Coaching, Initial Focus: Assistant Softball Coach (Part-Time Pool)

Coaching, Initial Focus: Assistant Softball Coach (Part-Time Pool)

Ventura County Community College District


Salary:

Job Type: Part-Time Faculty

Job Number: [contact details available in the full listing]

Location: Moorpark College (Moorpark CA), CA

Department: MC - Student Learning

Closing: 10/18/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Description


WHAT YOU'LL DO
Under the general supervision of a Dean and the direction of an Athletic Director and Head Coach, an Assistant Coach provides comprehensive instruction and leadership to student-athletes. This includes responsibility for assisting the Head Coach with the recruitment of student-athletes, team scheduling, programming, and public relations.

This applicant pool will be used to fill a part-time Assistant Softball Coach assignment at Moorpark College for the Spring 2027 semester. Please note: The immediate vacancy is half of a part-time assignment.

If you have applied to previous pools in this discipline, you must apply to this pool to remain under consideration.

Moorpark College Athletics Mission is to "develop leaders who pursue excellence with courage and integrity in sport, academics, and life". At Moorpark, our athletics program is guided by a set of core values. Our guiding values are those ideals that we commit to as individuals and as a program. As a community, we strive to model and measure these guiding values across all aspects of our program. Our values include:

• Develop Leaders

We prioritize leadership development, empowering athletes to become role models on and off the field. Athletes are encouraged to lead with integrity and inspire their teammates and the community through mentorship, skill-building, and character education.

• Create Opportunities

We provide a range of learning opportunities beyond sports, including educational support, career guidance, and personal development initiatives. By creating an environment that fosters growth, athletes can explore their potential beyond athletics.

• Strive for Competitive Excellence

We are committed to achieving competitive excellence through dedicated training, evidence-based continuous improvement, and a high-performing culture. Athletes are motivated to improve continually, pushing their boundaries to reach peak performance.

• Cultivate a Supportive Community

We nurture a strong sense of community where athletes, coaches, and staff support and uplift each other. With an emphasis on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, our community becomes a source of encouragement and strength.

WHERE YOU'LL WORK
Moorpark College, one of three colleges in the Ventura County Community College District, was founded in 1967. It serves approximately 15,000 students and, with a "students first" philosophy, empowers its diverse community of learners to complete their goals for academic transfer, basic skills, and career education. Moorpark College is one of the most beautiful community colleges in California. Set on 150 acres, the campus is nestled in the foothills on the southeastern flank of Ventura County, about 40 miles from UCLA, and approximately 75 miles from UC Santa Barbara. It is also a short drive from CSU Northridge, CSU Channel Islands, and California Lutheran University. Moorpark College was recognized as an Aspen Prize Finalist in 2023 and ranked fourth in the nation by the Aspen College Excellence Program. Known for transferring students to public and private universities, Moorpark College has the highest number of Associate Degrees for Transfers among California community colleges of its size. Moorpark College has the distinction of being recognized as a Champion of Higher Education by the Campaign for College Opportunity in each of the last five years. A Hispanic Serving Institution, it has an excellent reputation for preparing minority and economically disadvantaged students for university transfer and career success. Moorpark College's signature career/technical programs include nursing, radiation technology, biotechnology, and exotic animal training, which incorporates the world-renowned Teaching Zoo. The college also offers a dynamic range of classes and programs in the visual and performing arts, and its pristine athletic fields and mild climate provide an excellent home for our student athletes. Moorpark College has received numerous grants, including a $2.9 million Department of Education Title V grant in 2020 for its Project STEM Impacto, which develops student cohorts in biology, biotechnology, and computer network systems engineering. Moorpark College student outcomes demonstrate that education inspires and transforms communities.

More information can be found on the Moorpark College website.
More information about Moorpark College Athletics can be found here.

WHO WE ARE
The Ventura County Community College District (VCCCD) is a public community college district serving residents throughout Ventura County. VCCCD's three colleges - Moorpark College, Oxnard College, and Ventura College - offer programs for transfer to four-year colleges and universities; career technical training, basic skills instruction; as well as community service, economic development, and continuing education for cultural growth, life enrichment, and skills improvement. The Ventura County Community College District recognizes that a diverse community of faculty, staff, and administrators promotes academic excellence and creates an inclusive educational and work environment for its employees, contractors, students, and the community it serves. With the understanding that a diverse community fosters multicultural awareness, promotes mutual understanding and respect, and provides role models for all students, VCCCD is committed to recruiting and employing a diverse and qualified group of administrators, faculty, and staff members who are dedicated to the success of all college students. The Ventura County Community College District does not engage in any employment practice that discriminates against any employee or applicant for employment based on ethnic group identification, race, color, language, accent, immigration status, ancestry, national origin, political beliefs, age, gender, sex, religion, transgender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, and/or physical or mental disability.

Representative Duties


Provide instruction, mentoring, and coaching to student athletes in the skills, techniques, and competitive strategies necessary for individual and team achievement of athletic standards of performance; evaluate individual and team performance and refine individual and team strategies throughout the season. E

Assist in planning and scheduling competitions, tournaments, and events in collaboration with coaches within and outside of the conference and in concert with academic schedules, District policy, and California Community College Commission on Athletics (CCCAA)/Western State Conference regulations; distribute schedules to student-athletes, department personnel, and campus media personnel; collect and report subject sport statistics. E

Establish and maintain safety standards to protect student-athletes, equipment, materials, and facilities; demonstrate techniques of movement and body mechanics that prevent injuries; provide immediate assistance to injured student-athletes; document injuries and submit record-keeping reports as required. E

Create a positive atmosphere for the student-athletes; support academic progress, retention, and matriculation of student-athletes through mentoring activities; refer student-athletes to support services, programs, resources, and other professionals as appropriate; maintain confidential student-athlete information. E

Assist with the recruiting process in compliance with CCCAA regulations to identify and attract promising student-athletes; provide referrals to prospective student-athletes to academic and student services as appropriate; maintain contact with prospective student-athletes and provide prompt follow-up to inquiries from potential student-athletes. E

Assist in developing the subject sport team budget and managing expenses to ensure expenditures remain within approved funding levels; recommend purchase of equipment, supplies and uniforms for subject sport; assist equipment personnel in maintaining inventory records for equipment and apparel. E

Ensure program compliance within the subject sports program with CCCAA regulations; establish and monitor effective procedures to ensure staff and student-athletes comply with such requirements; communicate the disciplinary or corrective consequences of violations as set forth in the provisions of enforcement procedures; report violations of regulations to the Athletic Director or Dean. E

Promote interest and attendance at athletic events; assist in fund-raising efforts for the program. E

Provide work direction to others.

Perform related duties as assigned.

E= Essential Duties

Minimum Qualifications


Candidates must possess the minimum qualifications for the discipline as approved by the California Community Colleges Board of Governors and defined in the Minimum Qualifications for Faculty and Administrators in California Community Colleges handbook.

Possession of any bachelor's degree and two years of professional experience; OR any associate degree and six years of professional experience, OR the equivalent*; OR possession of an appropriate California Community College Credential.

• A First Aid Certificate, issued by a recognized First Aid training program, must be obtained within the first three months of employment.