Director of Student-Athlete Success

Fairfield University is a co-educational, comprehensive Jesuit university with a 200-acre campus located along the scenic shoreline community of Fairfield, CT. The University is comprised of approximately 3,500 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students pursuing degrees within 5 schools: The College of Arts and Sciences, The Charles F. Dolan School of Business, The School of Engineering, The Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, and School of Education and Human Development. As an expression of our Jesuit, Catholic mission and identity, Fairfield embraces a liberal humanistic approach to education, encouraging critical thinking, cultivating free and open inquiry, and fostering ethical and religious values.

Job Description:

General position summary: The Director of Student-Athlete Success’ primary responsibility is to help provide academic resources to student-athletes and provide guidance as needed related to academic issues, counseling resources, and overall student-athlete well-being.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee the academic progress for over 500 student-athletes from matriculation to graduation
• Report weekly on academic issues (early alerts, mid-term estimates) that may arise along with proactively creating action plans to ensure success in the classroom and maintain NCAA eligibility
• Maintain appropriate documentation and records to verify compliance with all NCAA, Conference, and College policies, rules, and regulations
• Prepare academic reports and trends on a monthly and yearly basis and assist with NCAA Reporting as needed
• Responsible for oversight of the book scholarship program, manage and communicate missed class time and monitor study hall sessions
• Develop and manage programming focused on creating a holistic student-athlete development model to ensure student-athletes are Built for Life upon graduation
• Provide guidance in connecting student-athletes with various on-campus resources such as Academic Support and Retention, Tutoring Services, Counseling Center
• Primary liaison with the Office of the Provost, the Registrar, the Faculty Athletics Representative, the Dean’s Office and the Counseling Center
• Oversee the student-athlete speaker series and in-house tutoring operations
• Manage the creation, content, and distribution of student-athlete evaluations of coaches
• Provide education as needed related to academic progress, registration requirements, dates

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s degree in counselling, higher education, sport administration or related field preferred. Strong interpersonal skills with ability to develop and maintain collegial relationships. Must be flexible, collaborative and have a positive attitude excellent organizational and verbal/written communication skills. Impeccable discretion and ability to maintain confidentiality. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to synthesize complex or diverse information. Ability to work independently, set priorities to achieve objectives and handle diverse assignments/projects with minimal supervision. Ability to foster and manager change within complex organizations. Ability to think and plan strategically for short and long-term programmatic needs. Proficiency in basic data management systems and basic computer software (e.g., Microsoft Word and Excel, Power Point, Google docs, email and calendaring.) Willingness and ability to learn additional software as needed.

This position is based at Fairfield University’s Fairfield, CT campus and is not eligible for immigration assistance.

Category:

Athletics - Admin

Performs such other duties, responsibilities, and activities as required by supervisor and as departmental/University needs indicate.

*Disclaimer

The above information indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain and should not be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, activities, and/or qualifications required or expected of employees assigned to this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change and new ones may be assigned at any time, with or without notice.

All offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory background check.

Fairfield University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, committed to excellence through diversity, and, in this spirit, particularly welcomes applications from women, persons of color, Veterans, and members of historically underrepresented groups. The University will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with a disability.

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