Assistant Soccer Coach

Description

Serve as an on-field coach and provide game preparation guidance for the Women's Soccer Team.
Evaluate and recruit student athletes.
Perform administrative duties of the Women's Soccer Team.

Examples of Duties

60% - Serve as an on-field coach and provide game preparation guidance, to include creating and executing the strength and conditioning program for the Women’s Soccer Team based on the Soccer season schedule, including weight agility, plyometrics, and cardiovascular endurance programs as assigned by the Head Coach.

25% - Evaluate and recruit student athletes, to include:

• Attend games and tournaments to identify potential student athletes, assess skills, provide information about the University, etc.
  
  
• Correspond with and meet personally with coaches, counselors, and teachers, to include: mailings, home visits, campus visits, and follow-up meetings with potential student athletes to assess skills, provide information about the University, etc.
  
  
• Maintain a record of recruitment efforts.
  
  

15% - Perform administrative duties of the Women’s Soccer Team, to include:

• Collaborate with the Assistant Athletic Director to ensure the availability of field and gym space for pre-season, season, and off-season practices and games.
  
  
• In collaboration with the Assistant Athletic Director, coordinate summer camps, including residence hall and dining hall facility needs.
  
  
• In collaboration with the Assistant Athletic Director, coordinate facilities and scheduling of alumni games, Soccer tournaments, family night, senior night, and other philanthropic events throughout the year.
  
  
• Supervise student employee performing administrative assistant duties.
  
  

Typical Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education, Exercise Psychology, or related field required.

Experience:

• Two (2) years experience coaching at the high school and/or college level; college level preferred.
  
  
• Experience as a college athlete preferred.
  
  
• Experience coordinating athletic events and facility needs preferred.
  
  

Supplemental Information

Physical/Environmental Factors:

• Lifting (weight) - 20 lbs

Special Instructions:

Full-time benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks paid vacation per year; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.

Part-time benefits-eligible positions: Benefits include generous education assistance for the employee.

Temporary, adjunct, student employment, or graduate assistant positions: Benefits are not included.

Completed UCM online application for employment required. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

A review will begin immediately and continue until filled unless indicated otherwise.

NOTE: A background check is required for the selected candidate of all staff, faculty, adjunct, and temporary positions and any job offer is contingent on the results of this check. Student employees and graduate assistants do not require a background check to be conducted prior to employment.

The University of Central Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer and specifically invites applications from women, minorities, veteran status, and people with disabilities.