Assistant Coach, Softball

Tennessee Board of Regents•Dyersburg, TN

4d•$34,995 - $43,720

About The Position

This regular, twelve-month, part-time (85%) position assists the Head Softball Coach with organizing and coaching the softball team and supports student and community engagement opportunities. The role includes helping supervise practices, games, and team activities; instructing student-athletes as directed; encouraging academic success and degree completion; assisting with transportation, equipment, field preparation, fundraising, recruitment, retention, compliance, and a summer youth softball camp. Other duties may be assigned by the Athletic Director or head coach to promote engagement in college student life and athletics, including game-day administration, concessions oversight, and local student shuttle service. The position requires travel, including overnight travel, to games and college or program activities. Working conditions include sustained posture or attentiveness, regular light lifting (less than 50 pounds), walking, pushing, and pulling, and occasional exposure to risks controlled by safety precautions. The salary range is $34,995–$43,720. Dyersburg State offers a benefits package that includes vacation and sick leave, paid holidays, insurance, retirement plans, optional deferred compensation plans, educational benefits, and an employee discount program.

Requirements

Reliable transportation and a valid driver’s license.
Associate degree.
At least one year of coaching experience as a high school coach or in intercollegiate athletics at the college level.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution, or a master’s degree with 18 graduate semester hours in a high-need teaching discipline from a regionally accredited institution.
Community college and NJCAA experience.
Commercial driver’s license (CDL) class C with P (passenger) endorsement.

Responsibilities

Assist with supervising practices and games.
Provide instruction to student-athletes as directed by the head softball coach.
Encourage student-athletes’ academic success and degree completion, and monitor study hall attendance and faculty progress reports.
Assist with transporting athletic teams to and from games and tournaments.
Assist with supervising team activities.
Assist with equipment inventory and maintenance.
Assist with field maintenance and preparation.
Assist in coordinating fundraising activities in accordance with state and DSCC policies.
Participate in the annual athletic awards program.
Assist with maintaining program compliance with NJCAA and TCCAA eligibility criteria and reporting as requested by the head softball coach and athletic director.
Assist with student-athlete recruitment and retention under the direction of the head baseball coach.
Plan and execute a yearly summer youth softball camp fundraiser, and work with the college public relations department each spring to plan promotion of the camp.
Serve as a game-day administrator for athletic games and events upon request, as defined by TCCAA bylaws.
Oversee concessions at basketball games and other athletic events.
Assist with local shuttle service for DSCC students to and from classes and activities.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Athletic Director or head coach to promote engagement in college student life and athletics.