Washburn University·Topeka, Kansas
The Athletics Student Camp Staff assists coaches with summer camp activities and ensures the safety of all camp participants. They are also responsible for setting up designated spaces for camp operations and performing additional assigned tasks.
Position Title: Athletics Student Camp Staff
Department: Athletics
Advertised Pay: Stipend
Campus Location: Washburn University
Athletics student camp staff provide coaching and support for athletic summer camps.
Washburn University is a teaching-focused, student-centered, public institution located in the metropolitan setting of Topeka that has earned national recognition for its high-impact programs for first-generation students. Washburn has a student body of over 5,500 undergraduate, graduate, and law students, a significant and growing number of whom are first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible. The University has created educational pathways for all students to be successful and achieve their educational goals.
Washburn is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a dynamic faculty, staff, and student body and cultivating a robust learning and working environment and curriculum. We employ more than one thousand faculty and staff on our campuses throughout Topeka and strive to offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, and a supportive culture and a healthy work/life balance. Washburn seeks to create an environment that reflects our core values for creating positive IMPACT: inclusion, modernization, partnership, achievement, community and transformation. In 2024, Washburn was recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to Great Colleges to Work For® program.
Assist head and assistant coach(es) with summer camp activities.
Assist with setting up designated space for camp(s)
Responsible for ensuring safety of camp attendants.
Assist coaches with monitoring camp attendants.
Perform additional job related tasks as assigned.
Must be a Washburn University student. Knowledge and experience playing the specific sport of the camp that the candidate will work.
Preferred Qualifications: Current athlete at Washburn University
Stipend Monthly Exempt Background Check Required, Driving History Not Required, Drug Screen Not Required
Candidates must be currently enrolled students at Washburn University. They are required to have knowledge and experience in the specific sport associated with the camp.
Market context
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