Athletics Leadership & Mental Performance Director

Dartmouth College; Hanover (NH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Dartmouth College is seeking an Assistant Athletics Director for Leadership & Mental Performance to coordinate leadership development and mental performance programs for varsity student-athletes, teams, and coaches. You will act as the primary mental performance consultant for a substantial caseload and collaborate with the DP2 team to enhance performance, well-being, and leadership development.

The role requires advanced education in sport psychology with significant practical leadership

Qualifications

• Master's degree in sport psychology or mental performance related field.
• Five years progressive experience in mental performance consulting in a high performance athletics, tactical, or corporate setting.
• Experience developing, implementing, and evaluating programming in areas of leadership and mental performance using evidence-based and data-informed approaches.
• Knowledge of empirically supported leadership and development frameworks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including strong public speaking and group facilitation skills with diverse populations.
• Proven leadership and management skills with the ability to exercise good judgement in sensitive situations.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-on-one sessions, team mental training, and coach consultations.
• Conduct multi-method assessment to identify needs and presenting concerns.
• Identify potential mental health concerns early and refer to counseling services.
• Attend practices and games to provide observation and mental performance support.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of mental performance services provided.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary peak performance team to promote optimal environments for performance excellence.
• Operate the Mental Performance Lab to provide cognitive training as part of development plans.

Skills

Sport psychology

Mental performance consulting

Leadership development

Communication skills

Public speaking

Team collaboration

Education

Master's degree in sport psychology or related field

Doctoral degree preferred

Job description

Dartmouth College is seeking an Assistant Athletics Director for Leadership & Mental Performance to coordinate leadership development and mental performance programs for varsity student-athletes, teams, and coaches. You will act as the primary mental performance consultant for a substantial caseload and collaborate with the DP2 team to enhance performance, well-being, and leadership development.

The role requires advanced education in sport psychology with significant practical leadership