Assistant Softball Coach

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Staff

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Department:

Softball

Locations:

Wooster, OH

Posted:

Aug 20, 2024

Closes:

Sep 20, 2024 - 11:59 PM EDT

Type:

Full-time Exempt

PositionID:

180188

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About The College of Wooster:

Wooster offers an excellent, comprehensive liberal arts education, culminating in a rigorous senior project, in which each student works one-on-one with a faculty mentor to conceive, organize and complete a significant research project on a topic of the student's own choosing. Through this distinctive program, every Wooster student develops abilities valued by employers and graduate schools alike: independent judgment, analytical ability, creativity, project-management and time-management skills, and strong written and oral communication skills. Founded in 1866, the college enrolls approximately 2,000 students.

The College offers a comprehensive benefits program that includes: Health, Dental, Retirement, and Tuition Remission for eligible positions.

Job Description:

Summary:

The Assistant Softball Coach will support the head coach in the coaching duties of the NCAA D-III Softball program in accordance and compliance with NCAA, North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) and The College of Wooster policies and regulations. The assistant coach will also participate in all aspects of recruitment, training and development of student-athletes, retention, and the total organization and administration of the program, as assigned.

Essential Departmental Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participates in planning, development, scheduling, and direction of all team training and conditioning activities at a level that will maintain the Softball program's position of competitive leadership in the North Coast Athletic Conference and the NCAA Division III.
• Assists in preparation and implementation of scouting reports, watching film, and coordinate scouting report exchanges.
• Collects film footage and film analysis including the use of Hudl and Rapsodo.
• Analyzes opponent spray chart and scouting information.
• Contributes to developing a recruitment strategy for prospective student athletes, informing prospects of academic programs, talent evaluations, coordinating mailings, telephone calls, text messages, and email exchanges.
• Acts as first base coach; act as primary coach in a specific area, which will be determined based on coaching staff needs and strengths
• Supervises and documents team Study Tables per Wooster's Academic Policy.
• Prepares NCAA Bat Lists.
• Supports recruiting academically and athletically strong applicants for the selective and competitive applicant pool at The College of Wooster in partnership with the Office of Admissions.
• Collaborates effectively with Student Affairs and the Academic Resource Center and others to aid in student retention.
• Performs administrative operations including budgeting, team travel, room reservations, meals, and equipment procurement (in coordination with Purchasing).
• In partnership with the Office of Advancement, assists the Head Coach in developing and maintaining a strong alumni and parent support system and assists with fundraising efforts.
• Engages team members in community service activities.
• Serves as an active member of the athletic department's team, responsible for providing leadership, goals, and program implementation to our nearly 2,000 undergraduate students.
• Develops and maintains mutually supportive and collaborative working relationships with student affairs colleagues, faculty, and other campus partners to accomplish shared objectives and tasks.
• Leads and assists with designated departmental, divisional, and/or College committees, initiatives, and processes.
• Develops meaningful connections with students, staff and faculty by being available and visible on campus.
• Creates a welcoming environment emphasizing inclusion and the development of diverse identities, beliefs, and voices.
• All coaches may be assigned additional duties in the area of facility and game management and teaching. These responsibilities are determined by the Director of Athletics and Physical Education.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Knowledge and understanding of the sport, and sport specific certification, as appropriate.
• Knowledge of NCAA regulations and guidelines governing the recruitment and retention of student-athletes.
• CPR, First Aid, and AED Certification is required (and can be completed after hire).
• The ability to obtain College driver certification is desirable.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills to interact effectively and professionally with students, faculty and staff, and the public are required.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and various instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Proficiency in writing reports and correspondence.
• Capability to make administrative/procedural decisions and judgments.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Knowledge:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Basic Word/Excel and ability to learn and operate recruiting software.

Abilities:

• Demonstrates a commitment to the priorities and ideals of The College of Wooster and the Department of Athletics and Physical Education.
• Commitment to CoW's mission, vision and values and demonstrated ability to create and sustain an organizational climate based on inclusion, social justice, and equity.
• Commitment to supporting students from diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to read, understand, follow, and enforce safety regulations.
• Knowledge of financial/business analysis techniques.
• Manages several projects simultaneously and works well under pressure.
• Flexibility to respond to changing priorities.
• Ability to foster a cooperative work environment.
• Maintains composure in high-pressure situations.
• Must have the ability to interact in a sensitive, courteous, and understanding way with members of a diverse academic community; including students, faculty, staff, and the general public.
• Strong professional ethics and discretion with an attitude of respect for all employed at CoW.
• Adheres to College, Department of Athletics and Physical Education, NCAC and NCAA policies and regulations.
• Ability to deal with sensitive matters confidentially.

Work Environment:

• Assistant Coaches are required to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, or holidays.
• Travel for athletic contests, recruiting, coaches meetings and convention/caucus attendance is required.
• Some heavy lifting / moving equipment is required.
• While performing the duties of this job, the Assistant Coach regularly travels in outside weather conditions, is exposed to wet or humid conditions, extreme temperatures, dirt, dust, and is occasionally exposed to fumes, smoke, and toxic or caustic chemicals.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The individual must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Additional Information:

The College of Wooster does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex/gender, gender identity, gender expression, medical condition, political affiliation, religion, creed, ethnicity, national origin (including ancestry), citizenship status, disability, age, marital status, family responsibilities, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, predisposing genetic characteristics, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by institutional policy, or by state, local, or federal law. All offers of employment are subject to verification of the legal right to work in the United States as required by federal law. The College of Wooster is committed by policy and practice to diversity, equity and inclusion. For more information see our nondiscrimination policy.

Application Instructions:

For highest consideration please submit a resume, cover letter, and a list of 3 professional references which includes name, telephone number and email address.

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