SIUE GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP OPENING TO START IN AUGUST OF 2025

Rec Operations and Aquatics Graduate Assistant Brief Job Description:

The Operations and Rec Sports Graduate Assistant will split time between two responsible areas (Rec Operations and Aquatics personnel oversight).  The Recreation Operations aspect of this position will rotate into supervision of activities within the exclusive recreational space of the Student Fitness Center and the shared recreation space in the Vadalabene Center and other auxiliary facilities (200,000 total sq. ft.).  These facilities include a total of six basketball courts, 25-yard pool, two climbing areas, group fitness rooms, cycling room, multi-sport court, two informal fitness areas, a dedicated weight room, indoor jogging track, racquetball courts, multipurpose areas and member service stations.  A combined workload of an average of 20 hours per week is expected with some early morning, evening, and weekend work required.

In Aquatics, this position will include student-lifeguard personnel management and other aquatics supervision duties of our indoor pool (25 yards, 6 lanes, 1-meter springboard). The responsibilities for this position include but are not limited to developing and conducting in-service trainings for 10-15 lifeguards; recruiting, scheduling, and evaluating lifeguards, assisting with student payroll, policy maintenance, and the equipment inventory/purchasing process as necessary.  Prior experience is aquatics is preferred, but not required. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

Assistantships are awarded on a competitive basis. Candidates should demonstrate a strong work ethic, adherence to professional standards and values and be an effective communicator that possesses good interpersonal skills. The candidate should have significant knowledge and experience in recreation management.  A bachelor’s degree is preferred in recreation, exercise science, communications, management or other related field.  Prior recreation management experience is preferred. 

TERM OF CONTRACT: 

Position will start in August of 2025.  Contract renewal is anticipated and available through the duration of the academic degree program. 

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS:

Applicants are encouraged to apply early as position(s) will close once they are filled.  Review of applicants is ongoing.     

Email cover letter, resume, unofficial transcript(s) and list of three current references with contact information to the contact shown below:

Natalie Hawkins, Associate Director - Recreation Programs
Phone: 618-650-5392
Email: nrosale@siue.edu

About Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Overall, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) is nationally recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top 10 public regional universities and by Washington Monthly as among the top 40 out of 673 private and public master’s universities nationally. SIUE provides students with a high-quality education and prepares them for successful careers and lives of purpose to shape a changing world. A metropolitan university, SIUE serves a diverse student body of more than 12,000. The University has enjoyed several years of increasing retention and is nearing completion of a $300 million infrastructure and building program. The Edwardsville campus encompasses 2,660 acres of woods and rolling hills in the scenic beauty of southwestern Illinois. In addition to the main campus, the University has a center in East St. Louis, IL, including a charter high school; a nursing clinic and a School of Pharmacy; and a School of Dental Medicine in Alton, IL. SIUE competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Ohio Valley Conference and the Mid-American Conference (wrestling). SIUE’s safety record has yielded a “Top 50 Safest College Towns in America” designation for the city of Edwards...ville. The SIUE Campus Recreation Department has a history of strong student engagement and consistently strives to be attentive and responsive to student interests. SIUE Campus Recreation operates 137,000 sq. ft. of dedicated indoor recreation space that is strongly complimented by a 550,000 sq. ft. outdoor Rec Plex that includes both artificial and natural turf lighted fields. SIUE Campus Recreation also offers a 9-hole disc golf course, cricket pitch and a network of paved and natural terrain multiuse trails that integrate into the community and surrounding region. The multiuse trails, free bikeshare program, free bike repair stations and other support systems have earned SIUE the designation as a Bike Friendly University by the League of American Bicyclists.

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