Event Technician - Recreation and Wellness

Event Technician - Recreation and Wellness

Salary

$15.00 Hourly

Location

Main Campus (BG), OH

Job Type

Student Worker

Job Number

BGSU01744

Division

Presidents Office

Department

Student Employment

Opening Date

07/01/2026

Closing Date

10/1/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

• Description
• Benefits

Summary

Supports aquatic events such as collegiate and age-group swim and dive meets or other facility rentals.

Career Readiness Competencies:

• Career & Self-Development
• Communication
• Critical Thinking

Essential Functions

• Assists with elements of event planning such as event setup, operation, and teardown.
• Physical setup and teardown for aquatic events such as swim meets, water polo tournaments, dive meets, special events, student engagement activities, inflatable rentals, etc.
• Serve as a liaison to participants, coaches, and officials and learn working knowledge of timing system and physical setup.
• Ensure overall pool safety maintenance and cleanliness which may include accurately testing and recording water quality, assuring chemical balance, maintaining aquatic facility equipment, and assisting with special events.
• Other duties as assigned to ensure safe operation of aquatic events.

Minimum Qualifications

• Possess and display professional mannerisms, alertness, and a friendly demeanor.
• Willingness to learn to set up and operate swimming competition timing system.
• Willingness to learn to accurately test and record water quality.
• Willingness to learn to assist in operation of special events.

Bowling Green State University is an equal opportunity employer. The University is committed to maintaining an employment and educational environment that is free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. The University prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of protected class: age (40 years of age or older), ancestry, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender identity and expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDS status, marital status, military status, national origin, political affiliation, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

EEOC Know Your Rights

OCRC Know Your Rights

In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Bowling Green State University, please call 419-372-8421 or email ohr@bgsu.edu.

BGSU is an E-Verify employer. If hired into this position, you will be required to provide satisfactory proof of employment eligibility by providing acceptable, original forms of identification for employment verification via the Federal I-9 employment verification process. A list of acceptable documents can be seen here: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents

This position is not eligible for benefits.

Employer Bowling Green State University

Address 1851 N Research Drive

Huntington Building

Bowling Green, Ohio, 43403

Phone (419) 372-8421 Human Resources

(419) 372-2865 Student Employment

Website https://www.bgsu.edu/human-resources/careers.html