Minimum Education and/or Training and Experience

• Required: Associate’s Degree and experience in playing or coaching the sport at the collegiate level.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to work as a member of a team within the athletic department are required.

Preferred Education and/or Training and Experience

• Not specified.

Licensing Requirements

• Not specified.

Essential Job Functions

Classification Duties:

1. In conjunction with the Head and First Assistant Coaches, implement specific sporting strategies to improve individual and/or team performance. Provide individual and/or group instruction on proper techniques, mechanics, and approaches specific to an area. Monitor and adjust training plans as needed based on player progress and team needs. Stay up-to-date with industry developments and best practices and apply them to coaching strategies. (B2)
2. Provide feedback and guidance to the Head Coach regarding the recruitment of student-athletes. (B2)
3. Lead practice sessions and drills to enhance skills.
4. Analyze player performance data to identify areas of improvement and develop individualized training plans. Provide ongoing feedback and guidance to players to help them reach their full potential.
5. Assist the Head Coach with coordinating travel, game/competition schedules, and practices by ensuring reservations and availability meet season specifications, and complete administrative tasks as required.
6. Supervise team activities. This includes, but is not limited to, attendance at home contests of the College’s other sports programs and campus and community events. Prepare sporting equipment for practices and games by ensuring equipment is properly handled and maintained at all times. (B2)
7. Conduct him/herself in a professional manner and be a positive role model for the student-athletes with whom they interact on a daily basis (A1)
8. Perform other related duties of a comparable level/type as assigned.

Position Duties:

• Field maintenance

Multistate Employer:

• Employees of Jefferson College must reside in Missouri or Illinois.

Position Knowledge/Skills

Knowledge:

• Coaching skills, theories, and strategies in assigned area of responsibility;
• Motivational theories and techniques;
• Principles associated with training, biomechanics, and body types;
• Instructional methods;
• Athletic training systems;
• Applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations.

Skills:

• Instructing student athletes on skills and strategies in assigned athletic area;
• Evaluating athlete strengths and weaknesses;
• Analyzing situations and developing appropriate recommendations and strategies;
• Evaluating the probability of a student’s academic and athletic performance and behavior at the College level;
• Working with diverse academic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of college students and staff;
• Utilizing communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to give and receive work direction.

Physical Factors

Physical Effort:

• Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Posting Information

Posting Number: S00564P
Desired Start Date: 08/01/2024
Open Date: 07/17/2024
Close Date: Open until filled. Review of applications will begin on July 29.

Special Instructions Summary

This position is open until filled. Review of applications will begin on July 29.

Quicklink for Internal Posting: https://jeffco.peopleadmin.com/postings/4726

EEO Statement

It is the policy of Jefferson College that no person shall, on the basis of age, ancestry, color, creed, disability, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or veteran status, be subject to discrimination in employment or in admission to any educational program or activity of the College. In compliance with Federal Rules and Regulations, Jefferson College has adopted a procedure for resolving complaints of discrimination. The procedure is available to any Jefferson College student, employee, or applicant who feels that he or she has been discriminated against in employment, student programs, or student activities.