Assistant Director - Athletics, Compliance & Retention

City Colleges of Chicago; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

City Colleges of Chicago is seeking an Assistant Director - Athletics, Compliance & Retention to help manage intercollegiate athletics across CCC campuses. The role focuses on certifying NJCAA eligibility, administering compliance programs, and facilitating student success through targeted academic support.

The position supports coaches and staff, prepares required NJCAA documents, and contributes to retention and completion goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in sports Management, Sports Education, Physical Education, Exercise Science, or a related field.
• Three years of coaching experience at the high school or college level.
• Dedication to student-athletes and student success.
• Knowledge of CCC policies regarding athletics and academic performance.
• Knowledge of NJCAA rules and regulations.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Strong administrative and organizational skills.
• Ability to work within a culturally diverse environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategies to increase enrollment, retention, and completion with the Director.
• Represent the college at recruitment events and promote athletic programs.
• Implement academic support programs for at-risk student-athletes.
• Ensure student-athletes are eligible to participate in intercollegiate athletics.
• Prepare and process documents to certify continuing eligibility per NJCAA rules.
• Provide NJCAA compliance information and updates to staff and coaches.
• Conduct information sessions on NJCAA rules for coaches and staff.
• Prepare monthly and annual progress reports.
• Provide supervision for night and weekend games as needed.
• Assist with data entry of statistics and reports for NJCAA and CCC.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Administrative and organizational

Coaching experience

Ability to work in a diverse team

Education

Bachelor's degree in sports management or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Assistant Director - Athletics, Compliance & Retention

Athletic Departments at each of CCC’s campuses provide student-athletes an avenue to continue their athletic careers and an opportunity to continue their academic aspirations. Adhering to CCC’s Athletic Governance policy, athletic programs at all CCC campuses are academically based and ethically oriented, providing a broad and diverse educational experience. Student-athletes and coaches are expected to compete with honesty, integrity, and exercise good sportsmanship at all time and within the guidelines of the CCC and the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), the governing body for two-year college athletics.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE

Reporting to the Director, Intercollegiate & Intramural Athletics, the Assistant Director-Athletics, Compliance & Retention, assists in developing and administering the athletics programs of a college; works to ensure student-athletes receive academic support services to help with their transition, retention, and completion; and fosters an environment through which coaches can provide effective coaching and quality services.

The Assistant Director of Athletics also assists the Director with compliance responsibilities, such as assisting the Director in certifying NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) eligibility for student-athletes; assisting in the preparation of compliance reports; and assisting the Director in working with coaches and department staff to ensure compliance with NJCAA rules and regulations and CCC’s Athletic Governance Policy.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Assists in developing and implementing strategies and activities to increase student-athlete enrollment, retention, and completion, in coordination with Director and college staff.
• Represents the college and Athletic Department at recruitment events and participates in various activities to promote the college’s athletic programs.
• Works with coaches and student development staff to implement academic support programs tailored to the specific needs of student-athletes at risk of losing their eligibility to participate in a sports program due to unsatisfactory academic achievement.
• Assists the Director in ensuring student-athletes are eligible to participate in intercollegiate athletics programs.
• Assists the Director in the preparation and processing of required documents to certify the continuing eligibility of current student-athletes as required by NJCAA rules and regulations.
• Assists the Director in providing relevant compliance information and updates on NJCAA rules and regulations to help ensure college’s athletics programs remain in compliance.
• Assists the Director in conducting information sessions on NJCAA rules and regulations for coaches, athletic staff, staff from other college departments, and student-athletes to provide relevant compliance information and updated and help ensure compliance.
• Assists the Director in ensuring compliance with intercollegiate athletics program reporting requirements to the NJCAA. Assists the Director in the preparation of required NJCAA certification forms, student-athlete statements, drug consent forms, and other related forms as required.
• Assists in maintaining records of physical examinations of student-athletes required for their participation in tryouts, training, practice, or competitive events.
• Assists coaches with entering and maintaining data on-line using various system applications to provide mandatory statistics and reports to the NJCAA and City Colleges of Chicago
• Assists the Director in preparing timely and accurate monthly and annual progress reports.
• As needed , provides supervision/cover of night and weekend games on campus and away .
• Serves as a member of campus committees related to academic support and student success.
• Contributes to the overall success of the Athletics Department and assists in ongoing activities of intercollegiate athletics
• May serve as an interim coach as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in sports Management, Sports Education, Physical Education, Exercise Science, or a related field
• Three years of coaching experience at the high school or college level
• Dedication to student-athletes and student success
• Knowledge and understanding of CCC’s policies regarding athletics and academic performance
• Knowledge and understanding of NJCAA rules and regulations
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Strong administrative and organizational skills
• Ability work within a culturally diverse environment
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Salary Range: $49,561 - $60,000

Offered salary will be determined by the applicant's education, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as other factors such as internal equity.

Benefits information is found at https://www.ccc.edu/departments/Benefits/

Additional Information

• Salary Range: Salary Range: $49,561 - $60,000