COORDINATOR / SPORTS PROGRAMS / UNIVERSITY RECREATION

COORDINATOR / SPORTS PROGRAMS / UNIVERSITY RECREATION

Position Number: S-3450

Position Summary:

The Sports Programs Coordinator, reporting to the Associate Director for Programs, plays a vital role in University Recreation’s leadership and activities, programming Intramurals, Club Sports, Unified Sports, and Special Events. Responsibilities include daily operations of Intramural and Club Sports, including recruitment, training, scheduling of student staff, budget planning, policy development, and equipment management. This position also assists with organizing campus-wide special events and supports the Associate Director in other operational areas. This role involves advising and mentoring program participants and student staff. Additional tasks may be assigned in alignment with departmental goals.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in a related field such as Recreation, Physical Education, or Sports Management.
Two years of experience, including any graduate assistant experience.
Demonstrated ability in the administration of intramural sports, sports officiating, and competitive gaming.
Knowledge of sports rules, policies and procedures, and program operations for a comprehensive intramural sports program.
Demonstrated positive interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and project a positive attitude.
Must be available to work a flexible schedule including nights and weekends.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s degree in a related field such as Recreation, Physical Education, or Sports Management.
Demonstrated ability to organize and direct work activities of student employees.
Demonstrated strong working ability of various software applications.
Demonstrated ability to train student personnel in sports officiating, program administration and leadership development.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Coordinates all aspects of student personnel in sports officiating and program administration and leadership development.
Coordinates competitive sports events, tournaments, and leagues.
Assists with facility scheduling and equipment purchasing and inventory.
Works with department teammates to assist with marketing, hiring of student staff, safety and emergency action protocol training, and reserving facility space.
Assists with interpretation and applies policies and procedures related to Sport Programs.
Works with other campus departments which conduct programs with University Recreation (URec) including Academic departments, Admissions, Academic Advising, Student Activities & Involvement, Conduct, Athletics, Office of Institutional Diversity, Leadership Institute, and Residence Life.
Works evenings & weekends as scheduled.
Performs other duties as assigned. Intramural Sports:
Assists in the day-to-day coordination of the Intramural Sports Program.
Responsible for the hiring, training, supervision, evaluation and retaining of all IM sport officials.
Assists with coordinating leagues, tournaments, and IM Individual/ Dual Sports & Special Event.
Manages equipment inventory, purchasing and control for all intramural operations. Club Sports:
Schedules practices and events.
Assists with the development and educating of the Club Sports student leaders through orientations, trainings and monthly meetings.
Other duties as assigned

Supervision Exercised:

None.

Employee Group: Professional & Administrative -Salary
Staff Pay Level: 1
Pay Range: $44,000 - $52,000
Division:
Department: University Recreation
Position Status: Provisional
Position End Date: 05/16/2025
Employment Status: Full-Time
FTE: 0.83
Position Type: 9 month (Academic Year)
Weekly Work Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. / weekends and evenings as required.
Location: 1200 S Franklin St, Mt Pleasant, Michigan, 48859
Posting Ends:
Open Until Filled: Yes

About the Department:

About CMU:

Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.
CMU Leadership Standards:

Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.

We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.

Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.
Message to Applicants:

Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering a broadly diverse and inclusive campus that respects all social identities, experiences, and perspectives. In an effort to further this initiative, we are especially interested in candidates who will advance and promote an inclusive and supportive environment for every member of our university community.

You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.

Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.

This position will remain open until filled. The university reserves the right to close the recruitment process once a sufficient applicant pool has been identified. For best consideration, please submit application materials by October 1, 2024 .
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