Head Women's Tennis Coach

EXPIRED

Department of Athletics

Head Women’s Tennis Coach

Summer 2024

The Athletics Department at California State University, Fullerton, invites applications for a Head Women’s Tennis Coach position in Athletics with an appointment to begin Summer 2024.

Department of Athletics

Head Women’s Tennis Coach

Summer 2024

The Athletics Department at California State University, Fullerton, invites applications for a Head Women’s Tennis Coach position in Athletics with an appointment to begin Summer 2024.

California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) is a minority-serving institution, affirmative action, and equal opportunity employer. CSUF is firmly committed to increasing the diversity of the campus community and the curriculum and fostering an inclusive environment within which students, staff, administrators, and faculty thrive. Candidates who can contribute to this goal through their teaching, research, advising, and other activities are encouraged to identify their strengths and experiences. Individuals advancing the University’s strategic diversity goals and those from groups whose underrepresentation in the American professoriate has been severe and longstanding are particularly encouraged to apply.

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Position

The Women’s Tennis program at California State University, Fullerton is a highly competitive program which competes in the NCAA Division I Big West Conference. The Head Women’s Tennis Coach reports directly to the Athletic Director and they manage all aspects of the Tennis program in addition to the following duties:

• Coaching a highly competitive women’s tennis program which competes in the NCAA Division I Big West Conference
• Recruit Division I quality student-athletes
• Monitoring the academic progress of student-athletes
• Lead, monitor, and coordinate training and practice sessions, ensuring that all appropriate safety guidelines and standards are maintained
• Know and abide by NCAA, University, and Big West rules and regulations
• Manage all aspects of travel coordination, scheduling, and practice planning
• Scout and conduct statistical analysis of recruits and opponents
• Work closely with Athletics administration and staff in regards to women’s tennis program responsibilities and policy compliance
• Take an active role in marketing women’s tennis on campus and within the community through public appearances, fundraising and promotional efforts
• Other duties as assigned by the Director of Athletics

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Experience coaching at the collegiate and/or professional level
• Proven ability to recruit highly skilled student-athletes and a demonstrated commitment to their satisfactory academic progress
• Possession of excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of NCAA Division I rules and regulations
• Ability to interact successfully with a wide and culturally diverse range of students and to work harmoniously with students and colleagues
• Demonstrated competitive on-court coaching ability and skills

Preferred Qualifications

• NCAA Division I tennis coaching experience and knowledge of various scouting and video editing software systems for tennis.

Application

A complete online application must be received by electronic submission to be considered. To apply, please visit http://hr.fullerton.edu/careers/Facul..., choose full-time faculty, search for the position 541375 and provide the following required materials:

• cover letter in which you respond to the required qualifications
• Resume
• Candidate statement on commitment to inclusive excellence
  • This statement provides the candidate’s unique perspective on their past and present contributions to and future aspirations for promoting diversity, inclusion, and social justice in their professional careers. This statement aims to help the department identify candidates with professional experience, intellectual commitments, and/or willingness to engage in activities that could help CSUF contribute to its mission in these areas. The statement shall address one or more of the following criteria:

1. The candidate has acquired knowledge of barriers for underrepresented students and faculty in higher education.
2. The candidate has experience in and is committed to engaging in service with underrepresented populations in higher education.
3. The candidate has experience in and is committed to teaching and/or mentoring underrepresented students in a higher education environment.
4. The candidate has experience integrating underrepresented populations and communities into scholarly and creative activities.

• A list of three references with relevant contact information
  • Finalists must submit three letters of recommendation. Please have these ready for the referents to submit. On the References page of the online application, enter information and email addresses for three referents who will provide a confidential letter of reference for your application. At the appropriate time in the search process, they will receive a request via email along with information on uploading the letter. You can verify that CSUF has received each letter by logging back into your applicant portal.

Finalists will be asked to have each of their three referents submit a letter of recommendation. Please have these ready for the referents to offer should you proceed to this search phase.

Please direct all questions about the position to: Athletics Business Office at athleticsbusiness@fullerton.edu

Application Deadline

To be assured full consideration, all application materials must be received by August 8, 2024. The anticipated appointment date is September 1, 2024.

The College and Department

This position is housed in the Athletics Department under the Division of Student Affairs. The classification for this position is Coaching Specialist and is in the faculty bargaining unit. This is a 12-month, full time position. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications. CSU Fullerton offers an excellent comprehensive benefits package which includes health/vision/dental plans and a defined-benefit retirement through the state system. For a detailed description of faculty benefits go to: http://hr.fullerton.edu/payroll_benef...

Compensation

The Coaching Specialist classification salary range is $6,227-$11,088 monthly (12 monthly payments). The anticipated hiring range is $7,709-$7,860 per month.

Salary offered is commensurate with experience and qualifications. In addition, the California Equal Pay Act prohibits employers from paying its employees less than those of the opposite sex and/or another race or ethnicity for substantially similar work (https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/californi....)

CSUF Benefits

An excellent comprehensive benefits package includes health/vision/dental plans; spouse, domestic partner, and dependent fee‐waiver; access to campus child‐care; and a defined‐benefit retirement through the state system and optional tax sheltering opportunities. For a detailed description of benefits, please visit https://hr.fullerton.edu/total-wellness/.

CSU Policies

The person holding this position is considered a ‘mandated reporter’ under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and must comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083, revised July 21, 2017, as a condition of employment.

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be formally offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or the continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.

Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified applicants with disabilities who self‐disclose.

Notice of Non-Discrimination based on Gender or Sex and Contact Information for Title IX Coordinator (http://www.fullerton.edu/titleix/abou....)

In accordance with the California State University (CSU) Out-of-State Employment Policy, the CSU is a state entity whose business operations reside within the State of California. It requires hiring employees to perform CSU-related work within the State of California.