Assistant Women's Soccer Coach

Required Qualifications (as evidenced by an attached resume):  
Bachelor’s degree (foreign equivalent or higher). Three (3) years of full time coaching experience at the college level in the sport of soccer. In lieu of college level coaching experience, a combination of four (4) years of coaching experience at the high school, college, professional, or national team level and playing experience at the college, professional, or national team level in the sport of Soccer. Understanding of NCAA Compliance Rules (played a Division I, II or III sport, coached in collegiate athletics or as a staff member in a collegiate athletic program). 

Preferred Qualifications:  
Prior experience with recruiting. Prior experience with skill instruction. Prior experience with practice and game plan development. Experience in administrative responsibilities in the sport of Soccer (e.g. team scheduling, budget preparation & administration, facility usage, public relations, fundraising, community service and other daily operations for the program). Previous experience with a Division I Athletic Program.

Brief Description of Duties: 
This position is an Assistant Coach for a Division I program in the sport of soccer and will assist the head coach and assistant coach in all aspects of operating a successful program. This position will include recruiting, taking on the tasks of managing the recruiting process for incoming student-athletes from start to finish. It will also include awarding of athletics scholarships, their teaching and skill development of those student-athletes during their athletic and educational tenure at Stony Brook University, and in the extensive daily administrative operations of their respective sport program. In addition, the assistant soccer coach will be evaluated on the extent to which they provide each student athlete a positive, meaningful, educational experience through athletics. They will oversee managing all volunteer/student workers as well.

Recruiting

• Use independent discretion and judgment in identifying student-athletes capable of competing both academically and athletically at Stony Brook University. They will play a role in the subsequent active recruitment of those identified student athletes, and in conjunction with the head coach and assistant coach, award athletics scholarships. Responsible for identifying prospective student-athletes by independently evaluating talent at local & national events and initiating correspondence and maintaining relationships with coaches and prospects. Manage a database of prospects and maintain records of contacts, to remain in compliance with NCAA, conference, and university regulations. Propose, manage, and adhere to a recruiting budget for each of the events attended.

Student-Athlete Skill Instruction/Team and Game Preparation

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Assistant Women's Soccer Coach

Required Qualifications (as evidenced by an attached resume):  
Bachelor’s degree (foreign equivalent or higher). Three (3) years of full time coaching experience at the college level in the sport of soccer. In lieu of college level coaching experience, a combination of four (4) years of coaching experience at the high school, college, professional, or national team level and playing experience at the college, professional, or national team level in the sport of Soccer. Understanding of NCAA Compliance Rules (played a Division I, II or III sport, coached in collegiate athletics or as a staff member in a collegiate athletic program). 

Preferred Qualifications:  
Prior experience with recruiting. Prior experience with skill instruction. Prior experience with practice and game plan development. Experience in administrative responsibilities in the sport of Soccer (e.g. team scheduling, budget preparation & administration, facility usage, public relations, fundraising, community service and other daily operations for the program). Previous experience with a Division I Athletic Program.

Brief Description of Duties: 
This position is an Assistant Coach for a Division I program in the sport of soccer and will assist the head coach and assistant coach in all aspects of operating a successful program. This position will include recruiting, taking on the tasks of managing the recruiting process for incoming student-athletes from start to finish. It will also include awarding of athletics scholarships, their teaching and skill development of those student-athletes during their athletic and educational tenure at Stony Brook University, and in the extensive daily administrative operations of their respective sport program. In addition, the assistant soccer coach will be evaluated on the extent to which they provide each student athlete a positive, meaningful, educational experience through athletics. They will oversee managing all volunteer/student workers as well.

Recruiting

• Use independent discretion and judgment in identifying student-athletes capable of competing both academically and athletically at Stony Brook University. They will play a role in the subsequent active recruitment of those identified student athletes, and in conjunction with the head coach and assistant coach, award athletics scholarships. Responsible for identifying prospective student-athletes by independently evaluating talent at local & national events and initiating correspondence and maintaining relationships with coaches and prospects. Manage a database of prospects and maintain records of contacts, to remain in compliance with NCAA, conference, and university regulations. Propose, manage, and adhere to a recruiting budget for each of the events attended.

Student-Athlete Skill Instruction/Team and Game Preparation

• Teach all basic and advanced skills required in the sport of Women’s Soccer. The teaching of these skills and the development of those student-athletes occur year-round during individual skill sessions, team practices, and conditioning sessions (independent of the head coach). This includes the independent development and implementation of sound and safe practice plans that successfully prepare the student-athletes with the fundamentals of the specific sport. In addition, responsible for assisting the head coach in developing a comprehensive and strategic game plan for each scheduled contest throughout the season. This includes, but is not limited to, evaluating upcoming opponents by breaking down game tapes, preparing a scouting report for the Head Coach and student-athletes. 

Administrative Responsibilities

• Responsible for the organization and coordination of a wide variety of administrative tasks as assigned by the head coach, which include, but not limited to, team travel, contest scheduling, budget preparation & administration, facility usage, public relations, marketing, fundraising, community service, and other daily operations for the program. Work independently with various support services in the Department of Athletics and campus constituents (i.e. Compliance Office, Financial Aid, Admissions, & Registrar) in carrying out these tasks.

Monitoring of Academic Progress

• Working in conjunction with the office of Student-Athlete Development, will oversee the academic success of the student-athlete and assist with academic problems. This includes providing guidance/counseling and support (as necessary) as well as supervising and monitoring study halls (as assigned), checking class attendance, and organizing weekly and monthly (one-on-one) academic meetings with each student-athlete to track their progress by semester, by major, and by degree requirements.

NCAA Rules Compliance

• Knowledge of, and adherence to, NCAA rules and regulations pertaining to recruiting, eligibility, and general operation of the Women’s Soccer Program.

Other duties or projects as assigned as appropriate to rank and departmental mission.

Special Notes:
This is a full-time appointment. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. Minimum salary threshold must be met to maintain FLSA exemption.

In addition to the employee's base salary, this position is eligible for $4,000 UUP annual location pay, paid biweekly.

Evening and weekend work may be required at times.

For this position, we are unable to sponsor candidates for work visas.

Resume/CV and cover letter should be included with the online application.

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Job Number:

 2504666

Official Job Title: Division I Assistant Coach

Job Field

: Administrative & Professional (non-Clinical)

Primary Location

: US-NY-Stony Brook

Department/Hiring Area: Department of Athletics

Schedule

: Full-time 

Shift

 :Variable Shift Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

 

Posting Start Date

: Dec 22, 2025

Posting End Date

: Jan 6, 2026, 4:59:00 AM

Salary:$51,261-$55,000

Appointment Type: Term

Salary Grade:SL2

SBU Area:Stony Brook University

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