Women’s Track & Field Assistant Coach

EXPIRED

(posted 6/28/24)

Hollins University, a NCAA Division III institution and member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC), invites applications for the full-time position of Women’s Track & Field Assistant Coach beginning immediately. This is a full-time, 11-month (August – June) position reporting to the Director of Athletics in conjunction with the Women’s Cross-Country and Track & Field Head Coach.

About the Role

Indoor and outdoor sport coaching duties including supporting the head coach through coaching, student-athlete development, recruitment, and program administration, as well as helping advance Hollins’ diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging goals, and working effectively with a diverse student population. This position may also teach physical education courses.

Position Qualifications

Successful applicants must have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience, a thorough understanding and working knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations and NSCA principles, 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 as a sprints, jumps, and hurdles coach; minimum of one year of relevant coaching experience (preferably at the collegiate level); as a physical education instructor; and in a single-sex, residential, liberal arts higher education institution are preferred.

Application Process

Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to hollinshr@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

(posted 6/28/24)

Hollins University, a NCAA Division III institution and member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC), invites applications for the full-time position of Women’s Track & Field Assistant Coach beginning immediately. This is a full-time, 11-month (August – June) position reporting to the Director of Athletics in conjunction with the Women’s Cross-Country and Track & Field Head Coach.

About the Role

Indoor and outdoor sport coaching duties including supporting the head coach through coaching, student-athlete development, recruitment, and program administration, as well as helping advance Hollins’ diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging goals, and working effectively with a diverse student population. This position may also teach physical education courses.

Position Qualifications

Successful applicants must have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience, a thorough understanding and working knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations and NSCA principles, 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 as a sprints, jumps, and hurdles coach; minimum of one year of relevant coaching experience (preferably at the collegiate level); as a physical education instructor; and in a single-sex, residential, liberal arts higher education institution are preferred.

Application Process

Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to hollinshr@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.