Competitive Sports Graduate Assistant:
The Department of Campus Recreation services the PSU community by providing recreation programs and facilities that are clean, welcoming and safe while fostering self-discovery, learning, responsibility, engagement, sportsmanship and an appreciation for overall personal wellness.  We’re searching for our next Competitive Sports Graduate Assistant as we strive to meet our departmental and campus needs.

Intramural Sports at PSU is the one of the largest student programs on campus.  This program traditionally offers over 30 different sports and activities with an average of 3500 participants each year. Our Club Sports program is a few years old and in the growing stages.  It currently has 6 active clubs. 

Position Duties, Responsibilities and Preferred Qualifications:
Intramural Sports

• Train, develop and schedule Intramural Officials in league sports and assist with the development and oversight of Competitive Sports Supervisor staff

• Developing and conducting officials’ training clinics
• Recruiting, hiring, training, scheduling, and evaluating sports officials/supervisors for intramural activities in major team sports
• Promoting, marketing, planning and scheduling all intramural team and individual/dual sports
• Assisting with student payroll and budget planning
• Policy development
• Assist with the equipment inventory/purchasing process
• Assist the Associate Director policy and rule review.
• Serve as SRC facility manager as needed.
• Weekend, special event, and evening hours are ocassionally required.
• Additional duties as assigned to assist in the overall mission of the department.
• Conduct player education/disciplinary meetings as needed

Club Sports

• Work directly with club officers in planning and coordination of travel, home event requests, and other club events both on and off campus for the clubs
• Develop and oversee administration of policies and procedures for the entire Club Sports program
• Conduct and lead Club Sports officer meetings.
• Hire, train, schedule, supervise and manage club sport supervisors

Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science, Sport Management, Recreation or related field Admission into a PSU graduate program; Experience in intramural sports programming, officials training, professionalism, club sport/ student organizations and willingness to learn; excellent verbal and written communication; motivation, enthusiasm, and attention to detail; Supervisory experience; current First Aid/CPR certification.
Additional Salary Information: $10,250 Stipend (August – May) – Tuition Waived – Book Scholarship -    Professional Development (upon approval) – Summer employment available
Deadline to apply: Open until filled.  Expected start date January 1^st, 2025
To Apply: Send a letter of application (cover letter), resume, and three references.
Steven Lilly
2001 S. Rouse
Student Recreation Center
Pittsburg, KS. 66762
or e-mail to slilly@pittstate.edu

About Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg State University, home of the Gorillas, is located in the southeast corner of Kansas. The University is within thirty minutes of Joplin, MO., two hours from Tulsa, OK, Kansas City, and Springfield MO. . Midwest values and hospitality are found on this campus of 5800 students where the student to faculty ratio is 18-to-1. At Pittsburg State University, students can choose from over 100 academic programs distributed among the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, and Technology. Pittsburg State students enjoy small class sizes, challenging courses, a caring faculty, and modern classrooms. Within six months of graduation, approximately 80% of Pittsburg State University graduates are either gainfully employed or enrolled in advanced studies.With our geographical location our students are close enough for big city visits, but still enjoy campus and city sponsored activities. The 20,000 citizens of Pittsburg, KS take pride in supporting Pittsburg State and its mission of encouraging all individuals to achieve their potential.

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