Player Development Specialist -Womens' Basketball

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Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.

Job Description

Women's Basketball Player Personnel

Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.

Job Description

Women's Basketball Player Personnel

Reporting to the Head Coach – Women’s Basketball, this individual will have responsibility to serve as the primary liaison between the student-athlete and all University and athletic departments. Primary duties include on court and in-game coaching, on court skill development, scouting of opponents, recruiting as allowed by the NCAA, coordinating specific aspects of monitoring student-athlete player development in areas of academic performance, student conduct, and student welfare. This position will provide daily monitoring of academic support to the Women’s Basketball student-athletes under the guidance of both athletic compliance and SAAS.

Must be committed to the program’s overall success from on court coaching, recruiting, scouting, monitoring academic progress to the overall development of the student-athlete. Adherence to all University, ACC and N.C.A.A. policies and procedures.
Competitive salary commensurate with relevant experience.

On Court Coaching Responsibilities
Assist with practice plan
Assist with game plan
Individual workouts
Proficient with Vision & Synergy
Scouting reports of opponents
Self-scout Individual Player Film breakdown
Player skill development with and emphasis on post player development

Recruiting Responsibilities
Participate in weekly staff recruiting meetings
Proficient in Arms software and database
Organize recruiting lists
Recruiting calendar
Assist in official & unofficial visits
Recruiting phone calls with recruits, high school coaches and AAU coaches
Assist in Monitoring Transfer Portal Recruitment

Academic Oversight
Oversee and supervise basketball initiatives as it relates to player academic support.
Direct the summer school program for current student-athletes and incoming freshman
Supervise At-Risk athletes planning and organizational meetings
Supervise player class checks
Liaise with Student-Athlete Academic Services (SAAS) on support provided to players
Conduct weekly Freshman academic/wellness meetings
Report academic performance and progress to coaches and staff
Assist the SAAS staff and attend the weekly basketball academic support meetings

Off Court Player Development
Execute player enrichment program designed to engage players personally, socially, and academically as they navigate college life
Direct basketball student-athlete transition to campus programing (Undergrad & Grad). This includes First Year Experience, mid-year orientation programming for both undergraduate and graduate students
Direct the completion of university module programming
Direct the community service program for basketball student-athletes
Direct programs and services to enhance student-athlete personal growth
Direct, coordinate and manage basketball student-athlete player development agenda and its implementation
Direct basketball internship program
Periodic scheduled meetings with select student-athletes to progress and monitor their well-being
Weekly freshman and at-risk student time management meetings
Liaise with Director student-athlete development for BC athletics

Alumni Relations
Coordinate basketball alumni relations in bringing players back to campus and getting them involved.
Coordinate local alumni speaking with team
Coordinate Alumni Resource Group to provide current student-athlete with career advice and mentorship
Work with marketing to coordinate events that increase awareness and engagement, which will help attendance

Student-Athlete Mental Health
Assist the basketball medical team with the basketball student-athlete mental health objectives.
Collaborate and assist on-campus mental professionals and designated medical group physicians with the development of expanded mental health care options for basketball student-athletes
Assist with the facilitation of counseling services for failed drug tests, alcoholism and substances of abuse
Assist coaches looking to have student-athletes meet with a sports psychologists
Assist coaches looking to have student-athletes meet with specialists regarding depression, anxiety, general mental health concerns.
Work with university counseling and medical group to develop a comprehensive student-athlete mental health plan of care

Student Affairs – Student Conduct
Liaise and work with Student Affairs as it relates to violations of the code of student conduct as it pertains to basketball student-athletes.
Assist with notifying coaches and student-athletes of violations to the code of student conduct.
Assist in the execution of the university sanctions. Working with student-athletes to remove holds and following-up with the completion of sanctions

Special Projects
Drive specific assignments and projects as directed by the head basketball coach.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree, Master's preferred

3-5 years minimum experience in developing and mentoring athletes at the NCAA Division 1 level, or higher, with strong experience in basketball.

Must possess viable knowledge of NCAA rules.

Good organizational, strong interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to work effectively with college student athletes, athletic staff, University personnel and Alumni.

Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

• Tuition remission for Employees
• Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Low-Cost Life Insurance
• Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored403bRetirement Plans
• Paid Holidays Annually
• Generous Sickand Vacation Pay
• Additional benefits can be found onhttps://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans.To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity.

Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed athttps://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination.

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