Assistant Athletic Director for Student Athlete Development

Position Details

Position Overview

Position Title

Assistant Athletic Director for Student Athlete Development

Department

641100 - Office of the Dir. of Athletics

Position Type

Regular

Position Classification

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Position Details

Position Overview

Position Title

Assistant Athletic Director for Student Athlete Development

Department

641100 - Office of the Dir. of Athletics

Position Type

Regular

Position Classification

Full-Time, 12 months

Grant/Gift Funded (all or a portion)?

No

If Temporary or Grant Funded, Start Date and End Date

Position Description/Posting Details

| Posting Number | S1288P | | Position Summary |
The Assistant Athletic Director for Student Athlete Development is responsible for the design, implementation and oversight of comprehensive programming to support the hoslistic development of student-athletes. This role focuses on enhancing the student-athlete experience by fostering leadership, career readiness, life skills and community engagement. | | Essential Duties |
- Directs Career Development opportunities for student-athletes and serves as a referral resource through collaboration with La Salle’s Career Center. Collaborate with campus and community partners to assist with student-athlete professional and career advising. - Creates, organizes, executes, evaluates career development programs for all Student-Athletes. Helps prepare student-athletes for participation in Career Fair and other Career Center events. - Plans and implements training programs to educate student-athletes on how to be effective leaders. Designs and coordinates delivery of leadership professional development. Monitors the quality of leadership development programming by collecting, analyzing and responding to data. - Manages all aspects of athletic department’s community service and engagement program efforts, including ongoing annual project collaborations with area organizations along with communicating to and recruiting student-athletes to participate. Assists student-athletes with community service project placement by connecting and centralizing all interested parties and populations. Tracks all community service. - Leads the planning of department-wide student-athletes events such as awards banquets researching/suggesting/selecting topics/speakers for an organizing - Collaborates with the marketing department to produce marketing to promote all programming and workshops and to disseminate information pertaining to personal development/education and career education. - Oversees the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee including meetings, activities, and civic engagement activities. - Spearheads the development of staff/coach training opportunities, workshops, and discussions related to student-athlete, team, and department development and well-being. - Assists with programming and education from the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force for both student-athletes and staff. - Fosters relationships between the department and the community through targeted outreach and partnerships. - Serves on additional campus committees as assigned and represent the Athletic Department at various campus functions and events.

| | Secondary Responsibilities |
- Assists in development and delivery of staff training sessions covering NCAA. Atlantic 10 and La Salle eligibility rules. - Performs other related duties as assigned.

| | # of Direct Reports | 0 | | Required Qualifications |
- Bachelor’s degree. - Minimum 2 years working in intercollegiate athletics. - Demonstrated communication skills and ability to work with a diverse population, strong organizational and time management skills. - Understanding of the importance of developing the student-athlete as a whole person. - Ability to work in a dynamic fast paced environment, manage stressful situations and handle multiple tasks at once to meet deadlines. - Knowledge of and commitment to the mission of La Salle University and successful background check clearances including, but not limited to, a PA Criminal Records Check, FBI Fingerprinting Check and PA Child Abuse Clearance Check.

| | Preferred Qualifications |
- Master’s degree. - Former student-athlete or intensive understanding of the student-athlete holistic model within college athletes. - Experience with SAAC and the importance of life after sport. - Demonstrated ability to develop strong working relationships with coaches, student-athletes, staff, administrators and alumni. - Knowledge of and commitment to the mission of La Salle University.

| | Physical Requirements and/or Unusual Work Hours |
- Must have flexibility and be able to sustain long work hours including evenings, early mornings, and weekends. - This position may require travel.

| | Special Instructions to Applicant |
La Salle University is committed to fostering a welcoming and respectful environment where all individuals can thrive. We seek candidates who will contribute to a positive, equitable, and supportive working and learning environment. We encourage individuals to apply who bring diverse perspectives and experiences, and who are dedicated to helping create an inclusive community for all.

La Salle University offers its eligible employees comprehensive medical and dental plans, employer paid life and disability insurance, retirement benefits, generous paid time off (vacation, sick leave, and holidays), and tuition benefits such as no cost undergraduate and graduate degree programs for its employees (with no wait period) and no cost undergraduate degree programs for its employees’ dependents (after completing the required years of service). |

Posting Information

| Application Open Date | 07/02/2025 | | Application Close Date | 08/01/2025 | | Application Open To | Internal and External Applicants |

Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents 1. Cover Letter/Letter of Interest 2. Resume/Curriculum Vitae

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1. * Do you have previous experience working in an Athletics department?

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