Graduate Assistant: Women's Flag Football Coach

North Park University•Chicago, IL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

North Park University, a member of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin, is seeking applications for the position of Women's Flag Football Graduate Assistant Coach. This assistantship begins in August 2026 and includes tuition remission, a partial meal plan, and a $3,000 stipend per semester. North Park University, founded in 1891 and affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church, is a Christian university with over 3,200 students. Located on the land of the Miami and Potawatomi tribes in Chicago's northside, NPU is a Hispanic Serving Institution committed to serving diverse populations and fostering an intercultural intellectual community. The university strongly encourages applications from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. Situated in Chicago's diverse Albany Park neighborhood, NPU offers a unique urban campus experience within a major metropolitan area. The university's mission is to prepare students for lives of significance and service through education in the liberal arts, professional studies, and theology, with a vision to create a university of uncommon character where faith, learning, and service meet.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree is required.
Coaching or playing experience and knowledge of flag football rules and regulations.
Demonstrates knowledge of and ability to teach offensive, defensive, and special teams concepts/schemes.
Applicant must obtain acceptance in a North Park University graduate program.
Applicant must be able to work an untraditional work schedule (i.e. frequent nights and weekends).
Able to lift and move athletic equipment.
Able to travel with team, by vehicle or plane.
A valid driver’s license is required.
Possess a clear understanding and personal commitment to North Park’s mission of Christian higher education.

Responsibilities

Assist the Head Coach with planning and conducting practices, meetings, workouts, and team activities.
Provide position-specific coaching based on experience and program needs.
Teach offensive, defensive, and special teams concepts.
Assist with individual skill development, including route running, flag pulling, coverage technique, quarterback play, communication, and football IQ.
Support the development of a competitive, disciplined, and team-first environment.
Evaluate and grade student-athlete performance during practices, games, and film sessions.
Assist with identifying, evaluating, and communicating with prospective student-athletes.
Help maintain and organize the program’s recruiting database.
Support campus visits, virtual visits, recruiting events, camps, clinics, and prospect communication.
Assist with recruiting emails, phone calls, text messages, social media outreach, and follow-up.
Build relationships with high school coaches, club coaches, community programs, and prospective student-athletes.
Maintain compliance with all institutional, conference, and NCAA recruiting guidelines and regulations.
Assist with film breakdown of practices and games.
Help create scouting reports, opponent breakdowns, and personnel evaluations.
Assist in preparing weekly game plans and practice scripts.
Support the organization of playbooks, call sheets, wristbands, and other football materials.
Track player performance, tendencies, and areas for improvement.
Promote academic success, personal growth, leadership, and character development.
Support a team culture built on accountability, effort, discipline, respect, and service.
Assist with team-building activities and leadership development.
Assist with daily team operations, including scheduling, equipment, travel, meals, itineraries, and communication.
Help coordinate practice setup, game-day setup, sideline organization, and post-game responsibilities.
Support team meetings, academic check-ins, study table monitoring, and student-athlete accountability.
Assist with inventory, gear distribution, laundry, and equipment organization as needed.
Help manage social media content, graphics, highlights, and program promotion when appropriate.
Complete other duties assigned by the Head Flag Football Coach, Assistant Vice President for Athletics and Sport Management, and Associate and Assistant Athletic Directors.