Assistant Track and Field Coach and Intramural Coordinator Contract

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Location:Wooster, OH

Summary:

The Assistant Track and Field Coach supports the head coach in
the coaching duties of the NCAA D-III Track and Field program in accordance and compliance with NCAA, North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC)
and The College of Wooster policies and regulations. The assistant coach position will also participate in all aspects of recruitment,
training of student-athletes, and the total organization and administration of the program, as assigned. Additionally, this position serves
as the Intramural Sports Coordinator with the responsibility to oversee and coordinate the intramural sports program during the academic
year.

Essential Departmental Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participates in planning, development, and
  direction of all team training and conditioning activities at a level that will improve the Track and Field program’s position of
  competitive leadership in the North Coast Athletic Conference and the NCAA Division III.
• Contributes to developing a recruitment
  strategy for prospective student athletes, informing prospects of academic programs, talent evaluations, coordinating mailings, telephone
  calls and text messages, and email exchanges.
• Supports recruiting academically and athletically strong applicants for the selective
  and competitive applicant pool at The College of Wooster in partnership with the Office of Admissions.
• Performs administrative
  operations including budgeting, team travel, room reservations, meals, and equipment procurement (in coordination with
  Purchasing).
• In partnership with the Office of Advancement, assists the Head Coach in developing and maintaining a strong alumni and
  parent support system and assists with fundraising efforts.
• Assists in developing a strong social media platform.
• Engages
  team members in community service activities.
• Fulfills additional duties in teaching, committee work, and administration as
  determined annually by leadership.
• All coaches may be assigned additional duties in the area of facility and game management as
  determined annually by leadership.
• Oversees all Intramural Sports teams and events to ensures adherence to campus policies and
  procedures as well as coordinates all programming.
• Works with the Department of Athletics for the approval and budgeting of the
  Intramural Sport program.
• Aids Intramural Sports teams with purchasing, facility reservations and competition
  logistics
• Hires and supervises all student workers for competition as well as events.
• Serves as an active member of the
  athletic department’s team, responsible for providing leadership, goals, and program implementation to our nearly 2,000 undergraduate
  students.
• Cultivates and maintains mutually collaborative working relationships with student affairs colleagues, faculty, and other
  campus partners to accomplish shared objectives.
• Leads and assists with designated departmental, divisional, and/or College
  committees, initiatives and processes.
• Develops meaningful connections with students, staff and faculty by being available and
  visible on campus.
• Creates a welcoming environment emphasizing inclusion and the development of diverse identities, beliefs, and
  voices.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:
Qualifications: To perform this job
successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of
the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree
  required.
• One to two years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience; knowledge and
  understanding of the sport.
• Knowledge of NCAA regulations and guidelines governing the recruitment and retention of
  student-athletes
• Proven prior success in coaching the throwing events, Shot Put, Discus, Hammer, Javelin & Weight Throw
  preferred.
• CPR, First Aid, and AED Certification is required (and can be completed after hire)

Knowledge Skills and
Abilities:

Skills:

• Collaborative mindset.
• Commitment to supporting students from diverse cultural
  backgrounds.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Proven commitment to personal growth and
  learning.
• Demonstrated commitment to athletes as students.

Knowledge:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and
  divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Knowledge of teaching technical skills in the
  sport of Track and Field
• Capacity to make administrative/procedural decisions and judgments.
• Skill in solving practical
  problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to
  interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Basic Word/Excel and ability to learn and
  operate recruiting software.
• Other attributes flexibility, collaboration, takes initiative, and works well
  independently.

Abilities:

• Exhibits a commitment to the priorities and ideals of The College of Wooster and the Department
  of Athletics and Physical Education.
• Adheres to College, Department of Athletics and Physical Education, NCAC and NCAA policies and
  regulations.
• Demonstrates a commitment to the priorities and ideals of The College of Wooster and the Department of Athletics and
  Physical Education.
• Must have the ability to interact in a sensitive, courteous, and understanding way with members of a diverse
  academic community, including students, faculty, staff, and the general public.
• Ability to deal with sensitive matters
  confidentially.

Work Environment:

• The Assistant Coach is required to work flexible hours, including
  evenings, weekends, or holidays.
• Travel for athletic contests, recruiting, coaches’ meetings and convention/caucus attendance is
  required.
• While performing the duties of this job, the Assistant Coach regularly travels in outside weather conditions and is
  exposed to wet or humid conditions, extreme temperatures, dirt, and dust.
• The ability to obtain College driver certification is
  desirable.

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required
  to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or
  hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The individual must
  regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
  Some heavy lifting / moving equipment is required.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance
  vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Additional Information:
The College
of Wooster does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex/gender, gender identity, gender expression, medical condition, political
affiliation, religion, creed, ethnicity, national origin (including ancestry), citizenship status, disability, age, marital status, family
responsibilities, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, predisposing genetic characteristics, domestic violence victim status, or
any other characteristic protected by institutional policy, or by state, local, or federal law. All offers of employment are subject to
verification of the legal right to work in the United States as required by federal law. The College of Wooster is committed by policy and
practice to diversity, equity and inclusion. For more information see our nondiscrimination policy.

To apply, visit http://wooster.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=183516

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