Job Description

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Salary Range: $75,000-$90,000

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Position Summary

One of the world???s leading universities, Columbia University Athletics offers elite-level student-athletes the ability to compete for and win Ivy League titles and NCAA Championships. With 31 varsity sports, Columbia Athletics is the largest NCAA Division I athletics program in New York City and the only NCAA Division I sports program in Manhattan. A beautiful and peaceful campus in the heart of New York City, Columbia offers the most diverse student body in the Ivy League. Columbia Athletics has positioned itself with elite-level coaches and top-notch facilities in the Campbell Sports Complex, Baker Athletics Complex, and Dodge Fitness Center.

The Assistant Athletics Director, Enrichment Services, Well-Being, is responsible for the development and management of the Athletic Department???s well-being support services, programming, education, and resources. The Assistant Athletics Director, Enrichment Services, Well-Being is responsible for ensuring student-athletes with identified well-being needs are connected to the appropriate resources and for providing holistic well-being services, education, programming, and resources to support student-athlete well-being, transitions, and development. The role is responsible for the education, coordination of needed training, and communication of counseling and psychological services processes, resources, and services to student-athletes, coaches, and staff. Additionally, the role serves as a liaison with various health services campus agencies to communicate available resources to coaches, student-athletes, and staff. Other responsibilities include managing and supporting student-athlete leadership groups (i.e., SAAC, student-athlete affinity groups), assisting with Success Through Well-Being programming, resources, and initiatives, and serving as a resource to coaches, student-athletes, and staff.

Evenings and weekends may be required.

The Assistant Athletics Director, Enrichment Services, Well-Being will:

• Contribute to the maintenance of good working relationships with all members of the department and University community.
• Shall exhibit the highest professional standards and ethical behavior with adherence to NCAA, Council of Ivy League Presidents, University, and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Physical Education rules and regulations.

Success Through Well-Being includes the areas of Columbia Athletics Enrichment Services and Championship Performance. Enrichment Services includes NCAA academic progress, academic enhancement programming, academic support advising, tutoring, career development, and well-being. Championship Performance includes mental performance and sports nutrition.

Responsibilities

• Ensure student-athletes with identified well-being needs (i.e., well-being concerns, injuries, financial) are connected to the appropriate resources. Provide referrals to campus resources on an individual basis. Serve as a resource to coaches, student-athletes, and staff. Support with NCAA Student-Athlete Assistance Funds.
• Provide holistic well-being services, education, programming, and resources to support student-athlete well-being, transitions, and development (as required by the Department, University, NCAA, and NY State)
• Responsible for education, coordinating needed training, and communication of counseling and psychological services processes, resources, and services to student-athletes, coaches, and staff.
• Serve as a liaison with various health services campus agencies to communicate available resources to student-athletes, coaches, and staff.
• Manage and support student-athlete leadership groups and budgets (i.e., SAAC, student-athlete affinity groups)
• Assist the Senior Associate Athletics Director for Success Through Well-Being, Associate Athletics Director for Success Through Well-Being, and the Success Through Well-Being team with developing and delivering Success Through Well-Being programming, resources, and initiatives.
• Performs related duties & responsibilities as assigned/requested.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor???s Degree required.
• A minimum of 3-6 years of related experience is required.
• Must clearly demonstrate the following competencies and qualities:
  • Manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously.
  • Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
  • Ability to work effectively with students, faculty, administrators, alumni, and the general public.
• The search committee is especially interested in candidates who, through their research, teaching, and/or service, will contribute to the diversity and excellence of the athletic and academic community.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master???s Degree and/or Doctoral Degree preferred.
• Successful experience in athletics administration, NCAA Division I level preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

About Columbia University

Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world.

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