Recreation & Wellness Program Coordinator

Position Highlights

Join RIT's Recreation and Wellness team and play a key role in creating a vibrant, engaging, and healthy campus community. The Program Coordinator is responsible for developing, implementing, and assessing a variety of recreation and wellness programs that support student engagement, wellbeing, and personal growth.

This position leads innovative initiatives designed to meet the diverse interests and needs of RIT students while fostering an inclusive and welcoming environment. The Program Coordinator supervises adjunct and student staff, evaluates program effectiveness, and ensures alignment with departmental, divisional, and university strategic priorities.

Working with a high degree of autonomy, the successful candidate will provide leadership in program planning, assessment, and collaboration across campus. This role partners closely with Recreation and Wellness, Student Health and Wellbeing, Student Affairs, and other university departments to enhance the student experience through meaningful recreational and wellness opportunities.

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and collaborative professional who is committed to student wellbeing, inclusive excellence, and innovative program development.

This position is primarily on campus. Flexible work arrangements may be available in accordance with university and department guidelines. Evening and weekend hours may be required to support programs and events.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Recreation & Leisure Management, Physical Education, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• One to three years of experience in recreation, wellness, or physical education programming
• Experience working in a higher education environment
• Conversational American Sign Language (ASL) skills

Recreation and Wellness

The Department of Recreation and Wellness Programs (RecWell) is committed to enhancing student success through innovative recreation and wellness experiences that support healthy lifestyles, social connection, leadership development, and overall wellbeing.

Our Vision: To create the nation's most engaged campus community through meaningful, established, and innovative recreation and wellness experiences.

Our Mission: To promote healthy lifestyles, social interaction, leadership skills, and sportsmanship by providing comprehensive, inclusive, and high-quality recreation and wellness programs, services, facilities, and employment opportunities.

What We Value

• Promoting health, wellbeing, and lifelong wellness through quality programs and services
• Creating safe, welcoming, and accessible environments for all participants
• Delivering exceptional customer service to students, faculty, staff, and visitors
• Developing student and professional staff through leadership and learning opportunities
• Supporting student growth through employment, engagement, and experiential learning
• Building collaborative partnerships across campus to advance student success
• Fostering inclusive programming that reflects and celebrates the diversity of the RIT community
• Expanding access to recreation and wellness opportunities through innovative outreach and engagement strategies

Through collaboration, innovation, and student-centered programming, RecWell helps create a campus environment where students can thrive academically, socially, and personally.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Hires, trains, supervises, and mentors student staff to facilitate recreation programs and services
• Manages first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and other safety education programs for student staff, including developing curriculum and training materials
• Develops, implements, and manages a comprehensive risk management program, including certification requirements, routine audits, emergency action plans, and related documentation
• Monitors the university’s resident community to ensure safety and security. Responds to emergency or urgent situations and coordinates with campus security, emergency services, and university administration as needed
• Organizes recreational programs and opportunities that promote well-being and enhance student engagement
• Manages payroll, procurement, and monthly reconciliation of department statements
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Knowledge of safety standards, emergency procedures, and risk management strategies related to recreational programs
• Knowledge of recreational programs, trends, and best practices to meet community needs effectively
• Skill in communicating and fostering productive working relationships with student workers
• Skill in multi-tasking, project management, prioritization, and organization
• Ability to establish inclusive programming that meets the needs of diverse populations

Minimum Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in related field
• 1 years of relevant experience
• Equivalent combination of experience and education may be considered

Job Level Overview

Specialized Contributor Level 1 - A developing, entry-level role focused on acquiring skills and knowledge to perform more advanced work. Responsibilities are well defined and limited in scope. Identifies, defines, and addresses problems and issues which are not immediately evident but are of limited complexity. Problems are typically solved through drawing from standard procedures and analysis.

FLSA Category

Exempt

Work Location

On Campus

Compensation

$45,000 - $65,000

Application Materials

When you are ready to complete an application for this position please be prepared to submit the below requested information.  This will be required to ensure your application is processed in a timely manner.

Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae or Resume

Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States.

Additional Details

In compliance with NYS's Pay Transparency Act, the salary range for this position is listed above. Rochester Institute of Technology considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. The hiring process for this position may require a criminal background check and/or motor vehicle records check. Any verbal or written offer made is contingent on satisfactory results, as determined by Human Resources. RIT provides equal opportunity to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, marital status, sex, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, veteran status or disability in its hiring, admissions, educational programs and activities. RIT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities under the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the New York Human Rights Law, or similar applicable law.

If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Human Resources office at 585-475-2424 or email your request to [email protected]. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.