Associate Director of Athletics for Sports Performance

Saint Peters University•Jersey City, NJ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Saint Peter’s University is seeking an Associate Director of Athletics for Sports Performance. This role reports to the Director of Athletics and is a key member of the department’s senior management team. The position is responsible for supervising and coordinating the University’s sports medicine services and strength and conditioning services for a 16-sport Division 1 athletics program. The individual will also design and maintain the training room operation, develop healthcare, S-A welfare, emergency action and SOP procedures and policies, and training room regulations. This role develops the administrative policy for the sports medicine department in cooperation with the Director of Athletics. The Associate Director supervises all operations of the training room and strength and conditioning operations, implements systems for evaluation, injury prevention, management, rehabilitation, and tracking. In conjunction with the head team physician and/or Chief Medical Officer, this role oversees and manages contracts with health care providers. The position provides leadership and manages the assignments of the athletic training staff, ensuring appropriate athletic training coverage at home and away athletic events. Responsibilities include providing direct athletic training services such as injury prevention, evaluation, management, and treatment of athletic injuries, rehabilitation, education and counseling of student-athletes, and athletics-related healthcare administration in consultation with and under the supervision of the Chief Medical Officer, Team Physician(s), and other qualified medical personnel. Any other duty or responsibility assigned by the supervisor will also be part of this role.

Requirements

Must have a clear understanding of NCAA rules and compliance regulations.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills combined with the ability to interact with diverse groups.
Commitment and sensitivity to the needs and dynamics of a culturally diverse student body.
Creative, innovative and self-motivated individual with the ability to work creatively in an atmosphere of limited resources.
Commitment and sensitivity to the Jesuit and Catholic ideals that form the mission of Saint Peter’s University; and willingness to integrate these ideals into all aspects of the Athletics Department.
Organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic environment.
Commitment to community engagement, service, leadership development, or related work.
Master’s Degree required.
Must be certified by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Certification (NATABOC).
At least five years of full-time experience in intercollegiate athletics department in a supervisory role.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing and maintaining community partnerships.
Experience working directly with community-based organizations.
Familiarity with service-learning, civic engagement, volunteer management, or leadership development programs.

Responsibilities

Supervises and coordinates the University’s sports medicine services and strength and conditioning services for a 16-sport Division 1 athletics program.
Designs and maintains the training room operation.
Develops all healthcare, S-A welfare, emergency action and SOP procedures and policies as well as training room regulations.
Develops the administrative policy for the sports medicine department in cooperation with the Director of Athletics.
Serves as a member of the department’s senior management team.
Supervises all operations of the training room and the strength and conditioning operations.
Implements the systems of evaluation, injury prevention, management, rehabilitation, and tracking.
Oversees and manages contracts with health care providers in conjunction with the head team physician and/or Chief Medical Officer.
Provides leadership and manages the assignments of the athletic training staff, ensuring appropriate athletic training coverage at home and away athletic events in and out of season.
Provides direct athletic training services to all programs to include: injury prevention, evaluation, management, and treatment of athletic injuries, short-term and long-term rehabilitation of athletic injuries, education and counseling of student-athletes, and athletics related health care administration in consultation with and under the supervision of the Chief Medical Officer, Team Physician(s) and other qualified medical personnel.
Performs any other duty or responsibility assigned by the supervisor.