"Assistant Men's Soccer Coach"

Assistant Men's Soccer Coach

Department: Athletics

Location: Wellesley Hills

MassBay fosters educational excellence and academic success to prepare students for local and global citizenship, to meet critical workforce demands of communities, and to contribute to the region’s economic development.

Massachusetts Bay Community College values diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. We strongly encourage members of underrepresented communities to apply to join our community.

Located in Greater Boston, MassBay is a comprehensive, open-access community college offering associate degrees and certificate programs on three campuses in Wellesley Hills, Framingham, and Ashland, Massachusetts.

Position Summary:

The ideal candidate will join a vibrant and inclusive educational community and have a desire and ability to work with a diverse population. This is a part-time, non-unit position with no benefits. The assistant coach works in conjunction with the head coach to supervise and develop an intercollegiate varsity team, including in-season and off-season programming, in accordance with institutional and departmental objectives within the rules and regulations of the athletic governing bodies.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Assist head coach in establishing team goals for season and ensure that they are in line with those of the entire MassBay Athletic program;
• Responsible for recruiting and training eligible players, organizing, implementing, coordinating and supervising all aspects of the team sport and for attending practices and games;
• Responsible for knowledge of and adhering to league rules and best practices pertaining to sport techniques, rules and regulations;
• Communicate daily with Assistant Director of Athletics regarding season progression including details regarding practices, game results, and player eligibility;
• Distribute and collect all team equipment to players throughout the season;
• Represents the university and team at all appropriate athletic events (e.g. competitions, conferences, and college sanctioned programs such as open houses);
• Assist with game day set-up and breakdown.

Commitment to Equity:

• Support MassBay’s commitment to the Equity Agenda; collaborating with faculty, staff, and students on the College’s strategic initiatives dedicated to closing the equity gap related to student outcomes;
• Support MassBay’s commitment to being anti-racist; embracing a community free of bias and inequality;
• Contribute to discussion and review of applicable College policies with a critical lens toward diversity, equity, and inclusion.

This list is not to be considered all-inclusive. A supervisor may assign other duties as required to meet the needs and foster the mission of the College.

All employees of MassBay are expected to work collegially and collaboratively within a community that values and celebrates diversity.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required;
• Experience coaching soccer at a competitive level.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Sensitivity and commitment to the goals of Affirmative Action and workforce diversity;
• Experience working in a diverse environment;
• Demonstrated commitment to working with underserved students;
• Recruiting experience.