Women’s Flag Football Head Coach (part-time) – NEW!

(posted 9/11/24)

Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia, a NCAA Division III institution and member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC), invites applications for the part-time position of Women’s Flag Football Head Coach beginning immediately. This is a part-time (approximately 15-20 hours/week), 11-month (August – June) position reporting to the Director of Athletics.

About the Role

The head coach role for flag football includes program administration, development, and promotion; student-athlete development; recruitment, practices, and games; and helping advance Hollins’ diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging goals. Hollins will field a club team in the 2024-25 academic year with plans to move to varsity status in the 2025-2026 academic year. The head coach will help play a key role in assisting athletics administration in working with different stakeholders in college athletics to make flag football a recognized NCAA Division III offering.

(posted 9/11/24)

Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia, a NCAA Division III institution and member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC), invites applications for the part-time position of Women’s Flag Football Head Coach beginning immediately. This is a part-time (approximately 15-20 hours/week), 11-month (August – June) position reporting to the Director of Athletics.

About the Role

The head coach role for flag football includes program administration, development, and promotion; student-athlete development; recruitment, practices, and games; and helping advance Hollins’ diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging goals. Hollins will field a club team in the 2024-25 academic year with plans to move to varsity status in the 2025-2026 academic year. The head coach will help play a key role in assisting athletics administration in working with different stakeholders in college athletics to make flag football a recognized NCAA Division III offering.

Position Qualifications

Successful applicants must have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience, a thorough understanding and working knowledge of USA Flag Football rules and procedures, possession of (or ability to obtain upon hire) first aid and CPR certifications, and a valid United States driver’s license with minimal violations. Candidates must demonstrate effective coaching methods; exhibit excellent recruiting, leadership, role-modeling, organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills; have demonstrated success working with diverse populations; and possess Microsoft Office proficiency. Applicants must have abilities to work well with students, families, and campus constituencies, as well as work independently and as part of a team. Candidates must also be willing and able to travel and work evenings and weekends. Applicants with experience in recruiting; minimum of one year of relevant coaching experience (preferably at the collegiate level); and in a single-sex, residential, liberal arts higher education institution are preferred.

Application Process

Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter and resume tohollinshr@hollins.edu. Candidates should discuss in their cover letter how their contributions will enhance the university’s athletics program and the institution’s efforts to support diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging and an increasingly diverse student population.Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Semi-final candidates will be asked to submit contact information for three references. Once the selected candidate accepts a contingent employment offer, criminal history and motor vehicle background checks will be conducted.

About Hollins

Hollins University is dedicated to academic excellence, creativity, belonging, and preparing students for lives of purpose. Hollins provides an outstanding and academically rigorous undergraduate liberal arts education for women and entrepreneurial and innovative graduate programs for all in a gender-inclusive environment. The university promotes opportunities for research, study abroad, and leadership training, and offers real-world experience through global internships supported by an extensive alumnae/i network.

An equal opportunity employer, Hollins fosters diversity and inclusiveness at every level of the university. Persons of all genders, gender identity/expression, and sexual orientation; persons with disabilities; persons of all racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds; and first-generation college graduates are encouraged to apply.

Visit www.hollins.edu for more information.