Defensive Coordinator

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Dickinson College is a premier four-year residential liberal arts institution chartered in 1783 and widely recognized as a leader in global and sustainability education. Dickinson College is located in Carlisle, named a “most livable city” by Forbes and minutes from the state capital of Harrisburg. The campus is connected to a vibrant downtown that offers eclectic dining, shopping and entertainment options. Within a two-hour drive are Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.; New York City is three hours away.

Dickinson College offers full time employees a broad range of Benefits including a comprehensive medical insurance plan, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, generous time off, parental leave, homebuyer assistance, and tuition benefits for eligible employees and dependent children under the age of 24. Upon eligibility, the College contributes 8% of an employee’s base salary to a retirement account with an additional .5% matching contribution; all money paid by the college into the employee’s retirement plan is immediately and fully vested in the employee.

In our ongoing efforts to support the health of our community, Dickinson College strongly encourages all members of the campus community to be up to date on CDC-recommended vaccines.

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Position Information

Posting Number

S01664

Position Title

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Posting Details

Dickinson College is a premier four-year residential liberal arts institution chartered in 1783 and widely recognized as a leader in global and sustainability education. Dickinson College is located in Carlisle, named a “most livable city” by Forbes and minutes from the state capital of Harrisburg. The campus is connected to a vibrant downtown that offers eclectic dining, shopping and entertainment options. Within a two-hour drive are Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.; New York City is three hours away.

Dickinson College offers full time employees a broad range of Benefits including a comprehensive medical insurance plan, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, generous time off, parental leave, homebuyer assistance, and tuition benefits for eligible employees and dependent children under the age of 24. Upon eligibility, the College contributes 8% of an employee’s base salary to a retirement account with an additional .5% matching contribution; all money paid by the college into the employee’s retirement plan is immediately and fully vested in the employee.

In our ongoing efforts to support the health of our community, Dickinson College strongly encourages all members of the campus community to be up to date on CDC-recommended vaccines.

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Position Information

Posting Number

S01664

Position Title

Defensive Coordinator

Working Title

Defensive Coordinator

Position Number

Position Type

Exempt

Division and Department Information

| Division | Student Development | | Department | Athletics |

Posting Information

| Job Summary/Basic Function |
This position primarily requires the overseeing of a defensive position group as well as the implementation of the defensive scheme and the recruitment of multiple geographic areas. The position requires the oversight of our special teams coaches, interns and student workers. Assist with planning of on-campus and off-campus events with alumni. Work with the social media team and members of the Living the Red Society board members to help market and promote Dickinson Football and events.

Essential Functions:

• Team Management and Player Development: Defensive Coordinator
  Oversight for the entire defensive side of the program. Meet daily with the Head Coach to discuss defensive strategy, game planning, and player development and meet weekly as a member of core leadership team. Organize and implement a defensive strategy and defensive system. Serve as a key partner to head coach in planning and coordinating daily team practices, ensuring that all practices are purposeful and focused on developing both individual skills and team strategy. Develop, plan, and script practice for the defensive side of the ball, and organize individual sessions. Help analyze practice film, including input of data. Contribute to game planning (weekly), and analyze opponent tendencies to inform weekly planning and practice preparation.
  

Teach, develop, and mentor players. In-season self-scout and analytics of Dickinson Defensive call tendencies. Off-season scout and analyze the success of defensive structure, personnel assessment, and develop scheme adjustments. Run defensive meetings and assist position coaches with preparation for position meetings. - Supervision of Defensive Coaching Staff & Film Staff:
Serve as the supervisor of the defensive coaching staff, monitoring and supervising all aspects of defensive coach responsibilities. Prioritize player preparation and excellent coach-player communication by ensuring that position manuals are prepared and distributed in a timely fashion, and that practice plans, drill work, and drill tapes all accurately reflect defensive philosophy and defensive concepts. Oversee the day-to-day functions of the defensive coaching staff, including preparation and execution of daily meetings, oversight of plans for individual sessions run by assistant coaches within their position groups, ensuring preparation of assistant coaches to promote successful position group meetings, and help to identify opportunity for the ongoing growth and development of direct reports.

Ensure filmers have cameras charged, provide practice scripts with periods to be filmed, and ensure practice film is uploaded after every practice. Ensure data filmers upload data to practice film and intercut all periods with both camera angles. Supervise filmers with game day set up for hudl sideline. Ensure all ipads are connected to the hudl network and operational 90 minutes prior to kick off. Ensure all home games are intercut with both camera angles and have the proper data uploaded by 9pm for Centennial Conference film exchange. - Recruitment and Athlete Relations:
Responsible for managing and developing a designated geographic recruitment territory. Identify potential recruits, bringing talented student athletes to the program through scouting, evaluation, and regular (weekly) communication with prospective student-athletes and their families. Manage the recruiting database (e.g., Front Rush/Slate/Google Doc) and clearly communicate and represent the values and culture of the college and the football program during the recruiting process. Establish a strong pipeline of future student-athletes who align with the program’s mission through effective recruitment and establishment of relationships with high school coaches in region. - Special Teams Support:
Assist with all aspect of special teams, Kick off, Punt, Punt Return, Kickoff Return, Field Goal, Field Goal Block, Hands Team, and Onside. Assist with personnel decisions, individual drills, scheme implementation, scouting reports, practice organization, and game day operations. - Academic Support and Student-Athlete Welfare:
Serve as the primary point of contact for academic support for football student-athletes. Collaborate with academic advisors to ensure athletes are meeting academic expectations and balancing their academic and athletic commitments. Assist in scheduling and coordinating academic planning, ensuring players are staying on track with their coursework and graduation requirements. - Alumni Relations:
Assist with planning of on campus and off campus events with alumni. Work with social media team and members of the Living the Red Society board members to help market and promote Dickinson Football and events

| | Preferred Qualifications |
Required:

Bachelor’s Degree

Nationally recognized strength and conditioning certification

3-5 years work experience

Preferred:

Master’s Degree | | A valid Driver's Licence is required. Employees (operators) must have been in possession of a valid operator’s license for not less than three (3) years and the license must have been in good standing without interruption during that time period. | Yes | | Successful candidate will also be required to complete ACT 153 Clearance | Yes | | This position is considered "Emergency Staff." As such they may be required to report to work even when the college is closed or is operating under a delayed start. | No | | Physical Demands | |

Work Schedule

| Advertised Work Schedule | | | Number of hours/day | | | Number of hours/week | | | Proposed Start Date | |

Posting Detail Information

| Posting Date | 12/19/2024 | | Open Until Filled | No | | Closing Date | | | Application Review Begin Date | | | Is this a Temporary Position? | No | | Full-Time/Part-Time | Full Time | | If Full-Time, please specify | 12 month full-time (52 weeks) | | If Part-Time, please specify | Not Applicable | | EEO/Diversity Statement |
The College is committed to building a representative and diverse faculty, administrative staff, and student body. We encourage applications from all qualified persons. |

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Applicant Documents

Required Documents 1. Resume 2. Cover Letter/Letter of Application

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