Assistant Sport Performance Coach

Job Description: The Assistant Sport Performance Coach reports directly to the Director of Sport Performance. The Assistant Sport Performance Coach is responsible for providing education, consultation or guidance, expertise, and training in all modalities of physical performance for all assigned scholar-athletes, intercollegiate teams, and other university stakeholders. These modalities include but are not limited to strength and power training, speed development and physical conditioning. The Assistant Sport Performance Coach also collaborates within the Sport Medicine department on recovery components including nutrition, sleep, and injury reduction protocols. Finally, the Assistant Sport Performance Coach collects and analyzes key performance data and utilizes best practices in the field to assess and advance the program and assists in various other duties as assigned by the Director of Sport Performance. Requirements: -Bachelor’s degree in exercise science or a related field of study -Must possess an accredited certification through NSCA (CSCS) or the CSCCA -CPR AED and First Aid -Master’s degree is recommended -Strong organizational, communicative and leadership skills -Working knowledge of modern periodization, conditioning, speed, agility training, and warm ups. -Working knowledge of Olympic lifts and variations. -This position requires a minimum of at least 1-5 years of relevant coaching experience. You must have a firm knowledge on the NCAA rules, and a strong understanding of the Universities policies and procedures. Must have an accredited certification through the NSCA or the CSCCA. Official transcripts of all collegiate work must be sent directly from the attended institution to the Human Resources Office prior to the first day of employment. All international degrees must have a course-by-course official evaluation and translation sent to the Human Resources Office directly from an evaluation company affiliated with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc. (NACES). Equal opportunity Florida Tech does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, pregnancy, parenting status, veteran status or retirement status in its activities and programs. In accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Florida Tech does not discriminate on the basis of sex. Inquiries concerning the application of the non-discrimination policy may be directed to the Office of Title IX at John E. Miller Office Building (401QAD), 150 West University Blvd, Melbourne, FL 32901, TitleIXCoordinator@fit.edu, or 321-674-8885, or to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights. Americans with Disabilities Act Please notify us at least five days in advance if a reasonable accommodation for a disability is needed by calling the Office of Human Resource at 321-674-8100. The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report In compliance with the Clery Act, the University annually provides a report to each student and current employee, as well as to prospective employees and students, that provides a detailed disclosure of information regarding campus security practices (including Emergency Response Plan, Timely Warnings, Emergency Notifications, Missing Persons, fire safety policies, fire prevention data, and Crime Log policies), as well as crime and fire-related incident statistics for the preceding year. The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available online at https://www.fit.edu/media/site-specific/wwwfitedu/security/documents/20200776_FINAL2_ASR-MainCampus.pdf We are an E-verify employer