Assistant Director for Intramural Sports

Assistant Director for Intramural Sports

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The flagship of the Commonwealth, the University of Massachusetts Amherst is a nationally ranked public land-grant research university that seeks to expand educational access, fuel innovation and creativity, and share and use its knowledge for the common good. Founded in 1863, UMass Amherst sits on nearly 1,450 acres in scenic Western Massachusetts and boasts state-of-the-art facilities for teaching, research, scholarship, and creative activity.

The institution advances a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community where everyone feels connected and valued—and thrives, and offers a full range of undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees across 10 schools and colleges, and 100 undergraduate majors. We believe every member of our university community can contribute to our ongoing success by striving for the highest level of excellence as we seek breakthrough solutions to mounting environmental, social, economic, and technological challenges in our world.

Under the general direction of the Associate Director for Programs and Student Development, this position plans and supervises intramural activities. Areas of focus include designing, implementing and evaluating new intramural sport programs. The Assistant Director works with colleagues to manage a comprehensive collegiate recreation program and assists with the selection and delivery of recreation activities and student employment practices that contribute to student success and wellbeing.

• Develops and implements policies, procedures, and guidelines, including intramural rule modifications and procedures. Assists in the development of policies and guidelines regarding recreation and wellbeing programs. Develops and assesses learning outcomes for associated participants and student employees.
• Provides leadership for department staff. Implements continuing education strategies for staff and student staff to enhance skills; including, but not limited to, one-on-one meetings, trainings, functional unit meetings, workshops, extramural tournaments, and conference attendance.
• Coordinates, supervises and evaluates a comprehensive maintenance program, including preventative maintenance and repair for intramural equipment. Evaluates and purchases equipment for purchase, repair parts, materials and supplies to meet program and facility needs. Participates in purchasing decisions (rolling capital replacement plan).
• Serves as risk manager for intramural programs. Researches liability issues and risks related to intramural activities and updates policies and procedures, including concussion protocols and return “to” play procedures, to best ensure an appropriate standard of care and safety for participants in intramural programs.
• Develops and administers budget for assigned area. Regularly reports assessment and statistical data pertaining to operations, program participation, and staff development.

• Performs related duties as assigned or required. Understands responsibilities with respect to Title IX, Clery and other compliance requirements.
• Demonstrates capacity, skill, and willingness to engage students and contribute to student success.
• Understands responsibilities with respect to conflicts of interest and behaves in ways consistent both with law and with university policy.
• Contributes toward creating a positive and respectful workplace. Uses access to sensitive and/or not yet public university related information only in the performance of the responsibilities of position and exercises care to prevent unnecessary disclosure to others.

• Bachelor's Degree with five (5) years of collegiate recreation full‑time equivalent experience including three (3) years post‑bachelor's degree; OR Master’s degree including but not limited to Sports Management, Recreation Management, Kinesiology, Exercise Science or Education with three (3) years collegiate recreation full‑time equivalent experience including two (2) years post‑master's degree.
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