Club Sports Academic Specialist
| Company | Liberty University |
|---|---|
| Location | Lynchburg, VA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Entry Level/New Grad, Junior |
Requirements
- Four-year college degree, with a concentration in Social Work, Pastoral Counseling, or Counseling degree
- 1+ years in an office environment functioning
- Strong experience in academic development with knowledge of a variety of sports teams functional requirements
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively as a goal-oriented strategic thinker
- Well-developed communications skills both verbally and written
Responsibilities
- Schedule sessions with student-athletes in groups or individually to meet with each week during the semester
- Meet with student-athletes weekly during semester to discuss time management, study skills, and academic success
- Enforce rules, embrace academic failure and success and assist in enabling them to fix issues
- Use Tableau to pull information that is needed to assess individual student-athletes academic situation
- Challenge student-athletes to achieve academic goals
- Reserve and facilitate study rooms in library for mentoring sessions or conference rooms within Club Sports
- Track mentoring attendance, report and analyze data regarding mentoring students’ performance
- Perform office work pre and post semester and during summer months
- Update files and documents, write manuals and paperwork for coach and student-athlete use
- Assist in continually improving and developing the mentoring program to be more effective
- Ensure documentation of mentoring sessions and attendance is done weekly during the semester
- Report any red flags and additional information as needed for CARE reports
- Send out chapters to departments for updates and edits to new policies for the upcoming year
- Coordinate the return and organization of each chapter into the manual
- Ensure manual is properly formatted and presented neatly
- Print copies for needed coaches and staff prior to the Coaches Meetings each August
- Post an online copy to the website by July 1 for training purposes of new coaches
- Work to enhance the Club Sports programs and uphold the mission and values of Club Sports
- Work in office setting and in study hall setting
- Have a flexible attitude and work ethic in order to work as a team and individual
- Willing and able to work with the Club Sports departments when needed
- Participate in events throughout the year with teams
- Assist with concessions twice a year (during breaks) and during graduation
Preferred Qualifications
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No preferred qualifications provided.