Assistant Cross Country, Track & Field Coach (Seasonal)

Position Summary

The Assistant Cross Country, Track & Field Coach will provide mentorship, instruction, motivation, and support to the Bob Jones University Track & Field Program. The goal and objective of the program is to develop physically, mentally, and spiritually strong student-athletes, that teaches how to better apply their gifts from God in a way that ministers to others and expands God's Kingdom. The program seeks academic excellence, athletic success, community engagement, and spiritual development from its members.

Principal Duties And Responsibilities

• Perform job duties in accordance with Bob Jones University’s vision, mission, and values, and in a way that contributes to the advancement of the overall Athletics Department success.
• Assist in administering a highly competitive program which includes organizing, supervising, and instructing student-athletes per head coach in strategies and performance principles.
• Assist in Christian discipleship to the student athletes.
• Support the individual academic goals of student-athletes and provide opportunities for assistance to student-athletes if required, monitoring the academic progress of each participating student-athlete.
• Specific responsibilities include designing and implementing training programs and practice regimens for the cross country, track and field events.
• This role is part of the overall cross country, track and field coaching team and assists with the coaching and administrative duties of both the men’s and women’s programs.
• Evaluate and recruit prospective track and field student-athletes effectively and sustainably.
• Maintain set office hours regiment as established by head coach.

Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Bachelor's degree required; 3.0 or above GPA.
• 3 years of prior cross country, track and field college coaching or other work equivalate.
• Experience at NCCAA preferred.
• USATF Level 1 certification preferred or USTFCCCA equivalent certifications.
• Ability to coach and direct student-athletes to a high level of success and to carry out work assignments in a prompt and timely fashion.

An applicant must be a born-again Christian who has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Each applicant must agree with and affirm the Bob Jones University creed, mission (see https://www.bju.edu/about/creed-mission.php) and core biblical doctrines regarding areas such as the Bible, the triune God, man and salvation, etc. Employees are expected to maintain a conservative lifestyle and support Bob Jones University’s positions on issues such as beverage alcohol and addictive substances, creation, marriage and human sexuality and the sanctity of life, etc., (see https://www.bju.edu/about/positions.php). Employees are to be active members of a local Bible believing church which holds orthodox theology. Applicants must be committed to providing students an excellent, world-class education from a biblical worldview.