Assistant Athletic Director – Student-Athlete Academic Services

This position provides academic support and guidance to student-athletes assigned by the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Services and Wellness. Duties include organizing and implementing academic programs that contribute to the educational and personal growth of supervised student-athletes. Specific sports assignments include football.

What You'll Do:

• Provide oversight to the Football Academic Performance Center consisting of over 6 employees as well as operational oversight for any student-works/tutors. Duties include assignment of personnel, developing and maintaining daily schedule, oversight of computers and facilities and the activation of specific programs.
• Direct and supervise the Football Academic Counselors (2), Learning Specialist (1), Assistant Learning Specialist (1), and Graduate Assistants (2). Duties include hiring, training and completing annual evaluation performance appraisals. Develop schedules for advising and counseling, tutoring, study halls and other aspects of student-athlete academic support services.
• Manage all tutoring services for football student-athletes; requests, scheduling, evaluation of tutors, monitor session reports, and communicate with staff regularly.
• Attend all official and unofficial visits with recruits and present to parents/prospective student-athletes.
• Present at football team meetings when requested throughout the semester.
• Present at football staff meetings throughout the semester as requested.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree required, preferably in higher education or sport management, counseling, or similar field.
• Demonstrated experience successfully leading and supervising full-time and part-time employees.
• Maintain high standard of ethics and integrity related to intercollegiate athletics.
• Demonstrated knowledge of NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletics.
• Demonstrated knowledge of NCAA and conference guidelines, policies, rules and regulations with the ability to interpret, apply, enforce and explain such policies and rules.
• Demonstrated knowledge of NCAA eligibility rules for both transfer and continuing student athletes.
• Maintain knowledge of state and University policies and procedures.
• Exhibit strong creative, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of correct English, grammar, spelling, punctuation and sentence structure.