About This Role
Directing the operations of the Avera Sports program is the core of this role, which involves planning, organizing, and leading all functions and activities. The Director will establish goals, objectives, and performance standards, and develop policies and procedures, interpreting them to personnel, athletes, coaches, families, visitors, and the public. This position plays a key role in program development, standardization, research, and education for Avera Sports divisions across Avera's footprint.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the AVP in the planning, management, and direction of Avera Sports, Sports Medicine, and its programs and facilities
- Manage the department’s resources to provide positive patient athlete outcomes and meet budgetary goals and objectives
- Evaluate and make recommendations on high school athletic training opportunities and develop relationships to secure Avera’s involvement
- Negotiate and coordinate contracts with schools in collaboration with marketing and community partnerships
- Develop and implement athletic and rehabilitation programming consistent with financial planning and facilities usage objectives
- Coordinate with charter members and affiliated programs to establish an annual facility usage schedule
- Maintain effective working relationships with personnel, program coordinators, athletes, and community entities
- Collaborate with leaders and staff of orthopedics and physical therapy
- Establish a marketing plan to promote the services and programming of Avera Sports and sports medicine related services
- Direct the Athletic Training program, developing a plan for growth in area schools and club programs
- Collaborate with orthopedics, marketing, therapy, and other services as requested
- Acquire and assign athletic training services to area youth groups, sports organizations, school districts, etc., in collaboration with the Athletic Training leader
- Direct the Avera Sports Science and Avera Strength and Conditioning programs, establishing growth areas and opportunities
- Educate peers, physicians, therapists, and wellness personnel in other areas on the research, education, and funding that has taken place in the research areas at Avera Sports
- Direct program development of Avera Sports basketball, volleyball, and nutrition programs
- Assist with program growth and coordinate delivery of programming with other Avera entities
- Work with Avera community partnerships and Avera sponsored youth organizations to ensure proper Avera branding and deliverables are attained
- Assist with future sponsorship identification and acquisition
- Attend quarterly sports sponsorship meetings as assigned
- Interview, hire, develop, train, and retain employees