Direct Wage - Student Activities Specialist

South Texas College • Part-time • Pecan Campus, United States of America • 2d ago

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Job Description

General Statement of Job

The Student Activities Specialist plans, develops, and carries out district-wide intramural sports activities and wellness programs to promote student engagement, well-being, retention and academic success.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

Organizes, supports, implements and evaluates district wide student activities and events, including extensive interaction with students.
Supports, implements, and evaluates district-wide activities of the Student Government Association and the Student Leadership Academy.
Organizes and implements district wide intramural sports and activities promoting the physical, mental, social and emotional well-being of students.
Implements district-wide promotion and recruitment of students to engage in student activities, student organizations, Student Government Association, Student Leadership Academy, intramural sports, orientation, and other activities.
Coordinates with College personnel to secure rooms, facilities, media, technology, maintenance, parking, security, etc. for events, as needed.
Monitors student use of facilities, furnishings and equipment at college social and recreational events to ensure proper risk management and safe practices.
Ensures collection of invoices from vendors and submits them to the appropriate staff for processing.
Prepares reports including outreach efforts and expected/actual attendance for events, as needed including individual event/program effectiveness.
Coordinate and collaborate with other departments, vendors and external agencies during events ensuring proper documentation and permits when needed.
Interacts and provides excellent customer service to students, faculty, staff, vendors, external partners and the community, in a pleasant and professional manner.
Promotes positive morale, teamwork, support, and collaboration with all staff within the Student Activities and Wellness Department as well as the rest of the college’s students, staff and faculty, consistent with South Texas College’s mission, philosophy, and goals.
Recommends and implements innovative programs and activities promoting student engagement, retention and academic success through student, staff and faculty feedback and the availability of supporting resources.
Participates in departmental meetings and in the development of departmental procedures, operations, handbooks, as well as the Institutional Effectiveness plan.
Attends and participates in on/off campus college-sponsored events with direct responsibility of assigned students including eligibility, liability and procedures.
Maintains familiarity with the department’s operating procedures as well as the College’s policies regarding student activities. Serves as Campus Security Authority.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree required or a minimum of at least four (4) years of related experience.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.
Strong computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office including, but not limited to, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, the Windows environment, and internet research skills. Excellent leadership skills.
Ability to prioritize, organize, and complete multiple tasks with attention to detail, within stated deadlines.
Ability to work independently as well as a team player within department and with others.
Ability to adapt to constant change and periods of fast-paced, high-intensity work situations.
Ability to work evenings and/or weekends as needed.
Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with a diverse, multi-cultural student population.
Demonstrated commitment to achieving the vision and mission of South Texas College.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of students, parents, customers or employees of organization.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Checks, Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

Security Sensitive position: all applicants are subject to a criminal background check under South Texas College policy. CPR/AED and First Aid certifications, preferred.

Physical Requirements

Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
Picking, holding, or otherwise working, primarily with the whole hand.
Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound.
Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.
Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
Standing particularly for sustained periods of time.
Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading, including color, depth perception, and field vision.
Visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures.
Mobility to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to indoor and outdoor environments; large crowds; frequent public speaking; student activities and events.
Work hours frequently include evenings and weekends throughout the year depending on the schedule of student activities and events.