About USC Recreational Sports

The mission of USC Recreational Sports is to provide the university community with opportunities to pursue a balanced, healthy lifestyle through participation in recreational activities. Recreational Sports aims to support our members through fitness and recreational programming, leadership development, training, and cross-unit collaboration. Our staff works together to provide quality recreational activities, enhance the USC student experience, provide quality customer service, mentoring, and professional development opportunities to full-time and student employees.

Primary Function:

The Intramurals and Club Sports Specialist is responsible for the direction, organization, marketing, supervision, and assessment of all aspects of a comprehensive intramural and club sports program for students, faculty, and staff. This position involves managing program development, budget oversight, hiring, training, and evaluating 80-100 student employees and officials.

In addition, the successful candidate must demonstrate, through ideas, words and actions, a strong commitment to USC’s Unifying Values of integrity, excellence, diversity, equity and inclusion, well-being, open communication and accountability.

Areas of Responsibility:

• Organize, supervise, and evaluate intramural and club sports programs.
• Coordinate and schedule intramural leagues, team entries, playoffs, and extramural participation.
• Manage online records for program participation and equipment inventory.
• Oversee and advise the Recreational Club Council (RCC) and its Executive Board.
• Manage online registration for events, leagues, teams, and members.
• Supervise intramural, extramural, and special events as assigned.
• Manage expenditures and income within the approved budget.
• Train and evaluate officials and student program coordinators.
• Assist in developing and implementing risk management policies and procedures.
• Provide leadership and professional development opportunities for student staff.
• Supervise and schedule athletic trainers for clinic and program coverage.
• Coordinate payroll for all student workers.
• Promote programs through social media, marketing, and advertising.
• Conduct comprehensive clinics for officials.
• Create an annual review of reports, revise manuals, policies, and procedures, and make recommendations for program improvement.
• Responsible for assessment and data collection of programs.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in recreational sports, physical education, athletic administration, post-secondary administration, or a related field.
• A minimum of two years of professional experience in intramurals or competitive sports at the university level.
• Participation in collegiate club sports programming preferred.
• Demonstrated officiating experience.
• Strong organizational and coordination skills.

About University of Southern California

USC is a leading private research university located in the heart of downtown Los Angeles – a global center for arts, technology and international business. As the largest private employer in the city – responsible for more than $5 billion annually in economic activity in the region – we offer the opportunity to work in a dynamic and diverse environment, in careers that span a broad spectrum of talents and skills. As a USC employee, you will enjoy excellent benefits and perks, and you will be a member of the Trojan Family - the faculty, staff, students and alumni who make USC a great place to work.

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