Athletic Center Manager
- San Mateo County Community College District
- Location: San Mateo, California
- Category: Admin-Athletics/Coaching
- Posting Date: 03/30/2023
- Application Deadline: Open until filled
Job Description
Posting Number
20141534SPosition Title
Athletic Center ManagerLocation
Cañada College, College of San MateoDepartment
Community FitnessPosition Number
1C0540Percentage of Full Time
100%FLSA
Exempt (does not accrue overtime)Months per Year
12Min Salary
$111,264 (annual)Max Salary
$140,928 (annual)Position Type
Administrative/Supervisory PositionsWho We Are
The San Mateo County Community College District is committed to achieving educational equity for all students. As outlined in the District’s Strategic Plan, “success, equity, and social justice for our students are longstanding goals.” The District’s “Students First” Strategic Plan is focused on “Student Success, Equity and Social Justice.” We provide students with a rich and dynamic learning experience that embraces differences — emphasizing collaboration and engaging students in and out of the classroom, encouraging them to realize their goals, and to become global citizens and socially responsible leaders. When you join our San Mateo County Community College District team, you can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative and equity-focused community that approaches higher education as a matter of social justice that requires broad collaboration among faculty and classified staff, administration, students and community partners.
The College and the District
The San Mateo County Community College District is home to Cañada College, College of San Mateo, and Skyline College. All three of our colleges are designated as Hispanic Serving Institutions enrolling approximately 20,000 students each academic year. San Mateo County Community College District has a diverse student population that is a reflection of the communities that it serves. Detailed information about the student population, including data related to student success, can be found on the San Mateo County Community College District’s Educational Services & Planning website.
Who We Want
We value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities and orientations. Therefore, we prioritize applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits diversity brings to a professional educational community. The successful candidate will be an equity-minded individual committed to collaborating with faculty, classified staff, administration, students and community partners who are also committed to closing equity gaps. The San Mateo County Community District seeks employees who value mentorship and working in a collegial, collaborative environment, guided by a commitment to helping all students achieve their educational goals.
The Position
Reporting to the Director of Auxiliary Services, the Athletic Center Manager, Community Fitness (ACMCF) provides overall leadership to the Operations Manager – Fitness and Operations Manager – Aquatics. The ACMCF coordinates site operations supported by facilities, while leading supervisors and managers of front desk operations, fitness programming, aquatics programming, group exercise, membership sales and accounts, and facilities at both College of San Mateo and Cañada College Athletic Centers. Public contact is extensive and includes staff, students, the general public, and campus visitors. A high degree of independent judgment and creativity are required to resolve minor and major problems that arise. This fast-paced, multi-operational role requires alignment with SMCCCD protocol and mandates, and the Director of Auxiliary Services. The ACMCF supervises the work of operations managers, coordinators, classified, and other staff and student assistants as assigned. The ACMCF executes duties consistent with District and college mission statements and values. The ACMCF shall support and approve the scheduled use of the facility in such a way as to preserve the primacy of the academic program and other college users while accommodating the needs of the community during the unassigned time periods. The ACMCF is responsible for implementing safety protocols as required by statute and District regulations. The ACMCF practices a cohesive team managing strategy, with inter-department relationship development, daily focused coordinating and managing efforts. Monthly operational goals are required and include budget, student, faculty and community membership; fitness programming including collaboration with, Kinesiology, Athletics, and Dance (KAD) Division Deans, professors, athletic team coaches, and fitness center instructors of pilates, group exercise and personal trainers. The ACMCF is responsible for the overall management of the teams. Assurances, delegation, and support manager compliance to maintain facility standards, equipment operation, maintenance, and supplies. The ACMCF helps develop and implement operational procedures for staff and ensures that the fitness facilities are in compliance with state and county standards.
Duties and Responsibilities
The duties below are representative of the duties of the classification and are not intended to cover all of the duties performed by the incumbent(s) of any particular position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the scope of work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to this classification.
