Job Title:

Assistant Football Coach

Department:

Director of Athletics

Job Title:

Assistant Football Coach

Department:

Director of Athletics

Job Description:

Rhodes College seeks an Assistant Football Coach to support the Head Football Coach as assigned.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree, required.

• This position requires a valid driver’s license, good driving record, and must be insurable by the College’s insurance carrier.

• Must have served as a high school and/or college football coach.

• Must communicate effectively with all types of people, and establish and maintain a strong working relationship with students, parents, alumni, faculty, staff and other college personnel.

• Must have the ability to work responsibly with minimal supervision.

• Must have knowledge ofNCAArules and regulations.

Job Responsibilities:

• Understand and comply with all rules and guidelines set forth by theNCAADivisionIII, Rhodes College,SAA(Southern Athletic Conference) and Rhodes College Athletics, working with compliance office to make sure programs and student-athletes are complying with all rules and regulations regarding compliance issues. All athletic staff should score a minimum score of 75 on theNCAARules Test.

• Complete all credit card reconciliations, email correspondence and returning of phone calls in a timely manner, meeting deadlines as directed.

• Assist Head Coach in developing teams which are competitive within the conference, region and nationally by maximizing the student-athletes talents while also teaching and promoting teamwork while supporting the educational goals of individual student-athletes by demonstrating a coaching philosophy which encourages those goals and promoting an environment conducive to both.

• Assist with equipment, apparel, facility maintenance as directed by Head Coach.

• Supervise Student workers as assigned .

• Assist in administrative functions including budgeting, managing of funds, purchasing, travel and recruiting.

• Assist with coordination of team travel.

• Assist Head Coach in the evaluation and comparison of athletic talent for potential growth and development of student-athletes while maintaining correspondence with prospects through phone, email and in-person visits.

• Regular attendance is an essential function to perform the duties of this position.

• Supervise student athletes in the varsity weight room.

Physical Demands:

• Athletics – Medium Work: Exerting up to 40 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

• Position involves both inside sedentary work and work on different fields and on other fitness environments while coaching and training situations with student-athletes.

• Lifting required (i.e., set-up of scorers’ table, etc.), some manual labor is expected.

• Evening and weekend hours in all types of weather, with travel is necessary.

A complete application includes a cover letter and a resume.

Rhodes offers an excellent benefits package and a great working environment. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workforce.

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