Voice Up Sports Psychology Consultant 100% Remote

Sports Psychology Mentor and Training Development Consultant

Voice Up Publishing Inc

Student Training and Development Athlete Mental Health Mentorship Programming

Engagement: Independent contractor for mentoring and consulting

Location: Remote or hybrid; Texas licensed or credentialed professionals preferred

Compensation: $50 to $75 per hour

Commitment: Approximately 6 to 10 hours per month with a flexible schedule

Position Overview

Voice Up seeks an experienced professional to serve as Sports Psychology Mentor and Training Development Consultant. This individual will design and lead student training that supports Voice Up's emerging athlete mental health practice area. The consultant will act as a curriculum architect, mentor, and strategic adviser, preparing graduate students and emerging practitioners to support athletes across sports. Experience in basketball, including collegiate, elite, or professional environments, is especially valued.

The position is intentionally nonclinical during its early phase. It does not include psychotherapy, diagnosis, treatment planning, or direct clinical services. The consultant will help participants understand the boundaries among mentoring, coaching, performance consulting, and licensed clinical care. The work advances Voice Up's mission to connect people to purpose and reflects five operating principles: collaboration, humility, precision, patience, and empathy.

The consultant will work directly with Voice Up's founder and executive leadership, contributing practical expertise while helping establish a credible, accessible training model that can serve diverse learners and future athlete populations across communities.

What You Will Do

- Design a structured sports psychology curriculum for practicum students, interns, and emerging professionals.

- Create learning modules, case studies, reflection exercises, and feedback tools aligned with recognized sport psychology competencies and ethical standards.

- Lead individual and small-group mentoring that strengthens professional identity, reflective practice, cultural responsiveness, and sound judgment.

- Help learners map realistic pathways from graduate education to athlete-centered consulting or clinical careers.

- Develop frameworks that integrate mental performance, mindfulness, peer support, art therapy, and visual expression, particularly for athletes navigating injury recovery.

- Teach the psychological dimensions of athletic identity, return-to-play decisions, performance pressure, career transition, and recovery.

- Collaborate with sports medicine, rehabilitation, behavioral health, education, and creative-arts partners to strengthen training content.

- Advise Voice Up leadership on quality improvement, professional risk, appropriate safeguards, and a staged roadmap toward professional-sports partnerships.

- Help cultivate future practicum, field experience, and mentorship opportunities across collegiate and professional sports networks.

Required Qualifications

- Master's degree, or active graduate study, in sport psychology, kinesiology with a sport psychology concentration, clinical or counseling psychology, or a closely related discipline.

- Foundational preparation in performance psychology, mental skills training, athlete-centered consultation, and ethical practice.

- Working knowledge of relevant professional standards, including the Association for Applied Sport Psychology Code of Ethics.

- Understanding of injury recovery, athletic identity development and transition, and return-to-play processes.

- Excellent written, verbal, teaching, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to translate psychological concepts for students, athletes, and multidisciplinary partners.

- Strong organization, independent judgment, reliability, and problem-solving ability in a flexible remote environment.

- Active professional liability insurance or eligibility to obtain appropriate coverage before beginning applicable services.

Preferred Experience

Strong candidates may bring certification or candidacy as a Certified Mental Performance Consultant through AASP, or a comparable credential. Voice Up also values direct work with collegiate, elite, or professional athletes; experience in basketball; group facilitation; teaching or coaching; internship and workforce-program design; trauma-informed engagement; and familiarity with visual art, art therapy, or other creative methods. Experience with grant-supported initiatives, cross-sector partnerships, or responsible human-centered artificial intelligence applications is welcome.

The Professional We Are Seeking

The successful consultant will combine subject-matter credibility with a mentor's patience and a builder's mindset. This professional should be comfortable shaping an early-stage program, listening carefully to learners, setting clear boundaries, and turning complex knowledge into practical training. The position is especially well suited to someone who believes athlete well-being, ethical performance support, creative expression, and purposeful career development can reinforce one another.

Growth Opportunity

As the program matures and partnerships expand, this consulting role may grow into a larger leadership opportunity. Future responsibilities could include directing a dedicated student training institute and helping establish an athlete group-counseling practice led by appropriately qualified graduates. Any expansion would depend on program development, partnership readiness, funding, licensure, and organizational needs.

How to Apply

Send a resume or curriculum vitae, a brief statement of interest, and a summary of relevant experience to . Use the subject line Sports Psychology Mentor and Training Development Consultant. Candidates may also learn more about Voice Up and its founder's vision at voiceup.life/founder-letter. Applications will be reviewed based on professional preparation, mentoring ability, ethical judgment, athlete-centered experience, and alignment with Voice Up's mission and principles.

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