Graduate Assistant: Women's Flag Football Coach

About the role

North Park University, a member of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin, seeks a Women's Flag Football Graduate Assistant Coach. The assistantship begins in August 2026 and includes:

• Tuition remission
• A partial meal plan
• A $3,000 stipend per semester

Duties and Responsibilities

Coaching and Player Development

• Assist the Head Coach with practices, meetings, workouts, and team activities
• Teach offensive, defensive, and special teams concepts
• Help with individual skill development
• Evaluate and grade student-athlete performance
• Create a competitive, disciplined, and team-first environment

Recruiting

• Identify, evaluate, and communicate with prospective student-athletes
• Maintain and organize the program's recruiting database
• Support campus visits, virtual visits, recruiting events, camps, clinics, and prospect communication
• Build relationships with high school coaches, club coaches, community programs, and prospective student-athletes
• Comply with all institutional, conference, and NCAA recruiting guidelines and regulations

Film and Game Preparation

• Break down film of practices and games
• Create scouting reports, opponent breakdowns, and personnel evaluations
• Prepare weekly game plans and practice scripts
• Organize playbooks, call sheets, wristbands, and other football materials
• Track player performance, tendencies, and areas for improvement

Student Athlete Support

• Promote academic success, personal growth, leadership, and character development
• Support a team culture built on accountability, effort, discipline, respect, and service
• Coordinate team-building activities and leadership development

Program Operations

• Aid in daily team operations
• Schedule, equipment, travel, meals, itineraries, and communication
• Coordinate practice setup, game-day setup, sideline organization, and post-game responsibilities
• Support team meetings, academic check-ins, study table monitoring, and student-athlete accountability
• Manage inventory, gear distribution, laundry, and equipment organization
• Manage social media content, graphics, highlights, and program promotion

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree is required
• Coaching or playing experience and knowledge of flag football rules and regulations
• Knowledge of and ability to teach offensive, defensive, and special teams concepts/schemes
• Acceptance in a North Park University graduate program
• Able to work an untraditional work schedule (frequent nights and weekends)
• Able to lift and move athletic equipment
• Able to travel with the team, by vehicle or plane
• A valid driver's license is required
• Possess a clear understanding and personal commitment to North Park's mission of Christian higher education