Graduate Assistant job descriptions

General Job Functions

All graduate assistants are required to work a minimum of 20 hours per week and register for a minimum of six credit hours. In addition to area specific responsibilities, all graduate assistants will be responsible, but not limited to the following: 

  • Represent and market University Recreation in a professional manner at University functions and through professional presentations and reports 
  • Develop facility and risk management skills through weekend on-call shifts, facility rentals and rotational facility manager shifts during first semester employed by department
  • Develop new programming ideas along with budgets associated with events 
  • Manage staff through recruitment, hiring, bi-weekly payrolls, recognition events and evaluations
  • Attend all scheduled staff and weekly performance management meetings with supervisor
  • Work with various, diverse student groups across campus
  • Serve on special event committees (departmental and campus-wide)
  • Assist in long-range planning for the department’s programs and facilities 

Competitive Sports 

The Graduate Assistant for Competitive Sports is responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of intramural sports, club sports and eSports. Some additional duties of the GA for Competitive Sports include, but are not limited to:

  • Schedule, supervise and review rules of assigned leagues and tournaments.
  • Train and evaluate sports officials, site managers and office assistants.
  • Supervise on site events for intramural sports, club sports and eSports.
  • Assist with payroll, budget planning, policy development and purchasing process.
  • Conduct manager meetings for intramural sports and Sport Club Council meetings for club sports.
  • Manage sports clubs rosters, liability and travel forms. 

Facilities & Student Development (NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FALL 2020)

The Graduate Assistant for Facilities and Student Development is responsible for the overall supervision and operations of facilities operated by University Recreation and its student staff. These facilities include the Student Recreation Center and various Intramural Sports fields. The GA is also the main contact for all employees and works to create a positive, healthy work environment for all employees. Some additional duties of the GA for Facilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Assist with compliance of risk management issues and concerns
  • Monitor, log and submit work orders for repairs to facilities
  • Maintain and make minor repairs to facility equipment and keep records of inventory
  • Compile weekly usage reports of Student Recreation Center, intramural sports and fitness programs 
  • Interview, hire, train and schedule student staff 
  • Manage both staff recognition and discipline 
  • Create and distribute monthly newsletter
  • Conduct employee evaluations twice a semester
  • Chair the Student Employee Board and organize the end-of-year banquet

Intramural Sports

The Graduate Assistant for Intramural Sports is responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of the Intramural Sports program for students, faculty, staff, alumni and other Student Recreation Center members. Some additional duties of the GA for Intramural Sports include, but are not limited to:

  • Schedule, supervise and rule reviews of assigned leagues and tournaments
  • Assist with administration of climbing wall, open recreation and special event programs
  • Train and evaluate sports officials, site managers and office assistants
  • Create end of sport and end of year summaries for programs 

Fitness and Employee Wellness (NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FALL 2020)

The Graduate Assistant for Fitness is responsible for the supervision, administration, planning, promoting and expansion of the Group Fitness, Personal Training and Employee Wellness programs. Some additional duties of the GA for Fitness include, but are not limited to:

  • Develop, promote and facilitate SRC specialty programs and events such as Aerobics Instructor Training, Women and Weights, Half/Marathon Training, Poker Walk and wellness workshops
  • Manage the SRC Personal Training program, facilitate specialty programs and conduct patron fitness assessments
  • Management of the SRC group fitness program and instructors including creating fitness schedules, training and evaluating instructors, providing instructor development opportunities and promoting the benefits of group fitness to the WMU community