Operations Assistant

Title: Operations Assistant

Employee Classification: Non-Student Help - Hourly

Campus: University of North Texas

Division: UNT-Provost

SubDivision-Department: UNT-College of Education

Department: UNT-Kinesiolgy, Hlth Promo, & Rec-132320

Job Location: Denton

Salary: $18.00 per hour

FTE: .48

Retirement Eligibility: Not Retirement Eligible

About Us - Values Overview:

Welcome to the University of North Texas System. The UNT System includes the University of North Texas in Denton and Frisco, the University of North Texas at Dallas and UNT Dallas College of Law, and the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. We are the only university system based exclusively in the robust Dallas-Fort Worth region. We are growing with the North Texas region, employing more than 14,000 employees, educating a record 49,000+ students across our system, and awarding nearly 12,000 degrees each year.   We are one team comprised of individuals who are committed to excellence, curiosity and innovation. We are transforming lives and creating economic opportunity through education. We champion a people-first values-based culture where We Care about each other and those we serve. We believe that we are Better Together because we foster an environment of respect, belonging, and access for all. We demonstrate Courageous Integrity through setting exceptional standards and acting in the best interest of our communities. We are encouraged to Be Curious about opportunities for learning, creating, discovering, and innovating, and are encouraged to learn from failure. Show Your Fire by joining our team and exhibiting your passion and pride in your work as part of our UNT System team.   Learn more about the UNT System and how we live our values at www.UNTSystem.edu.

Department Summary

The Department of Kinesiology, Health Promotion, and Recreation is one of four departments located in the College of Education and is one of the state's top tier departments with nationally recognized academic programs. The Department of Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation is recognized for teaching, research, creativity and professional activities, and services as they relate to mental and physical health and overall quality of life in a diverse society.

The Department encourages an in depth understanding of the nature and functioning of human beings in their physical, health, and recreation activity behaviors and the programs which facilitate enhanced quality of life. The Department accomplishes this through the academic preparation of professionals, contributions to the professional body of knowledge, and provision of service to the university and community at large.

Position Overview

This position requires the individual to assist in the set-up, delivery, and monitoring of youth sport event services. These activities include setting up sport equipment to include the following: volleyball nets, basketball drop-down goals, tables, chairs, scoreboards, and other miscellaneous event operating supplies. The individual communicates with coaches, players, and spectators, providing directions and operation assistance. The individual monitors the on-site event activities and addresses customer service issues and reports operation incidents.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field with 6 months of prior sport equipment and sport program operation engagement.
• Minimal understanding of sport equipment mechanical use to include net tensions systems, basketball training equipment, audio/visual devices, and the ability to safely lift and place 50 lb. sport equipment devices to manufacture standards.
• Ability to recognize misalignments and improper working equipment.
• Prior experience working with competitive youth sport operations and parent coaches.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• General knowledge of youth sport event operations and appropriate youth sport delivery.
• Knowledge of youth sport equipment and facility management (equipment set-up, safety padding, HVAC systems, lighting systems, scoreboards).

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field with 1 year of prior competitive youth sport operation delivery and 1 year working with youth sport training equipment and tournament operations.

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