Serves as the Athletic Director for USC Salkehatchie. Represents the Athletic Department for USC Salkehatchie and has oversight for all athletic functions to include all coaches, student athletes and volunteers of the Salkehatchie campus athletic programs.
Develop and implement specific athletic programs; direct and coordinate a full range of athletic department services and programs. Ensure compliance with NJCAA Region X regulations and appropriate correspondence. Assist in the design and development of the athletic department website. Maintain website and review data entered by the coaching staff to ensure current and accurate information is posted. Develop annual athletics department budget; review and control expenditures from athletics accounts. Provide leadership for fundraising activities. Serve as a liaison with community, state and conference organizations related to athletics. Collect updates from NJCAA and club teams for campus to share.
Knowledge of USC Salkehatchie Admissions and Financial Aid requirements, FERPA rules, university policies and procedures as well as state and federal laws for proper handling of student-athlete and employee or volunteer matters, current practices in the delivery of athletic programs; student athletic issues; supervision techniques; administrative budgeting and financial record keeping and control procedures; NJCAA rules and practices; sports procedures and practices. Must have the ability to: integrate multiple activities and programs around the goals of the athletic programs; participate with other campus personnel in developing and coordinating activities, goals, and services; develop and provide athletic services to meet the needs of the wide variety of student athletes; supervise and train students and staff in a variety of labor intensive activities; communicate effectively orally and in writing; establish cooperative working relationships in the course of performing assigned duties.
Requires a bachelor’s degree in a job-related field and 5 or more years of job-related experience, which may be substituted by an equivalent combination of job-related certification, training, education, and/or experience.
Experience with athletic recruiting, monitoring academic success of student athletes, collegiate level coaching and NJCAA rules and practices.
The Salkehatchie regional Palmetto College campus is a branch campus of the University of South Carolina Columbia. Salkehatchie has as its mission to provide higher education and intellectual leadership, contributing to the primary mission of the University of South Carolina System, so stated as, “the education of the state’s diverse citizens through teaching research, creative activity, and community engagement.” At the heart of this mission is a teaching faculty of high quality dedicated to excellence in instruction, scholarship, public and professional service, and creative endeavor which enrich the classroom experience. The Salkehatchie regional Palmetto College campus offers a varied curriculum grounded in the liberal arts and focused on preparing students to continue their education in the University of South Carolina System and throughout life.
The Salkehatchie regional Palmetto College campus recruits students prepared to succeed in completing a baccalaureate?level education. While the institution does not offer remedial instruction, it is nonetheless able to admit most students who apply due to the close working relationship between students and faculty. The original de...sign of the institution incorporated a flexibility that has allowed changes in institutional capability with increasing educational demands of constituents.
Through classroom and laboratory instruction delivered in a variety of face-to-face and distance learning formats and modalities, the institution awards the Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degrees and provides for the completion of selected bachelor’s degrees on campus through cooperative agreements and delivery structures with other University of South Carolina System institutions. The Salkehatchie regional Palmetto College campus also provides general education and upper division coursework applicable to baccalaureate degree programs offered through colleges and universities nationwide. In addition to academic coursework, the mission of the campus includes noncredit courses, seminars, and workshops made available to the community for cultural enrichment and professional development.
USC Salkehatchie Athletics is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association and competes in Region 10, which includes North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, and West Virginia. The traditions of cultural diversity and freedom of thought are valued at the Salkehatchie regional Palmetto College campus. In a learning environment that develops respect for racial, geographical, intellectual, and economic diversity and an awareness of individual, societal, and global responsibilities, Salkehatchie promotes courses, activities, and attitudes that instills in students a thirst to continue learning throughout life.
The Salkehatchie regional Palmetto College campus emphasizes the development of the whole person and especially seeks to foster in students the disciplines essential to an educated citizenry. Core competencies, including the ability to communicate through effective writing and articulate speech; computational and quantitative mastery; creative and critical thinking; and the duties of citizenship are strategically integrated within the curriculum. Classroom experiences, student activities, and physical education programs also provide opportunities for cultural enrichment, leadership development, intellectual growth and interpersonal relationships, all contributing to a sense of self?reliance and a joy of learning.
