Assistant Football Coach

Missouri Southern State University•Joplin, MO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Football Coach assists teaching, coaching, training, performance, and recruitment of student-athletes for the varsity Football team. This role involves various components of the varsity Football sports program, including coaching, recruiting, office duties, and video oversight. The coach will identify and recruit academically qualified student-athletes, reinforce their goals to graduate, and actively support the Missouri Southern Athletics Department. The position requires operating within the guidelines of Missouri Southern State University, MIAA, and NCAA rules and regulations. Responsibilities also include communicating with the media when the head coach is unavailable, performing athletic administration and support activities, attending department meetings, and collaborating effectively with medical staff to ensure the well-being of student-athletes. The coach will also develop community relationships, promote academic and athletic well-being, and conduct summer camps and clinics if warranted.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from accredited four-year college or university.
Demonstrated a minimum of 1 year of successful coaching experience.
Proven ability to lead and manage people.
Good interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
Demonstrated ability and success in teaching the skills and fundamentals of the sport.
Knowledge of and commitment to NCAA rules and regulations.
The ability to organize and motivate the student-athletes to maximum performance level in sports and academic achievement.
Proven experience in recruiting highly motivated and qualified student-athletes.
Good organizational and time management skills.
Valid driver's license and ability to meet university’s insurance requirements for driving college vehicles.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or NCAA and MIAA regulations.
Ability to write reports and business correspondence (i.e. Recruiting letters).
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of media, administrators, faculty, staff, students, public groups and/or Board of Governors.
Requires the ability to oversee purchasing authority up to $3,000 without approval from supervisor.
Requires the ability to use small office equipment, including copy machines or multi-line telephone systems.
Requires the ability to use computers for data entry.
Requires the ability to use computers for word processing and/or accounting purposes.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree.
Coaching experience with Division I or II preferred.
Demonstrated knowledge of the institution, MIAA, and Division II athletics preferred.
Current certification in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automatic external defibrillator (AED) use is preferred at the time of hire, and will be required prior to participation in any countable athletically related activities as defined by the NCAA.

Responsibilities

Teach and coach student-athletes.
Assist the head coach in the conduct of the program.
Perform components of the varsity Football sports program including coaching, recruiting, office duties, and video oversight.
Identify and recruit academically qualified student-athletes.
Reinforce student-athletes' goals to graduate.
Actively support the endeavors and advancement of the Missouri Southern Athletics Department.
Operate within the guidelines of Missouri Southern State University, MIAA, and NCAA rules and regulations.
Communicate with members of the media when the head coach is not available.
Perform athletic administration and support activities, including regular attendance at department meetings.
Work effectively and collaboratively with medical staff to ensure the physical and mental health and well-being of student-athletes.
Develop and maintain quality relationships within the community both on and off-campus.
Promote the academic and athletic well-being of student-athletes.
Conduct summer camps and clinics, if warranted.
Perform other related duties as required.