Assistant Football Coach - Defensive Backs or Defensive Line

General Statement of Job

The Assistant Football Coach assists teaching, coaching, training, performance, and recruitment of student-athletes for the varsity Football team by performing the following duties.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Duties:

Primary purpose is to teach and coach student-athletes while assisting the head coach in the conduct of the program.

Performs components of the varsity Football sports program to include coaching, recruiting, office duties, and video oversight.

Identifies and recruits academically qualified student-athletes and reinforces student-athletes goal to graduate.

Actively support the endeavors and advancement of the Missouri Southern Athletics Department.

Operates within the guidelines of Missouri Southern State University, MIAA, and NCAA rules and regulations.

Communicates with members of the media when the head coach is not available.

Performs athletic administration and support activities, including regular attendance at department meetings.

Work effectively and collaboratively with medical staff, including athletic trainers, team physicians and strength and conditioning coaches to ensure the physical and mental health and well-being of student-athletes.

Develop and maintain quality relationships within the community both on and off-campus.

Promote the academic and athletic well-being of student-athletes.

Conduct summer camps and clinics, if warranted.

Performs other related duties as required.

Education, Experience, and Licenses

Bachelor's degree from accredited four-year college or university required. Master's degree preferred.

Demonstrated a minimum of 1 year of successful coaching experience with Division I or II preferred.

Proven ability to lead and manage people.

Good interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.

Demonstrated ability and success in teaching the skills and fundamentals of the sport.

Knowledge of and commitment to NCAA rules and regulations.

The ability to organize and motivate the student-athletes to maximum performance level in sports and academic achievement.

Proven experience in recruiting highly motivated and qualified student-athletes.

Good organizational and time management skills.

Demonstrated knowledge of the institution, MIAA, and Division II athletics preferred.

Valid driver's license and ability to meet university’s insurance requirements for driving college vehicles required.

Current certification in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automatic external defibrillator (AED) use is preferred at the time of hire, and will be required prior to participation in any countable athletically related activities as defined by the NCAA.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or NCAA and MIAA regulations.
• Ability to write reports and business correspondence (i.e. Recruiting letters).
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of media, administrators, faculty, staff, students, public groups and/or Board of Governors.
• Requires the ability to oversee purchasing authority up to $3,000 without approval from supervisor.
• Requires the ability to use small office equipment, including copy machines or multi-line telephone systems.
• Requires the ability to use computers for data entry.
• Requires the ability to use computers for word processing and/or accounting purposes.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear including the use of a telephone. The employee frequently is required to use hands to handle and feel including the use of a computer keyboard; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl or climb or balance. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 70 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color perception, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Requires the ability to see, smell, and taste.

The noise level in the office work environment is usually moderate. During game conditions, the noise level is often loud.