Women’s and Men’s Volleyball Head Coach
Department: Athletic
FLSA Class: Non-Exempt
Reports To: Athletic Director
Women’s and Men’s Volleyball Head Coach
Department: Athletic
FLSA Class: Non-Exempt
Reports To: Athletic Director
Apply NowStatus: Regular/Full Time
Location: College Place, Main Campus
Grade: S10
Created: 2024
Updated: 2024
Position #: 10340808
Compensation: $53,371.22 to $60,649.12 Annually
New hires generally start at the low to mid-point within the pay grade, with placement dependent on qualification
and experience.
Benefits: May include medical, retirement, paid time off, and more. To learn more, visit: wallawalla.edu/benefits
POSITION SUMMARY
Provide leadership to the Walla Walla University Women's Volleyball team across various key areas.
Responsibilities encompass the recruitment of prospective student-athletes, ensuring their retention, fostering
skill development, and overseeing the spiritual and character development of current student-athletes.
Additionally, the position involves strategic planning for practices and games to drive program progress and
team development. The acquisition of non-league scheduling opportunities is a key aspect, and the incumbent
will be expected to execute additional duties as determined by the Athletic Director.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
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Identification of prospective student-athletes
• Recruitment of prospective student-athletes
• Participation in WWU enrollment events
• Full implementation of "Front Rush" or current recruitment program for the purposes of
logging coach-recruit contacts.
• Engage student-athletes in the NAIA eligibility process, and monitor their progress via
PlayNAIA website
• Develop appropriate meaningful relationships with student-athletes
• Engage student-athletes in relevant aspects of student success
• Cultivate a team culture centered on mutual respect, and trust.
• Orient individual and team activities, emphasizing processes, rather than product.
• Full implementation of Front Rush, or current team communication program for the purpose of
maintaining effective communication with roster players
• Ensure execution of an appropriate, intentional, and regular spiritual, moral, and character
development program directly associated with team activities.
Implement in-season, and off-season program for individual skill development
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• Provide appropriate information, training, and supervision athletic development, injury
prevention, and general fitness activities of the student-athletes
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• Work with AD, and/or Champions of Character Liaison to engage student-athletes in required
NAIA character education modules.
• Work with AD, and/or Champions of Character Liaison to identify, and engage student-athletes
in service projects throughout the community
4. Development and Implementation of Practice/Game-Plans
• Develop, and oversee implementation of appropriate, effective, and compelling practice-plans
for team development
• Ensure compliance with NAIA limitations regarding practice scheduling
• Develop, and oversee implementation of appropriate, effective, and compelling game-plans for
team success during individual contests, and throughout the season
• Work with AD to identify and secure non-league contests
• Collaborate with SID for the purposes of gathering roster, schedule, and other relevant
information
• Collaborate with game-management coordinator regarding scheduling student-athletes for
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coverage at other WWU athletic events.
Collaborate with SID, their staff, and/or WW University Relations regarding appropriate media
interaction.
• Attend Coaching Staff, and one-on-one meetings as scheduled
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
“Non-essential” If a duty takes up less than 5% of the employees’ time and is not viewed as a critical function
it is likely considered “non-essential” within the context of the ADA. These duties could be reassigned to
another employee in order to allow a disabled individual to hold the position.
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SUPERVISION RECEIVED & GIVEN
Supervision Received: Assigned duties require the exercise of judgment or choice among possible actions,
sometimes without clear precedents and often with concern for the consequences of the action. The
employee may or may not work in proximity to his/her supervisor.
Supervision Given: No
QUALIFICATIONS
• Education: Equivalent combination of education and experience. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Licenses/Certifications: CPR
• Experience/Skills
o Years of experience: 3-5 years of experience playing and/or coaching at a successful NAIA
volleyball program required.
o Quality/Compliance: Achieving a standard of excellence with our work processes and
outcomes, demonstrating strong attention to detail, honoring University policies and all
regulatory requirements, and maintaining confidentiality.
o Customer Focus: Striving for high customer satisfaction, going out of their way to be helpful
and pleasant, making it easy as possible on the customer rather than our department or the
University.
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o Communication: Balancing listening and talking, speaking and writing clearly and accurately,
influencing others, keeping others informed.
o Collegiality: Being helpful, respectful, approachable and team-oriented, building strong working
relationships and a positive work environment, and ability to relate to and work with diverse
groups of people.
o Initiative: Taking ownership of work responsibilities, doing what is needed without being asked,
following through.
o Efficiency: Planning ahead, managing time well, being on time and dependable, being cost
conscious, thinking of better ways to do things.
o Coachability: Being receptive to feedback, willing to learn, embracing continuous
improvement.
ADDITIONAL JOB-SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum: Proficiency with Microsoft Office. Use of MS Outlook is a requirement. Preferred: Proficiency
with Front Rush, and video scouting program(s) used.
WORK CONDITIONS/ENVIRONMENT
Job Conditions: Frequent: Weekend Work, On-call/after-hours work, Computer use, and Speaking,
reading, and understanding English. Occasional: Travel, Fast-paced work, Unscheduled interruptions and
Driving/operating machinery or vehicles.
Lifting/Moving: Occasional: Pushing 100+ pounds. Pulling, Lifting and Carrying 50-100 pounds.
Physical: Frequent: Walking and/or running, moving from location to another, Standing, Sitting, Reaching,
handling, fingering, and/or feeling (i.e. computer use, sports), Talking and/or hearing, and Seeing/vision.
Occasional: Stooping, kneeling, crouching and/or crawling.
Environment: Frequent: Indoor, Cole/Heat and Noise/Vibrations. Occasional: Outdoor
Equipment: Use of computer, copy and fax, use of volleyball net equipment, occasional driving of motor-
vehicles.
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