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.

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