Head Women's Basketball Coach/Assistant Athletic Director

Position Details

Position Information

Position Title
Head Women's Basketball Coach/Assistant Athletic Director

Pay Grade Level
E-1

FLSA
Exempt

Benefits

Health, dental, vision, life, short-term and long-term disability insurance, flexible spending and dependent care accounts, health savings accounts, Michigan Public School Employees Retirement Systems or TIAA 401(a) 12% employer contribution, TIAA 403(b), generous sick and vacation time, paid holidays, modified summer schedule, YMCA membership, Wellness Program, tuition reimbursement and professional development support.

Department
Athletics

Campus Location
Escanaba

Min Salary
$37,357

Max Salary
$46,696

FTE

1

Full-time/Part-time
Full-Time

Position Type
Administration

Job Summary/Basic Function

As the Head Women’s Basketball Coach, this position is responsible for managing an intercollegiate basketball program to include recruiting, instructing, and coaching students and coordinating various program related activities. The head coach of the Women’s Basketball Coach is required to abide by the rules and regulations established by Bay College and the National Junior College Athletic Association.

This individual will serve as an Assistant Athletic Director with either responsibilities of compliance/game day management OR sports information director for the Norse Athletics Department.

Minimum Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree is required.
• Three (3) years of experience of program or project management.
• One (1) to three (3) years of coaching experience.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience using technology software programs.
• Must be able to work evenings and weekends and possess a valid driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of NJCAA rules and regulations.

Compliance/game day management:
• Experience in compliance and game management at the intercollegiate level preferred.
• Experience with statistical software (i.e. NJCAA Admin Portal, StatCrew, Live Stats, SIDEARM, Boxcast, Hudl, Presto).

OR

SID :
• Experience in sports information and game management at the intercollegiate level preferred.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite (ie. InDesign, Photoshop) preferred.

Months Per Year
12

Hours Worked Per Week
40

Work Schedule
Typical hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. with an hour lunch break.

Supervision Exercised

Work Study, assistant coaches, and contracted game day help (i.e. Game officials, official scorers, announcers, etc.).

Supervision Received

Works under the general supervision of the Athletic Director.

Work Environment

Work environment characteristics 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 exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but may be loud in areas of equipment operation.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by personnel assigned into this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified. Job related functions may be performed with or without accommodations.

Physical Demands

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 required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Frequent travel is required.

EQUIPMENT USED : Computer, recruiting and statistic software, shooting and rebounding machines, stopwatch, basketballs, scoreboard, score clock, possession arrow, weights, free weights, and cardio machines.

Travel requirement

Yes

Job Duties

Job Duty

Head Women’s Basketball Coach:

• Teach sport skills, condition and motivate student-athletes to positive action and utilize effective strategies to produce a successful student experience.
• Monitor student-athlete attendance, academic progress and graduation.
• Oversee and monitor the conduct of the student-athletes and under the direction of the Athletic Director, oversee discipline of student-athletes if necessary.
• Monitor recruitment needs, recruit a sufficient number of new student-athletes annually and retain current student-athletes, in accordance with NJCAA rules and regulations, through scouting, attending games/tournaments, and home visits.
• Assist student-athletes going through eligibility requirements/compliance paperwork.
• Plan, prepare and administer practice plans and competitive strategy plans.
• Work with the Athletic Director to arrange team schedules, including travel to games and practice.
• Ensure game day operations are in place, including but not limited to officials, venue set up/tear down and trainers.
• Provide statistics and reports to the Athletic Director, Sports Information Director, Region XIII, and the NJCAA when needed.
• Direct all aspects, areas, and components of the team.
• Represents the sport program at various institutional programs and externally to the media, government agencies, funding agencies, students, parents, and the community.

