Baseball Graduate Assistant

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Baseball Graduate Assistant

Mount Vernon Nazarene University exists to shape lives through educating the whole person

and cultivating Christ-likeness for lifelong learning and service.

Mount Vernon Nazarene University (MVNU) is an intentionally Christian teaching university for traditional age students,
graduate students, and working adults who seek opportunities to learn and grow in an academic community of faith. The
University provides the context for a transformational experience through excellent academics, service opportunities, caring
relationships, and a nurturing spiritual and social environment. Faculty, staff, and students are challenged to achieve their
highest potential, to become increasingly Christ-like and to make a difference in their world through lifelong service.

The University seeks a Baseball Graduate Assistant on the main campus. Graduate Assistant appointments are made in
collaboration with the Vice President of GPS and the Athletic Department. This position is 20 hours per week and is a
full tuition benefit extending through the duration of the student’s Master’s program. Textbooks and computers are not
provided as part of the assistantship.

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Baseball Graduate Assistant

Mount Vernon Nazarene University exists to shape lives through educating the whole person

and cultivating Christ-likeness for lifelong learning and service.

Mount Vernon Nazarene University (MVNU) is an intentionally Christian teaching university for traditional age students,
graduate students, and working adults who seek opportunities to learn and grow in an academic community of faith. The
University provides the context for a transformational experience through excellent academics, service opportunities, caring
relationships, and a nurturing spiritual and social environment. Faculty, staff, and students are challenged to achieve their
highest potential, to become increasingly Christ-like and to make a difference in their world through lifelong service.

The University seeks a Baseball Graduate Assistant on the main campus. Graduate Assistant appointments are made in
collaboration with the Vice President of GPS and the Athletic Department. This position is 20 hours per week and is a
full tuition benefit extending through the duration of the student’s Master’s program. Textbooks and computers are not
provided as part of the assistantship.

Responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to the following:

• Develop names for a database
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Individually manage database
• Manage mailings, emails, phone calls, and texts related to recruiting and general office duties
• Arrange on-campus visits and high school visits
• Observe games and tournaments
• Assist in planning daily practices/activities
• Scouting opponents/scouting reports
• Player evaluation
• Become proficient with Rapsodo technology
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• Supervise weightlifting/conditioning programs
• Contribute to camps and/or clinics
• Help promote fundraising efforts
• Establish connections and contacts with alumni (Alumni game)
• Maintain a positive spiritual influence on players and students
• Assist Athletic Administration with daily tasks as needed

Initiate effective daily warm-up and stretching
Individual workouts with players

Expectations for the successful candidate:

• Evangelical Christian statement of faith, experience, and mission fit
• Bachelor degree or equivalent
• Acceptance into a MVNU Graduate program
• Previous collegiate playing or coaching experience preferred
• Experience in the effective supervision of student athletes preferred
• Knowledge of scholarship processes
• Knowledge of NAIA eligibility
• Knowledge of best training practices
• Knowledge of recruiting policies

• Knowledge of current baseball specific technology
• Ability to strategize game and team concepts
• Planning skills
• Organizational skills
• Management skills
• Ability to read and write
• Ability to use mathematical equations
• Ability to create a positive team culture
• Able to motivate athletes
• Able to articulate game and practice strategy
• Able to lift 30 lbs and throw baseballs repetively

To be considered for this position, please email a resume to humanresources@mvnu.edu and complete the application,
found at: http://mvnu.edu/jobs/application. Applicants submitting materials via email should attach either a Microsoft Word
or .PDF File. Alternatively, materials can be faxed to (740-397-1005), or mailed to:

Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Attention: Human Resources
800 Martinsburg Road
Mount Vernon, OH 43050

Professional and personal references are required, consistent with the responsibilities associated with this position. A
background check will be performed prior to appointment. Mount Vernon Nazarene University does not unlawfully
discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, or military service in administering its
employment policies and practices. As a religious educational institution under the auspices of the Church of the Nazarene,
the University is permitted by law to consider religious beliefs/practices in making employment decisions and does so to
achieve its mission. The University requires as a condition of employment that all employees subscribe to standards of the
Church of the Nazarene and conduct their lives in accordance therewith.