Student Jobs in Intramural Sports
Guided by our program values and vision, our program is proudly run by students for students, providing meaningful work experience around your class schedule.
We're passionate about sports, and even more passionate about creating positive sport culture. Whether as a Game Official, Game Day Supervisor, Sport Supervisor, Office Manager or Inclusion & Gender Equity Advocate, Intramural Sports staff members can expect to combine a love for sport, personal and team pride in a job well done, and great friendships throughout their employment.
Game Officials
Game Officials are responsible for supporting Game Day Supervisors in facility setup and takedown, control and operation of the game or match, supporting the development of their co-workers, and acting as ambassadors and educators with respect to participants' positive sporting behaviour.
- Commitment: 2-15 hours per week (most average 4-8 hours per week)
- Hiring Timeline: Year round, with primary focus on September and January league starts
- Job Postings: Find current job postings under Job Opportunities
Game Day Supervisors
Responsible for managing the operations of a sport league, Game Day Supervisors lead game staff, troubleshoot game-day challenges and report back to their Sport Supervisor at end of each shift. A primary focus for Game Day Supervisors is supporting the development of the Game Officials under their supervision and acting as ambassadors and educators with respect to participants' positive sporting behaviour.
- Commitment: 6-10 hours per week
- Hiring Timeline: Winter/spring for next school year.
- Qualifications: Standard First Aid & CPR C (an asset, but not required at time of hiring; must be current during September-April sport season)
- Job Postings: Find current job postings under Job Opportunities
Inclusion & Gender Equity Advocate
A member of our Intramural Sports Leadership Team, the Inclusion & Gender Equity Advocate is a role model in and ambassador of our Intramural Sports program as a whole. They work to facilitate increased participation amongst historically marginalized individuals and groups representing a wide range of diverse social identities within McMaster's Intramural Sports community. The role works closely with the Program Coordinator and in partnership with all other members of the Leadership Team (Sport Supervisors, Office Manager) to achieve its goals.
- Commitment: 4-6 hours per week
- Hiring Timeline: Winter/Spring for next school year.
- Job Postings: Find current job postings under Job Opportunities
Office Manager
A member of our Intramural Sports Leadership Team, the Office Manager is a role model in and ambassador of our Intramural Sports program as a whole. They are our lead program administrator, managing our payroll system, tracking staff information, training and certification records, supervising our Game Score Administrators and managing our Free Agent service. In addition, the Office Manager coordinates staffing of program office hours and scheduling of regular Leadership Team meetings. As with their Leadership Team counterparts, our Office Manager attends and drives the overall development of our program during leadership meetings.
- Commitment: 4-6 hours per week
- Hiring Timeline: Winter/Spring for next school year.
- Job Postings: Find current job postings under Job Opportunities
Sport Supervisor
As members of our Intramural Sports Leadership Team, Sport Supervisors are role models in and ambassadors of our Intramural Sports program as a whole. They are responsible for the successful operation of the leagues under their supervision, with primary focus on management and development of their staff. A Sport Supervisor's performance is measured by their ability to build a staff team capable of delivering a high quality, safe, inclusive and fun-first sport experience while simultaneously engaging and developing the next generation of leaders within our program. Sport Supervisors attend and drive the overall development of our program during leadership meetings.
- Commitment: 4-6 hours per week
- Hiring Timeline: Winter/Spring for next school year.
- Qualifications: Standard First Aid & CPR C (an asset, but not required at time of hiring; must be current during September-April sport season)
- Job Postings: Find current job postings under Job Opportunities