Athletics Academic Advisor

Position Announcement

Utah Valley University is seeking an Athletics Academic Advisor to support student-athletes in achieving academic success. Working under the direction of the Assistant Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Academic Services, this role organizes, coordinates, and implements comprehensive academic support for assigned sport programs. Responsibilities include providing academic advising within the university and NCAA systems, overseeing weekly academic performance monitoring, managing sport study halls, and facilitating travel letters and official visits. Additionally, the advisor will support student-athletes through recruiting assessments, tutorial services, and academic awards and recognition programs. This position is ideal for someone passionate about helping student-athletes excel both academically and athletically.

Summary of Responsibilities

Position Announcement

Utah Valley University is seeking an Athletics Academic Advisor to support student-athletes in achieving academic success. Working under the direction of the Assistant Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Academic Services, this role organizes, coordinates, and implements comprehensive academic support for assigned sport programs. Responsibilities include providing academic advising within the university and NCAA systems, overseeing weekly academic performance monitoring, managing sport study halls, and facilitating travel letters and official visits. Additionally, the advisor will support student-athletes through recruiting assessments, tutorial services, and academic awards and recognition programs. This position is ideal for someone passionate about helping student-athletes excel both academically and athletically.

Summary of Responsibilities

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• Organizes and implements academic services programs that closely monitor the academic progress of freshmen, transfers and at-risk student athletes and adheres to NCAA eligibility requirements. Advises student-athletes each semester during the pre-registration process through monitoring and record keeping of their class schedules for graduation requirements and special athletic needs, such as travel and practice times.
• Works with coaches in establishing and conducting sport-specific study programs and supervised study sessions for their respective athletes both when home and traveling.
• Works with NCAA Eligibility Coordinator with initial and continuing eligibility status for Student Athletes for compliance with NCAA, WAC and UVU academic standards. Assists student-athletes who have exhausted their eligibility in completing their degree at UVU.
• Handles overall distribution, management and accounting of team’s textbook program. Works with upperclassmen in all graduation matters; career counseling, letters of recommendation, post-graduate testing, applications, etc.
• Represents the Athletics Department at various conferences, community activities, school events, and other functions pertaining to academics.
• Coordinates with Learning Performance Specialist to assist student-athletes with learning disabilities to focus on developing personal learning strategies through guided, repetitive practice in study skills, reading, writing, time management and goal setting.Reviews and evaluate team academic success plan and academic schedules to ensure NCAA Eligibility Certification and graduation success.

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited institution with a bachelor's degree in a directly related field of study or a combination of education and experience totaling four years.

Documents Needed to Apply

1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Resume

Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities

Knowledge

• Knowledge of UVU course schedules, course curriculum, and degree requirements.
• Knowledge of student advisement requirements such as monitoring student classes, scheduling, academic progress, and registration.
• Knowledge of NCAA, Big 12 and WAC rules relating to intercollegiate athletics programs, and FERPA.
• Knowledge of higher education system and advisement of student-athletes preferably at the NCAA Division I level.
• Knowledge and understanding of drug education and student-athlete wellness.
• Knowledge of instructional strategies and techniques. Skills
• Possess excellent leadership skills.
• Possess excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Skills in the use of computers and NCAA institutional software applications as applied to the management of student records (i.e. Banner, CAi, and LSDBi).
• Interpersonal, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. Abilities
• Ability to manage student records.
• Ability to communicate effectively with student-athletes, faculty, athletic administrators, and coaches.
• Ability to interact with diverse social, cultural, economic and educations backgrounds.

EEO Statement:

UVU employment decisions are made on the basis of an applicant’s qualifications and ability to perform the job without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 and over), disability, veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth, or pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or other bases protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.