- Safety compliance
- Lead operations manager on a daily basis to service, programming, and budgetary goals
- Participate in the hiring of supervisory staff, and the secondary interview of all front line staff applicants
- Develop the facility and program schedule that assures the primacy of students and KAD division needs. Scheduling of facilities for the general college, community fitness and aquatic members, and rental requests from the community are made in that order
- Respond directly to elevated member concerns or misconduct
- Manage and maintain safety records, certifications, and student work-study hours
- Review and support managers’ scheduling, service provision, and assurances to work collaboratively to support in the event of call out or planned absence
- Develop and guide managers in tracking the expense budget and monthly reports
- Identify cost reduction opportunities while working with SMCCCD inter-departmentally
- Identify and approve new sources of revenue
- Supervise programming revenue in fitness, aquatics, and membership sales. Support front desk operations in alignment with internal communications
- Coordinate and supervise maintenance directly with campus facilities or company partners to include scheduling necessary maintenance, repairs, and upgrades
- Train incoming staff to align with the culture, student, faculty, and community service
- Assure general customer service in departments; assist with the assurance of Athletic Center standards regarding signage, schedules, and website
- Manage special student member events
- Coordinate with supervisors to ensure all team members have American Red Cross certification on file
- Coordinate with supervisors to provide on-site CPR training
- Train, maintain and assure professional customer service standards in all departments
- Order equipment and supplies to budget in support of programming
- Implement and actively structure daily safety, security, and risk management policies
- Review and support security and access related to the overall facility
- Work with supervisors to guide and improve existing programs
- Lead and actively participate in staff meetings and professional training
- Assist and perform other duties as needed to cohesively support overall fitness and wellness goals focused on student, faculty, and community improvement
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in an academic major relating to this position from an accredited college/university OR an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Minimum of 5 years of experience related to managing fitness/aquatics or large sporting recreation centers with multi-site operations
- Current CPR Certification
- Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff
- Must be available for team support during “call-outs,” special events, and after-hours responses which may include; evenings, weekends, and or holidays. Must be available for after-hour notifications
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Strong knowledge of fitness industry best practices
- Ability to lead and mentor managers
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office and Excel
- An understanding of SMCCCD culture, policies, and procedures
- Proven implementation of safety policies, practices, procedures, and requirements of an athletic center with a preference for community and commercial settings
- Clear understanding of safety and injury prevention plans
- Ability to work under pressure, with multiple deadlines, and provide flexibility to time allotment and schedule relative to the needs of the role
- Daily demonstration of efficient, interpersonal skills towards teams, inter-departmental stakeholders, students, faculty, and community
- Experience with payroll software, budgeting outlines, and reporting review
- Excellent organizational skills with demonstrated written and oral communication follow-through and highly focused attention to detail
- Critical thinking skills and flexible problem-solving resourcefulness
- Strong leadership skills
- Demonstrated service orientation and program management
- Sound judgment aimed toward employee sustainability
- Ability to work independently under pressure and meet deadlines
- Effectively establish and maintain productive working relationships within a diverse, collaborative, multicultural, interdepartmental environment
- Clearly communicate to team members steps towards promoting safety and enforcing safe work
Physical Requirements
Exposure to indoor and outdoor environments, seasonal heat, and cold or adverse weather conditions. Must be able to perform duties of a physical nature, including standing, lifting, sitting, walking, and swimming.
Benefits
Benefits include paid holidays, vacation and sick leave. The District pays all or a portion of monthly medical plan premiums (depending on the coverage) and pays all of the monthly dental and vision plan premiums for employees and eligible dependents. Additional paid benefits include life insurance, salary continuance insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program. Classified employees participate in the Public Employees’ Retirement System, a defined-benefit retirement plan through the State of California. Optional tax-deferred 403(b) and 457 retirement plans are also available.
Open Date
03/30/2023First Review Date
04/20/2023Open Until Filled
YesSpecial Instructions Summary
Required Application Materials
All applicants are required to submit:
1. A completed online District application form (go to https://jobs.smccd.edu to complete the application and to apply for this position).
2. A resume that details all relevant education, training, and other work experience.
3. A cover letter of no more than 3 pages that addresses the applicant’s cultural competence, sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff as well as the applicant’s qualifications as they relate to the requirements, knowledge, skills, and abilities listed in this announcement.
Candidates for interview will be selected from among those who most closely meet the requirements and knowledge, skills and abilities. Meeting the minimum qualifications does not guarantee an interview. As part of the interview process, candidates may be asked to demonstrate job-related knowledge and skills.
