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Coordinator, Sports

  • 494311
  • Full-Time
  • Closing on: Jul 14 2025
  • Sports and Fitness
Department: Sports and Fitness Salary: $43,001 - $45,000

Job Summary

The Coordinator of Sports oversees all intramural and sport club programming within the facility. The Coordinator is a key part in fostering a vibrant, inclusive, and engaging recreational sports environment for students, staff, and faculty.

Duties

  • Creates, plans, schedules, promotes, conducts, and evaluates intramural sports leagues, tournaments, special events, sport club practices, and league competitions.
  • Creates and develops training programs for sports officials, club coaches, and club officers.
  • Assists in the development and facilitation of training sessions, including: All-staff training for student employees; Educational workshops
  • Recruits, hires, supervises, trains, and schedules sports program staff.
  • Coordinates monthly, semi-annual, and annual training for sports staff, club coaches, and club officers.
  • Oversees payroll, travel arrangements, and contract procedures for staff, contractors, and sports clubs.
  • Assists with budget planning and procurement of equipment for sports events and programming.
  • Maintains usage data for all sports programs and conducts semi-annual and annual program assessments.
  • Engages daily with students, staff, and sport club officers to support program success.
  • Coordinates and facilitates sports programming for new and returning students, staff, and faculty.
  • Supports Sports and Fitness operations with program reservations, facility maintenance coordination, and risk management initiatives.
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Marginal Duties

  • Performs other duties as assigned
  • Seasonal Evenings and Weekend shifts are required

Supervisory Responsibilities

Direct Reports:

  • Part-time employees

Delegation of Work:

  • Occasionally assigns work to subordinate(s)

Supervision Given:

  • Makes final decision on evaluating employee performance; scheduling work hours of other employees; on coaching and counseling; training; handling employee grievances and complaints; granting time off.
  • Provides recommendations on promotions; salary increases; hiring new employees; discharging employees; and disciplinary actions.

Qualifications

Required Education:

  • Bachelor's degree

Required Experience:

  • Minimum of two (2) years of job-related experience

License/Certification:

  • American Red Cross CPR, AED, First Aid certifications and instructor certifications, if not already certified, must obtain with six months

Preferred Qualifications

  • None

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge:

  • Knowledge of trends, issues, and accepted practices relevant to the position
  • Knowledge of best practices in Officials Training and development and oversight of sports leagues
  • Knowledge of the use of IM Leagues

Skills:

  • Candidates must have strong analytical and problem solving skills, as well as excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Abilities:

  • Ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of individuals and constituencies

Work Location and Physical Demands

Primary Work Location:

  • Works in gymnasium or other physical training rooms 2 to 4 hours; sports field or courts 2 to 4 hours.

Physical Demands:

  • Work is normally performed in a typical interior work environment which does not subject the employee to any unpleasant elements.
  • Position is physically comfortable; individual has discretion about walking, standing, etc. Work environment involves minimal exposure to physical risks.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are an Equal Opportunity Institution.

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