Head Baseball Coach (Exempt)

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POSITION: Head Baseball Coach (Exempt)

H** SU JOB FAMILY CLASSIFICATION:** Coach I, II, or III (DOE)

D** EPARTMENT:** Athletics

S** UPERVISOR TITLE:** Associate Vice President for Athletics

F** LSA STATUS:** Exempt

E** XEMPTION:** Professional Exemption

L** OCATION:** HSU Campus, Abilene, Texas

TARGET HIRE DATE: As Soon As Possible

HSU CHRISTIAN STANDARD REQUIREMENT FOR EMPLOYMENT – Candidate must profess a Christian Faith, maintain membership in a local congregation, and respect the values and distinctives central to the historically Baptist values of HSU as reflected in the University’s Statement of Faith.

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POSITION: Head Baseball Coach (Exempt)

H** SU JOB FAMILY CLASSIFICATION:** Coach I, II, or III (DOE)

D** EPARTMENT:** Athletics

S** UPERVISOR TITLE:** Associate Vice President for Athletics

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F** LSA STATUS:** Exempt

E** XEMPTION:** Professional Exemption

L** OCATION:** HSU Campus, Abilene, Texas

TARGET HIRE DATE: As Soon As Possible

HSU CHRISTIAN STANDARD REQUIREMENT FOR EMPLOYMENT – Candidate must profess a Christian Faith, maintain membership in a local congregation, and respect the values and distinctives central to the historically Baptist values of HSU as reflected in the University’s Statement of Faith.

CONTACT INFORMATION: Human Resources 325-670-1259 or careers@hsutx.edu

SUMMARY/SCOPE:

The Head Baseball Coach will be required to teach, supervise, and correct all techniques, schemes for practice and games.

Oversees all aspects of the baseball program at Hardin-Simmons University including overseeing the upkeep of Hunter Field.

Plan and organize in-season practice sessions.

In addition, responsible for all coaching decisions during competition.

HSU JOB FAMILY CLASSIFICATION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Oversees all aspects of running an NCAA Division III Baseball program. Recruits qualified student-athletes for acceptance into Hardin-Simmons University within guidelines set by the University. This includes identifying, evaluation, developing relationships, and initiating application submission.

Develops and implements a program which includes monitoring academic progress in addition to athletic performance.

Plan and organize in-season practice sessions. In addition, responsible for all coaching decisions during competition.

Demonstrates a working knowledge of the American Southwest Conference, and University rules and regulations.

Conducts program in compliance with ASC and NCAA rules and regulations.

Sets realistic roles and responsibilities of all assistant coaches in the program.

Organizes camps and clinics to promote said sport, public interest, and community involvement with the University.

Plans all team travel including hotel reservations, ground transportation, and meal arrangements.

Responsible for managing and monitoring the program budget under the direction of the Director of Athletics including purchasing team uniforms and equipment.

Directs conditioning of players to achieve maximum athletic performance.

Assesses player's skills and assigns team positions.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Directly supervises one full-time employee, the Assistant Baseball Coach along with a Graduate Assistant/Student Worker(s). Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

COMPETENCIES: This is your opportunity to demonstrate how your education and/or experience in your current or previous job relates to each function of this position.

Interview decisions are partially based on this information.

On a separate sheet of paper, write a paragraph for each competency listed below describing your background and qualifications in each area.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies.

Job Knowledge - Competent in required job skills and knowledge; exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills; keeps abreast of current developments; requires minimal supervision; displays understanding of how job relates to others; uses resources effectively.

Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; supports everyone's efforts to succeed.

Performance Coaching - Defines responsibilities and expectations; sets goals and objectives; gives performance feedback; motivates for increased results; recognizes contributions; encourages training and development.

Recruitment & Staffing - Utilizes recruitment sources; exhibits sound interviewing skills; presents positive, realistic view of the organization; analyzes and forecasts staffing needs; makes quality hiring decisions.

Achievement Focus - Sets and achieves challenging goals; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; measures self against standard of excellence; recognizes and acts on opportunities; takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES (Language, Mathematical, Reasoning and Computer Skills):

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

COMPUTER SKILLS: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Word Processing software; Spreadsheet software; Payroll systems; Internet software; Contact Management systems and Order processing systems.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university is required.

Previous experience coaching baseball at the collegiate or high school level is preferred.

Must be well organized, able to set priorities and deal with matters in a tactful and highly confidential manner.

Must be capable of working independently and with students in a supervisory role.

Must have the ability to work under pressure and deal with deadlines.

Must be comfortable with multi-tasking, flexible with fluid situations and effective with changing priorities.

Must have solid communication skills and strong interpersonal skills are also required (emotionally intelligent).

Must have a strong commitment to the values of diversity and human compassion.

Must be committed to the personal development of college students.

Commitment to working in collaboration with constituencies required.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

Current CPR, AED, and First Aid certifications required (or must be obtained).

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit and taste or smell.

This job is active in nature (pushing, pulling, lifting, moving equipment, etc.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 – 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Must be active for long periods of time outdoors during competitions and actively participate in practice.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

This position is a Full-Time, Exempt Level Professional Staff position.

A minimum of a 40-hour work week is expected; times vary depending on practice schedules, game schedules, etc.

Candidate must be able to work non-traditional hours, including nights and weekends depending on the time of year. Specifically, late afternoon practices during season and varsity competitions are in the afternoons and on weekends.

Work beyond a 40-hour week is often required during peak season.

Must have and maintain a valid Class C Driver’s License and maintain a clear driving record to be insurable under the university liability policy.

Must be able to drive to complete work assignments on and off campus, as needed.

Extensive travel is required during the season to travel to/from opposing team universities and travel for recruiting is involved year-round.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS: For more information concerning benefits offered to HSU employees, see the HSU Benefits Summary on the HSU website.

NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT:

HSU complies with all applicable anti-discrimination laws including those prohibiting discrimination on the basis of age, sex, pregnancy, race, color, national origin, disability, genetic information and military service. HSU is a private university affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas and may lawfully consider an applicant’s religion as a selection criterion. HSU is committed to hiring faculty and staff who share an active Christian faith and fully support HSU’s mission.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), HSU provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment, except when the accommodation would impose an undue hardship. Requests for reasonable accommodation should be directed to Human Resources.

BACKGROUND SCREEN:

HSU does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, disability, genetic information, national or ethnic origin in employment opportunities, in keeping with applicable state and federal law. HSU is committed to maintaining a safe and secure campus environment and protecting the university’s financial and physical assets. Therefore, Hardin-Simmons University conducts background checks. Depending on the position, applicants may also be required to consent to a credit check as part of the background check process. As a non-profit institution of higher education committed to Christian faith and values, the University exercises its rights under state and federal law to use religion as a factor in making employment decisions.

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