Assistant Football Coach, Tight Ends

Assistant Football Coach, Tight Ends - (2400012C)

Job Summary 

Towson University (TU) is one of the nation’s top 100 public universities. Located north of Baltimore, TU currently enrolls over 19,000 students and is the second-largest university in the prestigious University System of Maryland.  Towson University values diversity and fosters a climate that is grounded in respect and inclusion to cultivate the intellectual and personal growth of the entire university community.

The Assistant Football Coach, Tight Ends will assist in the areas of student-athlete recruitment, development of game plans, practice and game coaching, skill instruction, and academic monitoring.

Responsibilities and Duties

The Assistant Football Coach, Tight Ends will organize, conduct, and supervise all aspects of the given position for the football program to include the following: skill instruction, practices, competition preparation, competition day coaching, and participation within designated conference and NCAA meetings. Additional responsibilities include:

Assistant Football Coach, Tight Ends - (2400012C)

Job Summary 

Towson University (TU) is one of the nation’s top 100 public universities. Located north of Baltimore, TU currently enrolls over 19,000 students and is the second-largest university in the prestigious University System of Maryland.  Towson University values diversity and fosters a climate that is grounded in respect and inclusion to cultivate the intellectual and personal growth of the entire university community.

The Assistant Football Coach, Tight Ends will assist in the areas of student-athlete recruitment, development of game plans, practice and game coaching, skill instruction, and academic monitoring.

Responsibilities and Duties

The Assistant Football Coach, Tight Ends will organize, conduct, and supervise all aspects of the given position for the football program to include the following: skill instruction, practices, competition preparation, competition day coaching, and participation within designated conference and NCAA meetings. Additional responsibilities include:

• Recruiting and evaluating prospective student-athletes through the use of New Media Technologies
• Organizing official visits, including assigning hosts, creating travel itineraries, and managing all budgetary elements of visits while adhering to all NCAA regulations
• Tracking all admissions through the application process of our prospective student-athletes
• Providing instruction to student-athlete hosts on department/NCAA policies & procedures for a visit
• Assisting with academic support, fundraising activities, and community servicing, including communication and outreach to alumni
• Adhering to NCAA rules
• Completing recruiting logs and other end-of-year summaries and correspondence within and in coordination with the Compliance Office
• Performing other administrative duties as assigned by the Head Football Coach

This position will need to be available during evenings and weekends. Travel is required.

Qualifications and Skills

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and two years of coaching experience at the college, high school, professional, club/clinic level, or graduate assistant level
• Ability to train and recruit at the Division I collegiate level
• Ability to accept and carry out assigned programs and responsibilities
• Ability to pass the NCAA recruiting test and have a thorough understanding of NCAA rules and regulations
• Ability to work collaboratively within the structure and framework of an Athletics Department and university
• Effective communication while working well with students, parents, faculty, staff, alumni, and the community
• A demonstrated commitment to high academic standards for student-athletes and their ability to succeed both academically and athletically
• A demonstrated commitment to building a positive team culture, and commitment to the personal and professional development of student-athletes

Salary and Benefits 

Targeted hiring range is $63,000 - $73,000 and University benefits that include up to 15 holidays and sick days; excellent health, life, and retirement plans; and tuition remission. To learn more about our benefits, please click here. TU also offers a variety of great perks and discounts, which can be found here.

If you are motivated, innovative and team-oriented, we would love to hear from you.  For consideration, please submit a resume with your online application. This position will be open for a minimum of 14 days.  

The safety of our students, faculty, staff, and neighbors has been our top priority and the focus of every one of our decisions since the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the University System of Maryland (USM) has strongly encouraged full COVID vaccination and up-to-date booster shots (when eligible) for all faculty, staff, and students at all schools in the USM as both a reasonable and necessary means of protecting our health and safety. 

Organization

: Athletics Division

Primary Location

: Main Campus

Job Posting

: Dec 18, 2024