Director of Team Services for Basketball and Olympic Sports

UMass Amherst•Amherst, NY

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Team Services for Basketball and Olympic Sports performs administrative and managerial responsibilities for Division I basketball and Olympic sport programs. The position oversees facility, personnel, and financial management; coordinates team support equipment; and arranges practice-facility and equipment needs, along with game-related logistics for home and away contests. The Director ensures that responsibilities are carried out in accordance with Department, University, NCAA, Conference, state, and federal policies, rules, and regulations. The role provides functional supervision of day-to-day equipment personnel and student managers; supports management of Boyden Gymnasium and Champions Center; coordinates team services and work orders with the athletics facilities office; and works with coaches, administration, the athletics business office, and operations to develop and manage team services budgets. The Director oversees apparel and equipment orders and inventory, protective-equipment maintenance, student staff schedules, laundry operations, recruiting-visit equipment needs, and visiting-team game-day logistics. The role directly supervises a Storekeeper II and works with coaches and other staff to support team operations. The position is designated as essential personnel and requires occasional nights, weekends, and holidays. Shifts vary, and the work week includes nights, weekends, and holidays. Work takes place in indoor and/or outdoor athletic facilities and venues and may involve travel to competitions, lifting and transporting equipment, and prolonged standing and walking during practices, games, and recruiting activities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
At least two years of team service and equipment management experience.
Demonstrated financial and personnel management ability.
AEMA certification, or ability to obtain certification within one year of the start date.
Ability to multitask.
Working knowledge of rules and regulations governing intercollegiate athletics.
Ability to foster and maintain working relationships with various constituents.
Ability to improve working knowledge of sport assignments.
Knowledge of supervisory practices and techniques.
Ability to work occasional nights, weekends, and holidays; shifts vary and the work week includes nights, weekends, and holidays.
Ability to travel to competitions and perform work that may involve lifting and transporting equipment, prolonged standing, and walking.

Responsibilities

Provide functional supervision and management of day-to-day equipment personnel and student managers.
Liaise with campus and athletics department custodial and facility/physical plant staff regarding equipment and facility management for basketball and Olympic sports.
Support management of Boyden Gymnasium and Champions Center by developing proposals for products, vendors, and budgetary purchases.
Coordinate team services, needs, and work orders with the athletics facilities office.
Hire, train, and supervise student managers on athletic-equipment use, field and office responsibilities, team policies and procedures, and NCAA compliance requirements.
Collaborate with coaches, administration, the athletics business office, and operations to develop and manage basketball and Olympic sports team services budgets.
Maintain contact with apparel partners, including adidas, to ensure equipment meets departmental and team quality and safety standards.
Order and maintain inventory of sideline apparel, team-issued practice and game apparel, hard goods, and protective equipment for coaches and team support staff.
Directly supervise a Storekeeper II and mentor, educate, and facilitate communication with coaches and other staff.
Manage maintenance, preparation, and organization of team protective equipment to support student-athlete health and safety.
Implement and maintain student staff work schedules for equipment needs during team workouts and practices.
Oversee laundry-service logistics, staffing, and operations for practices and games.
Oversee equipment requests and other needs during recruiting visits.
Work with facilities and events operations staff on visiting-team operations and game-day facility and sideline logistics.
Understand and comply with responsibilities related to Title IX, the Clery Act, conflicts of interest, and other compliance requirements.
Contribute to a positive, respectful, equitable, inclusive, and collaborative workplace and support institutional nondiscrimination goals.
Protect sensitive and nonpublic university-related information from unnecessary disclosure.
Adhere to Department, University, NCAA, Conference, state, and federal rules and regulations.
Attend conventions, conferences, clinics, and other events consistent with Department policy.
Perform other duties as assigned.