Director of Student Athlete Support Services/Assistant Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Support Services

Thank you for your interest in employment with Louisiana Tech University.

Louisiana Tech University is seeking applicants for the position of Director of Student-Athlete Support Services/Assistant Athletics Director for Student Athlete Support Services. This is a full-time, 12-month position with flexible work hours that adapt to the needs of student-athletes.

Reporting to the Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Services, the successful applicant will administer and monitor a comprehensive academic support system for all assigned student-athletes to ensure compliance with NCAA, CUSA, and Louisiana Tech University rules, policies, and regulations. This position will also serve as the point person with the bookstore for scholarship books. As the bookstore point person, this position will coordinate book checkout from the Athletics book room and organize a schedule for book distribution.

This position is designated to work with football and other assigned Olympic sports. Duties include monitoring degree progress and eligibility for assigned student-athletes; serving as a liaison with academic offices, support services, and faculty; gathering data and preparing academic reports; coordinating and evaluating priority registration; assisting with class and major selection; assisting with class checking; assisting with submission of NCAA waivers & appeals; supervising a study hall/computer lab area for student-athletes; preparing weekly study hall and academic reports and presenting them to assigned coaching staffs; and presenting academic information at all on-campus recruiting events. This position will assist in athletic events as well as miscellaneous other duties as assigned by the Vice President/Director of Athletics and the Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Services.

Minimum qualifications for the position are:

Master’s degree preferred and at least three years’ experience in academic advising, counseling, & tutoring. Review will include those applicants with a bachelor’s degree and verifiable recent experience in academic support activities for student-athletes.

• Skilled application of the Microsoft Office Suite of products, emphasizing Access, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Moodle, Retain, and Mainframe/Workday experience are a plus.
• Communication skills, both written and oral, are critical.
• Must be detail-oriented, organized, and deadline conscious.
• Must be able to work well with senior and support staff across campus including Departmental Offices, Admissions, Financial Aid, Comptroller (Student Accounts), Registrar, and Student Affairs.

Louisiana Tech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/ADA Employer and places a high priority on the creation of an environment supportive of ethnic minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities.

Posting Close Date: This position will remain open until filled.

Please Note: Applications must be completed by 11:59 p.m. on the Job Closing Date to ensure consideration.

Note to Applicant:

Applicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications in their cover letter. The search committee will use this information during the initial review of application materials.

References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process.

This position may require a criminal background check to be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.

As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions at the Louisiana Tech University may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.