Athletic Director

Athletic Director - Part-time

Category: Exempt

Department: Student Affairs

Part-time under 17.5 hours per week

Hourly Rate: $30.43

SUNY Ulster County Community College, a two-year branch of the State University of New York located ninety miles north of New York City in the Catskill Mountains, is currently accepting applications for a part-time Athletic Director.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.

Job Summary:

The Athletic Director reports to the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and is responsible for providing leadership, management and administration of the athletic program to ensure it is a robust source of student engagement and development.

Major Responsibilities Include:

• Specifically, the Athletic Director will develop a program of recruitment and retention with the support of coaches to field an appropriate number of men’s and women’s intercollegiate athletic teams, organize support services for athletes to bolster academic success, while hiring and retaining coaches who share SUNY Ulster’s values of student-athletes who are successful in the classroom and in competition
• The Athletic Director will assume oversight of the Senate Gymnasium or delegate responsibilities as needed.
• Effectively budget and manage the financial administration of all athletic programs with responsible use of student fees as allocated by the Ulster County Community College Association
• Manage the NJCAA Electronic Eligibility system to ensure student athletes are eligible to compete
• Analyze athlete participation and assess ways of improving participation and academic success with coaches
• Create and maintain facility scheduling, including practice and games along with outside agencies and venues
• Coordinate all staff for home athletic events and student aide coverage
• Act as on site supervisor for home athletic events as needed
• Providing game-day statistics management as required for all region/conference games and facilitating stats for games
• Submitting all weekly statistical reports to NJCAA, Region XV, and Mid-Hudson Conference, etc
• Maintaining and updating the Athletics website, and serving as the primary liaison between the College, Arbitor and Presto, RefQuest, as well as NJCAA, Region XV, Mid-Hudson Conference, the College’s athletic website vendor
• Providing information to Marketing for promoting Athletics programs, update social media platform with game recaps and upcoming events through social media
• Provide additional services as deemed necessary by the Dean of Enrollment Management & Student Affairs
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s required.
• Significant experience in collegiate athletics administration or experience in an administrative position at an educational or other social institution
• Demonstrated ability to lead, develop and implement programs and services that meet the needs of a diverse campus community
• Excellent oral, interpersonal and written skills to effectively communicate with diverse internal and external college constituencies
  
  

And

• A commitment to SUNY Ulster’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Mission and Objectives of providing quality programs and services for a culturally, socio-economically, ethnically, and academically diverse community; qualities to work effectively and with sensitivity in a multicultural environment; awareness of and commitment to the needs of non-traditional and/or re-entry students and individuals with diverse abilities and interests
  
  

Application Process:

The position is open until filled. However, to ensure consideration, application materials should be received via email by June 21, 2024 at 4:00 pm EST to be given priority consideration. Applications received after the deadline are not guaranteed to be reviewed. SUNY Ulster reserves the right to close, continue, cancel, postpone or restart the recruitment at any time.

Applicants must submit the following materials to be considered for the position:

• CV
• Cover letter which discusses your qualifications, interests and your ability to serve a diverse student population
• 3 professional references
• Upon request, copy of transcripts indicating possession of minimum qualifications (officials will be required at the time of hire)
  
  

Please submit only materials requested. All documents included in your application file become the property of the College. Applicants who fail to submit all required materials will not be considered.

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SUNY Ulster is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. The college encourages applications from all qualified applicants. This position is contingent upon adequate funding. Offer and assignment of employment is subject to verification of all information provided on the employment application, credentials, transcripts, fingerprint check, verification of the right to work in the United States and all other required pre-employment conditions are met.

Applicants who are protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act and who, due to a disability, require accommodations for completing the application process, testing (if required for the position), or the interview, should notify the Human Resources Office 10 working days before the accommodation is required.

Neither the smoking of tobacco (nor other substances) nor the use of electronic vaporizers is permitted on the campus grounds.

SUNY Ulster does not reimburse applicants for travel, lodging or any other costs incurred by applicant to attend interviews. All interviewing costs incurred will be the responsibility of the applicant. Meeting the minimum qualifications does not guarantee an interview. Internal applicants are not guaranteed an interview.

Conditions of Employment

Employment with SUNY Ulster is not complete or official until applicants meet all pre-employment requirements, and the Board of Trustees has approved. Offer and assignment of employment is subject to verification of all information provided on the employment application, fingerprint check, verification of the right to work in the United States and all other required pre-employment conditions are met.

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