Intramural Supervisor; Student Position

Position Title: University Recreation - Intramural Supervisor (Student Position)

Location: Big Rapids, MI

Department: UREC

Advertised Salary: $14.00-$14.49

Plans, coordinates, and evaluates a comprehensive intramural and recreational sports program, designed to meet the recreational needs of the university community.

• One year of officiating experience across multiple sports for University Recreation.
• Current CPR and First Aid Certifications Required.
• Must have open availability from 5-11pm Monday through Thursday. May require occasional weekend responsibilities.
• Evaluates student officials.
• Evaluate and implement new programs and promote events.
• Coordinate the schedule of Intramural Sports and communicate schedules to teams.
• Coordinates schedule changes due to forfeits and student conflicts.
• Ensures risk management procedures for sports are followed.
• Maintains equipment for intramural sports.
• Strong knowledge of sports rules, especially in flag football, basketball, volleyball, and soccer.
• Experience in training sports officials, supervising student employees, league and tournaments, risk management, conflict resolution, and marketing.
• Must be self‑motivated and able to operate independently and reach effective decisions.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Act in the role of a supervisor on duty for the program or event.
• Responsible for the set‑up and tear‑down of the Intramural Sports events.
• Effective communication and delegation of duties to Intramural Sports student staff.
• First responder to all Intramural Sports accidents and incidents, including preparation of paperwork afterward and any potential activation of the Emergency Action Plan.
• Act professionally by upholding SRC policy when involved in conflict management with patrons, students and staff.
• Supervise all on‑shift staff members of the Intramural Sports Program.
• Assist in the Intramural Sports Office as needed.
• Assist as needed in the resolution of protests and conflicts that may arise during game play.
• Ensure sportsmanlike conduct and provide written reports on all incidents, protests, ejections, etc.
• Ensure proper completion of all scoring documents and daily report forms.
• Must be willing and able to act as an Official or Program Assistant each day when necessary.
• Assist with the preparation and implementation of staff training sessions.
• Perform regular evaluations of student staff as assigned by Professional Staff.
• Attend regularly scheduled meetings and trainings for all areas necessary.
• Maintain communication with Intramural Sports Professional Staff members regarding positive recognition, performance reviews, substitution, and schedule conflicts.
• Communicate clear and concise information as needed to patrons, students, and emergency medical service personnel and police services.
• Practice peer education to develop student staff growth and success.
• Assist with hiring and training of all new Intramural Sports Staff.
• Adhere to all SRC guidelines and Intramural Sports policies.
• Ability to promote and enforce program and department policy as written.
• Ability to assess a situation and make well‑informed decisions independently.

Number of Positions Available: 3

Documents Needed to Apply: Resume/ Class Schedule

Job Close Date: March 4, 2026

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