Men's Volleyball Head Coach

Men’s Volleyball Head Coach

Department: Athletics

FLSA Class: Exempt

Reports To: Director of Athletics, Pos. 10340001

Status: Seasonal, Part-Time

Location: College Place, WA

Grade: N/A

Created: 2024

Updated: 12/2025

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Men’s Volleyball Head Coach

Department: Athletics

FLSA Class: Exempt

Reports To: Director of Athletics, Pos. 10340001

Status: Seasonal, Part-Time

Location: College Place, WA

Grade: N/A

Created: 2024

Updated: 12/2025

Position #: 10340802

Pay Range: Up to $10,000 for the period ending 6/30/26. Amount will be prorated based on hire date.

Benefits: This position is not eligible for benefits.

POSITION SUMMARY

Provide leadership to the Walla Walla University Men’s Volleyball team across various key areas.
Responsibilities encompass the recruitment of prospective student athletes, ensuring their retention, fostering
skill development, and overseeing the spiritual and character development of current student-athletes.
Additionally, the position involves strategic planning for practices and games to drive program progress and
team development. The acquisition of non-league scheduling opportunities is a key aspect, and the incumbent
will be expected to execute additional duties as determined by the Athletic Director.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Recruitment of Prospective Student-Athletes
   

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Identification of prospective student-athletes.
• Recruitment of prospective student-athletes.
• Participation in WWU enrollment events.
• Full implementation of "Front Rush" or current recruitment program for the purposes of logging

coach-recruit contacts.

• Engage student-athletes in the NAIA eligibility process, and monitor their progress via PlayNAIA

website.

1. Retention of Current Student-Athletes
   

• Develop appropriate meaningful relationships with student-athletes.
• Engage student-athletes in relevant aspects of student success.
• Cultivate a team culture centered on mutual respect, and trust.
• Orient individual and team activities, emphasizing processes, rather than product.
• Full implementation of Front Rush, or current team communication program for the purpose of

maintaining effective communication with roster players.

1. Player Development
   

• Ensure execution of an appropriate, intentional, and regular spiritual, moral, and character

development program directly associated with team activities.
Implement in-season, and off-season program for individual skill development.

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• Provide appropriate information, training, and supervision of athletic development, injury

prevention, and general fitness activities of the student-athletes.

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• Work with AD, and/or Champions of Character Liaison to engage student-athletes in required

NAIA character education modules.

• Work with AD, and/or Champions of Character Liaison to identify, and engage student-athletes in

service projects throughout the community.

1. Development and Implementation of Practice/Game-Plans
   

• Develop, and oversee implementation of appropriate, effective, and compelling practice-plans for

team development.

• Ensure compliance with NAIA limitations regarding practice scheduling.
• Develop and oversee implementation of appropriate, effective, and compelling game-plans for team

success during individual contests, and throughout the season.

1. Review student-athletes’ academic progress reports and end-of-term grades to determine motivational
   

needs, foster academic success, and maintain atheltic qualification.

1. Other
   

• Work with AD to identify and secure non-league contests.
• Collaborate with SID for the purposes of gathering roster, schedule, and other relevant information.
• Collaborate with game-management coordinator regarding scheduling student-athletes for coverage

at other WWU athletic events.

• Collaborate with SID, their staff, and/or WW University Relations regarding appropriate media

interaction.

• Attend Coaching Staff, and one-on-one meetings as scheduled.

1. Review student-athletes’ academic progress and end-of-term grades to determine motivational needs,
   

foster academic success, and maintain athletic qualification.

1. Accurately, and Appropriately Represent the Values and Mission of Walla Walla University.
   
   1. Performs other duties as assigned formally or informally, orally or in writing.
      

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

“Non-essential” If a duty takes up less than 5% of the employees’ time and is not viewed as a critical function
it is likely considered “non-essential” within the context of the ADA. These duties could be reassigned to
another employee in order to allow a disabled individual to hold the position.

• N/A

SUPERVISION RECEIVED & GIVEN

Supervision Received: Assigned duties require the exercise of judgment or choice among possible actions,
sometimes without clear precedents and often with concern for the consequences of the action. The
employee may or may not work in proximity to his/her supervisor.

Supervision Given: No

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Equivalent combination of education and experience. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Licenses/Certifications: CPR
• Experience/Skills

• Years of experience: 3-5 years of experience playing and/or coaching at a successful NAIA

volleyball program required.

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• Quality/Compliance: Achieving a standard of excellence with our work processes and
outcomes, demonstrating strong attention to detail, honoring University policies and all
regulatory requirements, and maintaining confidentiality.

• Customer Focus: Striving for high customer satisfaction, going out of their way to be helpful
and pleasant, making it easy as possible on the customer rather than our department or the
University.

• Communication: Balancing listening and talking, speaking and writing clearly and accurately,

influencing others, keeping others informed.

• Collegiality: Being helpful, respectful, approachable and team-oriented, building strong working
relationships and a positive work environment, and ability to relate to and work with diverse
groups of people.
Initiative: Taking ownership of work responsibilities, doing what is needed without being asked,
following through.

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• Efficiency: Planning ahead, managing time well, being on time and dependable, being cost

conscious, thinking of better ways to do things.

• Coachability: Being receptive to feedback, willing to learn, embracing continuous improvement.
• People management: Setting clear expectations, reviewing progress, providing timely feedback

and guidance, holding people accountable.

ADDITIONAL JOB-SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum: Proficiency with Microsoft Office. Use of MS Outlook is a requirement. Preferred: Proficiency
with Front Rush, and video scouting program(s) used.

WORK CONDITIONS/ENVIRONMENT

Job Conditions:

• Frequent: Weekend Work, On-call/after-hours work, Computer use, and Speaking, reading, and

understanding English.

• Occasional: Travel, Fast-paced work, Unscheduled interruptions and Driving/operating machinery

or vehicles.

Lifting/Moving:

• Occasional: Pushing 100+ pounds. Pulling, Lifting and Carrying 50-100 pounds.

Physical:

• Frequent: Walking and/or running, moving from location to another, Standing, Sitting, Reaching,

handling, fingering, and/or feeling (i.e. computer use, sports), Talking and/or hearing, and
Seeing/vision.

• Occasional: Stooping, kneeling, crouching and/or crawling.

Environment:

• Frequent: Indoor, Cole/Heat and Noise/Vibrations.
• Occasional: Outdoor

Equipment:

• Use of computer, copy and fax, use of volleyball net equipment, occasional driving of motor vehicles.

APPLY NOW

Applications are being accepted now, with the position filled as soon as a qualified candidate is
identified.

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• For external applicants, apply here.
• For internal applicants (active employees, not including student employees), apply here.

Please also submit a cover letter and resume along with the employment application. Within the
employment application, an option is provided to upload your cover letter and resume.

Thank you for considering employment at Walla Walla University!

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