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The Assistant Coach for Track & Field will assist the Director of Track and Field/Cross Country in coaching, management, recruiting and administration for the sprints and hurdles group with the track and field/cross country program.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

+ Coaches practice sessions and workouts. Assists in coaching during athletic events. Attend coaches’ preparatory meetings and implement competition strategies.

+ Develops a comprehensive and functional knowledge of the sport and maintains thorough and continual familiarity with all applicable University and NCAA rules and regulations.

+ Responsible for recruiting high level track and field athletes. Establish relationships with high school and junior college coaches. Attend domestic and international competitions to recruit athletes

+ Complete special projects assigned by the Director of Track and Field/Cross Country and assistant track and field coaches.

+ Assist with any administrative duties assigned by the Director of Track and Field/Cross Country

+ Responsible for maintaining compliance with NCAA, Atlantic Coast Conference, institutional and departmental policies and procedures. Attend monthly compliance meetings. Attend athletic staff education sessions

+ Responsible for all other duties as assigned by Director of Track and Field/Cross Country

+ Implements appropriate risk management strategies at all times; engages in regular consultation with athletic training and other department sports medicine personnel to maximize the safety and wellness of student-athletes; and always demonstrates concern for the overall welfare of students.

+ Monitors and encourages the regular progress toward an academic degree of those student-athletes who are on the Team, and making reasonable and good faith efforts, in cooperation with the University's faculty, administration and the academic support unit for student-athletes, to meet all student-athlete’s academic requirements.

+ Promotes an atmosphere of compliance with other coaches and actively supervising student-athletes and other individuals to maintain strict compliance with the constitutions, bylaws, rules and regulations of the NCAA, the Atlantic Coast Conference, and any other governing body, league or conference of which the University may be subject to.

+ Establishes and continuously assesses the effectiveness of the internal controls within the unit and compliance with University policies and procedures.

+ Ensures employees are trained on controls within the function and on University policy and procedures.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Certification and Licensing:

Not Applicable

Experience:

Minimum 2 years of relevant experience at the collegiate level

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes

+ Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form

+ Ability to handle difficult and stressful situations with professional composure

+ Ability to maintain effective interpersonal relationships

+ Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems

+ Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions

+ Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work under pressure while meeting deadlines

+ Commitment to the University’s core values

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and primary responsibilities of this job classification. Specific duties and tasks may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills & abilities required for a job. This is a job profile description and not all duties may be assigned to a specific position in each individual department.

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Job Status:

Full time

Employee Type:

Staff

Pay Grade:

30