The Assistant Men’s and Women’s Golf Coach assists in teaching, coaching, training, performance, and recruitment of student-athletes for the varsity golf teams by performing the following duties.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teach and coach student-athletes while assisting the head coach in the conduct of the program.
• Perform components of the varsity golf sports programs including coaching, recruiting, office duties, and video oversight.
• Identify and recruit academically qualified student-athletes, reinforcing their goal to graduate.
• Actively support the endeavors and advancement of the Missouri Southern Athletics Department.
• Operate within the guidelines of Missouri Southern State University, MIAA, and NCAA rules and regulations.
• Communicate with members of the media when the head coach is unavailable.
• Perform 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.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Education, Experience, and Licenses:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university preferred.
• 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.
• Ability to organize and motivate student-athletes to achieve maximum performance levels in sports and academic achievement.
• Proven experience in recruiting highly motivated and qualified student-athletes.
• Good organizational and time management skills.
• Experience in working with a diverse population.
• Knowledge of the institution, MIAA, and Division II athletics preferred.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to meet the 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 required prior to participation in any countable athletically related activities as defined by the NCAA.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• 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.
• Ability to oversee purchasing authority up to $1,000 without approval from a supervisor.
• Ability to use small office equipment, including copy machines or multi-line telephone systems.
• Ability to use computers for data entry and word processing.
• Ability to use computers for 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.

• Regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear including the use of a telephone.
• Frequently required to use hands to handle and feel including the use of a computer keyboard; and reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, or climb or balance.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 70 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color perception, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• 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.