Head Football Coach

Posting Details

Posting Details

Instructions to applicants

Job Title

Head Football Coach

Location

Alpine

Department

Athletic Department

Posting Details

Posting Details

Instructions to applicants

Job Title

Head Football Coach

Location

Alpine

Department

Athletic Department

Job No.

Position# 999328

Posting Date

12/04/2024

End Date

Until Filled

Yes

Appointment Date

Salary

$92,000

Required

Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of five years of coaching experience is required.

Preferred

Master’s Degree. Five to ten years of college football coaching experience at National Collegiate Athletic Association (

NCAA

) Division II level or higher.  Demonstrated success in coaching and recruiting.  Working knowledge of

National Collegiate Athletic Association (

NCAA

) Division II and Lone Star Conference (

LSC

) regulations is preferred. 

Primary Responsibilities

Summary:

As a member of the Lone Star Conference and

NCAA

Division II (provisional member) Sul Ross State University Athletics seeks a visionary leader to guide the football program into a new era. The ideal candidate will provide effective discipline and guidance to student-athletes and place an emphasis on academic and athletic success. 

Primary Responsibilities:

Responsible for all aspects of the Football program, such as recruiting, scheduling opponents, training, coaching team members, and supervising assistant coaches and graduate assistants. Maintain compliance with

NCAA

Division II rules and regulations, Lone Star Conference & Sul Ross State University policies. Provides timely updates on the football program to the Athletic Director and President of the university. Manage a balanced budget and personnel within the football program; obtain, interpret, and use evaluative findings to gauge football program effectiveness, compliance with

NCAA

DII

regulations, and ensure that program renewal is continuous and responsive to student needs.  Ability to communicate with, motivate, and guide student-athletes. Establish and maintain an environment that honors discipline and good sportsmanship among student-athletes and coaches. Commitment to community engagement and fundraising is essential. Make arrangements for travel, meetings and special programs.  Abide by the rules and regulations established by Texas State University System, Sul Ross State University, the Lone Star Conference, and

NCAA

at the Division II level. Requires evening and weekend work periods and frequent travel.  Other duties as assigned by the Director of Athletics. This is a full time, twelve-month position.

Additional Responsibilities:

Responsible for personal safety and the safety of others; must exercise due caution and practice safe work habits at all times.

Other Information:

This position is security sensitive.

Other Information

Texas Law requires a 60 day waiting period before new state employees are eligible to enroll in health insurance.

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

It is the policy of Sul Ross State University to provide equal employment opportunity for all persons in accordance with their individual, job related qualifications and without consideration of race, creed, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status and ancestry. Equal employment opportunities shall be afforded in all personnel actions or decisions including, but not necessarily limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, upgrading, promotion, demotion, termination and salary. Retaliation is prohibited against a person who opposes a discriminatory practice, files a charge, testifies, assists or participates in an investigative proceeding or hearing.

Notice of Availability of the Annual Security & Fire Safety Report

The Annual Security & Fire Safety Report is available online at https://srinfo.sulross.edu/ud...

The report contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Non-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.

A paper copy of the report will be provided upon request. If you would like to receive a paper copy, you can contact the Office of Student Life, located on the Alpine Campus in the Morgan University Center, Room 211 or you can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling 432-837-8424 or emailing stulife@sulross.edu

About SRSU

Sul Ross State University Alpine Campus is in the Scenic Davis Mountains of West Texas, is a member of the Texas State University System, is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate, Bachelor’s, and Master’s degrees, and has an enrollment of approximately 2,000 students of campus in Alpine, Texas. At an elevation of 4,480 feet, and on the periphery of the Chihuahuan Desert, Alpine enjoys mild winters and cool summers. Davis Mountains State Park, Fort Davis National Historic Site, Big Bend National Park, and Guadalupe Mountains National Park are all within one to three hours driving distance from Alpine.

The

SRSU

campuses in Del Rio, Eagle Pass, and Uvalde comprise Rio Grande College.

RGC

offers upper-level courses leading to bachelor’s degrees as well as master’s degree programs and works closely with its partner institution, Southwest Texas Junior College, to provide a seamless transition to

RGC

for their students. All

RGC

students hold an Associate degree from an accredited institution or they have completed 42 semester credit hours of transferable work.

More information is available regarding Sul Ross State University and position openings See http://www.sulross.edu our website.

Applicant Documents

Required Documents 1. Resume 2. Letter of Intent 3. Transcripts

Optional Documents 1. Letter of Recommendation (1) 2. Letter of Recommendation (2) 3. Letter of Recommendation (3) 4. Transcript 2 5. Transcript 3

Supplemental Questions

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