Athletic Director

Pasadena Area Community College District

Kinesiology, Health, and Athletics Division

Location: Pasadena, CA

Salary Range: M-2

Benefits: Click Here; 100% paid by district Medical, Dental, and Vision, dependents included.

Work Schedule: Varies; includes evenings, weekends, and travel as required

Full Job Description: Athletic Director

The Athletic Director is a management position reporting to the Dean of Kinesiology, Health, and Athletics, and assists the Dean as needed in planning, developing, organizing, scheduling, directing, improving, and evaluating the college's athletic program, curriculum, and related student support services. This position is responsible for the development, management, coordination, and supervision of a competitive intercollegiate athletics program. The Athletic Director also provides visionary leadership, strategic planning and development for the athletics program; and ensures compliance with all local, college, state, federal and conference policies, rules and regulations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Attends all athletic home games, events, and competitions; all road football games; and, as needed, travels to playoff games
• Serves as liaison with state and conference organizations related to athletics
• In coordination with the Dean, supervises and coordinates the use of athletic facilities
• Promotes and coordinates athletic programs and services
• Ensures that all college, conference, and 3C2A rules and bylaws are followed and that the District and its coaches remain in compliance
• Develops, prepares, submits, administers, monitors, and reviews annual program budgets
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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree in physical education, exercise science, sports management, athletic administration, education with an emphasis in physical education, kinesiology, physiology of exercise, or adaptive physical education.

OR

• Bachelor's degree in any of the above AND Master's degree in any life science, dance, physiology, health education, recreation administration, educational leadership, or physical therapy

OR

• the equivalent.

AND

• Three (3) years of experience serving in an administrative/leadership capacity within a collegiate athletic program.
• Possession of a valid California driver's license and the ability to maintain insurability under the District's vehicle insurance policy.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATION:

• Possession of a valid First Aid and Basic Life Support or Professional CPR certificate.

*If you do not possess the above certificate, you must be willing to obtain within 3 months of employment

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES - May be representative, but not all-inclusive, of those knowledge, skills and abilities commonly associated with this position.

• Ability to respond quickly to operational breakdowns, game-day crises, last-minute cancellations, or staffing gaps
• Comprehensive knowledge of how to coordinate the operational needs of a multi-sport athletics program
• Skill in coordinating complex schedules across multiple sports, facilities, and academic calendars
• Familiarity with 3C2A rules including eligibility tracking, rosters, reporting, and records retention
• Clear and professional communication with coaches, officials, vendors, transportation services, internal departments, and student-athletes

PHYSICAL ABILITIES AND WORK ENVIRONMENT - Activities and environmental or atmospheric conditions commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job. The physical demands and environmental conditions described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Physical Abilities:

• Seeing to inspect written documents, communicate with District staff, sitting for extended periods of time; bending, kneeling, climbing, and reaching to retrieve and file equipment, and dexterity of hands and fingers to operate and repair equipment as well as to type on a computer keyboard.
• Standing, and walking between work areas is required.
• Positions in this classification may occasionally bend, stoop, kneel, reach, push, and pull drawers open and closed to retrieve and file information and equipment.
• Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects up to 25 pounds with the use of proper equipment.

Work Environment:

• Employees work in an office environment with moderate noise levels, controlled temperature conditions.
• Employees may interact with upset staff and/or public and private representatives in interpreting and enforcing departmental policies and procedures.

Core Competencies: The District has identified the following essential skills and attributes needed for success in this position.

• Athletics Program Operations and Logistics
• Game Day and Event Management
• Scheduling and Calendar Coordination
• Compliance Support and Recordkeeping
• Budget Oversight and Purchasing Coordination
• Facilities and Equipment Oversight
• Communication and Stakeholder Coordination
• Problem Solving and Adaptive Leadership

Salary Range:

M-2