Events Assistant, Athletics

*This posting will be used to hire up to 12 positions*

Responsibilities:

• Assists and/or directs the public and acts as usher.
• Enforces safety regulations and controls access to facilities.
• Issues and/or accepts entrance admission, sells tickets, accepts cash, reconciles cash and ticket sales and completes appropriate records.
• Announces events, plays music, ensures audio and visual equipment is operating properly and returns equipment to equipment desk.
• May act as scorekeeper for events, obtain signatures of officials and complete score sheets and/or events summaries.
• May operate timekeeping equipment following established rules and procedures, disconnect and return equipment to equipment desk.
• Sells food and beverage items, accepts cash, makes change, reconciles cash and completes reports.
• Sets up, positions and disassembles equipment and/or fixtures.
• Assists coordinators of recreation and athletic events as required.
• Performs other related duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications:

• High school completion or equivalent experience.
• Familiarity with recreational and sports activities would be an asset.
• Basic math skills and some knowledge of scorekeeping.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with staff, students and the public.
• Ability to handle and reconcile cash.
• Ability to make quick and accurate recording in the process of scorekeeping.

An equivalent combination of education, experience, skills, knowledge and abilities may be considered. 

Condition(s) of Employment:

• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.
• Ability to work day, evening and/or weekend shifts.
• Capable of performing the duties as assigned which may include lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Must provide successful clearance of the Child Abuse Registry and Police Information Check and provide proof of initiation to HR within 7 days of start date. Please note, the responsibility for both lies with the applicant.

Note: The work described in this posting will be conducted in-person.

The University of Winnipeg is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognizes that a diverse staff and faculty benefits and enriches the work, learning and research environments, and is essential to academic and institutional excellence. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and encourage women, racialized persons, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQ+ persons to confidentially self-identify at time of application.

The University of Winnipeg is committed to ensuring employment opportunities are accessible for all applicants. If you require accommodation supports during the recruitment process, please contact human_resources@uwinnipeg.ca.

The personal information of applicants is collected under the authority of the University of Winnipeg Act and 36(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. All personal information collected via the recruitment process is used to assess the applicant’s suitability, eligibility, and qualifications for employment, and to otherwise support recruitment activities. This information will be provided to participating members of the recruitment process. Questions regarding the collection of your personal information may be directed to the Director, HR Services, 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3B 2E9 or human_resources@uwinnipeg.ca.