Kenyon College Hiring for Director of Strength & Conditioning and Patterson Fitness Center at Gambier, OH Full Time

Job no: 492996
Work type: Exempt Staff
Location: Gambier, OH
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Kenyon College invites applications for the position of Director of Strength and Conditioning and Patterson Fitness Center.The Director of Strength and Conditioning and Patterson Fitness Center serves the Department of Athletics, Fitness and Recreation in the Division of Student Affairs. This position reports to the Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Performance and supports the mission of the College in its focus on student development, outcomes and success. This is a twelve (12) month position that includes morning, evening and weekend responsibilities.

It is also expected that the Director of Strength and Conditioning and Patterson Fitness Center will embrace the department mission of fostering learning and developing community with a focus on the values of citizenship, competition, resiliency, sportsmanship, and teamwork within Kenyon’s unique campus culture. Successful candidates will be able to show a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in their support for students from diverse ethnic, socioeconomic, religious, and national backgrounds.

Essential Functions:

Director of Strength and Conditioning

• Directly oversee strength and conditioning for 22 varsity, intercollegiate sports.
• Collaborate with head coaches to design and implement year round training programs for each of the 22 sports, including testing and evaluation.
• Direct oversight of the strength and conditioning budget.
• Understand and uphold NCAA recommendations.
• Work in conjunction with the wellness team (nutrition, psychology, health & counseling, sports medicine) to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of all student-athletes and community patrons.
• Support education on nutrition and supplementation.
• Coordinate with coaches and professional staff regarding schedules, needs and facility availability.

Director of Patterson Fitness Center

• Supervise Patterson Fitness Center inventory, maintenance, management, and purchasing of equipment.
• Monitor all department weight training facilities for condition and safety of equipment.
• Coordinate community-based programming for fitness and recreation.
• Working understanding of Lowry Center operations including scheduling, reservations, memberships, campus, and outside events.
• Manage daily operations of the Lowry Center.
• Other duties as assigned by the Director of Athletics, Fitness and Recreation in collaboration with the Director of the Lowry Center.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Oversee scheduling, educational requirements, and expectations of strength and conditioning staff including any staff members with assigned strength & conditioning secondary duties.
• Recruit, hire, train, schedule, supervise, and evaluate student workers assigned to the Lowry Center, including, Patterson Fitness Center and front desk.
• Oversee Lowry Center Student Worker program including scheduling of needed shift coverages, ensuring all educational needs are met, and management of student worker staffing payroll approvals.

Other Expectations:

• Serve as a member of the Athletics, Fitness & Recreation team, responsible for providing leadership, goals, and program implementation at a fully residential campus housing 1800 undergraduate students.
• Develop and maintain mutually supportive and collaborative working relationships with student affairs colleagues, faculty, and other campus partners to accomplish shared objectives and tasks.
• Lead and assist with designated departmental, divisional, and/or College committees, initiatives and processes.
• Develop meaningful connections with students, staff and faculty by being available and visible on campus.
• Assist with special projects and duties, as needed.
• Demonstrate a commitment to and compliance with the College’s and Department of Athletics policies and procedures as well as the North Coast Athletic Conference and NCAA constitutions, bylaws, legislation and regulations.
• Demonstrate a commitment to the Department of Athletics’ student-athlete handbook, and the Student Affairs and College’s mission statements.

Success Factors:

• Possess a collaborative mindset.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are necessary.
• Organizational skills are paramount.
• Ability to adapt to and implement changes and developments in the industry.
• Creativity and flexibility with varsity athletic sessions as well as community-based programming.
• Ability to run group weight training sessions as well as agility/conditioning sessions.

Working Conditions:

• Some heavy lifting / moving equipment is required.
• Early morning, day, late evenings, weekends, holidays, college breaks and summers are required with the potential for additional travel for athletic contests and convention/caucus attendance.
• The ability to obtain College driver certification is desirable.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
• Strength and conditioning certification required (NSCA or CSCCa mandatory, USAW optional).
• Maintain all CEU’s and stay current with trends/research.
• CPR, First Aid and AED Certification required (and can be completed after hire).

Kenyon College is a nationally prominent, private liberal arts college where academic excellence goes hand in hand with a strong sense of community and close relationships among students and professors.Kenyon College, a highly selective liberal arts college of 1800 students, is a Division III member of the NCAA and is a founding member of the North Coast Athletic Conference. Kenyon offers twenty-two varsity sports, eleven for men and eleven for women. The college is located in the beautiful village of Gambier, 50 miles northeast of Columbus, Ohio.

Compensation and Benefits

Salaries at Kenyon are competitive and commensurate with experience. In addition to an attractive salary, Kenyon offers benefits for employees and their family members. Children of employees are eligible for 100% tuition waivers at Kenyon, and through the Great Lakes Colleges Association, children of employees are eligible for 85% tuition waivers at fifteen other of the nation’s finest liberal arts colleges.

We also offer health and dental insurance, TIAA retirement, and many other benefits, including provisions for a spouse, families, and domestic partners. Details about benefits as well as conditions of employment are described more fully in our Staff Handbook.

Kenyon is a unique place to live and work. To discover why it should be your next home, click here.

Kenyon College is an equal opportunity employer and applications from members of all underrepresented groups are encouraged. It is the College’s policy to evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, physical and/or mental disability, age, religion, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by institutional policy or state, local, or federal law. Kenyon College has a strong commitment to supporting diversity, equity and inclusion. Please visit our Diversity at Kenyon website.

Advertised: 11 Jul 2023 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: Open until filled