Assistant Cheer Coach -- All-Girl (Staff Wage)

Key Responsibilities

• Aid in planning and conducting practices, including stunting, tumbling, conditioning, and game-day routine preparation.
• Instruct and spot for all-girl stunts and pyramids, ensuring proper technique and safety.
• Help develop and clean sidelines, timeout routines, and promotional performances.
• Support the implementation of team standards for performance, behavior, and attendance.
• Attend and assist with cheer activities at football, basketball, and other assigned athletic events.
• Coordinate sidelines, timeouts, and halftime responsibilities.
• Promote an energetic, engaging game-day atmosphere to enhance fan experience.
• Serve as a positive mentor and role model for student-athletes.
• Encourage academic success, leadership, teamwork, and personal growth.
• Promote a respectful, inclusive, and team-oriented environment.
• Assist with tryouts, clinics, and candidate evaluations.
• Maintain attendance records, communication, and team organization.
• Travel with the team to select away games and appearances.
• Assist with travel coordination and supervision of student-athletes during trips.
• Ensure compliance with established cheer safety guidelines and best practices.
• Monitor athlete conditioning and proper skill progression.
• Maintain or obtain CPR/First Aid certification.

Student-Athlete Development

• Serve as a positive mentor and role model for student-athletes.
• Encourage academic success, leadership, teamwork, and personal growth.
• Promote a respectful, inclusive, and team-oriented environment.

Recruitment & Team Operations

• Assist with tryouts, clinics, and candidate evaluations.
• Help maintain attendance records, communication, and team organization.

Travel & Logistics

• Must be available for travel to the women’s basketball ACC tournament and NCAA tournament.
• Assist with travel coordination and supervision of student-athletes during trips.

Safety & Risk Management

• Ensure compliance with established cheer safety guidelines and best practices.
• Monitor athlete conditioning and proper skill progression.
• Maintain or obtain CPR/First Aid certification.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Knowledge of all-girl stunting, tumbling, and cheer safety standards.
• Ability to instruct, spot, and support advanced-level skills.
• Strong communication, teamwork, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, and travel as required.

Anticipated Compensation

Anticipated compensation: $5,000 - $6,000. This is a wage position which is not eligible for leave or other benefits and is limited to 1500 hours of work in a year.

Application

To apply, please submit an application online at https://jobs.virginia.edu and attach a current CV/Resume. Search on requisition number: R0084685.

Contact Information

For more information, refer to the Wage Employment link: http://uvapolicy.virginia.edu/policy/HRM-029.
Questions related to the application process may be directed to Keith Johnson, HR Specialist at fkj2t@virginia.edu.