Recreation Coordinator

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Position Purpose And Summary

The Recreation Coordinator works closely with the Manager of Recreation and Assistant Manager of Recreation to provide recreational opportunities for the members of the University community. The coordinator is responsible for providing leadership, administration, and teaching to the student training, personal training, group fitness, and well‑being programs offered at TWU. They will also assist with managing TWU Summer Camps.

Key Areas of Accountability

• Plan, implement and support fitness programs and their student leaders.
• Teach weekly fitness classes as needed, with the purpose of recruiting staff and faculty.
• Oversee the TWU Student Trainer Program.
• Oversee the recruitment of personal trainers, student trainers and fitness instructors.
• Monitor and provide resources to personal trainers hired as independent contractors at TWU.
• Ensure all required documentation is up to date for personal trainers and student trainers – including, but not limited to, training certifications, insurance, first‑aid certifications, etc.
• Provide hiring, training and mentorship to students taking on roles in personal training, fitness instruction and well‑being.
• Plan, organize, implement, and review well‑being programming for the TWU community through the well‑being ambassador student leaders.
• Collaborate with the Athletic Facilities staff on providing fitness‑center orientations and other similar support and expertise to fitness‑center members.
• Provide regular inspections of equipment for fitness classes, recommend upgrades and replacements as necessary, and otherwise ensure the safety of all participants in all fitness, instructional or training programs.
• Maintain detailed records on the program's revenue, budget, demand, client feedback, instructor/trainer feedback, and participation numbers.
• Communicate with appropriate individuals regarding booking of venues for internal and external use, while ensuring optimal scheduling for all recreational programs.
• Interview, select, train, and provide accountability to recreation student leaders and student employees.
• Support the Assistant Manager of Recreation in the planning and implementation of student leadership activities, which include, but are not limited to: team meetings, SLOW, winter retreat, and teambuilding activities.
• Assist the manager of recreation with the implementation of marketing and advertising initiatives with the support of the social engagement team, student leaders.
• Monitor and evaluate operational effectiveness, and implement changes required for improvement within recreational programs.
• Support the Recreation department at university events when needed, which include, but are not limited to: Preview Days, EXPO, O‑Day, and Homecoming.
• Manage the recreation risk management protocols for all recreation‑sanctioned activities.
• Provide assistance with administration, hiring and operational logistics for the TWU summer camp programs.

Skills And Abilities

• Ability to organize workflow and coordinate activities.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Ability to research and resolve office‑management problems and questions.
• Strong decision‑making skills.
• Ability to plan and prioritize.
• Ability to analyze and interpret policy and procedural questions.

Personal Qualities

Driven and inspired by the idea of positively impacting the various marketplaces of life through the development of godly Christian leaders by serving the Trinity Western University community.

A dedicated and mature evangelical Christian with an earnest desire to serve in family, church, work, and community. Affirms and supports TWU’s mission, values, Statement of Faith, and Community Covenant. Strength of character and reputation, integrity, and focus. A winsome personality with a positive and friendly attitude.

Servant‑Leader Way of Life: Act in a manner that exemplifies Jesus Christ in all on‑ and off‑campus contacts, thereby living out the servant‑leadership mission of the university and contributing effectively toward achieving the institutional and Kingdom goals of the organization.

Key Internal Interactions

Reports: Student Trainers, Personal Training Contractors & Fitness Instructors, Student Employees, Student Leaders

Reports to: Manager of Recreation

Education and Experience

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Human Kinetics, recreation, fitness, or related field.

Experience: Minimum 3 years’ experience in recreational programming with specific knowledge of fitness programming (personal training, group fitness, etc.) and summer camps operations. Current NSCA‑CPT and current first‑aid certification are required prior to the first day.

Legal and EEO Statement

Duties and responsibilities that do not constitute a major change may be added, deleted or changed at any time at the discretion of the supervisor, either orally or in writing.

Trinity Western University encourages applications from all eligible candidates who are able to commit to the University’s mission, values, and Christian identity as articulated in its Statement of Faith and Community Covenant. We are committed to an ethic of inclusion and to the equal treatment of all persons without discrimination in accordance with human rights law.

We particularly invite applications from Indigenous people, women, persons with disabilities, and visible minorities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations during the application process should contact Human Resources.

Trinity Western University is located on the traditional ancestral territory of the Sto:lo people.