Assistant Coach for Strength and Conditioning

_ Title: _ Assistant Coach for Strength and Conditioning

_ Position Type: _ Full-Time

_ Department: _ Athletics

About Augustana University

_ Title: _ Assistant Coach for Strength and Conditioning

_ Position Type: _ Full-Time

_ Department: _ Athletics

About Augustana University

Augustana University is located in the growing and vibrant city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota with a metro area of over 265,000 people. Augustana University has, for more than 150 years, provided a strong student-centric education based on its five core values: Christian faith, liberal arts, excellence, community and service. Currently with 22 NCAA sports programs, including Viking hockey which competes at the Division I level, Augustana Athletics is focused on building champions in the classroom, in competition and in the community, highlighted by three team national championships since 2016. Viking Athletics has won the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference All-Sports Award two years in a row.

Assistant Coach for Strength & Conditioning

Augustana University invites applications for an Assistant Coach for Strength & Conditioning.This is a full-time, 12-month position within our Athletic Department that provides administrative, instructional, academic and recruiting support services under the direction and supervision of the Head Coach. This position is responsible for assisting the Head Coach in all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the sport program as well as possible additional responsibilities as assigned within the athletic department.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Assist Head Coach in all day-to-day operations of strength and conditioning program.
• Adhere to all NCAA and Conference affiliated bylaws set forth by the governing bodies.
• Understand and adhere to the Augustana Athletic Department Manual that outlines general staff conduct.
• Implement and monitor safe and effective strength and conditioning programs to improve physical performance for intercollegiate teams.
• Test student-athletes to evaluate performance level and desired areas of improvement.
• Design training strategies for injury prevention and improve sport specific performance.
• Maintain accurate strength and conditioning records.
• Instruct, educate, and supervises all student-athletes regarding proper weight training and flexibility techniques.
• Instruct, educate, and supervises all student-athletes regarding proper weight training and flexibility techniques
• Implement and monitor safe and effective strength and conditioning programs to improve physical performance for intercollegiate teams.

Qualifications

• A BS/BA in exercise science or a health-related field and hold CSCS, SCCC, or USAW certification. Master’s degree preferred.
• Must maintain certification through a nationally recognized strength and conditioning program.
• Must maintain current certification in CPR and AED.
• Experience in the field of Sports Performance with student-athletes in a collegiate setting.

Interacting with students, faculty and leadership with different backgrounds and points of view and a deep appreciation of and respect for academic values and culture must be a top value of the candidate.

Interested applicants are asked to complete the below application materials. These application materials are to be sent electronically tohumanresources@augie.eduliz.vanwesten@augie.edu.

• Letter of interest
• Resume or curriculum vitae
• Augustana Universityemployment application
• Statement of Diversity
• Contact information for at least three references

Augustana University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Title IX Employer that seeks to recruit, develop and retain a talented and diverse workforce. Augustana University is committed to excellence through diversity and strongly encourages applications from the entire spectrum of a diverse community. Submission of official transcripts may be required upon employment. Finalist candidates must satisfactorily complete a pre-employment background check.