"Assistant Director for Intramural Sports (UREC)"

Assistant Director for Intramural Sports (UREC)

Working Title: Assistant Director for Intramural Sports (UREC)

State Role Title: Administrative and Professional Faculty

Position Type: Administrative & Professional (Non-teaching Faculty)

Position Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Exempt: Not Eligible for Overtime

College/Division: Health and Wellbeing

Department: 300034 - University Recreation (UREC)

Pay Rate: Pay Range

Specify Range or Amount: $60,000 - $62,000

General Information:

University Recreation (UREC) is currently seeking applicants for the Assistant Director for Intramural Sports to provide strategic leadership and oversight for JMU's comprehensive intramural sports program. As a Student Affairs Health & Well-being department, UREC promotes healthy lifestyles through promoting and advancing healthy lifestyles through educational programs, participation opportunities and supportive services. Our professional staff are dedicated to creating a welcoming environment where students are supported, challenged, and empowered to succeed.

Duties and Responsibilities:

#1 Staff Leadership:

• Provide strategic leadership, supervision, and mentoring to all Intramural Sports staff including one full-time coordinator, one graduate assistant and over 150 student employees.
• Develop and implement a leadership model for Intramural Sports student staff and an effective sportsmanship model for participants.
• Responsible for the effective recruitment, selection, training, supervision and evaluation of Intramural Sports staff in compliance with all applicable university guidelines.
• Responsible for conducting regular meetings, training, and strategic communication for Intramural Sports staff.
• Participate in monthly HR supervisor meetings, approve payroll and leave, and manage student employee budgets.
• Serve as a visible presence in program spaces on a weekly basis to provide timely feedback.

#2 Intramural Sports Program Leadership:

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive, innovative, and engaging Intramural Sports program to meet the needs of a diverse student body with varying skills and interests, consistent with University Recreation program values and university expectations.
• Schedule leagues, events, and tournaments during the Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters to fully utilize all applicable spaces operated by University Recreation.
• Serves as the content expert for Intramural Sports and keeps up to date with best practices for program management, officiating and sportsmanship in collegiate recreation.

#3 Facility/Risk Management:

• Ensures a safe, attractive and clean environment in all intramural sport spaces including: UREC MAC and Sports Forum areas, UREC Turf, University Park Fields, John Carr Field, Godwin Hall, and Hillside Hockey Courts.
• Prepares work orders for maintenance and repairs, and develops proposals for new equipment/space needs.
• Collaborate with the Associate Director of Facilities and Operations to establish risk management protocols for all programs and facilities.
• Manage all appropriate documents including assumption of risk and medical information within the confines of JMU policies and procedures.
• Serve as an active member of the Professional Staff Evening Facility and Program Supervision Team.

#4 Assessment:

• Establish learning outcomes for participants and employees and conduct at least one learning assessment annually.
• Develop and assess learning outcomes for all staff training.
• Conduct periodic evaluations to measure participant satisfaction, retention of sportsmanship procedures, and risk management issues.
• Track participation data, facility usage for IM programming, as well as conduct needs assessments on a regular basis to inform changes.

#5 Administration and Collaboration:

• Collaborates with the UREC Services Team to ensure all area communications and technology meets program and participant needs.
• Serves on the Camp UREC Leadership Team to contribute their expertise to summer camp programming and administration.
• Serve as a member of the rotating Camp UREC Supervision team.
• Maintains records and documentation.
• Prepare annual budget proposals and manage fiscal resources, recommend and/or requisition purchases for equipment services and supplies.
• Collaborates with colleagues in UREC, Student Affairs, and other divisions as appropriate, and is an active member on committees, commissions and task forces as assigned.
• Participates in staff meetings, retreats and departmental events to support teammates.
• Effectively utilizes conferences and other professional development opportunities as tools for staying current in the field and integrating best practices.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience (or two years of Graduate Assistant experience plus two professional years)
• Experience in sports programming and administration
• Experience supervising employees in a sport/recreation setting
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, students, and campus partners

Preferred:

• Master's Degree in a related field
• Experience leading a collegiate intramural sports program, including scheduling, policy development, risk management, sportsmanship initiatives, and assessment
• Experience supervising, training, scheduling, and mentoring large student staffs
• Experience officiating organized sports; developing, leading, or evaluating officials' training programs and/or sportsmanship initiatives
• Experience using technology systems to administer sport or recreation programs; using data, assessment, or learning outcomes to inform program decisions, staff training, or risk management
• Experience leading or contributing significantly to committees, teams, or large-scale initiatives

Beginning Review Date: 04/27/2026

To apply, please visit: https://jobs.jmu.edu/jobs/assistant-director-for-intramural-sports-urec-harrisonburg-virginia-united-states