Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach Contract

Title: Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach

Position Purpose:

The Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach is
a 12-month position working in the Department of Athletics. This
position is responsible for supporting and coordinating all aspects of
women’s lacrosse, providing significant
contributions to the development of student athletes through mentorship, guidance, leadership
opportunities,
community building, and a commitment to social justice. This position is also responsible for the
administration of
all phases of varsity intercollegiate athletics with guidelines from Bates College, the NCAA,
and NESCAC including, compliance,
scheduling competitions, travel planning, data management, practice
scheduling, and roster management.

Job
Duties:

Coaching Responsibilities 75%:

• Provide leadership, supervision, and development for women’s lacrosse
  to support student athletes in
  the areas of athletic competition skills, conditioning, personal development and professional
  growth
• Attend and serve as head coach at all scheduled team practices, competitions, and additional team
  functions/events.
• Motivate students and staff to participate in an atmosphere of sportsmanship, professionalism, and
  respect
  among student athletes, coaches, and other intercollegiate athletic teams.
• Provide training necessary through skills and
  conditioning to enable students to compete safely and
  competitively.
• Develop a comprehensive and systematic recruitment plan
  with a focus on recruiting and retaining
  highly qualified student athletes. Stay in frequent communication via email, zoom, and
  in-person with prospective student-athletes in the recruitment process.
• Working in collaboration with Admission, identify and
  recruit highly motivated student athletes in
  accordance with Bates College, NESCAC, and NCAA regulations in order to enhance team
  success both
  athletically and academically.
• Have an awareness of the lifestyle of student athletes in a highly competitive
  academic and athletic
  environment at a DIII institution. Be committed to ensuring student-athlete growth and development both on and
  off the field.
• Demonstrate interest in the academic progress, work, and achievement of student athletes.
• Nominate student
  athletes for awards and recognition within sport membership organizations and the
  Department of Athletics, as deserving.
• Serve
  as a caring, empathetic, and engaged advisor and mentor to student athletes, having a
  knowledge of campus resources to refer student
  athletes when necessary.
• Hold student athletes accountable for team expectations and ensure student athlete adherence to the
  Student Athlete Code of Conduct.
• Develop a strategy for a team social media presence across platforms for the publicity,
  promotion, and
  recognition of the team.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with parents, alumni, and the community,
  adhering to
  professionalism.
• Engage in professional development with an eye towards gaining new knowledge in the realm of
  current best practices, successful coaching pedagogy, training/skill development, and risk
  management.
• Schedule and conduct
  regular practice sessions adhering to governing bodies such as Bates College,
  the NCAA, and NESCAC.
• Maintain familiarity with
  all rules and regulations required by governing bodies for compliance
  including completing the NCAA rules test annually.
• Manage and remain accountable for expense control, administration of the team budget, and
  projected fiscal year needs.
• Collaborate with appropriate departmental personnel for all travel, lodging, scheduling, compliance,
  and competition related
  administrative duties.
• Collaborate with athletic training personnel regarding student athlete health and safety including,
  medical clearances, injury prevention, and rehabilitation of student athletes.
• Respond to student academic concerns as identified
  in “Bates Reach” in Collaboration with faculty and
  student affairs, especially coursework due to team travel or competition.
• Coordinate team fundraising efforts in partnership with Advancement in order to augment resources
  for value added programming:
  enhanced skill training, leadership development, team cohesion
  exercises, etc.
• Participate in external events that benefit the
  Department of Athletics initiatives as assigned by the
  Director of Athletics and the College.
• Utilizing departmental software
  such as “Banner,” “Front Rush,” and “Bates Reach” for appropriate
  tasks.
• Attend all athletics department meetings.
• Serve as game manager for home athletic contests as assigned and possible site management for
  campus partners or outside
  vendors.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervision 5%:

• Coordinate all searches for qualified assistant
  coaches with the approval of the Director of Athletics.
• Prepare agendas, structure, and guidelines for coaching staff
  meetings.
• Delegate administrative responsibilities appropriately among staff reporting to head coach.
• Administer annual
  performance evaluations for all staff reporting to head coach.
• Support professional development and success of assistant coaches
  reporting to head coach.

Second Assignment and Campus Collaboration 20%:

• Take ownership of a shared process or
  program within the Department of Athletics (Second
  Assignment).
• Engage with the Bates community through serving on committees
  and fostering an environment that
  supports an active lifestyle for all students.
• Participate in and encourage student-athletes
  to engage in leadership opportunities within the Bates
  community, providing benefits to the campus and Lewiston/Auburn area.
• Support the mission of the Department of Athletics and Physical Education.
• Instruct a class for PE credit as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Master’s degree in an appropriate area of specialization preferred.

Experience

• Experience coaching a successful intercollegiate athletics program or equivalent experience
  required.
• Experience successfully recruiting student-athletes preferred.
• Fundamental understanding of sport skills,
  training, and strategies for high-level competition required.
• Commitment to supporting students from underrepresented groups,
  including students from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, first- generation-to-college students, and low-income
  students.
• Ability and willingness to travel(by car, air, train or bus) domestically and internationally as needed for
  competition.

Skills and Knowledge

• Commitment to equity and inclusion, and serving the needs
  of a culturally and educationally diverse community.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to develop and maintain collegial
  relationships with clientele such as students, staff, faculty and co-workers.
• Excellent communication (written, verbal & listening)
  skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills; ability to synthesize complex or diverse information.
• Ability to
  work independently and handle multiple priorities with minimal supervision.
• Strong organizational skills for successful
  documentation, planning and execution.
• Proficiency in basic data management systems and basic computer software (e.g., Microsoft
  Word and Excel, Power Point, WordPress [website], Google docs, email and calendaring.)
• Ability and willingness to work weekends,
  evenings, and other non-traditional schedules.

Benefits:

Bates College
offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits (health, dental, sick leave, paid holidays, dependent care subsidy, free parking, access to
library and athletic facilities & more), and a supportive, collegial environment in a drug and smoke-free workplace.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Bates College is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and
providing an educational and work environment free from discrimination. The college prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color,
national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, disability, genetic information or
veteran status and other legally protected statuses in the recruitment and admission of its students, in the administration of its education
policies and programs, or in the recruitment of its faculty and staff. Bates College adheres to all applicable state and federal equal
opportunity laws and regulations. All college faculty, staff, students, contractors, visitors, and volunteers are responsible for
understanding and complying with the Non-Discrimination Policy.

Inquiries concerning the college’s policies, compliance with
applicable laws, statutes, and regulations (such as Title VII, Title IX, and ADA/Section 504), and complaints may be directed to Gwen Lexow,
Title IX Officer, 207-786-6445 or via email at glexow@bates.edu.

About Bates:

Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the
world.

Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a
collaborative residential community. Committed to opportunity and excellence, Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender,
race, religion, or national origin.

Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates prepares leaders sustained by
a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world. Bates engages the forces — intellectual trends, demographic
changes, and technology — that are transforming higher education and the world into which our students graduate.

Bates has highly
competitive admissions, graduates over 90 percent of its entering students, and more than half of its alumni earn graduate degrees. Bates
employs 200 faculty members and 550 staff.

The college is proud of deep roots in the Lewiston/Auburn community, Maine’s
second-largest urban area with a population of approximately 65,000. Bates is located on a beautiful, 133-acre, traditional New England
campus in Lewiston, an emerging city with an entrepreneurial climate, a lively arts scene, and a dynamic business community. Bates is 35
miles north of Portland, 140 miles north of Boston, and 350 miles north of New York City.