Athletics Adjunct Instructor/Head Coach - Men's Basketball

Palo Verde Community College District • Blythe, CA

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

Palo Verde College is seeking an Athletics Adjunct Instructor/Head Coach for Men's Basketball. This position involves both instructional duties as an adjunct instructor and coaching responsibilities for the men's basketball team. The college is committed to providing excellent educational programs and services, valuing diversity, and supporting student success. The role requires flexibility in teaching modalities, including in-person, online, correspondence, hybrid, and ITV. The Head Coach will provide leadership, direction, and oversee all coaching aspects for the associated sport, operating under the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) guidelines. A strong emphasis is placed on supporting the student-athlete concept, ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of student-athletes, and monitoring their academic progress.

Requirements

• Candidates must possess the minimum qualifications for the discipline as approved by the California Community College Board of Governors and defined in the Minimum Qualifications for Faculty and Administrators in California Community Colleges handbook.
• Master’s degree is a minimum requirement for academic area of instruction.
• In areas where a Masters degree is not generally available or expected, a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology, Physical Education, Exercise Science, Education with an emphasis in Physical Education, Physiology of Exercise, or Adaptive Physical Education AND with 2 years professional experience.
• OR Associate degree and six years of professional experience.
• OR the equivalent.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.
• Applicants who feel they meet the equivalent to the above-stated minimum qualifications must complete the Supplemental Questionnaire for Equivalency in order to be considered.
• All coursework must be from an accredited college or university.

Nice To Haves

• Teaching experience, preferably at the community college level.
• A firm commitment to the needs of students with diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds and levels of ability with multi-cultural teaching experience.
• Additional academic preparation enabling instructor to teach in an additional discipline.

Responsibilities

• Provides instruction in all areas of the approved discipline.
• Prepares, evaluates, and revises courses and course materials.
• Maintains organized sets of course and student records.
• Enforces the rules and regulations of the college.
• Utilizes approved textbooks and follows the course objectives, course content, and evaluation standards as listed in the course outline.
• Maintains the scheduled days and class hours as listed in the class schedule.
• Maintains accurate grade and census records for each student and submits them to the record office by the deadline.
• Gives final exams in each class according to the official schedule unless permission has been received from the Vice President of Instruction and Student Services.
• Notifies the Instructional Services Department promptly whenever regularly assigned duties cannot be performed.
• Attends part-time faculty meetings when requested.
• Returns all keys at the end of each semester to the Administrative Services Department.
• Keeps current in one's academic field(s).
• Works collegially with full-time faculty and staff.
• Hears and understands speech at normal levels.
• Speaks so others will be able to clearly understand normal in-person conversations.
• Sees for the purpose of reading laws and codes, rules and policies, and other printed matters.
• Supervises the assigned sport team during practice and games.
• Provides the organization, direction, and administration of the assigned sports program including recruiting of participants from diverse student groups.
• Travels to contests, is responsible for driving student-athletes to contests, monitoring staff and student-athletes, and ensuring the safety and welfare of all constituents.
• Plans, organizes, directs, and assesses the activities, services, and operations of an athletic program in keeping with high standards for performance and ethics; allocates resources to optimize department efficiency and effectiveness.
• Sets annual goals to ensure athletic program is consistent with institutional priorities; maintains communication with other departments to promote the integration of athletics into the broader educational mission of the district.
• Ensures compliance with CCCAA, college, District, conference, local, state, and federal guidelines as they relate to Palo Verde College Athletic Department.
• Disseminates information on and implements rules and guidelines for specific sport; compiles, interprets, and disseminates information pertaining to NCAA Division I, II, III, and NAIA transfer requirements.
• Coordinates athletic fundraising, marketing, and public relations in compliance with the Commission on Athletics (COA) and Palo Verde College policies.
• Maintains active involvement with student activities, sports promotion, and the Athletic Department.
• Be actively involved with booster club and attend all booster events.
• Works closely with Counseling Department and faculty in order to monitor academic progress of student-athletes and actively assist students in the four-year transfer program.
• Attends coaches (Conference, SoCal, and State), athletics, and faculty meetings.
• Represents Palo Verde College in a professional manner.
• Presents a positive image to the student-athletes and the campus community by maintaining appropriate standards of professional conduct and ethics.
• Reports accurate and timely stats to CCCAA and media.
• Leads the recruiting process in compliance with CCCAA regulations to identify and attract student-athletes.
• Recruits and maintains a roster of 12-15 student-athletes, adhering to recruiting rules established by the CCCAA, especially in recruiting out-of-area athletes.
• Schedules all contests within the guidelines established by the department, CCCAA, and the conference.
• Plans, coordinates, supervises, and evaluates practices, games, and related activities, giving attention to each player's mental and physical well-being.
• Attends all practices, trips, and scheduled competitions, including evenings and weekends. Head coaches must travel with their teams unless unusual circumstances arise and this must be cleared with the Director of Athletics.
• Is responsible for their team rules and informing students of behavioral expectations and consequences during practices, games, and travel.
• Reports behavioral problems to the Athletic Director.
• Prepares the staff and each team member for competition. Maintains self-control, provides a model of sportsmanlike conduct in relation to players, officials, staff, spectators, and opponents, in accordance with conference and CCCAA guidelines and rules.
• Maintains adequate records, statistics, scores, etc., of game results and student athletes' participation records and accomplishments. Promotes the student-athlete's accomplishments when appropriate for awards and recognition.
• Provides an end-of-season archival report to the Director of Athletics at the conclusion of each competitive season.
• Contacts and communicates with athletes during the off-season as appropriate.
• Reviews and monitors transcripts/course progress and their impact on a student-athlete’s athletic eligibility.
• Creates a welcoming and inclusive work and educational environment; implements, supports, initiates, and participates in activities to increase diversity, equity, and promotes a culture of inclusiveness, respect, and belonging; serves as an advocate of diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and culture.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Contractual hourly rate during the season of competition
• Annual stipend of $24,000 paid on twelve equal payments
• Possibility of additional hourly work for candidates who meet specific requirements based on each class discipline.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level