00004 - Coordinator for Campus Recreation and Fitness

Company:  Virginia Jobs
Location: Norfolk
Closing Date: 29/10/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Title: 00004 - Coordinator for Campus Recreation and Fitness
State Role Title: General Administration I/Coordinator I
Hiring Range: Commensurate with experience
Pay Band: 4
Agency: Norfolk State University
Location: Norfolk State University
Agency Website:
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
To provide services which ensure a fair, equitable and quality working and learning environment for all employees and members of the university community; to proactively and creatively provide all customers with superior, innovation, and cost-effective programs and services; to continuously seek and supply all customers with the opportunities and resources needed to enhance their knowledge, skills and abilities so they may better support the mission of the university.
To enhance the student experience by fostering learning, increasing awareness of and opportunities to engage the University community in recreational, health and wellness activities, and enhances the overall student experience beyond the classroom. Assists the Office of Student Activities and Leadership in program planning and implementation and daily operations of facilities management, risk management, customer service, and creating and promoting fitness and recreational programs including but not limited to: Intramural Sports, eSports, group exercise programs, and recreational facility operations in the Dance Studio, Bowling Alley, Fitness Center, and Game-room.
Minimum Qualifications
1. Comprehensive and detailed knowledge of management practices.
2. Demonstrated experience successfully developing and maintaining health and wellness programs.
3. Familiarity with eSports programming.
4. Excellent communication skills, oral and written, and ability to negotiate conflict; strong written and verbal skills.
5. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, faculty, staff, and students.
6. Ability to prioritize workload and manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
7. Possess excellent interpersonal, written and oral communications skills; strong leadership, creative, and problem-solving skills; excellent organizational skills.
8. Strong commitment to diversity and developing a comprehensive understanding of the needs of diverse student and user groups.
9. American Red Cross CPR/First Aid certification; Instructor Certification preferred.
10. At least one national certification in fitness, such as ACE, NASM, ACSM, or equivalent.
Additional Considerations
1. Certification in eSports or equivalent combination of education and work experience which can include multiplayer online gaming experience, preferably at a competitive or collegiate level is strongly preferred.
2. Prior experience working with students including those with vision, hearing, and physical disabilities also strongly preferred.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Application and/or résumé for this position must be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia's Job Board/Recruitment Management System (RMS). Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only), must attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé. The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from either the electronic application and/or resumé. RMS provides a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your RMS account to check the status of your application for this position.
Norfolk State University conducts background checks on all candidates identified as a finalist for employment consideration. The type of background check(s) performed are dependent upon the type of position for which you have been identified as a finalist and may include: criminal history, including sexual offender registry checks, reference checks, degree validation, DMV (driving) records, license verification, and credit report reviews. The results of background checks are made available to university employing officials. As a finalist, you will be required to sign an Authorization to Release form. Norfolk State University utilizes Form I-9 and E-verify in the verification of eligibility for employment. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.
EEO Statement
NSU is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons and applicants, without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, political affiliation, genetic information, religion, sexual orientation, sex (including pregnancy) or veteran status. NSU encourages and invites minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply.
Contact Information
Name: Norfolk State University
Phone: 757-823-8160
Email: Emailed material not accepted
In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
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