Student Employee Mission Statement
Campus Recreation is committed to providing meaningful employment experiences that help students develop valuable skills and advance their personal and professional goals.
Student Testimonials
It has placed me in a professional environment where I’m responsible for the wellbeing and safety of others. This kind of responsibility helps you to mature and grow from hard leadership, risk management, and group dynamic skills, and more soft skills like how to bring a group together and how to make people feel included and like they belong.
Connor Kim (’26)
Thanks to my time spent as an Intramural Sports referee, I now have a job as a basketball referee outside of Wake, which is great! I believe that working for Campus Rec has given me thick skin, and I am ready to face the world ahead of me. I have become confident and secure in myself and my decision-making.
Kate Souther (’25)
Campus Recreation has been instrumental in preparing me for life beyond college by trusting me with real responsibilities and leadership opportunities. From managing trip logistics to ensuring participant safety, I’ve gained hands-on experience in decision-making, teamwork, and adaptability. I’ve also developed critical skills in professional communication and conflict resolution – skills that extend far beyond outdoor recreation and will serve me in any career. The confidence and leadership I’ve gained here will stay with me long after I leave Wake Forest.
Jack Martin (’26)
It has helped me develop valuable skills that will benefit me beyond Wake Forest, including leadership, communication, and time management. Teaching classes has strengthened my ability to engage and motivate diverse groups, adapt to different situations, and provide clear instruction—skills that are essential in any professional setting. Additionally, balancing this job with my academic responsibilities has taught me discipline and organization, which will be crucial in my future career.
Lourdes Lopez (’26)
Not only have I exercised responsibility and accountability through working with Campus Rec, but I have also learned how to effectively balance my school work, on campus job, and social life. I feel that the professional standards set at Aquatics, as well as team-leading skills from trainings will help me wherever I end up.
Meredith Janay (’26)
Apart from teaching me what it means to be a professional and what it means to manage staff members, it has shown me how important it is to be able to work with an array of personalities on your staff and participants who are all differently invested in the sport. It has shown me that I need to alter my scale of judgement and what it means to communicate with these individuals. As, it is important for me to look at their emotions and what they are trying to put forward in the particular scenario at hand.
Vir Gupta (’25)
I’ve improved a lot of soft and hard professional skills. Communication, team building, leadership, and organization are some to name only a few. I’ve built upon my time management and tactical working skills, as well as, my ability to be a leader and a participant within an organization. Through increasing my responsibilities as a Program Assistant, I’ve navigated the distinction of once being a regular student employee to now a more advanced role, which was challenging but overall positive for me as I think toward my post-graduate career.
Christine Cleveland (’25)
I think employment with Campus Recreation better prepared me for life after Wake because it taught me time management, communication, and management skills. It has also helped me with job prospects because I am able to talk about projects I worked on an impacts that I have made.
Gabbie Bayard (’25)
Job Opportunities
Job Summary:
The Campus Recreation Access Attendant is the first point of contact for Campus Recreation and Wellbeing Center patrons. These individuals oversee and monitor access into the facility and ensure that all patrons who enter have the correct and valid requirements to enter the facility. In addition, the Access Attendant assists in the operations of the Welcome Desk by monitoring the informal recreation inventory, overseeing lost & found, and providing excellent customer service to users of the Wellbeing Center.
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Individuals interested in working with OP will need to complete the application linked here.
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Outdoor Pursuits is housed within the department of Campus Recreation. Our goal is to provide the Wake Forest community with opportunities for engagement in wilderness-based programming. Under the supervision of the OP Assistant Director and OP Coordinator, this position will be directly responsible for assisting in the delivery of stated programs by working at the rental center as well as servicing customers at our climbing wall.
In addition to providing day to day support at the rental center and the climbing wall, all OP employees are expected to participate as Wilderness Trip Leaders. As a Trip Leader, staff are expected to co-lead 2-3 wilderness trips per semester as well as serve as a leader for one of Wilderness to Wake pre-orientation trip crews. We offer trips in a variety of outdoor disciplines ranging from backpacking and rock climbing to paddle sports and sky diving.
Each employee is expected to work a minimum of 2 shifts per week (one at the rental center and one at the climbing wall) in addition to their trip leader responsibilities. All new staff are required to attend multiple new staff training sessions during their first semester on the job as well as a New Staff Immersion which takes place over Fall Break.
Job Summary:
The Campus Recreation Facility Attendant has primary oversight of the Fitness Spaces in the Wake Forest Wellbeing Center. These individuals are responsible for ensuring that users are adhering to the rules and policies set for the varying spaces. Additionally, the Facility Attendant assists with general operational tasks to ensure that the equipment in the facility is kept clean, organized and ready for use.
