety, risk mitigation, risk management, and departmental policy for all competitive sports programming.
• Ensure program compliance specific to safety and risk management.
• Coordinates financial transactions for the department including purchasing, procurement, and invoicing, specific to club sports and/or provides administrative and operational support for rental clients utilizing Recreation space.
• Develops, plans, budgets, schedules, and markets the comprehensive competitive sports program.
• Reviews operating procedures for efficiency and effectiveness, makes recommendations for changes or improvements.
• Serves as a resource to individuals and groups on matters relating to program activities, administrative policies and procedures.
• Provides direct support for of events hosted by UConn Recreation and provides logistical for programmatic units with the delivery of services.
• Maintains accurate inventory of all programmatic equipment and operational resources.
• Collaborate with Recreation Human Resources during Centralized Student Employee recruitment, hiring, recognition, and retention processes.
• Implement ongoing student employee training and evaluate student employee performance including annual performance evaluations.
• Instruct CPR/First Aid/AED classes for student employees and the UConn Community.
• Provide supervisory support to student employees in the performance of their daily responsibilities, including the creation of work schedule and verifying hours worked.
• Provides Associate Director with program assessment including collecting, compiling, and reviewing programmatic data. Recommend operational and programmatic changes based on continuing need assessment.
• Participates in various committees and advisory groups.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Two (2) years of related experience.
• Current First-Aid/CPR/AED Certification or ability to acquire within 6 months of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Documented professional experience in competitive sports.
• Direct experience working with camp counseling, hosting events, facility management, event management or customer service.
• One (1) or more officiating certifications related to applicable competitive sports.
• Proficient with software applications related to department operations (e.g., Fusion, Connect2Concepts, SubItUp).

Benefits

The University offers a competitive salary, and outstanding benefits, including employee and dependent tuition waivers at UConn, and a highly desirable work environment.

Pay

This is a full-time, end-dated position with the possibility of renewal subject to performance and funding.

Schedule

Weekend and evening work is required.