Athletic Facilities Specialist - Student Affairs (Athletics and Recreation)

Centered on a departmental mission of “Be More,” Hopkins Athletics and Recreation is in a period of fast-paced progress and building on its strong foundation. The department is committed to the core tenets of competitive success, student-athlete experience, and developing strong community connections within the greater Baltimore/Maryland region. This new chapter includes investments in state-of-the-art athletic and recreation facilities, innovative programming and partnerships, mental and physical well-being, and strengthening the connections between holistic student development and the professional world. Hopkins invites applicants to apply for the position of Athletics Facilities Specialist.

Hopkins Athletics and Recreation is a multidivisional department with 22 programs competing at the NCAA DIII level and two programs (men’s and women’s lacrosse) competing at the NCAA Division I level (BIG 10 Conference). The department also hosts a variety of robust recreational activities such as club sports, intramurals, and fitness programming.

The Hopkins Athletics and Recreation department seeks an innovative and forward-thinking Athletics Facilities Specialist. The employee must operate within the framework of a best-in-class athletic and recreation department at Johns Hopkins University. Hopkins encourages inquiries from candidates who value professional and personal development and will actively contribute toward a culture of diversity and inclusiveness within both the department and University setting.

The Athletics Facilities Specialist is a specialized bargaining unit position to assist with the operation and maintenance of top-rate indoor and outdoor Athletic & Recreational Sports facilities

(Practice field, Homewood Field, Baseball Field, Track and Field Complex, and Tennis Courts. Maintains athletic and recreation areas and ensures the facilities are prepared for scheduled events.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform event-related set-up and break-down for athletic events. Tasks include moving various athletic goals (sport-specific), posting signage, open/close restrooms, handling flags and windscreens, cleaning facilities, inspect facilities to ensure they are safe and will provide a pleasurable experience for all involved.
• Confer with supervisors to determine athletic field needs and scheduled use, including lining and marking, grading pitching mounds, dragging/grooming playing fields, and ensuring that sport-specific goals, goal posts, nets, pitching cages, and other equipment are in place.
• Maintain all fields to meet the intercollegiate levels of competition set forth by the standards of the department, conferences, and NCAA policies, guidelines, and rules.
• Operate various equipment related to maintaining outdoor athletic facilities. Equipment may include tractors, bobcats, trucks, Gators, boom lift, scissor lift, large and small hand power tools, and attachments.
• Utilize scaffolding and ladders.
• Use hand- and power-operated custodial cleaning equipment to perform custodial-related duties, including cleaning, waxing, and/or polishing gymnasium floors, hallways, wrestling mats, trophy cases, and swimming pool decks.
• Transport and set up athletics-related equipment and supplies, such as, but not limited to, gym equipment, wrestling mats, pitching machines and netting, batting cages, goals, and field marking canisters.
• Repair, modify, and/or maintain all athletic equipment, including painting and labeling equipment properly according to established procedures.
• Maintain facility grounds, walkways, and other surfaces; empty and clean waste receptacles; dispose of waste and debris.
• Remove snow and ice while distributing materials that aid in melting ice and snow during winter periods from playing surfaces and various outdoor facility spaces to ensure the department is in compliance with current safety measures.
• Maintain fences and other basic maintenance incidental to landscaping and grounds.
• Maintain equipment and work areas in a clean and orderly fashion. Inform immediate supervisor of faulty/broken equipment throughout the facility.
• Assist University Police and department staff with securing and unlocking facility spaces required to provide guests access to the facilities. Correct and/or report guest irregularities to the proper authority.
• Assist with pick-up and drop-off of department deliveries.
• Ensure safety of worksites, utilize safety equipment and related safe work practices; correct or notify others of safety issues and needed repairs, etc.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities

• Ability to operate large heavy equipment, such as but not limited to trucks, power-operated grounds equipment, field rollers, field marking machine to paint various sizes of logos on the field, etc.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs or more at times.
• Ability to work as a team player and maintain a positive work environment.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.

• General knowledge of Athletics and Recreational Sports preferred.

Key Relationships

• The Athletics Facilities Specialist is directly supervised by the Assistant Athletic Director, Facilities Operations.
• This position will work closely with student-athletes, coaches, department staff, patrons, and other campus stakeholders.

Working Environment

• The position will be a bargaining unit, full-time appointment, with frequent early morning, evening, and weekend work required throughout the year, with those dates determined by a supervisor.

• High school diploma or graduation equivalent.
• One year of related experience.
• Valid Maryland driver’s license and in good standing with the MVA.

***This is a Bargaining Unit position. All newly hired employees in Bargaining Unit positions shall be considered “probationary” employees until completion of 90 calendar days of employment. The university will notify the employees’ union.

Classified Title: BU Athletic Facilities Specialist-SSR 
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Athletic Facilities Specialist - Student Affairs (Athletics and Recreation)   
Role/Level/Range: GRADE21/01/BU  
Starting Salary Range: Commensurate w/exp. 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Mon - Fri / Varies (Some Nights and Weekends) 
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt 
Location: Homewood Campus  
Department name: Games Operations  
Personnel area: University Student Services