Job Duty

Compliance/Game day management responsibilities:

• Chief goals include maintaining institutional control of the compliance system for college’s athletic program, and responsible for the planning and execution of home game day operations.
• Maintains institutional control of the compliance system for college’s athletic program. ( NJCAA Admin Portal, and use J1 to pull data).
• Develops internal College procedures and policies to monitor and ensure compliance with all NJCAA and Region XIII rules and regulations.
• Develops the Student Athlete Handbook with coordination with the Athletic Director for compliance and eligibility.
• Develop the Coaching Handbook in coordination with the Athletic Director for compliance and eligibility.
• Verifies and determines student eligibility to participate in NJCAA intercollegiate athletics.
• Investigates and reviews alleged NJCAA and region rule violations and communicates findings to appropriate parties (self-reporting).
• Comply with the NJCAA audit process and procedures.
• Responsible for the planning and execution of home game day operations (all athletic events).
• Recruit, assign and pay of official scorers, announcers, timers, statisticians and game day student personnel.
• Coordinate pay of officials for all home contests.
• Hire and supervise student-workers and interns for the Athletic Department.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of NJCAA rules and regulations for compliance and eligibility. Communicate updates and best practices to the Athletic Director.
• Coordinate and facilitate set-up and tear-down for home contests (all athletic events).
• Administrative duties as assigned (copies, mailings, phone calls, hotel reservations, etc.)
• Assist the Athletic Director with fundraising efforts (Corporate partners, Booster Club, Kids Club, etc.)
• Coordinate and facilitate all aspects of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (S.A.A.C.).
• Complete other duties as assigned by the Director of Athletics.

OR

SID responsibilities:

• Write and distribute well-articulated press releases and feature articles for relevant and noteworthy news related to Athletics. Manage interview requests and organize press conferences.
• Oversee and manage the editing and design of media guides and game programs for all athletic events.
• Maintain athletic related historical records. Utilize relevant data to compile and communicate athletic statistics.
• Maintain, review, and update the Athletics Department website and social media sites (rosters, schedules, biographies, previews, etc.).
• Coordinate the gathering and dissemination of game day statistics, live streaming, and sports information.
• Provide media support for special events and serve as primary media contact for all Bay College’s 7 intercollegiate sports.
• Nominate Bay College Athletes for Conference, NJCAA, regional and national awards in a timely manner.
• Coordinates use of all assigned athletic facilities by managing the daily operations, staffing and scheduling of all athletic events and practices.
• Responsible for overseeing the rental of athletic facilities and communicating the specific details with maintenance, events and calendar staff.
• Responsible for data entry process for online practice/game schedules.
• Ensures that facilities are set up and ready for all events and practices.
• Maintains relationships with internal and outside vendors using the facilities.
• Assist Director of Athletics with planning and programming of facility use.
• Hire and supervise student-workers and interns for the Athletic Department.
• Develops the Student Athlete Handbook with coordination with the Athletic Director for reporting, statistic regulations, etc.
• Develop the Coaching Handbook in coordination with the Athletic Director for reporting, statistic regulations, etc.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of NJCAA rules and regulations for reporting, statistic regulations, etc. Communicate updates and best practices to the Athletic Director.
• Administrative duties as assigned (copies, mailings, phone calls, hotel reservations, etc.)
• Assist the Athletic Director with fundraising efforts (Corporate partners, Booster Club, Kids Club, etc.)
• Complete other duties as assigned by the director of athletic.

Job Duty

Any other duties as assigned

Department Information

Contact(s)

Beth Berube, Director of Human Resources
Shena Meffer, Human Resources Specialist

Contact Phone/Extension
906-217-4016

Contact Email
hr@baycollege.edu

Contact Fax
906-217-1625

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number
S121P

Posting Date
03/15/2023

Close Date

Open Until Filled
Yes

Special Instructions to Applicants

Quick Link for Internal Postings
https://careers.baycollege.edu/postings/1531
Documents Needed to Apply
Required Documents

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter

Optional Documents

1. Transcript
2. Other Document

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. What is the highest level of education attained?
   • GED
   • High School Diploma
   • Associates Degree
   • Bachelors Degree
   • Masters Degree
   • PHD
2. How many years of coaching experience do you possess?
   • No experience
   • Less than 1 year
   • 1-3 years
   • 3-5 years
   • 5+ years
3. How many years of program or project management experience do you possess?
   • No experience
   • 1-2 years
   • 3-5 years
   • 6 years+