Department

RECREATIONAL SPORTS (BL-RECS-IUBLA)

Department Information

The Office of Student Life focuses on 4 key areas to support the student experience and their success: Care and Advocacy, Community and Administration, Health and Well-being, Involvement and Belonging. Recreational Sports is a critical part of supporting student well-being and is a primary entry point at Indiana University Bloomington for supporting students in their health and wellness. Recreational Sports mission is to connect, inform, and inspire people to lead an active, healthy lifestyle. We serve over 36,000 students, faculty, staff, and public participants annually. Our team consists of 46 appointed staff members, and over 800 part-time student staff members.

Job Summary

This position reports to the Assistant Director, Fitness/Wellness, Group Fitness Programming and Wellness Initiatives.

Department Specific Responsibilities

• Works closely with Assistant Director (AD) in recruiting, hiring, training, scheduling, monitoring, evaluating, coaching, mentoring, providing recognition, providing development opportunities, and tracking disciplinary action for 40-50 part-time personnel.
• Assists AD with developing and updating Group Fitness employee training materials.
• Recruits potential hires via attendance at job fairs, academic classes, and Leader Training Course call out meetings.
• Assists in projecting personnel hiring/training needs.
• With supervision from AD, takes the lead with interviewing and auditioning of new staff members and make recommendations for hiring.
• With supervision from AD, takes the lead role in coordinating cross training of existing personnel in new group exercise formats as assigned.
• With supervision from AD, Leads the scheduling process for semester, summer, break and special sessions.
• Frequently attends/observes leader sessions and provide constructive written and verbal feedback on leader performance and areas for growth.
• Assists in the selection and supervision of undergraduate program assistants.
• Leads the development and delivery of current leader staff meetings/trainings and monthly educational sessions.
• Plans and participates in mid-semester monitor meetings; provide feedback for end-of-semester assessment meetings.
• Regularly engages in programming as a leader, participant, and staff mentor.
• Works closely with AD to develop, plan, implement, and organize a complete group fitness schedule for each semester and University break period.
• Works closely with the AD to develop and implement new group exercise programming.
• Recommends new programs and make program changes based on current research, industry trends, and participants feedback.
• Participates in program implementation by leading group exercise sessions.
• Recommends implementation, changes, and updates for program policies and procedures.
• Maintains knowledge of industry best practices and benchmarks.
• Designs, implements, and evaluates programming with the goal of shaping student norms regarding physical activity and health.
• Assists with the development of policies and environments that support learning outcomes and healthy learning environments for students.
• Assures regular opportunities for staff mentoring sessions.
• Works closely with AD to provide monthly staff meetings.
• Mentors and advises hourly staff regarding their development, growth, and preparation for careers in the health/fitness/recreation fields.
• Provides regular feedback related to job performance and skills.
• Assists Program Director as needed with Fitness/Wellness Council.
• Provides ongoing training opportunities which allow existing student employees to gain additional experience and expertise in various group exercise formats.
• Provides nominations and recommendations for employee and participant awards.
• Provides nominations, recommendations, and supporting material for scholarship nominee candidates.
• Assures compliance with all university payroll practices.
• Works closely with AD to lead coordination of publicity and promotion of new and existing programs and services.
• Communicates any change in program policies, fees, schedules or offerings with Member Services staff.
• Complies with standard operating procedures related to equipment repair and replacement, special event set-up, and facility maintenance and repair.
• Works closely with AD and Program Director in determining program fiscal needs and preparing budget recommendations.
• Participates in annual development of program and unit goals and objectives.
• Actively participates in and contribute to monthly Recreational Sports staff meetings.
• Assists with special events and provide night/weekend/break coverage as part of professional staff rotation.
• Participates in professional development through presenting at workshops, research, writing articles and/or creative projects.
• Serves on Department or University committees as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Assures high quality relational service by frequently interacting with program participants.
• Adheres to the department's Risk Management plan.
• Assists with training Group Exercise employees in areas of risk management.

General Responsibilities

• Provides day-to-day operational management of recreational programming staff.
• Establishes short-term operational objectives.
• Identifies operational issues and/or areas of improvement and implements solutions to improve processes and/or operational efficiency.
• Analyzes, monitors, and evaluates performance of assigned staff.
• Ensures adequate staffing and effective scheduling.
• Provides direct supervision and oversight of assigned staff and activities.
• Ensures and provides training to assigned staff to improve user support operations.
• Keeps next-level leader(s) informed of trends as well as significant problems.

Qualifications

Required Education: Bachelor's degree in Exercise Science, Recreation, Sports Management, or related field.

Preferred Education: Master's degree in Exercise Science, Recreation, Sports Management, or related field.

Required Work Experience: 2 years of related experience with structured recreational programming.

Preferred Work Experience: 1 year of prior experience hiring, training, and scheduling group fitness personnel. Experience in a higher education setting.

Required Licenses and Certificates: CPR/AED, Standard First Aid, Preventing Disease Transmission/Universal Precautions within 180 days from date of hire. May require related recreational certifications - nationally recognized group exercise certification.

Preferred Licenses and Certificates: Specialty format certification such as Mat Pilates, Reformer Pilates, Yoga, Cycle, Zumba, or other comparable format specific certifications.

Required Skills: Proficient communication skills. Maintains a high degree of professionalism. Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills. Demonstrates a high commitment to quality. Excellent organizational skills. Effectively coaches and delivers constructive feedback. Excellent collaboration and team building skills. Instills commitment to organizational goals.