Head Coach, Track & Field and Cross Country

Job Details

The Head Coach is responsible for leading all aspects of their respective NCAA sport program, including recruiting, training, and mentoring student athletes to achieve success in competition, academics, and personal development. This position requires a strong commitment to fostering a culture of excellence, integrity, sportsmanship, and inclusion.

In addition to coaching responsibilities, the role includes administrative duties that support the broader operations and initiatives of the athletic department, assigned based on the candidate's experience and strengths. This dual responsibility provides an opportunity to contribute strategically to departmental goals while building a successful, values driven, and student centered athletic program.

Job Description

Job Duties

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Safety, Risk Management, and Operational Proficiency:
  Demonstrated ability to ensure a safe training and competitive environment by applying sport‑specific safety protocols, emergency procedures, and risk‑management practices. Competent in the safe use, maintenance, and oversight of all equipment, facilities, and training environments relevant to the sport. Committed to safeguarding the wellbeing of student‑athletes and staff in varied conditions and competitive contexts.
• Technical Sport Expertise:
  In‑depth understanding of the sport’s technical, tactical, and strategic components, including athlete development, practice design, performance evaluation, and overall program management. Ability to implement training methodologies that support skill progression, competitive excellence, and long‑term program success.
• Recruiting Expertise : Proven ability to identify and recruit talented student-athletes who align with the program's values and academic standards.
• Effective Communication : Excellent verbal and written communication skills for engaging with student-athletes, colleagues, alumni, and other stakeholders.

Job Details

The Head Coach is responsible for leading all aspects of their respective NCAA sport program, including recruiting, training, and mentoring student athletes to achieve success in competition, academics, and personal development. This position requires a strong commitment to fostering a culture of excellence, integrity, sportsmanship, and inclusion.

In addition to coaching responsibilities, the role includes administrative duties that support the broader operations and initiatives of the athletic department, assigned based on the candidate's experience and strengths. This dual responsibility provides an opportunity to contribute strategically to departmental goals while building a successful, values driven, and student centered athletic program.

Job Description

Job Duties

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Safety, Risk Management, and Operational Proficiency:
  Demonstrated ability to ensure a safe training and competitive environment by applying sport‑specific safety protocols, emergency procedures, and risk‑management practices. Competent in the safe use, maintenance, and oversight of all equipment, facilities, and training environments relevant to the sport. Committed to safeguarding the wellbeing of student‑athletes and staff in varied conditions and competitive contexts.
• Technical Sport Expertise:
  In‑depth understanding of the sport’s technical, tactical, and strategic components, including athlete development, practice design, performance evaluation, and overall program management. Ability to implement training methodologies that support skill progression, competitive excellence, and long‑term program success.
• Recruiting Expertise : Proven ability to identify and recruit talented student-athletes who align with the program's values and academic standards.
• Effective Communication : Excellent verbal and written communication skills for engaging with student-athletes, colleagues, alumni, and other stakeholders.
• Teamwork and Collaboration : Ability to work effectively within a collaborative athletic department and contribute to the institution's broader mission.
• Commitment to Student-Athlete Success : Dedication to supporting student-athletes' academic, personal, and professional development.
• Technological Proficiency : Competence with software and tools related to program management, recruitment, and communication.
• Organizational Skills : Ability to manage multiple responsibilities, including scheduling, budgeting, and program logistics, efficiently and effectively.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred

AND

Experience:

• A minimum of three years of coaching experience, preferably as a head coach at the collegiate level

Positions Supervised or Directed (Titles and Approximate Numbers)

Assistant coach(es): 1-3, volunteer assistant Coach(es): 0-2, Student workers: 0-3

Physical Demands
Lift and carry 40-50 lbs. Examples: Push/pull patients on bed, stretcher (requires 29 lbs. push force), lateral transfers up to 50 lbs. of the patient's weight. Frequent to continuous standing/walking. Patient transporters can walk 8-10 miles per shift. *Patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.

Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Philadelphia University

Primary Location Address

3243 School House Lane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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