For questions related to this posting, please contact:
SMCCCD Office of Human Resources
3401 CSM Drive
San Mateo, CA 94402
Tel.: (650) 574-6555
Fax: (650) 574-6574
Email: smccdjobs@smccd.edu
Web Page: https://smccd.edu/humanresources/
All applicants are required to submit:
1. A completed online District application form (go to https://jobs.smccd.edu to complete the application and to apply for this position).
2. A resume that details all relevant education, training, and other work experience.
3. A cover letter of no more than 3 pages that addresses the applicant’s cultural competence, sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff as well as the applicant’s qualifications as they relate to the requirements, knowledge, skills, and abilities listed in this announcement.
Candidates for interview will be selected from among those who most closely meet the requirements and knowledge, skills and abilities. Meeting the minimum qualifications does not guarantee an interview. As part of the interview process, candidates may be asked to demonstrate job-related knowledge and skills.
For questions related to this posting, please contact:
SMCCCD Office of Human Resources
3401 CSM Drive
San Mateo, CA 94402
Tel.: (650) 574-6555
Fax: (650) 574-6574
Email: smccdjobs@smccd.edu
Web Page: https://smccd.edu/humanresources/
Conditions of Employment
Prior to employment, the selected candidate will be required to complete the following:
1. Submit official transcripts (applies to all faculty or educational administrative positions)
2. Submit verifications of prior employment
3. Satisfactory references
4. Successfully being cleared for employment through the background checking process
In addition to background checks, the District may review publicly available information about a candidate on the Internet. If a candidate is aware of incorrect or inaccurate information that is available on the Internet, the candidate is welcome to address such an issue with the Office of Human Resources.
5. Present original documents for proof of eligibility to work in the United States
6. Approval of your employment by the SMCCCD Board of Trustees
7. Provide a certificate of Tuberculosis exam for initial employment.
8. Have fingerprints taken by a Live Scan computer (Clearance must be received prior to first day of employment). Please note that the California Education Code requires, in part, that community college districts shall not employ or retain in employment persons in public school service who have been convicted of certain felonies, a misdemeanor drug charge (including alcohol offenses) or misdemeanor moral turpitude (sexual offense) crime. However, consideration may be given to those whose drug convictions occurred more than five years ago. A conviction for other crimes may not necessarily disqualify you from the job for which you may be applying.
1. Submit official transcripts (applies to all faculty or educational administrative positions)
2. Submit verifications of prior employment
3. Satisfactory references
4. Successfully being cleared for employment through the background checking process
In addition to background checks, the District may review publicly available information about a candidate on the Internet. If a candidate is aware of incorrect or inaccurate information that is available on the Internet, the candidate is welcome to address such an issue with the Office of Human Resources.
5. Present original documents for proof of eligibility to work in the United States
6. Approval of your employment by the SMCCCD Board of Trustees
7. Provide a certificate of Tuberculosis exam for initial employment.
8. Have fingerprints taken by a Live Scan computer (Clearance must be received prior to first day of employment). Please note that the California Education Code requires, in part, that community college districts shall not employ or retain in employment persons in public school service who have been convicted of certain felonies, a misdemeanor drug charge (including alcohol offenses) or misdemeanor moral turpitude (sexual offense) crime. However, consideration may be given to those whose drug convictions occurred more than five years ago. A conviction for other crimes may not necessarily disqualify you from the job for which you may be applying.
EEO Statement
The San Mateo County Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer that seeks to employ individuals who represent the rich diversity of cultures, language groups, and abilities of its surrounding communities.
Accommodations
Applicants who have disabilities may request that special accommodations be made in order to complete the selection process. Accommodation requests and a copy of the Americans with Disabilities Act applicant procedures can be made by completing our: Applicant Reasonable Accommodation Request Form
Annual Security Report
San Mateo County Community College District’s (SMCCCD) 2021 Annual Security Report (ASR), required by the Clery Act, includes statistics for the previous three years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in certain off-campus buildings owned or controlled by SMCCCD; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from SMCCCD. Our 2021 Annual Security Report also outlines various campus safety and security policies, such as those concerning crime reporting, prevention and response to sexual and gender violence, alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, emergency response and evacuation procedures, and other matters. The 2021 Annual Security Report also includes important tips to help every member of the community remain safe and avoid becoming a victim of crime. The 2021 Annual Security Report is now available. You can also obtain a copy of this report by contacting the Department of Public Safety at the District Office or any of the three Campuses (650) 738-7000. The report includes information about criminal activity on our campuses, emergency procedures and resources.
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