What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Athletics and Recreation position at Saint Joseph's College of Maine?
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is hiring for the full-time position of Director of Athletics and Recreation.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree is required; Master’s degree in athletic administration or related field is preferred.
- 5 – 8 or more years of relevant and progressive administrative and leadership experience in intercollegiate or professional athletics; Prior coaching experience preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Knowledge of and commitment to the College Mission, Core Values and the Catholic, Mercy tradition with an appreciation and respect for the liberal arts education
- Knowledge of NCAA DIII athletics and its rules and regulations
- Visionary leadership and managerial skills to support the student-athlete and campus recreation experience
- Skilled at managing complex and highly visible athletic and active recreational programs
- Proven ability to lead seasoned professionals as well as less experienced staff
- Ability to develop long range strategic plans for athletic programs and athletic facilities
- Demonstrated ability to foster an environment of diversity, equity and inclusion
- Proven ability to fundraise, generate revenue, and promote capital campaigns
- Financial acumen skills to develop and manage a large operating budget
- Proven training, coaching and mentoring abilities
- Strong organizational, interpersonal, analytical and problem solving skills
- Proven ability to collaborate to foster and maintain effective working relationships with a variety people
- Ability to be confident, humble, accountable and transparent
- Strong verbal and written communication skills as well as outstanding interpersonal skills are also needed.
- Effective presentation skills and speaking to large audiences
- Computer competence in word processing, powerpoint presentations, database management and electronic mail
- Strong work ethic
- Availability for a flexible schedule and the ability to travel
- Must be adaptable, creative and be able to handle many projects at once
- Knowledge of general office operations
Applicants must be willing to support the mission and core values of Saint Joseph’s College of Maine.
Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy, Saint Joseph's College is Maine's only Catholic college. We offer to our 2000 on-campus and online students a unique mix of undergraduate, graduate, and non-degree programs with a strong liberal arts foundation. Our beautiful 474-acre Sebago Lake campus in Standish, Maine is located 30 minutes northwest of Portland, ME, and 2 hours North of Boston, MA. Fielding 21 intercollegiate varsity teams, the College also boasts a competitive Division III athletics program.
Additionally, the College provides certificates and undergraduate and advanced degrees for thousands more working adults who reside throughout the United States and in more than 20 other countries through an online learning program. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu.
Saint Joseph's is nationally recognized for its successful integration of community service in its classroom learning and its sustainability performance. In 2015, the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College’s focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions on campus and within local, regional, and global communities.
In 2022, the College earned STARS Gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) in recognition of its campus-wide sustainability achievements. This program is the most widely recognized in the world for reporting comprehensive information related to a college’s sustainability accomplishments.
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine embraces justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion as important cornerstones for academic excellence, student success, institutional and community resilience, and as vital expressions of our Catholic identity, Mercy Charism, and Core Values. We commit ourselves to nurturing highly competent and deeply compassionate leaders ready to serve in a vulnerable world.
Recognizing the dignity of all persons, we seek to address instances of injustice both within and outside our College community from a stance of informed advocacy. In this way we fulfill our core value of community, which calls on us to demonstrate a spirit of connectedness with one another through expressions of hospitality, courtesy, inclusivity, and collaboration. Saint Joseph's College is the community that grows community, preparing whole people to a whole world. Learn more here.
Review of applications will begin immediately. Please complete our online application by clicking on Apply Now. Include your resume and cover letter, and read and sign the Pre-Employment Statement. Offers are contingent upon successfully passing a background check.
Saint Joseph’s College is an EEO employer and applications from members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. We consider all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement, without regard to a person’s race (including traits associated with race, including hair texture, Afro hairstyles, and protective hairstyles), color, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, genetic information, military status, sex or gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disabilities, familial status, protected whistleblower activity, previous assertion of workers’ compensation claim, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.
Specific questions may be emailed to: sjcemployment@sjcme.edu or call 207-893-7757.
Mission Statement
Saint Joseph's College of Maine, sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy and animated by the vision of Catherine McAuley, is a Catholic college in the liberal arts tradition distinguished by its welcoming community. We foster an on-going dialogue between faith and reason so as to prepare our learners to live meaningful lives that improve the world around them.
Vision Statement
In fulfillment of its mission, Saint Joseph's College of Maine will be a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative community that forms individuals who practice humility, justice, and compassion, as Jesus did, in solidarity with the marginalized.
