Assistant Director – Athletic Facilities

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Administers and monitors established contracts with partners and service providers.
• Researches and develops new initiatives, technology to improve a social media presence, enhance revenue, and realize system wide opportunities.
• Works collaboratively with coaches and staff who use District central sites to schedule events and keep facilities in good order.
• Provides leadership to all coaches in the District regarding sports information.
• Maintains a system of accountability for transactions within budget parameters.
• Maintains a calendar of all athletic events.
• Ensures the preparation of fields, courts, pools, and other playing surfaces for practices, contests, recreational sports, and public use of the facilities, including the setup of all necessary equipment.
• Ensures appropriate maintenance has been conducted of all playing surfaces and indoor and outdoor equipment, including scoring, timing and video devices.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of landscaping, specialized landscape equipment and surface preparation.
• Knowledge of safety protocols, including District rules and regulations, OSHA, and Texas rules of the road.
• Skill in communicating effectively orally and in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Skill in using social and online media in a professional setting.
• Skill in complex problem solving; identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Skill in applying leadership principles and managing a large staff and budget.
• Skill in judgment and creativity in decision-making; considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Skill in monitoring/assessing the performance of self, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Skill in public relations, communications, and interpersonal relations.
• Ability to understand conceptual ideas and develop programming that serves the mission of the athletics program.