UREC Assistant Director

Online applications must be received before 12:00am on:

April 7, 2025

If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.

Available Title(s):

1471-YN_ADMINPRO - UREC Assistant Director

Business Title:

UREC Assistant Director

Employee Type:

Admin. Professional

Position Details:

Summary of Duties:

In this role, you will assist in the overall management of the Chinook Student Center and University Recreation Fitness services and operations. You will be responsible for training, developing, evaluating, and supervising both permanent and temporary staff. Your duties will include strategically developing and managing associated budgets, making staffing decisions, and exercising discretion in creating operating and fiscal plans for Group Fitness, Wellbeing Online, Personal Training, and Wellbeing Online programs, as well as the Chinook and University Recreation weight rooms. Additionally, you will serve as the primary point of operational and administrative contact for both internal and external constituencies.

Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in recreation, athletic administration, higher education, kinesiology, business or relevant field and four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in a field related to the functional managerial area, which includes one (1) year of supervisory experience. A Master’s degree in a related field may be substituted for up to one (1) year of the required experience. Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis.

• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.

• Demonstrated computer software skills, including the ability to use Microsoft Office programs, such as: Outlook, Word, Excel, and Access.

• Demonstrated experience interpreting and applying laws, rules, policies and procedures.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a relevant field.

• Five years experience in fitness, wellness, recreation program or facility development and management.

• Experience in higher education.

• Experience in strategic planning, formulation, design, implementation and tracking.

• One or more nationally recognized fitness/wellness certifications for fitness instruction, fitness coaching or personal training.

• Experience creating/auditing administrative procedures and internal controls.

• Demonstrated success in fiscal management and revenue generation for multi dimensional programs and services.

• Demonstrated success in the management of personal training, wellness, group fitness, massage, mind body, and/or non-credit instruction programs.

• Current nationally recognized fitness certifications or other relevant certifications.

• Demonstrated success in the development and implementation of recreational programs to diverse populations.

• NIRSA membership and/or involvement.

Additional Information:

This is a full time (100% FTE), permanent position. This position is overtime eligible.

Monthly Salary: $5,598.97 - $6,255.82 | Commensurate with experience and qualifications

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position.

Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation, optional supplemental retirement accounts; training and development; and employee tuition waiver. For additional information, please review the detailed Summary of Benefits offered by WSU for AP staff and Total Compensation.

About Department - https://urec.wsu.edu/home/

Area/College: Student Affairs

Department Name: University Recreation

Location: Student Recreation Center <