Assistant Director, Sports Performance

Job Details

Fairfield University is a co-educational, comprehensive Jesuit university with a 200-acre campus located along the scenic shoreline community of Fairfield, CT. The University is comprised of approximately 3,500 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students pursuing degrees within 5 schools: The College of Arts and Sciences, The Charles F. Dolan School of Business, The School of Engineering, The Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, and School of Education and Human Development. As an expression of our Jesuit, Catholic mission and identity, Fairfield embraces a liberal humanistic approach to education, encouraging critical thinking, cultivating free and open inquiry, and fostering ethical and religious values.

General Position Summary:

Responsible for instructing and organizing all aspects of the Sports Performance/Strength and Conditioning Program for select sports including training, technical supervision, evaluation and preparation of practices and competition. Works in conjunction with the Assistant Director of Athletics/Sports Performance and the Head Coaches of designated sports in developing and administering sports performance/strength and conditioning programs unique to individual sports and athletes to help develop the student-athlete to their full potential. Travel is required.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide student-athletes with outcome driven sports performance programs based on the physical demands of the sport and the injury profile of the student-athlete.
• Consult with assigned coaches in reference to sports performance/strength & conditioning programs and each sport’s specific needs.
• Conduct team by team introductions/reviews of sports performance/strength training and conditioning techniques.
• Provide assigned teams with workouts to perform during break periods.
• Create a positive culture of physical and mental well-being for the teams they work with and all Fairfield student-athletes.
• Facilitate specific programming and analysis, develop a periodization plan for assigned team(s) throughout the year.
• Responsible for holding the standards for exercise execution in regards to technique. Evaluation of how well assigned teams perform the exercises prescribed.
• Provide specific feedback to the student athletes of their performance in relation to the Sports Performance department’s standards.
• Utilize available and emerging technologies to provide feedback and analysis to student-athletes and coaches.
• Assist the Assistant Athletic Director/Sports Performance in all aspects of departmental operations.

Experience:

• 2 years of experience minimal at the University level as a Strength & Conditioning/Sports Performance Coach or Assistant Coach
• Membership in the NSCA (National Strength & Conditioning Association) required
• CSCS (Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist) certification required
• CPR/First Aid Certification required
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license
• Knowledge of strength training equipment required
• Experience working with athlete monitor systems, data analytics, and sport technology preferred

Education:

B.S. in either Physical Education/Strength & Conditioning/Human Performance/Exercise Physiology or related field with an emphasis on Strength & Conditioning and/or Sports Performance. Master’s Degree in related field preferred.

This position is based at Fairfield University’s Fairfield, CT campus and is not eligible for immigration assistance.