Assistant Director of Sports Performance

Florida Institute of Technology • Melbourne, FL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Director of Sports Performance is responsible for providing education, consultation or guidance, expertise, and training in all modalities of physical performance for all assigned scholar-athletes, intercollegiate teams, and other university stakeholders. This position demonstrates establishing positive, mutually respectful, and effective working relationships with scholar-athletes, coaches, administrators, faculty, alumni, and the public in supporting the University’s mission to educate global thinkers, resilient problem solvers, and future leaders, ready to support industry and societal needs by responsibly integrating science, technology, and other key disciplines to advance knowledge across the universe and Florida Tech athletics mission of developing athletes into scholars, champions, and leaders prepared to become global influencers in their relentless pursuit of greatness. Florida Institute of Technology is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II and the Sunshine State Conference (SSC). In meeting the University’s tradition of ethical conduct at all levels of university life, the role is responsible for demonstrating a commitment to represent the University in an honorable and ethical manner and complying with all athletic, NCAA, Sunshine State Conference (SSC), Florida Institute of Technology, and established Federal Government policies and protocols, including the use of all athletic and university software and technology systems, documentation, travel arrangements, equipment/supplies maintenance, orders, and community service. The role is a Campus Security Authority (“CSA”) as defined by the Clery Act and will comply with university policies on the reporting of crime statistics and related information to the official designated by the University for Clery Act reporting and in compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, is defined as Responsible Employee and will report incidents of sexual misconduct (including sexual harassment and sexual violence) and other inappropriate sexual conduct to the University’s Title IX Coordinator or other appropriate designee as required by University policy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent knowledge obtained through a combination of education, training and experience)
• NSCA-CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist) or CSCCA (Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association)
• First Aid/ CPR
• Minimum 1–5 years of experience required in area of expertise

Responsibilities

• Responsible for education, consultation or guidance, expertise, and training in all modalities of physical performance for all scholar-athletes, intercollegiate teams, and other university stakeholders, including but not limited to the creation, supervision, scheduling, and oversight of all workouts with scholar-athletes of assigned teams in cooperation and approval from the Head Coach of each sport, and providing scholar-athletes with guidance and proper training techniques for strength and power training, speed, and physical conditioning.
• Assist with conducting all sports performance testing and monitoring of scholar-athletes, including maintaining and analyzing key data metrics of each individual and team, and sharing appropriate information with Sports Medicine and coaching staff.
• Collaborate with the Director of Sports Performance on education, resources, and guidance or consultation on recovery components, including nutrition, sleep, and injury reduction techniques and practices for assigned teams and stakeholders.
• Assist with updating the Director of Athletics on best practices in the field, equipment needs, and upgrades recommended to provide scholar-athletes the best possible training experience to improve performance.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Sports Performance or Director of Athletics.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level