What are the responsibilities and job description for the Equipment Assistant position at Columbus Crew?
Overview
Columbus Crew is searching for an energetic and passionate individual to be our Full-time Equipment Assistant. This role will mainly focus on the daily operations of the club's Academy equipment with regard to needs for both players and staff and report directly to the Director, Equipment Operations. They should have a drive to help and assist people through a customer service approach and a genuine desire to make people happy and successful in a professional sports environment.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the day-to-day locker room and training field setup/breakdown for the Club's youth Academy teams.
- Work with the Academy Equipment Manager to prepare for trainings, games, and other Academy events.
- Work with the Academy Equipment Manager on technical, operations and recruitment staff on all equipment aspects of player/staff onboarding and operations within the Academy.
- Inventory control - keep organized and detailed records of the issuing of team equipment for the Academy players/staff.
- Ensure compliance with Columbus Crew team policies and codes of conduct.
- Ensure compliance with MLS league rules and regulations.
Requirements:
- Must have the ability to work with multiple departments
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Ability to handle numerous projects and multi-task with attention to detail
- Computer skills necessary in MS Office, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook
- Preferred candidate has some experience working in an equipment room in a sports department (college, pro, etc...)
- Experience working in a customer service-oriented role
- Must be able to comply with MLS Next child/minor safety/well-being policies
- Must be able to relate to and positively interact with youth athletes and adolescents, whilst modeling the club values
- Prior experience working in some capacity with youth athletes or students (preferred)
- Must be willing to travel for work - weekend, evening work and travel