Head Women’s Soccer Coach

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Wilberforce University is a small, Liberal Arts University with an Entrepreneurial focus, with a legacy of being the nation’s first private HBCU. Faculty are expected to fulfill the mission and core values of the university with dedication, compliance with all university and academic area policies, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a commitment to the success of the students and the university. Some additional responsibilities will include but are not limited to: teaching, research and grant writing, and service to the community. This is a face-to-face position. This appointment starts on January 3, 2025.

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Job Summary

Wilberforce University is a small, Liberal Arts University with an Entrepreneurial focus, with a legacy of being the nation’s first private HBCU. Faculty are expected to fulfill the mission and core values of the university with dedication, compliance with all university and academic area policies, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a commitment to the success of the students and the university. Some additional responsibilities will include but are not limited to: teaching, research and grant writing, and service to the community. This is a face-to-face position. This appointment starts on January 3, 2025.

The Head Women’s Soccer Coach will be responsible for directing and oversee a successful soccer program that is centered around the mission of Wilberforce University. The head coach will provide oversight for character development, student athlete recruitment, athletic excellence, and various administrative functions for the Women’s Soccer Program and the Athletic Department.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Providing direction and coordination of the day-to-day operations of the Women’s Soccer Program.
• Recruit high character and athletically gifted student athletes.
• Continually monitor the academic progress of all student athletes in the program.
• Coordinate and oversee all aspects of team travel.
• Provide help with soccer field maintenance.
• Oversee game day event management.
• Provide facility upkeep and oversight for the University soccer field, and outdoor practice fields.
• Provide oversight of student workers.
• Other duties as assigned by the Director of Athletics.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Work within the budget guidelines set forth by the institution.
• Order and maintain all women’s soccer equipment and supplies.
• Coordinate all practices and games.
• Oversee all game scheduling for the program.
• Comply with all NAIA policies and guidelines.
• Computer Skills.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required (Master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution preferred).
• Two years of successful coaching experience at the high school or collegiate level.
• Demonstrate successful collegiate recruiting abilities.
• Must be able to teach and communicate soccer skills and strategies in practice and games.
• Previous coaching or playing experience at the NAIA, or NCAA level is preferred.

Wilberforce University

Founded in 1856, Wilberforce University is America’s first private, coeducational University established to educated men and women of African descent; and is closely affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Today, Wilberforce is a well-respected private, residential liberal arts university with a clear mission, core values and vision for the future and is a noted pioneer in the Co-Operative Education Movement.

Wilberforce awards the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in the areas of business, engineering and computing science, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences; as well as the Master of Rehabilitation Counseling degree. The University is located in Wilberforce, Ohio, a community readily accessible to the Dayton, Cincinnati and Columbus metropolitan centers’ social, professional and cultural amenities and airports.

Wilberforce University is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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