Head Coach Soccer

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Use coaching and teaching methods to develop student athlete's skills, character and teamwork.
• Supervise / conduct practices, contests and travel to ensure student safety.
• Schedule and organize team related activities.
• Promotes players for recognition at institutional, conference and national level for academic and athletic recognition
• Develop team strategy and analyze performance of student athletes. Provide constructive feedback to student athletes.
• Plan, coordinate and attend competitions and practices.
• Encourage academic excellence, camaraderie, respect and acceptance in student athletes.
• Establish and maintain a recruitment pipeline of student athletes to participate on the team. This could include but is not limited to attending admission events, recruiting events, tournaments/showcases, games and viewing websites.
• Assist in fundraising activities to subsidize athletic programs including meeting with donors when requested.
• Assist with marketing and public relations activities to promote programs.
• Advise student athletes with personal, academic or athletic performance issues. Make referrals to appropriate University offices and services as needed.
• Drive and transport student-athletes in college owned vehicles to practice or contest sites.
• Attend professional development and training as required.
• Comply with USCAA regulations.
• Attend trainings as required.
• Other related job duties as assigned by the Athletic Director.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assistant Soccer Coach

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Ability to stand, walk and/or sit and continuously perform essential job functions.
• Ability to grasp, lift and/or carry or otherwise move lightweight objects.
• Ability to walk up and down stairs and walking significant distances between and within University buildings.
• Perform tasks requiring bending, stooping, and kneeling.
• Sufficient manual dexterity in both hands to operate variety of office related equipment including; computer, telephone, copier, fax, calculator, and the like.
• Visual ability corrected, to assure accuracy of all documents produced or disseminated from this position.
• Audio ability corrected, to hear telephone, fax and any emergency related alarms such as fire alarm.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field.
• Two (2) years experience in coaching or related activities.
• Knowledge of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA).
• Knowledge and experience with recruitment and retention of student athletes at the collegiate level
• Experience with fundraising
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently, analyze situations and develop solutions.
• Must be available to travel and work non-traditional hours.
• CPR certification.
• Valid driver's license.
• Must successfully pass safe driving course within 30-days of employment
• Failure to successfully complete the course within the 30-day period is grounds for immediate termination
• Must successfully pass the online safe Driving Course and driving record check at time of hire and annually thereafter.
• Submit to and pass criminal offender records check (C.O.R.I.) & SORI
• Submit to and pass pre-employment drug screening.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all members of the University community including students, faculty, staff, and administrators
• Ability to adhere to University policies and procedures.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and within FERPA and HIPAA guidelines.
• All new employees must complete the FERPA, Anti-Harassment, and any other required online trainings within 15 days of employment.
• General knowledge of the University's mission, purpose and goals and the role this position plays in achieving those goals.

Organization

Working At Bay Path University

Bay Path University, an independent and not-for-profit institution, was named Among Fastest Growing Baccalaureate Colleges by the Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac, and a member of the Women's College Coalition. With a main campus and four satellite locations, Bay Path offers undergraduate, graduate, (for women and men) degrees, and professional certificates.

Mission Statement:

A Bay Path University education empowers undergraduate women and graduate women and men to become leaders in their careers and communities with an innovative approach to learning that prepares students to flourish in a constantly changing world.

The Bay Path experience is nothing less than transformational. Our women-only undergraduate programs and our coeducational graduate programs are offered both on campus and online, providing a flexible, 21st-century education for learners at all stages of life and career. Bay Path students find a supportive and diverse community, close mentoring, and rigorous preparation for success in a complex and globally interdependent society. Students graduate with the applied knowledge, portable skillset, and confidence to thrive in their professions, identify and realize their dreams, and make a lasting difference in the world.

Established: 1897

Enrollment: Over 3,300 students

Alumni: Approximately 15,000 alumni around the world.

Athletics: Eight teams compete at the NCAA Division III level, in the New England Collegiate Conference.

University Motto: Carpe Diem, Latin for "Seize the Day"

Locations:

• Longmeadow, MA - Home to our Residential College, for high school, transfer and International young women; One Day A Week College, for adult women with classes on Saturday; and Graduate College for men and women.
• Concord, MA - Our Concord location is home to our graduate programs in Education and Psychology for men and women.
• Sturbridge, MA - Our Sturbridge teaching site opened in 2003 and offers our One Day A Week College, for adult women with classes on Saturday and select graduate programs for men and women. This teaching location provides students with all of the support services of our main campus including access to library services, administrative and academic deans, student financial services, and the Registrar's Office.
• East Longmeadow, MA - The Philip H. Ryan Health Science Center is located on our East Longmeadow site. This state-of-the-art facility houses our Master of Occupational Therapy, Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies and our Master of Occupational Therapy Bridge programs.