Assistant Football Coach/Defensive Coordinator (Exempt)

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POSITION: Assistant Football Coach/Defensive Coordinator (Exempt)

H** SU JOB FAMILY CLASSIFICATION:**Coach I, II, or III (DOE)

D** EPARTMENT:** Athletics

S** UPERVISOR TITLE:** Head Football Coach

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POSITION: Assistant Football Coach/Defensive Coordinator (Exempt)

H** SU JOB FAMILY CLASSIFICATION:**Coach I, II, or III (DOE)

D** EPARTMENT:** Athletics

S** UPERVISOR TITLE:** Head Football Coach

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F** LSA STATUS:** Exempt

E** XEMPTION:** Professional Exemption

L** OCATION:**HSU Campus, Abilene, TX

TARGET HIRE DATE: As Soon As Possible

HSU CHRISTIAN STANDARD REQUIREMENT FOR EMPLOYMENT– Candidate must profess a Christian Faith, maintain membership in a local congregation, and respect the values and distinctives central to the historically Baptist values of HSU.

CONTACT INFORMATION: Human Resources 325-670-1259 or careers@hsutx.edu

SUMMARY/SCOPE: Assistant Football Coach/Defensive Coordinator will be responsible for coaching defensive position players, organizing, and supervising practices, meetings, game planning, film breakdown, game day assignments, assist in coaching special teams as assigned by Head Coach, and other football related duties.

Most important, will be a mentor and educator to help put our young men in a position to be successful on and off the field now and in the future.

HSU JOB FAMILY CLASSIFICATION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Directs conditioning of players to achieve maximum athletic performance.

Assesses player's skills and assigns team positions.

Assistant Football Coach/Defensive Coordinator will teach and coach all relevant aspects of football (techniques, schemes, etc.).

Identify and recruit the right type of person for HSU and for Cowboy Football.

Fundraising Assistant – assist with all aspects of fundraising.

Recruiting: Recruit capable student athletes, develop professional relationships with high school coaches and high school athletes, this includes in person visits, computer databases, phone calls, on campus visits, and other recruiting tactics under NCAA and Hardin Simmons University guidelines.

Video and Computer Skills: Must be able to operate basic skills of computers, must be able to master complex video breakdown and editing system, this will include film exchange, updates, breakdowns, film cuts, etc.

Adheres to the code of conduct for coaches and athletes.

Adheres to guidelines established by department.

Follows the HSU Personnel and Safety Handbooks.

Performs other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

There are no supervisory responsibilities for this position, except for student workers.

COMPETENCIES: This is your opportunity to demonstrate how your education and/or experience in your current or previous job relates to each function of this position.

Interview decisions are partially based on this information.

On a separate sheet of paper, write a paragraph for each competency listed below describing your background and qualifications in each area.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies.

Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem solving situations; uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.

Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; supports everyone's efforts to succeed.

Performance Coaching - Defines responsibilities and expectations; sets goals and objectives; gives performance feedback; motivates for increased results; recognizes contributions; encourages training and development.

Impact & Influence - Pursues and wins support for ideas; displays ability to influence key decision-makers; achieves win-win outcomes; uses authority appropriately to accomplish goals; addresses divergent opinions.

Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; plans for additional resources; sets goals and objectives; organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; develops realistic action plans.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES (Language, Mathematical, Reasoning and Computer Skills):

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

COMPUTER SKILLS: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Word Processing software; Spreadsheet software; Project Management software; Human Resource systems and Contact Management systems.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; Master’s degree preferred.

Coaching: Must have football coaching experience at the high school and/or college level.

Recruiting: Prefer experience with evaluation, relationship building and full recruitment of student athletes.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

Current CPR, AED, and First Aid certifications required (or must be obtained).

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

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.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 - 30 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 – 100 pounds.

Frequently will be required to stand for prolonged periods of time.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions and extreme heat or cold.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

This position is a full-time, Exempt Level Staff position.

A minimum of a 40-hour work week is expected; times vary depending on practice schedules, game schedules, etc.

Work beyond a 40-hour week is often required during peak season.

Extensive travel is required to travel to/from games during peak season.

Must have and maintain a valid Class C Driver’s License and maintain a clear driving record to be insurable under the university liability policy.

Must be able to drive to complete work assignments on and off campus, as needed.

Travel and irregular hours are required during peak season.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS: For more information concerning benefits offered to HSU employees, see theHSU Benefits Summary on the HSU website.

NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT:

HSU complies with all applicable anti-discrimination laws including those prohibiting discrimination on the basis of age, sex, pregnancy, race, color, national origin, disability, genetic information and military service. HSU is a private university affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas and may lawfully consider an applicant’s religion as a selection criterion. HSU is committed to hiring faculty and staff who share an active Christian faith and fully support HSU’s mission.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), HSU provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment, except when the accommodation would impose an undue hardship. Requests for reasonable accommodation should be directed to Human Resources.

BACKGROUND SCREEN:

HSU does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, disability, genetic information, national or ethnic origin in employment opportunities, in keeping with applicable state and federal law. HSU is committed to maintaining a safe and secure campus environment and protecting the university’s financial and physical assets. Therefore, Hardin-Simmons University conducts background checks. Depending on the position, applicants may also be required to consent to a credit check as part of the background check process. As a non-profit institution of higher education committed to Christian faith and values, the University exercises its rights under state and federal law to use religion as a factor in making employment decisions.

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