"Assistant Director of Campus Recreation (Outdoors)"

UNC Overview

Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Western North Carolina, UNC Asheville is the designated public liberal arts campus in the University of North Carolina system. UNC Asheville is nationally known for the quality of our student-centered teaching, mentoring of undergraduates in research, interdisciplinary learning, and striving to be an inclusive campus community.
UNC Asheville is committed to promoting diversity and a work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for, and the ability to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds. The successful candidate is expected to foster an inclusive work culture where uniqueness of beliefs, backgrounds, talents, capabilities and ways of living are respected and welcomed.

Classification Title

Assistant Director of Campus Recreation

Department

Campus Recreation

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full-Time

Months per Year

12 Months

Position Summary

The Assistant Director of Campus Recreation (Outdoors) has responsibility to develop, plan, implement, supervise, and evaluate a comprehensive outdoor leadership program for UNC Asheville Campus Recreation. The outdoor program comprises outdoor trips, outdoor guide training and development, youth outdoor experiences, the rental and gear center, bouldering facility, bike shop, team building and pre-orientation programs.

The Assistant Director develops and expands current program offerings, develops and manages budgets, and implements, supervises, reviews, and administers the outdoor program activities and operations. The employee recruits, hires, trains, and develops student guides, bike mechanics, outdoor gear technicians, and team building facilitators. They also design, develop, and implement a comprehensive training and leadership development program for students. Training topics such as safety and risk management, travel, wilderness medical and emergency response, rock climbing (including anchor building and top rope site management), orienteering, backpack and camp skills, leave no trace, permit and trip planning, winter skills and water activities such kayaking, canoeing, and swift water safety shall be incorporated into the program.

The position is directly responsible for incorporating student development theory, learning outcomes and assessment into the outdoor program design, as well as marketing and recruitment of participants. The incumbent works in collaboration with other members of the department and campus community for special events and to provide content for group and custom programs.

The position is also responsible for teaching undergraduate level courses in outdoor leadership, which includes curriculum development, lectures, small group discussions, skill labs, and field experience.

Minimum Education/Experience/Skill

Master's Degree. May also consider a Bachelor's degree with significant equivalent experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Preferred Education/Experience/Skill

Master's degree in Recreation, Sport Management, Exercise Science, Higher Education Administration or a related field plus 1-3 years of experience working in a campus recreation or equivalent programs.

Experience administering a comprehensive outdoor leadership program, budgeting, knowledge and adherence to national standards and best practices for the outdoor industry, experience developing student learning outcomes, leadership development, facilitation skills, and applying college student development theory, evaluation and assessment in a higher education environment.

Experience and certifications preferred includes:

• Understanding of the theories of college student development and how they can be implemented in university outdoor programming.
• Student learning outcome assessment, analysis and implementation.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities.
• Experience working with college-age population including hiring, training, supervising and evaluating student staff.
• American Mountain Guide Association Trainings.
• Leave No Trace Training/Certifications.
• American Canoe Association Instructor Certifications.
• Wilderness First Responder.
• Swiftwater Rescue Certification.
• Wilderness EMT or ability to teach wilderness medicine certification courses.
• FA and CPR Instructor Certification.
• Challenge Course or team-building trainings/experiences.
• Bike mechanic trainings/certification

This position supervises the Outdoor Program Coordinator position.

This position also supervises a comprehensive outdoor programming staff, which consists of student coordinators, supervisors, trip leaders, facilitators, technicians, and mechanics. These positions are filled by student employees and it is the sole responsibility of this position to hire, train and develop student employees that report directly to this individual.