Head Coach Soccer

Longmeadow, MA 01106

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Overview

Salary Range

$900.00 - $1,000.00 Salary/month

Position Type

Part-Time Staff

Job Shift

Head Coach Soccer

Longmeadow, MA 01106

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Overview

Salary Range

$900.00 - $1,000.00 Salary/month

Position Type

Part-Time Staff

Job Shift

Any

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Description

Supervisor: Athletic Director

Status: Part-time

Hours : Varied hours up to 20 hours a week

Job Location: Longmeadow

Exempt (Yes/No): Yes 

JOB SUMMARY:   The Head Soccer Coach is responsible for coaching, recruiting, conditioning, and training student athletes.
 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS :

• Use coaching and teaching methods to develop student athlete’s skills, character and teamwork. 
• Supervise / conduct practices, contests and travel to ensure student safety. 
• Schedule and organize team related activities. 
• Promotes players for recognition at institutional, conference and national level for academic and athletic recognition 
• Develop team strategy and analyze performance of student athletes. Provide constructive feedback to student athletes. 
• Plan, coordinate and attend competitions and practices. 
• Encourage academic excellence, camaraderie, respect and acceptance in student athletes. 
• Establish and maintain a recruitment pipeline of student athletes to participate on the team. This could include but is not limited to attending admission events, recruiting events, tournaments/showcases, games and viewing websites. 
• Assist in fundraising activities to subsidize athletic programs including meeting with donors when requested.
• Assist with marketing and public relations activities to promote programs. 
• Advise student athletes with personal, academic or athletic performance issues. Make referrals to appropriate University offices and services as needed. 
• Drive and transport student-athletes in college owned vehicles to practice or contest sites. 
• Attend professional development and training as required. 
• Comply with USCAA regulations. 
• Attend trainings as required.
• Other related job duties as assigned by the Athletic Director.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Assistant Soccer Coach

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

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 essential functions.

• Ability to stand, walk and/or sit and continuously perform essential job functions.
• Ability to grasp, lift and/or carry or otherwise move lightweight objects.
• Ability to walk up and down stairs and walking significant distances between and within University buildings.
• Perform tasks requiring bending, stooping, and kneeling.
• Sufficient manual dexterity in both hands to operate variety of office related equipment including; computer, telephone, copier, fax, calculator, and the like.
• Visual ability corrected, to assure accuracy of all documents produced or disseminated from this position.
• Audio ability corrected, to hear telephone, fax and any emergency related alarms such as fire alarm.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field. 
• Two (2) years experience in coaching or related activities. 
• Knowledge of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA). 
•  Knowledge and experience with recruitment and retention of student athletes at the collegiate level
•  Experience with fundraising 
• Excellent interpersonal skills. 
• Ability to work independently, analyze situations and develop solutions.
•  Must be available to travel and work non-traditional hours. 
• CPR certification. 
• Valid driver’s license. 
• Must successfully pass safe driving course within 30-days of employment 
• Failure to successfully complete the course within the 30-day period is grounds for immediate termination 
• Must successfully pass the online safe Driving Course and driving record check at time of hire and annually thereafter. 
• Submit to and pass criminal offender records check (C.O.R.I.) & SORI 
• Submit to and pass pre-employment drug screening. 
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all members of the University community including students, faculty, staff, and administrators
• Ability to adhere to University policies and procedures.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and within FERPA and HIPAA guidelines.
• All new employees must complete the FERPA, Anti-Harassment, and any other required online trainings within 15 days of employment.
• General knowledge of the University’s mission, purpose and goals and the role this position plays in achieving those goals.

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