Director of Football Student Services

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Job Category:

Academic Staff

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Profile:

Academic Program Manager

Job Summary:

The Director of Student Services for Football manages the comprehensive academic, personal, and professional development programs for all student-athletes within the football program. Working directly under the athletic department's executive staff and in lockstep with the Head Football Coach, this role establishes a culture of high academic achievement. The Director proactively monitors athletic eligibility, coordinates intensive tutorial support, and coordinates life-skills programs to prepare athletes for long-term career success both on and off the gridiron.

Core Responsibilities

Academic Monitoring & Eligibility Compliance

* Eligibility Tracking:
Monitor and track real-time academic progress, cumulative GPA, and progress-towards-degree requirements to ensure strict alignment with NCAA, conference, and institutional rules.

* Staff Reporting:
Provide timely, transparent updates, class attendance reports, and grade checks directly to the Head Coach and position coaches.

* Early Intervention:
Identify at-risk student-athletes early in the semester and construct rigorous individual academic improvement contracts.

* Scheduling Assistance:
Guide football student-athletes through class registration, ensuring course loads balance practice schedules and meet degree compliance.

Player Support & Resource Coordination

* Tutorial Management:
Coordinate the assignment of specialized tutors, mentors, and learning specialists to support individual athlete needs.

* Orientation Programming:
Design and execute tailored onboarding and orientation programs specifically for incoming freshmen and transfer football players.

* Campus Liaison:
Act as the primary point of contact between the football department, university faculty, campus advisors, and student support networks.

* Parent Liaison:
Serve a touch point for parents in terms of housing, financial aid, etc. in the orientation process.

Player Development & Life Skills

* Life Skills & Leadership:
Coordinate and implement critical programming around financial literacy, media training, mental health awareness, and leadership.

* Career Planning:
Coordinate career development initiatives, interview prep workshops, and resume-building opportunities for life after football.

Recruiting Support

* Prospect Pre-Assessment:
Evaluate high school transcripts and transfer portals of prospective student-athletes to determine preliminary NCAA eligibility and admissibility.

* On-Campus Visits:
Meet with prospective student-athletes and their families during official and unofficial recruiting visits to present the program's academic philosophy and support systems.

* Oversight of Student Office Support. Responsible for selection, training, and scheduling of student office support.

Key

Job Responsibilities:

* Identifies, proposes, and implements new or revised unit operational policies and procedures to comply with regulations, institutional policies, and academic program objectives

* Evaluates existing academic program strategy and makes recommendations to unit leadership for program enhancement

* May manage the unit budget and approve unit expenditures

* Assists stakeholders with preparing and/or maintaining documentation, financial management, and/or reporting requirements related to sponsored grants, contracts, or agreements

* Provides full service advising resources and services, provides information about educational options and academic requirements, and communicates directly with students regarding all aspects of the advising process

* Manages degree programs and/or certificates, high impact practice programming and events, and curriculum development and implementation

* Leads the development and implementation of academic program initiatives

* May exercise supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 FTE or equivalent employees

* Serves as the liaison to internal and external stakeholder groups to identify and maintain academic program-related partnerships

Department:

Wisconsin Athletics, Football

Compensation:

The minimum starting salary is $62,419, but may be negotiable depending on the selected candidate's qualifications and experience.

Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as:

* Generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off;

* Competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits;

* Badger gear & season tickets for Badger football, men's basketball and men's hockey, and/or the varsity sports pass.

More Benefits information can be found here.

Required Qualifications:

* Minimum of 2-3 years of progressive experience advising or counseling student-athletes within a…