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Houston Community College
Recreational Sports Specialist
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What they do
A Recreation or Activities Worker leads tours and vacation trips in outdoor or wilderness areas. Leads hiking, rafting, canoeing, climbing or diving activities for a group. Provides specialized knowledge about the history, terrain, ecology or wildlife for the tour. Manages transportation, equipment and provisions and assists with cooking.
$32,653 / year median in Texas
+11% projected growth
Job Description
Recreational Sports Specialist 🔍 Houston, Texas, West Loop Center New 📁 Managerial & Professional 📅 260024X Requisition # 📅 About an hour ago Post Date Apply for Job Share this Job Sign Up for Job Alerts We are currently seeking a Recreational Sports Specialist who will advance the institution's proud tradition of excellence in academics, student life and community service.
The Opportunity You:
You've always appreciated sports, as a participant and/or spectator, and you believe students benefit in a great many ways when they're involved in sports.Your mission:
You'll provide business operations support and coordination of a comprehensive recreational sports program.The program:
The mission of The Recreational Sports and Fitness Program is to enhance the mind, body, and spirit of students and other eligible individuals by providing programs, services, and facilities that are responsive to the physical, social, recreational, and lifelong educational needs of the campus community as they relate to health, fitness, and learning.A typical day:
You'll have a wide range of different types of activities each day. You might be working on creating a new sport program in the morning, and by afternoon you're supervising a sport club event. On another day, you might be collaborating with marketing to publicize club teams or you could be recruiting players. Variety will be the name of the game.Next steps:
If this sounds like a great role where you can be involved with sports and help to create an excellent student experience, your next step should be to apply today! Job Summary Under the direction of the Program Director of Recreational Sports and Student Activities, the Recreational Sports Specialist will provide administrative support and coordination of a comprehensive recreational sports program. Essential Function Create, develop, and implement new sport programs. Organize, oversee, and evaluate existing sport programs. Develop, coordinate, and evaluate methods for promoting and publicizing club teams through the design of calendars, flyers, posters, etc. (Assist in marketing and promotion of club teams). Coordinate facility scheduling and reservations for recreational sport activities. Maintain daily business operations including maintaining files, securing facilities, registering teams, ongoing evaluation of student-athlete eligibility, budget, travel, etc. Provide on-site supervision for sport club events. Maintain program operation manual and ensure adherence to all policies (District and State) associated with all sport club program. Recruit players, coaches, interns; provide ongoing feedback to coaches and interns. May work a flexible schedule and travel to different locations, frequent evenings and weekends, depending on scheduled events. Perform other duties, tasks and assignments as required. Education & Experience- Bachelor's degree in Sports Administration, Physical Education, Sports Management, Recreation, Business or related field is required
- 1 year experience working with Recreational Sports/Student Activities required Special Skills MS Office Skills Competencies
- Delivering High Quality Work
- Accepting Responsibility
- Serving Customers
- Supporting Organizational Goals
- Driving Continuous Improvement
- Acting with Integrity
- Thinking Critically
- Managing Change
- Communicating Effectively Working Conditions General office.