Assistant Coach - Softball

About the role

Assistant Coach supports the Head Coach in providing leadership and management to produce a quality intercollegiate team that represents a commitment to academic and athletic excellence. Perform on-field coaching and instruction. Other duties include, but are not limited to: recruiting, scouting, maintaining statistics, game scheduling, travel arrangements, academic monitoring, equipment purchasing, exercising good judgment and independent decision making in budgeting.

Responsibilities

• Perform on-field coaching, teaching and instruction.
• Primary role in recruiting student-athletes to Softball program.
• Maintain team and individual statistics, report scores to media.
• Aid in supervising team manager and/or helping manage video of games as directed by Head Coach.
• Help maintain College equipment.
• Adhere to sport budget, including travel, supply, contractual and printing accounts.
• Travel and drive to all contests.
• Aid in monitoring academic progress of student-athletes with Head Coach as needed.
• Support coordination of fundraising for program with Coaching Staff and Head Coach.
• Athletic coaches are Campus Security Authorities per the Jeane Clery Handbook, required to undergo annual training for reporting specific criminal offenses.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, planning, leadership skills, attention to detail, flexibility, initiative and sound judgment.
• Ability and commitment to recruit, instruct and motivate college student athletes.
• A positive role model for young adults.
• Ability to work with a diverse student population in a multicultural environment.
• Ability to demonstrate the Kishwaukee College Athletics core values of accountability, respect, sportsmanship, academic and athletic excellence.
• Must possess a valid Illinois Driver’s License and have a good driving record.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years’ experience as a college or high school varsity coach.
• Experience with club coaching and/or recent connections with surrounding club team.
• Bachelor’s degree and five years of collegiate coaching desired.
• Recent Experience with club coaching and/or recent connections with surrounding club team.

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Planning, leadership skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Flexibility.
• Initiative and sound judgment.
• Ability to recruit, instruct and motivate college student athletes.
• Positive role model for young adults.
• Ability to work with a diverse student population in a multicultural environment.
• Ability to demonstrate the Kishwaukee College Athletics core values of accountability, respect, sportsmanship, academic and athletic excellence.

Benefits

• Position requires moderate physical activity /individual dexterity to demonstrate softball skills.
• Position may be required to lift 25 on infrequent occasions.

Pay

Budgeted Hours per Year: 200