Eastern Illinois University - Campus Recreation has three anticipated openings for Graduate Assistants for the upcoming academic year. INTRAMURAL SPORTS (1)
Responsibilities: This position offers the opportunity to gain experience in all aspects of Intramural Sports supervision and programming. The graduate assistant will assist with recruiting, hiring, training, scheduling and supervising the student sports officials and supervisor staff. The graduate assistant will also participate in meetings, assist with policy and procedure revision, distribution and administration, and provide suggestions and feedback to the professional staff. This position will also assist in budget development and administration, scheduling and monitoring sport activities, maintaining program statistics and sports equipment, assist with all sport related special events, and other duties as assigned. ********************************************** GROUP FITNESS AND FACILITY OPERATIONS (1) Responsibilities: This position offers the opportunity to gain experience in all aspects of facility supervision and group fitness programming. The graduate assistant will assist with training, scheduling and supervising the student facility staff, supervise the SRC during evenings and weekends in the absence of professional staff, and administer daily programming and memberships in the SRC. All graduate assistants also participate in meetings, assist with policy and procedure revision, distribution and administration, and provide suggestions and feedback to the professional staff. This position will also be responsible for the administration of the Group Fitness Program, which includes scheduling classes, training and supervising instructors, maintaining all equipment and programming areas, and supervising the Fitness Instructor Training program provided through Campus Recreation. ********************************************** FACILITY OPERATIONS (1) Responsibilities: These positions offer the opportunity to gain experience in all aspects of facility supervision. Graduate Assistants will assist with training, scheduling and supervising the student facility staff, supervise the SRC during evenings and weekends in the absence of professional staff, and administer daily programming and memberships in the SRC. All graduate assistants also participate in meetings, assist with policy and procedure revision, distribution and administration, and provide suggestions and feedback to the professional staff. This position will also be responsible for an additional task to be assigned based on the qualifications and experience the individual brings to the position. Possible areas of interest to be considered: marketing and technology, facility scheduling, student employment administration, equipment maintenance, and special events and marketing. ********************************************** Stipend: $9200 for 10 months; tuition waiver (in-state or out-of-state) Dates of Appointment: August 1, 2021 – May 31, 2022 (**All GA positions are renewable through the through the 2022-2023 academic year based on first year’s performance.) Student is responsible for university fees each semester.
Application Process To apply for a Facilities position please send cover letter, resume and references to Sarah Daugherty, Interim Director, at swdaugherty@eiu.edu. To apply for the Intramurals Sports position please send cover letter, resume, and references to Kevin Linker, Intramural Director, at kslinker@eiu.edu. Applications will be accepted and processed on an ongoing basis until all positions are filled. For more information about EIU Campus Recreation please visit our website at www.eiu.edu/campusrec or check us out on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. |