The Campus Recreation department at the University of Nebraska at Kearney has graduate assistant openings for Spring and Fall 2021. Graduate assistant positions include a full tuition remission and stipend.
Spring 2021 - Facility Operations (1)
Fall 2021 - Facility Operations (1) & Intramural Sports (1)
Campus Rec Graduate Assistants:
Campus Rec Graduate Assistants perform a variety of duties to assist the daily operations and management of all Campus Recreation programs and facilities. Primary responsibilities include providing leadership to support employee training and professional development to the student staff and assist in the planning of Campus Rec programs, events and other initiatives.
Student Development and Facility Operations Job Duties
• Provide assistance in the supervision and daily operations of Campus Recreation facilities • Supervise Wellness Center staff; include recruiting, hiring, training, scheduling, and evaluating • Develop and conduct student staff trainings and monthly meetings • Develop and execute a series of audits as it pertains to customer service and policy violations • Work with the Assistant Director to fully utilize Fusion & W2W scheduling software in daily operations • Develop important communication tools for staff as well as members and guests to ensure that information pertaining to facility hours, facility updates, events, outside reservations, and departmental activities is disseminated accurately • Assist in the coordination of facility reservations and events for internal programming, University affiliated organizations, and other non-affiliated entities. • Complete statistical reports regarding daily usage of facility, and accidents and incidents in the facility • Oversee and manage the equipment check-out operations • Conduct facility inspections to identify facility maintenance and safety concerns and repair where able • Assist in the oversight of fitness floor inventory and repair and replacement plan • Review and update policies and procedures for day-to-day operations of facilities • Uphold risk management standards that include obtaining appropriate certifications, updating documentation, and instructing safety courses and trainings • Special projects and other duties as assigned
Intramural Sports Job Duties
Provide assistance in the supervision and daily operations of Campus Recreation programs & facilities
Supervise Intramural staff; include recruiting, hiring, training, scheduling, and evaluating
Develop and conduct student staff trainings and monthly meetings
Develop and execute a series of audits as it pertains to customer service and policy violations
Work with the Assistant Director to fully utilize IM Leagues, Fusion & W2W scheduling software in daily operations
Develop important communication tools for staff as well as participants to ensure that information pertaining to leagues, rules, and other information is disseminated accurately
Complete statistical reports regarding participation, and accidents and incidents at events
Oversee and manage the equipment inventory
Review and update policies and procedures for day-to-day operations of events
Uphold risk management standards that include obtaining appropriate certifications, updating documentation, and instructing safety courses and trainings
Special projects and other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree; 1-3 years’ experience in recreation, athletics, fitness or related areas ; Admittance into a graduate program at UNK; excellent written and oral communication skills; exceptional team focus with the ability to multitask; ability to troubleshoot and problem solve issues as they arise; proficiency with Microsoft office.
Preferred Qualifications:
1-3 years’ experience in a Campus Recreation setting; Experience with staff supervision and development; ; Experience coordinating programs and events; Familiarity with Fusion and W2W software
Direct questions about the position to: Andrew Winscot, winscotas@unk.edu, 308-865-8849
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About UNK Campus Recreation
UNK Mission:The University of Nebraska at Kearney is a public, residential university committed to be one of the nation’s premier undergraduate institutions with excellent graduate education, scholarship, and public service. UNK Vision:The University of Nebraska at Kearney will achieve national distinction for a high quality, multidimensional learning environment, engagement with community and public interests, and preparation of students to lead responsible and productive lives in a democratic, multicultural society. Key to such improvement will be: clear focus on mission imperatives, fidelity to historic core values, and continuous and rigorous self-appraisal or assessment of outcomes.Students5,274 undergraduate students and 1,628 graduate students.Students come to UNK from 91 of the 93 Nebraska counties, all 50 states including the District of Columbia, and over 50 foreign countries.Academics:UNK offers 120 undergraduate majors, 22 pre-professional programs, and 27 graduate programs.Each year, the UNK Honors Program accepts more than 120 freshmen based on a minimum top 25% class rank, a minimum 27 ACT score, letters of reference, extracurricular accomplishments, and essays. At p...resent, there are 550 students in the Honors Program.UNK’s undergraduate research program is a national model. Campus programs support students working one-on-one with professors to conduct original research and creative projects. Over 30% of UNK students do research outside of class and present their projects at academic conferences.UNK is the only campus in Nebraska to participate in the National Student Exchange that allows students to attend one of 175 other universities or colleges across the continent for a semester or a year, often at UNK tuition rates.Athletics:Member of NCAA Division II—Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association.Programs include baseball, softball, football, volleyball, wrestling, women’s swimming and diving, women's soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s golf, and men’s and women’s track and field.Colors: Royal Blue & Old Gold.Nickname: Lopers (for the Pronghorn Antelope)UNK athletes are students first. The average cumulative GPA for all 19 Loper teams is consistently above 3.0.
