Academic Counselor (Student-Athletes)

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

1) A resume

2) A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position.

Starting salary will be commensurate with skills education and experience.

For additional information please contact:

Bruce Douglas

Academics for Student Athletes is seeking two Academic Counselors. These are full-time (1.00FTE) 12-month professional faculty positions.

The Academic Counselor within Academics for Student Athletes provides academic support services and counsel to student-athletes as assigned. This position acts as the liaison among coaches teaching faculty staff and student-athletes; works collaboratively with other units across campus in efforts to assist student-athletes effectively; and monitors and tracks the academic performance and eligibility of assigned student-athletes to ensure compliance with institutional standards andNCAArequirements.

This position reports directly to the Head Academic Counselor/Assistant Director.

Key Responsibilities:

• Meet regularly with assigned students to provide counsel regarding academic performance and academic requirements.
• Develop individualized academic support plans for assigned students.
• Monitor assigned student athletes academic performance and continuing eligibility to ensure compliance with institutional standards and NCAA requirements.
• Provide recommendations and intervention strategies to student-athletes based on ongoing collection of academic performance data from faculty student-athletes and ASA staff.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships and regular communication with coaches sport supervisors athletic department staff faculty and other campus partners.
• Meet regularly with coaches to report and discuss detailed current and future student-athlete academic progress and requirement as well as potential program implications.
• Meet with prospected student-athletes (and their family members) on their official recruiting visits to OSU as requested by coaching staff and where appropriate.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in education counseling student services sport management business psychology or related academic discipline.
• One year of experience providing support services to university or college aged students.
• A demonstrable commitment to promoting and enhancing inclusive excellence.
• Strong organizational communication and administrative skills including attention to detail timely follow-up and meeting deadlines.

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree in education counseling student services sport management or related academic discipline.
• Experience in academic advising/counseling college student-athletes.
• Knowledge ofNCAAeligibility requirements governing continuing eligibility specifically Bylaw 14.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse educational cultural and economic backgrounds.
• Experience supporting and monitoringAPRandGSR.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability protected veteran and other protected status.

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system. If this position has critical or security-sensitive responsibilities and/or driving duties and you are selected as a finalist your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre-employment check (such as a background check motor vehicle history check sexual misconduct reference check etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. Take a look at our Background Checks website including the for candidates section for more details. If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check please contact OSUs Employee and Labor Relations team at .