Job no: 514612
Work type: Staff Full Time
Location: UMass Amherst
Department: Athletics
Union: PSU
Categories: Athletics

About UMass Amherst

UMass Amherst, the Commonwealth's flagship campus, is a nationally ranked public research university offering a full range of undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. The University sits on nearly 1,450-acres in the scenic Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, and offers a rich cultural environment in a bucolic setting close to major urban centers. In addition, the University is part of the Five Colleges (including Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, and Smith College), which adds to the intellectual energy of the region.

Job Summary

The Director of Football Team Services will perform administrative and managerial responsibilities for the nationally recognized Division I FBS football program. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: facility management; personnel and financial management, including creating and monitoring the football team services staff and budget as directed by the head coach; coordination of team support equipment (i.e. sports medicine supplies), coach communication equipment and football equipment transportation for away competitions; arrange all team practice and game facility and equipment needs and other game related aspects for home and away contests with various internal and external constituencies; responsible for game day management of sideline vendors as well as coordinating team sideline and team-use facility preparations at away venues.

Due to the national exposure that the football program receives, it is imperative that the director ensures that all of the responsibilities for this position are conducted within the Department, University, NCAA, Conference, state and federal policies, rules, and regulations.

Essential Functions

• Provides functional supervision and management of day-to-day equipment personnel and student managers. Serves as football staff liaison to campus and athletics department custodial and facility/physical plant staffs pertaining to equipment and facility management.
• Supports management of Martin Jacobson Football Performance Center (FPC) facility by developing proposals to management and staff relating to products, vendors, budgetary purchases, etc.
• Serves as a liaison to athletics facilities office to manage facility projects, work orders, custodial schedules, etc.
• Hires, trains, and supervises football student managers on proper use of athletic equipment, field and office responsibilities, team policies/procedures, and NCAA compliance requirements.
• Collaborates with football head coach, athletics business office and director of football operations to develop and manage the $1.0M+ football team services budget.
• Maintains direct contact with all apparel partners, including adidas, to ensure equipment meets departmental and team’s quality and safety standards.
• Orders and maintains inventory for coach and team support staff sideline apparel, team-issued practice and game apparel and all protective football equipment.
• Manages regular maintenance of team protective equipment, including preparation and organization, to ensure the health and safety of student-athletes.
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining student staff work schedules to manage equipment for team workouts and practices.
• Oversees the logistics of laundry services including appropriate staffing and operations to ensure services are completed for practices and games.
• Coordinates football gameday equipment staff and equipment transportation for away games, including flight cargo manifests, drop shipments and ground travel for the contracted equipment truck.
• Manages the operation of the coaches’ communication system (head-sets) for practices and competitions, including frequency coordination with all opponents.
• Coordinates logistics for locker room access at away venues and setting up equipment in advance for away games.
• Oversees set up of the FPC during recruiting visits including management of recruiting photo shoots.
• Works closely with visiting team and game operations staff to manage visiting team game day facility and sideline logistics.
• Understands responsibilities with respect to Title IX, Clery Act and other compliance requirements
• Understands responsibilities with respect to conflicts of interest and behaves in ways consistent both with law and with University policy.
• Contributes toward creating a positive and respectful workplace defined by equity, personal and professional competence, integrity, and collaboration.
• Understands and contributes to implementation of departmental and institutional goals for achieving non-discrimination and creating a respectful, inclusive environment.
• Uses access to sensitive and/or not yet public university related information only in the performance of the responsibilities of position and exercises care to prevent unnecessary disclosure to others.
• Required to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Responsible for the strict adherence to all Department, University, NCAA, Conference, state and federal rules and regulations.
• Attends conventions, conferences, clinics, etc., consistent with Department policy.

Other Functions

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Education, Experience, Certifications, Licensure)

• Bachelor’s degree required from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of one year of football team service and equipment management experience required.
• Demonstrated financial and personnel management ability.
• AEMA Certified or the ability to obtain certification within one year of start date.
• Ability to multi-task.
• 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 assigned.
• Meets physical, health and emotional stability standards consistent with the demands of the position.
• Ability to work flexible schedule including evenings and weekends as needed.
• Moderate to high movement and activity required; responsibilities include extended periods of standing.

Physical Demands/Working Conditions

Work Schedule

• Varied schedule based on the demands of the position.
• Nights, weekends, and holidays are required.

Salary Information

Level 26

PSU Salary Ranges

Special Instructions to Applicants

Along with the application, please submit a resume, cover letter, and contact information for three (3) professional references. The search will remain open until filled.

UMass Amherst is committed to a policy of equal opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, age, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military status, or genetic information in employment, admission to and participation in academic programs, activities, and services, and the selection of vendors who provide services or products to the University. To fulfill that policy, UMass Amherst is further committed to a program of affirmative action to eliminate or mitigate artificial barriers and to increase opportunities for the recruitment and advancement of qualified minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and covered veterans. It is the policy of the UMass Amherst to comply with the applicable federal and state statutes, rules, and regulations concerning equal opportunity and affirmative action.

Advertised: Jun 14 2022 Eastern Daylight Time
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