Volunteer Assistant Coach for Track and Field
Brief summary of this position:
This is a part-time, volunteer position. As Volunteer Assistant Coach for Track and Field: responsible for assisting the head coach with managing all aspects of an NCAA Division III athletic program
Minimum Qualifications Required:
Education required to ensure success in this position:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
Experience required to ensure success in this position:
- Previous experience with track and field preferred.
Special skills, knowledge and abilities:
- Ability to work with and relate well to student-athletes.
- Knowledge of and ability to follow college policies and procedures.
- Strong personal work ethic and a high level of personal integrity.
- Must be willing to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends and holidays as needed.
- Understanding and agreement with the mission and Great Commitments of Berea College.
License, certification, or registration necessary:
- CPR/AED/First Aid;
- Driver’s license.
- For any certifications not possessed upon hire, certifications must be promptly attained and regularly maintained.
Physical requirements:
- Some heavy lifting;
- Ability to move freely throughout a four-floor, 106,996 square foot athletic and recreation facility, as well as all outdoor athletic facilities.
- It is expected that the individual in this position will work at times other than, or in addition to, normal business hours and
days, including attendance at numerous evening and weekend athletic events. This is especially true during the sport season. Some travel is required.
Environmental conditions:
- Indoor and outdoor. Work is primarily performed on an indoor track or outdoor track under general supervision.
Ability to operate the following vehicles or equipment:
- Standard computer hardware and software applications;
- Be able to drive a 12-passenger van
Primary duties and responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Regular and predictable attendance is essential. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Provide coaching and instruction to student-athletes participating in the program;
- Assist the head coach with administrative duties and program oversight as directed;
- Support the head coach;
- Assist with actively recruiting new student-athletes to the program within Berea College and NCAA Division III guidelines;
- Support the academic progress of all team members;
- Demonstrate leadership, sportsmanship and conduct representative of the coaching profession and Berea College Athletics;
- Maintain compliance with rules and regulations of all conference and national athletic affiliations;
- Assist with general facility upkeep and maintenance;
- Complete the annual NCAA coach’s rules test;
- Attend college and departmental meetings as required;
- Ensure student-athlete compliance with all College policies applicable to all students;
- Mentor and develop a positive culture for student-athletes.
- Related duties as assigned by the head coach.
Other roles/duties will be assigned as necessary to assist the College in the attainment of the goals set forth and the
enhancement of a positive, respectful learning environment for all staff, faculty and students.
Berea College achieved national distinction as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. With an emphasis on service to the people of Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls 1,600 students from 40 states and 70 countries. The College has along standing commitment to interracial education; here, people of different races seek to learn from and about each other, while also living together.
Berea is among the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. It admits only students whose families are unable to afford the high cost of tuition and awards each of them a Tuition Promise Scholarship, meaning no student ever pays tuition. Berea’s students excel in the College’s supportive but demanding academic environment, and many are the first in their families to graduate from college. The College is one of nine federally recognized Work Colleges, and all students hold a position in which they work 10-12 hours per week. Washington Monthly Magazine has consistently ranked Berea in the top 3 of Liberal Arts Colleges for its success in educating and graduating academically talented, low-income students who become service-oriented leaders in their professions and communities; in 2016 and 2017, the magazine ranked it number 1.
Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 15,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at www.berea.edu.
Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.
Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team. If you think you are ready to be a part of an exciting team, then we encourage you to continue with this applicant friendly, online job application!
Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.