Competitive Sports Coordinator

Experience Champaign Urbana; Urbana (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Experience Champaign Urbana is seeking a dedicated administrator to support Intramurals, Community Programs, and Club Sports on the University of Illinois campus. The role focuses on program development, staff training, event planning, and cross-department collaboration to grow participation and uphold safety standards.

You will coordinate calendars, assist with payroll for part-time staff, and help implement new partnerships while staying current with industry trends and best practices in

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Assistant Director of Competitive Sports and Community Programs and the Community Programs Coordinator to offer an inclusive, innovative, and accessible Intramural Activities program.
• Under the direction of the Assistant Director of Competitive Sports and Community Programs, assist with training, developing, evaluating, scheduling, managing, and promoting numerous part-time student staff positions
• Under the direction of the Assistant Director of Competitive Sports and Community Programs, assist with planning, developing, scheduling, and maintaining a comprehensive Intramural Program
• Collaborate with other university and Campus Recreation departments for the successful implementation of new programming effort.
• Assist with coordination of program outreach efforts and initiate new campus partnerships.
• Maintain a working knowledge of industry trends and present new initiatives each semester.
• Disseminate established risk management plans and ensure that they are implemented effectively.
• Recommend new ideas, sports, and opportunities for the growth of intramural activities
• Develop, attend and evaluate all sport official’s trainings for intramural activities
• Assist in the creation of the semester sport calendar, participant rewards, and weekly staff meetings
• Serve as primary back-up for payroll for all part-time staff within intramural activities.
• Develop, coordinate, manage, and evaluate Campus Recreation’s 8 week summer camp and other community program initiatives.
• Hire, train, evaluate, promote student community programs staff tasked with organizing and managing all community program offerings.
• Schedule, plan, and implement reservations for all community program offerings.
• Assist in the creation of summer camp policies, pricing packages, and employee handbooks.
• Maintain a working knowledge of industry trends and present new initiatives each summer.
• Evaluate program satisfaction and needs assessment annually and implement strategies for retention and growth.
• Assist with planning and implementation of Community Program events during the school year as needed.
• Support the University of Illinois' commitment to child abuse prevention as a mandatory reporter.
• Assist the Assistant Director as needed to structure an organized and equitable Club Sport program.
• Work cooperatively with Campus Recreation and Student Engagement staff to assist with the administration of over 40 club sports as needed.
• Collaborate with multiple different Campus Recreation areas to provide a cohesive club sports practice schedule.
• Serve as primary back-up for payroll for all part-time staff within club sports.
• Manage an annual budget for competitive sports and community programs.
• Attend state and regional professional development conferences and workshops.
• Support and engage with NIRSA sport tournaments for yearly professional development Serve on Department, Division and/or University committees as assigned.
• Manage special projects that support the overall mission of Campus Recreation.
• Participate as a member of the Campus Recreation professional staff in the development and implementation of policies and procedures.
• Participate in the development of programs, departmental objectives, and long-range planning by performing research, providing recommendations, and implementing plans as appropriate.
• Follow University and department cash handling policies and procedures.
• Enforce and maintain Campus Recreation policies and procedures as they pertain to usage of facilities on campus.

Job description

Duties Responsibilities Intramurals

• Work closely with the Assistant Director of Competitive Sports and Community Programs and the Community Programs Coordinator to offer an inclusive, innovative, and accessible Intramural Activities program.
• Under the direction of the Assistant Director of Competitive Sports and Community Programs, assist with training, developing, evaluating, scheduling, managing, and promoting numerous part-time student staff positions
• Under the direction of the Assistant Director of Competitive Sports and Community Programs, assist with planning, developing, scheduling, and maintaining a comprehensive Intramural Program
• Collaborate with other university and Campus Recreation departments for the successful implementation of new programming effort.
• Assist with coordination of program outreach efforts and initiate new campus partnerships.
• Maintain a working knowledge of industry trends and present new initiatives each semester.
• Disseminate established risk management plans and ensure that they are implemented effectively.
• Recommend new ideas, sports, and opportunities for the growth of intramural activities
• Develop, attend and evaluate all sport official’s trainings for intramural activities
• Assist in the creation of the semester sport calendar, participant rewards, and weekly staff meetings
• Serve as primary back-up for payroll for all part-time staff within intramural activities.

Community Programs

• Develop, coordinate, manage, and evaluate Campus Recreation’s 8 week summer camp and other community program initiatives.
• Hire, train, evaluate, promote student community programs staff tasked with organizing and managing all community program offerings.
• Schedule, plan, and implement reservations for all community program offerings.
• Assist in the creation of summer camp policies, pricing packages, and employee handbooks.
• Maintain a working knowledge of industry trends and present new initiatives each summer.
• Evaluate program satisfaction and needs assessment annually and implement strategies for retention and growth.
• Assist with planning and implementation of Community Program events during the school year as needed.
• Support the University of Illinois' commitment to child abuse prevention as a mandatory reporter.

Club Sports

• Assist the Assistant Director as needed to structure an organized and equitable Club Sport program.
• Work cooperatively with Campus Recreation and Student Engagement staff to assist with the administration of over 40 club sports as needed.
• Collaborate with multiple different Campus Recreation areas to provide a cohesive club sports practice schedule.
• Serve as primary back-up for payroll for all part-time staff within club sports.

Departmental Duties

• Manage an annual budget for competitive sports and community programs.
• Attend state and regional professional development conferences and workshops.
• Support and engage with NIRSA sport tournaments for yearly professional development Serve on Department, Division and/or University committees as assigned.
• Manage special projects that support the overall mission of Campus Recreation.
• Participate as a member of the Campus Recreation professional staff in the development and implementation of policies and procedures.
• Participate in the development of programs, departmental objectives, and long-range planning by performing research, providing recommendations, and implementing plans as appropriate.
• Follow University and department cash handling policies and procedures.
• Enforce and maintain Campus Recreation policies and procedures as they pertain to usage of facilities on campus.