Purple White Supervisor

Abilene Christian University; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Abilene Christian University (ACU) seeks a staff supervisor to support athletic game day events. You will monitor, check in, and educate Purple White Staff, and assist game administrators with specific event needs while determining staffing levels and adjusting staff positioning.

This role demands strong time-management, customer-service skills, and the ability to work varied weekend and night hours; you will help ensure the safety of fans, teams, and officials and may dismiss staff as needed.

Qualifications

• Strong time-management skills.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to work varied times on weekends and nights.
• Ability to work long hours on your feet.
• Reliable team player.
• Self-starter.
• Strong decision-making skills.
• Adaptability to quickly changing circumstances.
• Assist staff members as needed (set-up, tear-down, ticketing, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Monitor, check in, and educate Purple White Staff.
• Assist game administrators with specific event needs.
• Determine staffing levels and adjust staff positioning as necessary.
• Dismiss event staff if necessary while maintaining safety.
• Help ensure the safety of fans, home/visiting teams, and officials during events.

Skills

Time management

Customer service

Weekend nights

Team player

Self-starter

Decision making

Adaptability

Staff supervision

Job description

ACU is affiliated with the fellowship of the Church of Christ. This position requires the employee to be a professing Christian and to be willing to support the Christian mission of ACU. This position will provide supervisory support and involvement with athletic game day events. Primary duties include monitoring, checking in, and educating Purple White Staff, and assisting game administrator(s) with specific event needs. This position will have authority to determine staffing levels, adjust event staff positioning, and dismiss event staff if necessary. Finally, this position will assist in ensuring the safety of fans, home/visiting teams, and officials during events. This position reports to the Director of Athletic Facilities and Event Operations.

Job Qualifications

• Strong time-management skills
• Strong communication and customer service skills
• Ability to work varied times on weekends and nights
• Ability to work long hours on your feet
• Reliable team player
• Self-starter
• Strong decision-making skills
• Adaptability to quickly changing circumstances
• Assist staff members as needed (set-up, tear-down, ticketing, etc.)

ACU does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, disability, genetic information, national or ethnic origin in employment opportunities, in keeping with applicable state and federal law.

ACU is committed to maintaining a safe and secure campus environment and protecting the university's financial and physical assets. Therefore, Abilene Christian University conducts background checks on all candidates for employment in security sensitive positions. As a current employee, it will be determined if you need an additional background check upon your hire.

Abilene Christian University is the premier university for the education of Christ-centered, global leaders, offering an exceptional education to about 6,700 students annually from 51 states and territories, and 42 nations. This private, comprehensive university, founded in 1906 in Abilene, Texas, offers 88 baccalaureate majors that include more than 175 areas of study, 77 areas of study in master’s degree and specialist programs, and five doctoral programs. It has been ranked as one of the top institutions in the nation for undergraduate research, undergraduate teaching, first-year experiences, service learning, study abroad and learning communities.

ACU’s mission is to educate students for Christian service and leadership throughout the world.

ACU Dallas, a branch campus in Addison, Texas, is the home of the university’s online undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs.