Coordinator of Athletic Counseling

The Coordinator of Athletic Counseling provides leadership, oversight, and coordination of academic support services for student‑athletes within the Student Success Center. This position supervises athletic academic counselors, ensures compliance with institutional and NCAA regulations, and supports the academic success, retention and graduation of student‑athletes. The position reports directly to the Director of Student Success and provides supervision to Athletic Academic Counselors.

• Supervise and provide guidance to athletic academic counselors, including training, evaluation, and workload assignment.
• Ensure consistent delivery of high‑quality academic support services across all assigned sports.
• Develop and implement best practices for academic counseling, progress monitoring, and student support.

• Coordinate academic support services for all student‑athletes, including advising, tutoring, mentoring, and study programs.
• Oversee the planning, implementation, and assessment of supervised study and mentoring programs for student‑athletes.
• Coordinate and monitor the NCAA Academic Performance Program and related reporting requirements.
• Maintain and promote compliance with University, Conference, and NCAA rules and regulations.

• Oversee systems for tracking academic progress, eligibility, and retention of student‑athletes.
• Ensure accurate and complete recordkeeping for all student‑athletes.
• Review academic data and identify trends, at‑risk populations and opportunities for intervention.

• Facilitate collaboration between athletes, the Student Success Center, and campus community.
• Communicate information regularly regarding academic programming and student progress for student‑athletes to the Director of Student Success and other administrative individuals and reasonable need to know.

• Oversee the review of academic credentials for prospective student‑athletes and families during recruitment periods as needed.
• Participate in meeting with prospective student‑athletes and families during recruitment periods as needed.

• Maintain current knowledge of University, Sun Belt Conference, and NCAA policies and bylaws.
• Ensure staff adherence to all regularly requirements and institutional policies.

• Serve as a referral resource for campus support services.
• Attend departmental and University meetings.
• Perform other duties as needed.

• Master’s degree in higher education, counseling, sport management, or a related field required.
• Demonstrated experience in academic advising or counseling, preferably within intercollegiate athletics.
• Supervisory or leadership experience preferred.
• Knowledge of NCAA rules and academic eligibility requirements strongly preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and leadership abilities.
• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends.

• Experience with student‑athlete academic support programs.
• Experience with academic tracking systems and data analysis.
• Proven ability to manage multiple programs and stakeholders.