Fitness and Wellness Coordinator

About the role

The Fitness & Wellness Program Coordinator for Campus Recreation is responsible for all facets of developing, administering, organizing, marketing, and assessing fitness and wellness programs. This position leads a comprehensive annual calendar of diverse activities that reflect the needs, interests, and desires of the Pitt community.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement high-risk intramural, club, fitness, and recreation programs.
• Create and implement facilities operations plans including staffing, facilities scheduling, and facility, FFE, and fitness equipment maintenance.
• Develop program or facility operational mapping to align with strategic plans.
• Develop policies and procedures guiding operations and continuous improvement efforts.
• Develop and implement risk management protocols and training to ensure safety.
• Manage marketing, social media outreach, and update the web site.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology, exercise science, health and wellness management, health and physical education, recreation management/administration, or related field, with a minimum of 3 years of progressive related experience, preferably in a higher education environment.
• Master’s degree preferred.

Qualifications

• Autonomously creates, develops, organizes, and administers fitness, wellness, and recreation programs as part of the campus recreation team.
• Recruits, hires, trains, and supervises large student staff to lead program activities.
• Develops success metrics, and mechanisms for evaluating and reporting success.
• Makes improvements based on data findings.
• Affirms risk related to program and facility operations, staffing, and maintenance.
• Ensures the safety of participants through the maintenance and quality of equipment, proper staff coverage, and safe playing conditions at all activities and facilities.
• Develops and monitors risk management procedures, protocols, and training to minimize University exposure to legal liability.
• Reviews and analyzes new and current programming; based on assessment, updates program operations to ensure customer satisfaction, continual improvement, and alignment with current and future trends.
• Develops and monitors the budget for associated program operations.
• Fully responsible for budget area and stewardship in managing university funds to best meet current and changing needs.
• Prepares reports to share and review with leadership identifying opportunities for savings as well as assessing and planning for future budget needs.
• Updates website and manages marketing and social media outreach.

Skills

• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to develop and implement risk management protocols.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and other relevant software.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

To Be Determined Based On Qualifications

Schedule

Hybrid: Combination of On-Campus and Remote work as determined by the department.