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The Fitness Ambassador is an entry-level fitness professional that has the ambition of becoming a personal trainer or group fitness instructor. The Ambassador Program is designed to help facilitate in getting the individual started in their fitness journey. Ambassadors will go through a fitness leadership summit in which they will learn about fitness related topics, such as programming, assessment, special population clients, and coaching. The ambassador is responsible for staying up to date with fitness trends and proactively engage in the education material that will be provided by the fitness staff. Ambassadors are expected to fulfill the course expectations and subsequently transition into a Personal Trainer/Group Fitness role after the completion of the program.
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Graphic Designers are responsible for creating marketing materials at the request of the professional staff members for the Wake Forest Campus Recreation Department. While we will train student employees in their professional skills during their time on the marketing team, this position involves having effective communication skills and the ability to work independently, as well as, part of a team. Graphic Designers are responsible for upholding the brand standards as set forth by Wake Forest University and the Wellbeing Center through promoting the all-inclusive environment in which our events and programs occur.
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Group Fitness Instructors are responsible for leading and delivering group fitness instruction ranging in variety and level from aerobic activity, muscular strength, stretch, dance, yoga or mind body disciplines. This includes developing and organizing choreography, movement sequencing and progression, cueing participants set up, safety, execution, and more. Campus Recreation is seeking energetic Group Fitness Instructors. The instructor must be high energy, motivating, and a relationship builder who will help others reach their goals through exercise while having fun
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Job Summary:
Intramural sports officials will work to enforce appropriate rules and regulations for each specific sport or event, conduct contests in a professional manner, maintain professional attitude and appearance, and work positively with the Intramural Sports program to maintain a safe environment for all participants in the program.
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Lifeguards provide personal safety for any individual using the Wake Forest natatorium including the swimming pool, Vortex whirlpool, locker rooms, showers, and surrounding areas through preventative guarding methods. Lifeguards must respond according to sound lifeguarding principles to any emergency situation that may occur in the pool or surrounding area.
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Personal Trainers within Campus Recreation are fitness professionals that possess the knowledge, skills and abilities to demonstrate safe and effective exercise and fitness program design. Trainers provide instruction, motivation, and accountability for the purpose of reaching the personal health and fitness goals of their clients. The position of Personal Trainer requires an enthusiastic attitude, attention to detail and the ability to adapt workout regiments around pre-existing medical conditions.
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Intramural sports scorekeepers will work to accurately keep the time, the running score, and pertinent player information of an intramural contest for each specific sport or event, conduct contests in a professional manner, maintain professional attitude and appearance, and work positively with the Intramural Sports program to maintain a safe environment for all participants in the program.
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Photographers & Videographers are a part of the Marketing Team within Campus Recreation. Photographers and videographers work within the marketing team to capture content of fitness classes, sporting events, and special events. These creative members of the marketing team may be hired as a photographer, videographer, or both. This position requires effective communication skills and the ability to work independently, as well as part of a team, and a professional demeanor while representing Campus Recreation. Video and photo editing skills are preferred, but not required. Staff members are permitted to use their own equipment, but it is not required.
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Social Media Assistants are responsible for creating and posting content to the social media channels for the Wake Forest Campus Recreation accounts. Content should highlight the various program areas of Campus Recreation and help support the mission and strategic priorities of CR. The role of Social Media Assistant requires creative brainstorming skills, content creation (photo and video), and the ability to collaborate with a larger marketing team of graphic designers, photographers and videographers. Prior Instagram and Facebook knowledge is preferred, though specific marketing training will be provided. All content created is expected to uphold standards as set forth by Wake Forest University and Campus Recreation.
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If you are interested in working for Campus Recreation in any of the above positions, please click below to complete this form. Please note that this is not a formal application, just an expression of interest. Professional staff will contact perspective employees on an as needed basis.
In accordance with University policy all positions of this type are contingent upon a satisfactory completion of an I-9, typically available on Workday after an offer of employment has been made. Student employees are required by federal law to complete the Form I-9 within 3 business days of the hire date. Employees must provide documentation to verify their identity and authorization to work. A description of acceptable documents is available on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Form I-9 website.
If you have any questions about positions or the department, email crjobs@wfu.edu
Employment Benefits
With flexible work hours and on-campus jobs, working for Campus Recreation is an on-campus job like no other! See our additional benefits below:
- Perks: Free CPR/AED Certification*, Student Employee Appreciation Events, Contests, Awards and Recognition, Opportunities for Promotion
- Career Readiness Skills**: Career and Self Awareness, Communication, Problem Solving, Leadership, Professionalism, Teamwork and much more!
*Free CPR/AED Certifications are only offered to the positions requiring the Basic American Red Cross Certification, some positions require a higher level of training as noted in the Job Descriptions
**NACE Career Readiness is a foundation from which to demonstrate requisite core competencies that broadly prepare the college educated for success in the workplace and lifelong career management.