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Payroll Title INTERCOL ATH COACH AST Title Code 004007 Grade/Step 06 Working Title Assistant Coach, Women's Basketball
Department Name Intercollegiate Athletics Supervisor Margaritis, John Department Head Wooldridge, James A (Jim)

Special Requirements and Conditions

Critical Position
Overtime
Travel
Travel Outside of Normal Business Hours
Other (description)
Valid Driver License

Level of Supervision Received

General Supervision

Items Used

Personal computer, printer, fax, copier

Position Purpose

The assistant coach is responsible for assisting with all aspects of an NCAA Division I Women's Basketball program including, but not limited to, the identification and recruitment of academically and athletically qualified student-athletes; supporting the academic progress of student-athletes; preparing and conducting individual and team practices, training, and competition; fostering the academic, athletic, and personal growth of student-athletes; organizing team and staff travel arrangements; facilitating administrative duties and paperwork; managing the distribution and ordering of team equipment and supplies; coordinating and administering special volleyball events and representing the sports program as needed in association with promoting and fundraising for the program.

Essential Functions

Essential Function % Time
Coaching 50
Coaching: Support efforts to ensure that team members are improving, developing, and progressing as athletes during their collegiate careers while demonstrating concern for the health, safety, and welfare of each student-athlete.

Recruiting: Recruit student-athletes who can compete successfully on a level consistent with program expectations, and who can be successful in an academic environment and graduate from the university.

Sportsmanship: Reinforce a positive environment that encourages and supports sportsmanship, and ensure that public statements are supportive of the University and the Athletics Department.

Student-Athlete Development: Contribute to the total development of the student-athletes in the program in a manner consistent with the educational values of the University. In addition to their athletic development, provide support and assistance to service units and student-athletes with regard to academic progress and graduation.
Compliance & Administration 30
Academics: Reinforce an environment of academic expectations, achievement, and success that supports and encourages academic progress and graduation, with an emphasis on applying programmatic policies and procedures that produce a positive APR score (i.e., an APR score that exceeds the scores associated with contemporaneous penalties). In a manner consistent with institutional academic integrity, the Assistant Coach agrees to direct all academic communication concerning the student-athletes through appropriate administrative and academic lines of communication as stipulated by departmental and university guidelines.

Compliance: Operate within an atmosphere of compliance, integrity, and within the scope and intent of NCAA, conference, and university regulations. Compliance-related activities and paperwork must be accomplished and/or submitted in a complete and timely manner.

Administration: Handle paperwork and related administrative responsibilities in a thorough, complete, and timely manner.

Budget & Travel: Within the scope of authority, use university resources wisely, adhere to university and department fiscal procedures and practices.
Leadership 10

Role Model: Be a professional representative of the university and a role model for student-athletes, the Department, and community.

Team Player: Be a positive team player. Set a positive example for the Department by supporting the mission and philosophy of the athletics program and the University.

Communication: Maintain effective, proactive, and responsive communication throughout the athletics program, while emphasizing relationships with the head coach, sport administrators, and support services.
Public Relations 10
Public Relations: Cultivate and maintain effective relations with associations, conferences, alumni, media, civic groups, students, faculty, parents, and friends of the University; be an active participant in the public relations efforts for the athletics program and the University.

Minimum Requirements

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Bachelor's degree; coaching and recruiting experience.
Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
Exceptional administrative and organizational abilities.
Strong commitment to the academic achievement of student-athletes.
Knowledge and understanding of NCAA regulations.
Ability to act as a mentor.
Experience working effectively in a culturally diverse environment.
Computer experience for tracking scholar-athlete performance.
Must possess a valid driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications

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Women's Basketball coaching experience at the Division I level.
Master's degree.
Strong computer skills
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Posted Position Purpose
The assistant coach is responsible for assisting with all aspects of an NCAA Division I Women's Basketball program including, but not limited to, the identification and recruitment of academically and athletically qualified student-athletes; supporting the academic progress of student-athletes; preparing and conducting individual and team practices, training, and competition; fostering the academic, athletic, and personal growth of student-athletes; organizing team and staff travel arrangements; facilitating administrative duties and paperwork; managing the distribution and ordering of team equipment and supplies; coordinating and administering special volleyball events and representing the sports program as needed in association with promoting and fundraising for the program.
Posted Minimum Requirements
Bachelor's degree; coaching and recruiting experience.
Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
Exceptional administrative and organizational abilities.
Strong commitment to the academic achievement of student-athletes.
Knowledge and understanding of NCAA regulations.
Ability to act as a mentor.
Experience working effectively in a culturally diverse environment.
Computer experience for tracking scholar-athlete performance.
Must possess a valid driver's license.
Posted Preferred Qualifications
Women's Basketball coaching experience at the Division I level.
Master's degree.
Strong computer skills

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