Strength and Conditioning Coach

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Job Summary

The Strength and Conditioning Coach is responsible for establishing and maintaining a fitness program to improve athletic performance, prevent injuries, and promote lifelong physical health.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Assists with strategies for the recruitment of athletes to develop a regionally and nationally competitive program.
• Develops systematic training programs for performance improvement and must be able to advise, coach, counsel student-athletes academically, athletically, and socially in support of their goals.
• Works in collaboration with the Athletic Trainer in the rehabilitation and strengthening of student-athletes recovering from injuries.
• Motivates and supervises student-athletes as they work out and assess their performance before and after the program. Develops customized programs from each team’s pre-season, in-season, post-season, and off-season training.
• Effectively Communicates with sport coaches, administrative staff and student-athletes.
• Supports events, game operations, research, hospitality and visiting team communication.
• Establishes and adheres to policies, procedures, regulations, and guidelines in compliance with the policies, procedures, regulations, and guidelines of all College, NJCAA, state, and Federal Laws.
• Attends mandatory compliance and departmental meetings as scheduled.
• Develop and enforce a consistent discipline policy and enforce the code of conduct for both players and team to ensure safety and proper skills and techniques are being taught.

Job Summary

The Strength and Conditioning Coach is responsible for establishing and maintaining a fitness program to improve athletic performance, prevent injuries, and promote lifelong physical health.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Assists with strategies for the recruitment of athletes to develop a regionally and nationally competitive program.
• Develops systematic training programs for performance improvement and must be able to advise, coach, counsel student-athletes academically, athletically, and socially in support of their goals.
• Works in collaboration with the Athletic Trainer in the rehabilitation and strengthening of student-athletes recovering from injuries.
• Motivates and supervises student-athletes as they work out and assess their performance before and after the program. Develops customized programs from each team’s pre-season, in-season, post-season, and off-season training.
• Effectively Communicates with sport coaches, administrative staff and student-athletes.
• Supports events, game operations, research, hospitality and visiting team communication.
• Establishes and adheres to policies, procedures, regulations, and guidelines in compliance with the policies, procedures, regulations, and guidelines of all College, NJCAA, state, and Federal Laws.
• Attends mandatory compliance and departmental meetings as scheduled.
• Develop and enforce a consistent discipline policy and enforce the code of conduct for both players and team to ensure safety and proper skills and techniques are being taught.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Able to coach, inspire, and mentor student-athletes.
• Strong work ethic, service excellence, and responsibility
• Ability to handle information of sensitive and confidential nature in the utmost professional manner.
• Demonstrate a high level of professionalism, initiative, resourcefulness, and personal accountability.
• Effective analytical and decision-making skills
• Excellent communication (oral and written), organizational, and time management skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse constituents.
• Attention to detail and adaptability to a changing environment.
• Work involves planning and directing daily requests.
• Ability to plan and promote special events.
• Moderate physical activity. Requires handling objects of average weight up to fifty (50) pounds or standing and/or walking for more than four (4) hours per day.
• Basic computer skills
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite, as well as knowledge and understanding of the organizational structure, workflow, and operating procedures.
• Flexibility to work outside of normal business hours.

Minimum Qualifications & Education

• Bachelor's degree plus two (2) plus years of coaching experience.
• Successful experience as a graduate assistant or intern in an athletic program is acceptable with one (1) year of the required experience.
• Travel is necessary (50%).
• Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach – National Strength and Conditioning Association.
• Must be in good standing with NSCA including up to date CEU’s.
• Experience in intercollegiate athletic program administration; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

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