Associate Director of Student Success

University of Virginia•Charlottesville, VA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Virginia is a highly competitive Division I program committed to academic and athletic excellence, placing a priority on creating an exceptional experience for student-athletes at UVA. The Department of Athletics at the University of Virginia is now accepting applications for the position of Associate Director for Student Success to support student-athletes in Football and other assigned sport programs. This position will remain open until filled. Review of applicants will begin after May 18, 2026. This is an exempt level, benefited position. Anticipated Hiring Range is commensurate with education and experience. For questions about the application process, please contact Michele Jarman, Academic Recruiter. The position is In-Person and located in Charlottesville, VA. This position will not sponsor applicants for work visas. The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment per University policy. This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree.
Some experience working in academic advising, teaching, counseling, student affairs, or a related field is required.
Working knowledge of NCAA academic eligibility and recruiting rules and regulations.

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree in higher education, counseling, or a related field.
5+ years of related experience
prior experience working with Division I student-athletes
prior experience working in student-athlete development at a Power 5 institution.
Working knowledge of NCAA academic eligibility and recruiting rules and regulations.

Responsibilities

Manage an effective process of monitoring student-athlete academic progress, incorporating current best practices in the profession.
Read reports regularly and communication with service providers (tutors, Learning Specialists, and Academic Mentors) and faculty to consistently recalibrate individualized student services.
Serve as the academic coordinator to assigned teams; monitor their academic progress; while also connecting student-athletes to professional development resources and more holistic student-athlete development.
Communicate with assigned coaching staff through scheduled academic meetings; regularly and promptly share detailed information regarding the ongoing academic progress of assigned student-athletes.
Communicate appropriately with coaching staff through formal and informal meetings; regularly and promptly share detailed information regarding the ongoing academic progress of assigned student-athletes through delineated channels.
Initiate and maintain regular contact with faculty of student-athletes on your caseload or those who may be presenting concern.
Navigate complex bureaucracy, resources, and academic requirements to help student-athletes meet their academic and athletic goals.
Connect student-athletes to resources for their career, personal, leadership, and academic development.
Support or oversee one or more aspects of our academic support programming.
Serve as the academic representative to assigned teams for on-campus recruiting operations.
With a thorough understanding of NCAA legislation and continuing eligibility serve as the point of contact for monitoring and projecting student-athlete academic outcomes.
Promote positive working relationships with faculty throughout Grounds.
Monitor student-athletes’ NCAA academic eligibility using university student systems and established internal degree-tracking forms.
Regularly communicate the progress, outcomes, and direction of work to the supervisor and make recommendations concerning improvement of programs and services.
Support department and campus-wide student success efforts through participation in a variety of department activities and committee work.