Team Lead

**The Opportunity**

Our Team Leads play an integral role in the coordination of student centric programming, planning, servicing and delivery as the Athletics & Recreation department strives to create an active, engaging and responsive environment of recreational and competitive pursuits.

To succeed as a department dependent on part-time workers, Athletics & Recreation management relies on the competencies of Team Leads that are responsible for program components and experiential deliverables, as well as the educating and re-educating of employees as required. Team Leads handle employee related structure, concerns and demands while contributing to the job ready graduate and experiential learning demands of our SAIT brand promise.

Team Leads contribute on the Athletics & Recreation leadership team, drive a Campus Life agenda, build upon a strong history of student activity on the SAIT campus and enhance social engagement objectives in an innovative fashion where all SAIT students can find themselves as part of the #WeAreTrojans brand of programming options.

Sport & Activity programming at SAIT is divided through specific, yet overlapping portfolios based on the experience and competencies of team members:
Student Activities & Campus Engagement (focus area include Wellness Centre Management, Event Coordination & Campus Engagement)

The dynamic department of Athletics & Recreation, and this position require leadership, supervision, innovation, quick thinking, program coverage, communication & independent problem solving.

Evening & weekend work is required.

**The Role**:
- ** Supervision, Scheduling, & Mentorship/Coaching of Hourly Employees and Student Participants**:

- Part-time employee recruitment, administration & coordination (hiring, training, mentoring, scheduling & performance management)
- Performance management, Intervention and Adaptation as deemed necessary when leading a team of team leads, employees and volunteers
- Enhance a culture that resolves concerns, issues and uncomfortable situations in a timely fashion in accordance with appropriate compliance, policies, and procedures
- Intentional Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) focused decision making, promotion and approachability
- Supervision of student participants, activities, events and projects as required
- Student intern and co-curricular coordination, mentorship and coaching as required
- ** Event, Activity & Team Management**:

- Manage a menu of sport and activity programming including Intermural, Extramural and Varsity opportunities
- Ability to establish effective working relationships as a contributing team member of athletics & recreation with SAIT, ACAC/CCAA & other stakeholders
- Project management approach to hosting/welcoming other franchises/institutions to our campus community
- Fitness center leadership & management
- Celebrations, special event collaborations and proposal related opportunities
- Student engagement, co-curricular project management and mentorship as required
- Software interactions with sport governing bodies as required
- Support Trojans teams around logistics, scheduling, staffing, travel, accommodations, equipment and nutrition related provisions and planning as requested
- ** Governance, Administration & Compliance**:

- Contribute on committees with Campus wide initiatives, priorities and scale
- Contribute on committees with Provincial, National and International scale
- Balance sport excellence with innovation, learning moments and interventions
- Business acumen, budgeting, auditing, expenditure coordination and financial reporting as required including capital equipment & operational inventory controls
- Responsible for financial planning, monitoring & management of assigned areas.
- ** Marketing, Communications, Innovation & Technology**:

- Advancing community sport and stakeholder relations as impacted by post-secondary participation opportunities and relationships
- Public speaking, strategic storytelling compositions and engagement efforts
- Promotions, production and broadcasting coordination
- Support the development of collaborative partnerships which promote innovation
- Student activity content creation and outward facing communications as required
- Other administrative support including website, statistics and storytelling as required

**Qualifications**:
- **Education & Experience**:

- ** Minimum Required**:

- Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis on Sport, Recreation, Business and/or Event Management or related field
- 3-5 years of direct experience working in a sport, recreation or event management capacity with supervisory responsibilities
- Respect in Sport training
- ** Preferred**:

- University degree in Sport Studies, Sport Management, Sports Marketing, Recreation Management or a sports related field.
- University sport participation, coaching experience at a high level, officiating and/or sport administration experiences
- Advanced certifications in coaching and/or a s