Women's Soccer Assistant Coach
About the role
The Athletics Department at California State University, Bakersfield, a NCAA Division I institution, invites applications for a Women’s Soccer Assistant Coach. This is a non-tenured position.
Responsibilities
- Ensure the effective teaching and instruction of all specific technical skill areas to student-athletes.
- Aid the Head Coach in overall program planning and daily operations, including practice planning, scheduling, and team coordination.
- Develop team and individual strategies to have the greatest chance of winning within the sport, through on-court/field teaching and video instruction.
- Design instructional programs for the team and individual student athletes and instruct student-athletes on how to implement a game plan as determined for each competition.
- Support game-day operations, including scouting reports, opponent analysis, and in-game adjustments.
- Travel to events and evaluate potential student athlete talent, correspond with all prospects via email, phone, face to face conversations, etc.
- Complete all necessary Compliance and Institutional documentation as required.
- Recruit student-athletes who meet University academic and athletic standards.
- Responsible for overall performance of athletes’ academic progress by working closely with the academic support staff.
- Aid in the coordination of team meetings, film sessions, and administrative tasks related to team operations.
- Aid in equipment coordination and inventory management.
- Promote the program to the public including, media, donors, the University community, and the general public to increase visibility and revenues for the program.
- Participate in community outreach and program engagement activities to promote the women’s soccer program.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree, from an accredited institution of higher education and TWO (2) or more years of work experience coaching collegiate soccer.
- Demonstrated experience recruiting prospective soccer student-athletes in a collegiate setting.
Qualifications
- Knowledge of NCAA Rules - This position shall have a strong working knowledge and understanding of all NCAA rules and regulations regarding compliance issues.
- Sport Experience - Extensive knowledge of individual and team skills with the ability to teach these skills.
- Recruiting - The ability to evaluate and compare athletic talent for potential growth and development of student-athletes.
- Maintain correspondence with a large number of prospects: e-mail, letters, and phone.
- Academic Monitoring - The ability to establish and monitor an academic system that ensures academic success for the student-athlete.
- Travel - The ability to plan, organize and execute travel arrangements.
- Computer Skills - This position is expected to have computer literacy.
- Communication Skills - This position is expected to have a high level of communication skills with student-athletes, prospective student-athletes, their coaches, counselors, parents, and boosters in the community.
- Fundraising - The ability to develop the sports community in the areas of support and fundraising.
Skills
- NCAA Coaches Certification.
- 15 passenger van driving certification.
Benefits
Not specified.
Pay
The full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) monthly salary range for this classification is $6,288-$7,658, in accordance with the CSU Unit 3 salary schedule (Coaching Assistant-12 months).
This appointment is a part-time position, at 0.5 FTE, which is equivalent of 20/40 hours per week. Salary will be prorated based on time base. At 0.5 FTE, the approximate monthly salary range is $3,144-$3,829. Anticipated Hiring Range: $3,144-$3,750 monthly. Actual salary is commensurate with education and experience.
Schedule
Not specified.
Contact
Martin Navarro, Jr. Interim Head Coach - Women’s Soccer
Email: mnavarro28@csub.edu