Athletic Director
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The Athletic Director at Iowa Central Community College leads and oversees the college’s athletic programs, ensuring that they align with institutional goals, comply with conference and NJCAA regulations, non-NJCAA athletic team regulations, and promote student success on and off the field. The Athletic Director supervises all aspects of the athletic department, including budgeting, compliance, facilities management, and coaching staff development. This role is integral to fostering a vibrant and inclusive sports culture that enhances the college experience for student-athletes and supports their academic and personal growth.
Examples of Duties
Constant (67-100%)
- Provides strong leadership to the coaching staff, upholding the highest standards of ethical sportsmanship and professional conduct.
- Oversees all authorized athletic teams, providing administrative guidance and ensuring alignment with institutional goals and standards.
- Develops, coordinates, communicates, and maintains a comprehensive master schedule for all athletic competitions.
- Authorizes all athletic department purchase orders, check requests, and contracts, ensuring compliance with institutional policies.
- Hires, supervises, and evaluates coaches, fostering a supportive environment for staff development and accountability.
- Coordinates with the ICCAC on hiring game officials, ensuring coverage and compliance with conference regulations.
- Oversees all athletic eligibility records, maintaining compliance with institutional, regional, and national regulations.
- Acts as the college’s institutional representative to the NJCAA, Region XI, and ICCAC, managing communications with national, state, and national athletic organizations as necessary.
- Coordinates and approves athletic scholarships, aligning support with student-athlete recruitment and retention goals.
- Manages the purchase, maintenance, and inventory of equipment and facilities for all athletic programs, ensuring safety and functionality.
- Leads game management efforts for all home athletic events, ensuring smooth operations and a positive experience for athletes, staff, and attendees.
- Coordinates the athletic drug-testing program in collaboration with the Head Athletic Trainer, supporting a safe and fair environment for athletes.
- Other duties as assigned.
PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS:
1. Be able and willing to represent Iowa Central Community College in a positive manner with prospective, former, and current students, clients, suppliers, and the community we serve.
2. Must be experienced at fundraising.
3. Ability to prepare and manage multiple budgets is essential.
4. Must be able to handle public relations internally and externally.
5. Required to assist in recruiting, hiring, and evaluating coaches and officials, fundraising, scheduling athletic events, and scheduling of facilities.
Qualifications
Bachelor Degree in Physical Education, Athletic Management/Administration, Recreation, or equivalent required; proven fundraiser required; minimum of five years of athletic administration and/or coaching instruction in Physical Education or Student Personnel experience at the college level preferred. Facilities management experience preferred.
Supplemental Information
GENERAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES WITH OR WITHOUT A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION:
Position involves constant (67-100%) sitting in an office setting as well as talking on the telephone and in person, listening, attending meetings, viewing computer screen and other types of close visual work; frequent (34-66%) walking, reaching, pushing, pulling and grasping and occasional (10-33%) stooping, kneeling, crouching, standing, lifting (up to 20 pounds), and repetitive motion.
The statements contained herein reflect general details as necessary to describe the essential job duties/responsibilities and performance expectations of the job, which should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individual may perform other duties as assigned.
We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including medical, dental, retirement (IPERS or TIAA), life insurance (2x base salary up to $300,000), and long-term disability.
Our paid time off package includes holidays (7), vacation (15 days), personal days (16 hours), volunteer leave (8 hours) and sick leave (120) hours. The leaves listed are annual and some of the leave benefits may be prorated based on date of hire.
In addition, we offer several voluntary benefits including: vision, supplemental employee, spouse and children life insurance, flexible spending accounts, and 403b retirement savings.
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