Job Description

Why Work at BYU

At Brigham Young University (BYU), your work is an opportunity to contribute to a distinctive educational mission rooted in the gospel of Jesus Christ and to make a meaningful difference in the lives of students.

As the flagship university of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, BYU strives to be among the exceptional universities in the world. We are devoted to our faith, our students, and the University's Mission: "To assist individuals in their quest for perfection and eternal life."

We seek staff members who enthusiastically embrace and advance this unique mission. Across the university, staff bring their expertise and talents to work that helps students learn, grow, and thrive. A culture of covenant belonging, weekly devotionals, meaningful opportunities for learning and growth, and a beautiful and historic campus make BYU a distinctive and inspiring place to build a career.

Belonging Statement

United by our common primary identity as children of God, BYU values and embraces the variety of individual characteristics, life experiences and circumstances, perspectives, talents, and gifts across the BYU community. This richness strengthens our shared efforts to create and support an environment of covenant belonging centered in Jesus Christ.

Employment Requirements

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are required to hold and be worthy to hold a current temple recommend to be hired and to remain in any position at BYU.

In hiring decisions, Brigham Young University lawfully gives strong preference to qualified, faithful members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All employees are required to abide by the university's Honor Code and Dress & Grooming Standards. Successful candidates are expected to support and contribute to the academic and religious missions of the university, which are aligned with the principles and doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Equal Opportunity

Brigham Young University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or protected veteran status.

Intramural Program Administrator (part-time, 28 hours/week)

Student Wellness provides programs, education, resources, and facilities that promote life-long behaviors for a healthier, happier, and successful life. The Intramural Program Administrator is primarily responsible for the intramural officiating program and provides additional support for the department’s recreational sports and activities that serve the BYU campus community. The BYU Intramural Activities Program is one of the largest of its kind. Each year around 12,000+ students are involved in the program with roughly 2000 teams in 40+ activities.

What you’ll do in this position:

Management of the Intramural Officiating Program

• Hires and terminates all intramural game officials
• Facilitates training of rules, mechanics, and technical aspects of sport officiating
• Promotes effective game management skills
• Schedules official’s game and work assignments
• Conducts regular training interviews and development sessions with staff
• Manages program to evaluate officials
• Compiles reports and video segments for staff evaluations
• Resolves conflicts that arise
• Models and promotes principles of good sportsmanship

Intramural Activity Programming

• Administer several specific sports each semester
• Event publicity, programming, and evaluation
• Tournament scheduling and management
• Interviews participants and mediates sportsmanship violations
• Sport equipment acquisition, storage, and maintenance
• Mentoring of student program coordinators

What qualifies you for this role:

Required

• A firm commitment to the mission of BYU.
• Bachelor’s degree and an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Understanding of major team sport rules – ie. Basketball, Flag Football, Soccer, Volleyball
• Ability to train and mentor student employees
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to handle angry and upset people in a professional manner and maintain composure
• Strong technical abilities including use of WorkDay and Microsoft Office suite
• Initiative and good judgment and troubleshooting
• Genuine interest in and an affinity for students and the student experience
• Sensitivity to individuals from diverse backgrounds
• Ability to collaborate with other athletic and sport/physical education entities on campus who serve students

Preferred:

• A bachelor’s degree or higher in the field of recreation management, experience design, exercise and wellness, or a related recreation, student affairs or student development discipline.
• Work experience in a recreational sports environment with proficiency directing and supervising student sports programs is strongly desired
• Knowledge of recreational sports programming and tournament scheduling (preferred)
• Excellent public relation skills

What we offer in return:

This position comes with fantastic benefits, including:

• 401k. BYU automatically contributes 8% at no cost to you. Additionally, if you contribute 5%, BYU adds an additional 4% (Rehires may qualify for different retirement plans)
• Employee assistance program, available to the employee and all members of their household
• May be eligible for tuition benefits after two years
• Access to the library
• Free on-campus parking
• Free UTA passes for employees, spouses, and qualified dependents
• Discounts at the BYU Store and for many events at BYU

Pay Grade: 51

Typical Starting Pay: $28.50 to $37.25 an hour