"Part-Time Women's Intercollegiate Cheer Coach (Pool)"

Part-Time Women's Intercollegiate Cheer Coach (Pool)

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary Schedule: Placement on the adjunct faculty salary schedule is based upon education and credited experience. Initial placement can range from $89.20 to $130.94 per hour (Salary Schedule HB - Laboratory Rate).

Months Per Year: Semester assignments as needed

Mandated Reporter: Yes

Campus Security Authority: No

Reporting to the Athletic Director, the Head Cheer Coach is a part-time faculty position in the Athletic Department. The assignment entails coaching the Varsity Cheer team and all aspects related to the Cheer program. Assignment of off-season conditioning and team courses based on the applicant meeting minimum qualifications or equivalency in Kinesiology.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coach and administer all aspects of the Women's Intercollegiate Cheer Program
• Select, train, and supervise assistant coaching and game operations staff
• Motivate and guide student-athletes to achieve academic success and assist in their matriculation to the four-year level and/or in meeting their vocational training goals
• Evaluate, plan, and coordinate all programs relevant to the success of student-athletes participating in Intercollegiate Women's Cheer
• Oversee preparation of the schedule
• Monitor and stay within the assigned budget
• Engage in approved fundraising activities to supplement the program budget
• Assist in the identification, procurement, and inventory of supplies and equipment for the Cheer Program
• Ensure all facilities and modes of transportation are used safely and maintained properly
• Promote the Cheer Program within the community and our contiguous recruiting areas through recruiting, public appearances, promotional efforts, community service, camps, clinics, etc.
• Observe all San Mateo County Community College District (SMCCCD) Board Policies and Procedures

Employment Standards

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Successful experience coaching at the club level or higher
• Demonstrated ability to recruit
• Manage various aspects of a cheer program, including, but not limited to, academic advisement, budget, coaching, compliance, evaluation, facilities, fundraising, marketing, operations, scheduling, and student support
• Plan and direct the conditioning, training, practice, match, and behavioral conduct of all student-athletes in the program
• Coach, develop, and promote an intercollegiate cheer program
• Continue professional development or involvement in cheer
• Sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff
• Communicate effectively with all people, including persons from diverse cultures and language groups and people who have disabilities
• Work cooperatively with others in a team environment
• Interest, and willingness to develop and maintain working relationships with club, high school, and four-year coaches to recruit, retain, and matriculate student-athletes
• Work with students who have a wide range of skills, motivation, athletic, academic, or vocational goals
• Evaluate collegiate-level cheer prospects
• Work as a member of a team and collaborate with the Dean, Administrative Assistant, Athletic Trainers, Instructional Aide and all colleagues on campus to support students and develop a strong Cheer Program
• Mentor students effectively and be a role model in terms of behavior, decorum, and ethics

Job Requirements:

• Any bachelor's degree or higher and two years of related professional experience OR any associate degree and six years of related professional experience OR the equivalent (see below). Professional experience is required when the applicant possesses a master's degree.
• Experience coaching cheer at the youth, club, high school, community college, or four-year college level
• Possession of a valid California Driver's License or ability to obtain one
• Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to, and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice both within and outside of the classroom.

Preferred

• Master's degree or above in kinesiology, physical education, exercise science, education with an emphasis in physical education, kinesiology, physiology of exercise or adaptive physical education OR Bachelor's degree in any of the above AND Master's degree or above in any life science, dance, physiology, health education, recreation administration or physical therapy