Completes all required departmental and institutional training
and certification programs and participates actively in available
professional development opportunities.
Assists in the recruitment of student-athletes as directed by
the head coach, and ensures full compliance with NESCAC and NCAA
guidelines in all aspects of the recruiting process.
Provides leadership and instruction in the personal and
athletic development of student-athletes, including counseling team
members in academic, disciplinary and personal matters.
Assists the head coach in monitoring the eligibility status and
academic progress of student-athletes.
Provides support in carefully tracking expenditures for all
team accounts to ensure fiscal responsibility.
Works with the head coach and equipment manager to initiate and
coordinate the selection, purchase, fitting and maintenance of team
equipment; to include uniforms, athletic equipment and
supplies.
Assists the head coach in developing and implementing
strategies for motivating student-athletes to perform at maximum
levels as both individuals and a team.
Arranges team travel transportation arrangements through
Assistant AD for Student-Athlete Services and Internal Operations
and team lodging arrangements through the Business Manager.
Works closely with the strength and conditioning and sports
medicine staff to ensure that student-athletes are physically
prepared for competition.
Assists with approved fund-raising activities as requested and
coordinates all such efforts through the Director of Athletics and
Office of College Advancement.
Compiles data and reports in a timely fashion when requested by
the head coach or any senior level administrator.
Ensures the safety of student-athletes and coaching staff
through careful monitoring of the condition of athletic equipment
and facilities utilized by the designated sport.
Confirms that sport camps and clinics related to the sport
program adhere to NCAA and institutional rules and
regulations.
Performs all other duties as assigned by the head coach,
Director of Athletics or any other senior level administrator.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Current CPR & First Aid certification
Experience
- Individual must possess the skills and abilities to teach and
demonstrate all aspects of the sport they are coaching.
- Experience playing or coaching the sport, college level
preferred.
- Experience and/or demonstrated success in supervising young
adults and managing programs preferred.
- Demonstrated experience as an offensively minded coach that can
develop student-athletes physically and mentally preferred.
Skills and Knowledge
- Commitment to equity and inclusion, and serving the needs of a
culturally and educationally diverse community.
- Must have general knowledge of data driven technology such as
Rapsodo, Hit Trax, and Trackman.
- Demonstrates strong teaching ability and technical knowledge of
the sport.
- Exercises superb judgment and ethical decision-making.
- Strong interpersonal skills with ability to develop and
maintain collegial relationships. Must be flexible, collaborative
and have a positive attitude.
- Ability to establish rapport with students and their families
quickly, while maintaining appropriate boundaries.
- Knowledgeable about the skills and tactics of the sport.
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills.
- Ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities
with minimal supervision.
- Proficiency in basic data management systems, Front Rush, game
film editing programs and basic computer applications (e.g., Word,
Excel, PowerPoint).
- Willingness and ability to learn additional applications as
needed.
- Ability and willingness to travel (by car, air, train or bus)
domestically and internationally as needed.
- Ability and willingness to work weekends, evenings and other
non-traditional schedules.
Benefits:
Bates College offers competitive salaries, access to the library
and athletic facilities, and a supportive, collegial environment in
a drug- and smoke-free workplace. This position may accrue leave in
accordance with the Maine Earned Paid Leave law.
Hiring Range: The hiring rate for this position is $17.00.
Exact placement depends on experience and other factors.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Bates College is committed to the principle of equal opportunity
and providing an educational and work environment free from
discrimination. The college prohibits discrimination on the basis
of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, disability,
genetic information or veteran status and other legally protected
statuses in the recruitment and admission of its students, in the
administration of its education policies and programs, or in the
recruitment of its faculty and staff. Bates College adheres to all
applicable state and federal equal opportunity laws and
regulations. All college faculty, staff, students, contractors,
visitors, and volunteers are responsible for understanding and
complying with the Non-Discrimination Policy.
Inquiries concerning the college’s policies, compliance with
applicable laws, statutes, and regulations (such as Title VII,
Title IX, and ADA/Section 504), and complaints may be directed to
Gwen Lexow, Title IX Officer, 207-786-6445 or via email at
glexow@bates.edu .
About Bates:
Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts
college, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around
the world.
Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person
through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative
residential community. Committed to opportunity and excellence,
Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race,
religion, or national origin.
Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates
prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for
responsible stewardship of the wider world. Bates engages the
forces — intellectual trends, demographic changes, and technology —
that are transforming higher education and the world into which our
students graduate.
Bates has highly competitive admissions, graduates over 90 percent
of its entering students, and more than half of its alumni earn
graduate degrees. Bates employs 200 faculty members and 550
staff.
The college is proud of deep roots in the Lewiston/Auburn
community, Maine’s second-largest urban area with a population of
approximately 65,000. Bates is located on a beautiful, 133-acre,
traditional New England campus in Lewiston, an emerging city with
an entrepreneurial climate, a lively arts scene, and a dynamic
business community. Bates is 35 miles north of Portland, 140 miles
north of Boston, and 350 miles north of New York City.
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