Position Title: Building Supervisor
Department: Student Recreation & Wellness Ctr
Advertised Pay: 12.00
Campus Location: Washburn University
Position Summary:
Building supervisors are responsible for the overall supervision of the Student Recreation and Wellness Center (SRWC), student employees, and programs while they are on duty. The building supervisor is responsible for enforcing all rules and regulations established by the Student Recreation and Wellness Center professional staff for employees and patrons. Any problems, questions, or complaints from participants or personnel should be directed to the building supervisor.
About Washburn University:
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 just over 7,000 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.
Essential Functions:
• Supervise the day-to-day operations of the SRWC according to official operating procedures
• Ensure the building opens and closes as scheduled
• Verify that part-time employees are present and in their assigned areas when their shifts begin. If an employee is not present, the building supervisor will report this absence to the SRWC professional staff via the appropriate documentation and attempt to fill vacant shifts as soon as possible
• Ensure that all areas are completing assigned tasks and goals. Delegating tasks were appropriate
• Follow SRWC emergency procedures while managing emergency situations
• Be familiar with all aspects of the SRWC resulting in the efficient operation of the building and programs
• Manage all questions, problems, and complaints received from participants and personnel
• Tour the building regularly (approximately every 30 minutes) in search of malfunctions, safety hazards, improper operations, etc.
• Take responsibility for all keys pertaining to the SRWC
• Ensure all policies, rules, and regulations are being followed by participants and personnel
• Make sure personnel have the necessary equipment needed to perform their duties
• Complete appropriate SRWC forms, providing as much detail as possible; indicating any injuries, incidents, malfunctions or abnormalities in the operation of the SRWC
• Attend all appropriate staff meetings
• Manage all guest pass and membership transactions and verify that all forms and money is accounted for on each shift
• Give facility tours
• Perform other duties as required by the SRWC professional staff
Required Qualifications:
Washburn University or Washburn Tech student with SRWC staff experience
Human relations and interpersonal communication skills necessary to effectively express ideas and policies to patrons and personnel
Ability to assert authority to peers, faculty, staff, and other members of the Washburn community
Availability to work early morning, night and/or weekend hours
Conflict resolution skills
Decision making skills
Reliable
Ability to accept and give constructive criticism
Current First Aid, CPR and AED certification preferred (will train).
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Hourly, Part time, Varies, Varies/Shift
Background Check Required