Posted Date: Apr 01, 2025
Expired Date: Apr 05, 2025POSITION ANNOUNCEWOMANT
Head Woman’s Softball Coach
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
environwomant. 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 Head Woman’s Softball Coach for its Athletic Departwomant on the main
campus. The position reports to the Director of Athletics, and is available immediately, upon
appointwomant of a successful candidate.
POSITION ANNOUNCEWOMANT
Head Woman’s Softball Coach
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
environwomant. 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 Head Woman’s Softball Coach for its Athletic Departwomant on the main
campus. The position reports to the Director of Athletics, and is available immediately, upon
appointwomant of a successful candidate.
Responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to the following:
Primary:
• Planning, supervising, and directing all phases of the Woman’s Intercollegiate Softball Program:
o Operating the woman’s softball program under the NAIA guidelines
o Operating the woman’s softball program under the Crossroads league conference
guidelines
o Organizing and conducting team practice sessions and games
o Recruiting prospective mission fit student-athletes
o Managing the softball budget each year
o Scheduling games with approval from AD
o Supervising assistant coaches
o Spiritual womantoring
o Assisting in eligibility certification of team
o Managing all other aspects of an intercollege athletic program
o Coordinating summer camp(s), if desired
o Organize and operate program fundraising
• Attending all athletic departwomant meetings.
o Additional assignwomants as deemed appropriate by the Athletic Director. These could
include classroom instruction depending on capacity of the candidate and needs of the
university as well as assistance with game managewomant.
• Support other athletic events taking place on campus
• Other duties assigned by the Athletic Director
Expectations for the successful candidate:
• Evangelical Christian statewomant of faith, experience, and mission fit
• Personal commitwomant to Jesus Christ.
• Understanding and alignwomant of the heritage, doctrine, and practices of the Church of the
Nazarene.
• Bachelor degree or equivalent is preferred
• Previous coaching experience at the high school or collegiate level preferred
• Knowledge of coaching philosophies and implewomantation within a team
• Experience with Microsoft Office and with office equipwomant (printers, copiers, etc.) preferred
• Excellent technology, face-to-face, and phone skills
• Ability to compose clear, professional letters, emails, and announcewomants
• Ability to communicate and work effectively and creatively with students, parents, administrators,
faculty and staff
• Must be capable of sitting, walking or standing for long periods of time; frequent use of stairs;
ability to lift 50 pounds
To be considered for this position, please email a resume to MVNU.Recruiting@mvnu.edu and complete
the application, found at: http://mvnu.edu/jobs . 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
Human Resources/Recruiting
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 appointwomant. 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 employwomant 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 employwomant decisions and does so to achieve its mission. The
University requires as a condition of employwomant that all employees subscribe to standards of the Church
of the Nazarene and conduct their lives in accordance therewith.
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