Student-Athlete Academic Counselor

Student-Athlete Academic Counselors serve as the primary resource for designated teams of student-athletes on matters pertaining to College rules and regulations. In addition, they are responsible for monitoring and implementing NCAA and PAC-12/Big Ten Conference certification and eligibility requirements for all assigned student-athletes. They participate in the development of administration and evaluation of programs for student-athletes under the jurisdiction of the College. The Student-Athlete Academic Counselor in the Morgan Center is a unique position: as a College Counselor, s/he is responsible for designing and delivering a full range of academic advising services. As the primary resource for designated teams of student-athletes, including student-athletes from other undergraduate schools and colleges, the counselor must develop a complex network of working relationships among a broad spectrum of campus-wide units and external agencies (e.g. all College and school counseling units, departmental counselors, Undergraduate Education Information Technology (UIT), Athletics Peer Learning, Admissions, Registrar, Financial Aid, Summer Sessions, Career Center, Housing, International Student Center). All these functions must be performed in a high-stress environment where consequences are both immediate and long-range and are highly visible both within and outside the institution. This position reports to the Director of Student Athlete Counseling and Peer Learning. Must be able to adjust work schedule which may require varying work hours to meet position's duties as needed.
This position is in the College, with assignment to the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics (DIA), and requires the incumbent to have the ability to adhere to and comply with NCAA, PAC-12, Big Ten, and University rules and regulations.
Percentage of Time:
100
Shift Start:
8:00 am
Shift End:
5:00 pm
Qualifications for Position
16
Records
Qualifications
Required/Preferred
1. Ability to effectively counsel and advise students with professional, academic and/or personal questions and concerns.
Required
2. Skill in working independently and following through on duties with minimal direction.
Required
3. Demonstrated skill in problem solving and generating alternatives in order to improve operational process.
Required
4. Ability to organize and conduct group presentations to provide information and explain policies and procedures to various constituencies.
Required
5. Skill in speaking with persons of various cultural, social economic and educational backgrounds.
Required
6. Skill in setting priorities which accurately reflect the relative importance of job responsibilities.
Required
7. Ability to establish and promote cooperative working relationships.
Required
8. Skill in writing grammatically correct, concise, logical reports, correspondence and proposals.
Required
9. Skill in interacting diplomatically with representatives from other academic units/institutions during joint projects.
Required
10. Ability to use standard office applications (Word, Excel, e-mail, web-page browsers), as well as office-specific applications (Counselor Desktop, OASIS, Teamworks).
Required
11. Skill in evaluating information and policies according to criteria established by the Director of Student Athlete Counseling, and the NCAA.
Required
12. Working knowledge of a wide array of College and University regulations, as they relate to the proper counseling of students.
Required
13. Working knowledge of relevant NCAA eligibility and academic reform regulations, as they relate to the proper counseling of students.
Required
14. Master's degree preferred, or equivalent combination of experience and education.
Preferred
15. Demonstrated ability to adhere to and comply with NCAA, Pac-12 and Big Ten conference and University rules and regulations.
Required
16. Must be able to maintain a regular schedule and on-time attendance. Must be able to adjust work schedule which may require varying work hours to meet position's duties as needed.
Required
Additional Posting Information
Bargaining Unit:
99-Policy Covered
Application Deadline:
02-13-2024
External Posting Date: