Assistant Coach, Football

Meadville, PA, United States

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Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Coach positional players and Coordinate practice and game plan for Special Teams.
• Implement game plan and game day assignments
• Demonstrate a high level of teaching and coaching competency in sport skill instruction, sport strategy, tactics and rules, physical training and fitness and student motivation in practice execution
• Assume additional responsibilities as assigned by the Director of Athletics and Recreation which may include supervision of general facility monitoring, game-day management, or other special projects.
• Recruiting in an assigned area of athletically and academically qualified student-athletes.  Recruitment will include data entry and correspondence, talent identification and communication of College opportunities and expectations
• Exhibit the highest professional standards and ethical behavior with regard to adherence to the NCAA, Conference, Allegheny College, and Department of Athletics and Recreation’s values statement, including commitment to lifelong learning, sportsmanship on and off the field of play, positive leadership and the desire and ability to act as a positive role model and representative of the College at all times.

Assistant Coach, Football

Meadville, PA, United States

Be the First to Apply

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Coach positional players and Coordinate practice and game plan for Special Teams.
• Implement game plan and game day assignments
• Demonstrate a high level of teaching and coaching competency in sport skill instruction, sport strategy, tactics and rules, physical training and fitness and student motivation in practice execution
• Assume additional responsibilities as assigned by the Director of Athletics and Recreation which may include supervision of general facility monitoring, game-day management, or other special projects.
• Recruiting in an assigned area of athletically and academically qualified student-athletes.  Recruitment will include data entry and correspondence, talent identification and communication of College opportunities and expectations
• Exhibit the highest professional standards and ethical behavior with regard to adherence to the NCAA, Conference, Allegheny College, and Department of Athletics and Recreation’s values statement, including commitment to lifelong learning, sportsmanship on and off the field of play, positive leadership and the desire and ability to act as a positive role model and representative of the College at all times.

Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelors degree required, Masters degree preferred. 
• 1-3 years experience required, 4-7 years experience preferred.

Required Knowledge

• Excellent interpersonal skills and strong communication skills
• Teaching through digital images
• Creating and using emerging technologies
• Travel is required and includes extended periods on the road
• Evening, holiday and weekend hours along with flexible work scheduling are required 

  Required Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office/Google Suite Products required
• Knowledge of Front Rush recruiting software preferred
• Organized coaching and collegiate playing experience preferred

Compensation

Expected starting salary :  $53,000 

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About Us

Allegheny College, founded in 1815, is one of the nation’s most historic and innovative four-year colleges with the distinct requirement of completing a major and minor in different academic areas.  This multidisciplinary learning celebrates students’ unusual combinations of interests and provides creative, independent thinkers with a path for educational depth and intellectual growth, preparing them for a successful launch after graduation and even for careers that may not yet exist.  Located in western Pennsylvania, 1.5 hours equidistant from Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Buffalo, Allegheny College is one of 40 colleges featured in Loren Pope’s “Colleges That Change Lives” and recently ranked #4 by The Princeton Review in its Top 20 Best Private Schools for Making an Impact. In its 2025 rankings, U.S. News & World Report recognized Allegheny College as one of the country’s top 100 national liberal arts colleges, with special distinctions including one of the top 10 best for senior capstone experience and one of the top 25 best for undergraduate research and creative activities.

Allegheny’s undergraduate residential education prepares students for successful, meaningful lives by promoting students’ intellectual, moral, and social development and encouraging personal and civic responsibility. Allegheny’s faculty and staff combine high academic standards and a commitment to the exchange of knowledge with a supportive approach to learning. Graduates are equipped to think critically and creatively, write clearly, speak persuasively, and meet challenges in a diverse, interconnected world. Allegheny College is deeply committed to creating an inclusive community that actively challenges racism, sexism, heterosexism, religious bigotry, and other forms of bias (see Allegheny College Statement of Community).

Allegheny College is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity. Women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and members of other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. Allegheny does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, or national origin.

Allegheny College is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact the Director of Human Resources.

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Job Info

• Job Identification 153
  
• Job Category Coach
  
• Posting Date 04/22/2026, 12:59 PM
  
• Job Schedule Full time
  

• Locations 520 N Main St, Meadville, PA, 16335, US

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