Program Coordinator of Sports and Aquatics

Arizona State University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes valuable employee benefits to enhance the total compensation of its staff. This package includes: (Click here to explore options)

• Tuition Reduction Program for staff members, their spouses, and dependents, available on day one.
• Low-cost health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits available on day one.
• Retirement program designed to promote long-term savings and provide income upon retirement.
• Paid time for volunteer and professional development.
• Wellness program for preventative health education and screenings.
• Disability and leave program for income protection.
• Employee assistance for free and confidential behavioral health services.

• Recruit, hire, train, mentor, and evaluate student leadership, intramural officials, lifeguards, swim instructors, and safety education instructors.
• Implement assessment and evaluation processes of current and new programs and services.
• Coordinate and assist with other university departments to host special event programs and functions.
• Attend scheduled meetings, orientations, and staff development workshops.
• Enforce program and facility policies correctly and consistently to ensure a high level of risk management is present in all programs and services.
• Provide excellent customer service at all times so that all who interact with SDFW programming feel as though they belong.
• Exhibit outstanding problem-solving skills by addressing unexpected issues with limited supervision.
• Perform other duties as specified by the Assistant Director and leadership staff.

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the ASU Downtown Phoenix or Polytechnic intramural sports program.
• Recruit, hire, train, schedule, and evaluate intramural sports officials and intramural leadership team.
• Create sport league schedules, tournament brackets, and special one-day event tournaments.
• Oversee the inventory, and maintenance of all equipment and apparel used for intramural sports.

• Manage the recruitment, hiring, and evaluation process for student leaders, lifeguards and swim instructor staff.
• Coordinate the oversight and planning of the aquatics, safety education and risk management budget.
• Develop and implement aquatics programming including, swimming lessons, classes, special events and informal recreation.
• Implement Aquatic and Safety Education instructor training programs that emphasize instructor development, quality programs and customer satisfaction.
• Oversee the facilitation of staff emergency preparedness drills.
• Oversee accident reports and maintain semester log sheets. Analyze the data to help reduce injuries at the Sun Devil Fitness Complex.
• Maintain staff certification records and communicate with program area supervisors about deficiencies.

Bachelor's degree in field appropriate to area of assignment AND two years administrative/coordinator program experience; OR, Six years of progressively responsible administrative/coordinator program experience; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

• Evidence of a Master's degree in Higher Education, in Recreation, Leisure Studies, Sports Management, or related field and minimum one (1) year of professional experience.
• Experience supervising, training, developing and evaluating student employees.
• Experience cultivating an inclusive, safe and diverse environment for student participants and staff.
• Evidence of sports programming experience or involvement
• Experience with Risk Management practices
• Current American Red Cross Lifeguard, Lifeguard Instructor and/or Water Safety Instructor certifications
• Evidence of current Certification in Aquatic Facility Operations or Certified Pool Operator.

• Work in a fast-paced environment
• Sit or stand for prolonged periods of time
• Lift 35 pounds
• Communicate to perform essential duties

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

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Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position.

Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.

ASU does not pay for travel expenses associated with interviews, unless otherwise indicated.

Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

IMPORTANT NOTE: What is the meaning of “equivalent combination” in the minimum qualifications? It means one year of higher education or 24 credit hours, is equal to one year of experience. For example, a four year Bachelor’s degree is equal to four years of experience.