Graduate Assistant - Athletics Equipment Department

Grand Canyon University! One of Arizona’s leading institutions of higher learning.

Located in the Valley of Sun in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona, GCU is a regionally accredited, private, nondenominational Christian University.

Grand Canyon University’s Athletic Department is passionate about helping student-athletes achieve their highest level of excellence. The Athletic Department uses intercollegiate sports as a platform for developing our student-athletes on integrity and personal growth. 

If you are passionate about aiding in the development of student-athletes and helping them realize their full potential, we encourage you to apply for the position of Graduate Assistant -Athletics Equipment.

What you will do:

• Perform a variety of administrative tasks including preparation of PowerPoint presentations, data entry, and analysis, ordering equipment/apparel, inventory/stocking, coordinating embellishment with Canyon Promotions, and other tasks assigned

• Facilitate department or sport-related projects 

• Will manage and maintain the current software platform used for ordering, inventory, and distribution

• Responsible for planning and organizing the activities of an assigned sport, project, unit or function and ensuring the activities’ infrastructure is in place. 

• Review departmental needs and expectations and determine most effective means of execution of specific duties to ensure goals are met in a timely fashion (e.g. laundry, ordering, product fulfillment). 

• Develop and schedule program work plans in accordance with specifications and funding limitations; oversee daily operations and coordinate activities of programs and determine priorities. 

• Partner and collaborate with various internal contacts, or customers, to coordinate activities, promote and encourage cooperation of submission or collection of information/data, products or services or process improvement. 

• Manage the flow of activities and acts as liaison to all others involved in the equipment operation. 

• Act as equipment room liaison on scheduled home competitions.

• Other duties as assigned.

What you will need:

• Bachelor’s degree required

• Be enrolled as a "regular" (not provisional) degree-seeking student for at least 6 graduate level units leading to the degree.  (Undergraduate or audited courses do not satisfy this requirement.)  Hiring departments may require a higher enrollment.

• Must be able to maintain an academic GPA of 3.0

• Provide a positive example to students by supporting the University’s Doctrinal Statement, Ethical Position Statement and Mission of Grand Canyon University.

Why work at GCU:

• Graduate Assistant/Employee Tuition Program

• Free on-site gyms on campus