Assistant Softball Coach

• Athletics
• 14049 Scenic Highway, Lookout Mountain, GA, USA
• Salary
• Full Time

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Covenant College Job Description

Assistant Softball Coach

Join a team of employees who are committed to an exciting mission to offer the world biblically grounded men and women equipped to live out extraordinary callings in ordinary places. Covenant College is a community committed to the Bible as the inerrant Word of God, and everything we do is grounded in our Reformed theology and worldview.

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Assistant Softball Coach

• Athletics
• 14049 Scenic Highway, Lookout Mountain, GA, USA
• Salary
• Full Time

Email Me This Job

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Covenant College Job Description

Assistant Softball Coach

Join a team of employees who are committed to an exciting mission to offer the world biblically grounded men and women equipped to live out extraordinary callings in ordinary places. Covenant College is a community committed to the Bible as the inerrant Word of God, and everything we do is grounded in our Reformed theology and worldview.

Covenant has a beautiful 400-acre campus that stretches atop Lookout Mountain, Georgia on the Georgia/Tennessee border, just outside of Chattanooga. The community is a hub of vibrant cultural, educational, business, high-tech and entertainment activity and is an affordable place to live and/or raise a family. The campus enjoys incredible vistas of the Smoky Mountains and the Cumberland Plateau with views that span across several states. The region is widely known as an outdoor recreational paradise for campers, boaters, cyclists, climbers, cavers and hikers, all this while being conveniently located within two hours of Atlanta, Nashville and Knoxville.

Opportunity:

We are currently seeking an experienced Softball Coach who will be responsible to the Head Softball Coach, as well as to the Director of Athletics for assisting with the management and development of the intercollegiate softball program, including:

Discipleship

• Discipleship of women in the program to facilitate spiritual growth
• Teaching and modeling the value of Christian competition
• Monitoring academic performance of student athletes and partnering with Student Development for discipleship, development and retention of student athletes
• Run all facets of JV program, including but not limited to: preparation of detailed and goal oriented practice plans, coaching/instruction, scheduling, practice plans, recruiting, mentoring and team building

Recruiting

• Recruiting and retaining quality student athletes who understand and embrace Covenant College's mission and vision
• Find student athletes that are equipped with the ability to achieve academic and athletic success
• Working in conjunction with the head coach to fill a roster of 36 student athletes
• and other duties as assigned by the head coach
• Assist with all facets of preparing for and running Elite & Exposure Camps

Excellence

• Regularly fielding a highly competitive team at the conference level
• On-court coaching and instruction
• Assisting with all social media accounts for the Covenant Softball Program

Service

• Contributing and caring for the development and growth of the athletic department as a whole in tangible ways
• Creating service and mission opportunities for student athletes to invest in the community

Administrative Effectiveness

• Effective stewardship of resources in the program
• Approaching every facet of this position with a high degree of professionalism
• Responsible for an administrative role within the Athletic Department. This position will be assigned by the Director of Athletics at the beginning of each academic year once all primary staff positions have been determined. Examples of possible roles include, but are not limited to: game day management, intramurals, sports information, sport ministry, or student employee oversight

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required, master's degree preferred
• Experience in coaching softball, preferably at the collegiate level
• A commitment to adhering to all policies, rules, and regulations of Covenant College, the Collegiate Conference of the South, and the NCAA.
• Ability to work cooperatively with other administrators, coaches, students and faculty members.
• Good written and oral communication skills.

Additional Eligibility Requirements:

• An acceptance of and commitment to Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.
• An understanding of the mission and purpose of Covenant College.
• A strong understanding of and commitment to Scripture, the Westminster Standards, the doctrinal standards of the PCA and the mission of Covenant College as a Christian liberal arts college.
• Must be able to assent to Covenant College's Staff Commitments

Physical Work Environment:

• This role is expected to be performed on campus unless otherwise directed or arranged for and operates primarily in a professional office environment using standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, fax machines and other job-related technology.
• There is a mix of standing and sitting for this particular role.
• Classified as light, occasional lifting or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) up to 10 lbs.
• Expressing or exchanging ideas and conversation by means of the spoken word; needs to be fluent and conversant using the English language.
• Generally, full-time staff days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.
• Occasional team travel is required for this position.

Position Classification:

Job Title: Assistant Softball Coach 
Department/Unit: Student Development / Athletics
Job Status: Regular full-time, 10 month, FLSA exempt
Reports to: Head Softball Coach
Direct Reports: TBD
Job Class: Coaching/teaching
Job Type: Permanent
Benefit Eligible: Yes 

To Apply:

Interested applicants should apply at https://www.covenant.edu/about/employ.... Qualified candidates will have the opportunity to attach supporting documents to the application. Documents required for this position include:

• Letter of interest
• Résumé - including contact information for three references
• A statement of faith, sharing about his/her ongoing walk with Christ

8/6/2024

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