What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant to the Athletic Director position at Farmingdale State College?
Location: Farmingdale, NY Category: Professional Posted On: Mon Jun 9 2025 Job Description:
Reporting to the Director of Athletics, the Assistant to the Athletics Director will be involved in all facets of the administration of Farmingdale State College's 18-sport, NCAA Division III athletics department. This position is supported by the National Collegiate Athletic Association's "Pathway to Excellence Grant", which provides funding for two years. In alignment with the mission of the grant, women and individuals from underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will gain valuable experience across multiple areas of athletic administration, as well as access to professional development and networking opportunities across the grant.
Responsibilities
Event management and operations
Assist with the planning, setup, execution and breakdown of home athletic contests and special events hosted by Farmingdale State College sports (e.g., conference and/or NCAA Championship events; Hall of Fame/special events).
NCAA compliance
Assist the Senior Associate Athletics Director in ensuring a culture of compliance. Responsibilities include assisting with preseason NCAA meetings, rules education sessions, and both the initial and continuing eligibility processes at FSC.
Life Skills And Student-athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)
Assist SAAC and life skills liaisons in further extending the Department's commitment to community service/engagement, as well as providing relevant, and timely programming to our student-athletes on topics that relate both to current industry trends (both in the NCAA and our students' majors), but also for skills that can be utilized by all our student-athletes upon graduation from our institution.
Finance and budgeting
Collaborate with the department's travel coordinator, Assistant AD and Director of Athletics - in addition to cross-campus finance department personnel - for the various functions that go into a state institution athletic department's financial policies, procedures and budget planning/forecasting.
Communications and Social Media
Assist the Director of Athletic Communications and Sports Information Director in publicity and promotional functionality of our department, including website maintenance and conceptualize and develop social media content for the department's platforms.
The college particularly welcomes candidates with knowledge, skills and abilities that include:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
This is a Full-time, Temporary, 10-month UUP position.
Click Here For New York State Benefits Summary
Visit our Why Work at FSC page to learn more about FSC and the total rewards we offer.
VISA SPONSORSHIP IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS POSITION
The Consumer Information web page can be viewed at the following link
http://www.farmingdale.edu/consumer-information/index.shtml
This page describes various services, information and statistics on many different aspects of the College's operations.
Farmingdale State College's commitment to inclusive excellence is an important part of our mission of public education and our culture. At Farmingdale State College, we continue to work on building a community that supports freedom, mutual respect, and civility. We seek others who support these values of diversity and inclusiveness and candidates of all diverse backgrounds who wish to participate in our cultural aspirations are welcome and encouraged to apply.
The College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status or any other legally protected status.
Reporting to the Director of Athletics, the Assistant to the Athletics Director will be involved in all facets of the administration of Farmingdale State College's 18-sport, NCAA Division III athletics department. This position is supported by the National Collegiate Athletic Association's "Pathway to Excellence Grant", which provides funding for two years. In alignment with the mission of the grant, women and individuals from underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will gain valuable experience across multiple areas of athletic administration, as well as access to professional development and networking opportunities across the grant.
Responsibilities
Event management and operations
Assist with the planning, setup, execution and breakdown of home athletic contests and special events hosted by Farmingdale State College sports (e.g., conference and/or NCAA Championship events; Hall of Fame/special events).
NCAA compliance
Assist the Senior Associate Athletics Director in ensuring a culture of compliance. Responsibilities include assisting with preseason NCAA meetings, rules education sessions, and both the initial and continuing eligibility processes at FSC.
Life Skills And Student-athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)
Assist SAAC and life skills liaisons in further extending the Department's commitment to community service/engagement, as well as providing relevant, and timely programming to our student-athletes on topics that relate both to current industry trends (both in the NCAA and our students' majors), but also for skills that can be utilized by all our student-athletes upon graduation from our institution.
Finance and budgeting
Collaborate with the department's travel coordinator, Assistant AD and Director of Athletics - in addition to cross-campus finance department personnel - for the various functions that go into a state institution athletic department's financial policies, procedures and budget planning/forecasting.
Communications and Social Media
Assist the Director of Athletic Communications and Sports Information Director in publicity and promotional functionality of our department, including website maintenance and conceptualize and develop social media content for the department's platforms.
The college particularly welcomes candidates with knowledge, skills and abilities that include:
- Commitment to diversity and university initiatives supportive of diversity and inclusion.
- Interest in participating in student-centered service activities.
- Desire to apply expertise in promoting civic engagement with the College's many community partners.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's Degree.
- Two (2) academic years of experience in intercollegiate athletics.
- Proven experience with leading successful social media campaigns in intercollegiate athletics.
- Demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an equitable and inclusive living and learning environment.
- First-hand experience working at, or attending, a State University of New York institution.
- Three (3) academic years of experience in intercollegiate athletics.
This is a Full-time, Temporary, 10-month UUP position.
- For the first 10 working days, beginning Monday, June 9, 2025, and ending Friday, June 20, 2025, applications will be limited to UUP Farmingdale.
- CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: Tuesday, July 8, 2025
- SALARY: $38,088 $4,000 in downstate location pay = $42,088 Total Compensation.
- ANTICIPATED START DATE: September 1, 2025
Click Here For New York State Benefits Summary
Visit our Why Work at FSC page to learn more about FSC and the total rewards we offer.
VISA SPONSORSHIP IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS POSITION
The Consumer Information web page can be viewed at the following link
http://www.farmingdale.edu/consumer-information/index.shtml
This page describes various services, information and statistics on many different aspects of the College's operations.
Farmingdale State College's commitment to inclusive excellence is an important part of our mission of public education and our culture. At Farmingdale State College, we continue to work on building a community that supports freedom, mutual respect, and civility. We seek others who support these values of diversity and inclusiveness and candidates of all diverse backgrounds who wish to participate in our cultural aspirations are welcome and encouraged to apply.
The College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status or any other legally protected status.
Salary : $38,088 - $42,088
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