Women's Soccer Assistant Coach

CSU Careers • Bakersfield, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Athletics Department at California State University, Bakersfield, a NCAA Division I institution, invites applications for a Women’s Soccer Assistant Coach. This is a non-tenured position. As part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the assistant coach will play a vital role in supporting the head coach in all aspects of team management, player development, game strategy, and recruiting efforts. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the growth and success of our program while fostering a positive and competitive team culture.

Requirements

• Strong working knowledge and understanding of all NCAA rules and regulations regarding compliance issues.
• Extensive knowledge of individual and team skills with the ability to teach these skills.
• Ability to evaluate and compare athletic talent for potential growth and development of student-athletes.
• Maintain correspondence with a large number of prospects: e-mail, letters, and phone.
• Ability to establish and monitor an academic system that ensures academic success for the student-athlete.
• Ability to plan, organize and execute travel arrangements.
• Computer literacy.
• High level of communication skills with student-athletes, prospective student-athletes, their coaches, counselors, parents, and boosters in the community.
• Ability to develop the sports community in the areas of support and fundraising.
• Upon hire a NCAA Coaches Certification and 15 passenger van driving certification is required.
• Ability to contribute to overall team strategy and program development.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to assist in multiple areas of program operations.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a coaching staff environment.
• Bachelor’s Degree, from an accredited institution of higher education and TWO (2) or more years of work experience coaching collegiate soccer.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting prospective soccer student-athletes in a collegiate setting.
• Excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills to interact with a large variety of constituents.

Nice To Haves

• Experience coaching collegiate soccer at the NCAA Division I level
• Experience recruiting NCAA Division I student-athletes

Responsibilities

• Ensure the effective teaching and instruction of all specific technical skill areas to student-athletes.
• This position teaches and instructs student-athletes in the sport and uses the coach’s background and experience to decide instruction which is most beneficial to the student-athlete and team.
• Assist the Head Coach in overall program planning and daily operations, including practice planning, scheduling, and team coordination.
• Develop team and individual strategies to have the greatest chance of winning within the sport, through on-court/field teaching and video instruction.
• Design instructional programs for the team and individual student athletes and instruct student-athletes on how to implement a game plan as determined for each competition.
• Support game-day operations, including scouting reports, opponent analysis, and in-game adjustments.
• Travel to events and evaluate potential student-athlete talent, correspond with all prospects via email, phone, face to face conversations, etc.
• Complete all necessary Compliance and Institutional documentation as required.
• Recruit student-athletes who meet University academic and athletic standards.
• Responsible for overall performance of athletes’ academic progress by working closely with the academic support staff.
• Assist with monitoring student-athlete well-being, including coordination with athletic training and support services.
• Work with the NCAA Compliance Office to make sure programs and student-athletes are complying with all rules and regulations regarding compliance issues.
• Responsible for successfully managing an annual budget including all necessary fiscal planning.
• Support the coordination of team meetings, film sessions, and administrative tasks related to team operations.
• Assist in equipment coordination and inventory management.
• Promote the program to the public including, media, donors, the University community, and the general public to increase visibility and revenues for the program.
• Participate in community outreach and program engagement activities to promote the women’s soccer program.

Benefits

• The full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) monthly salary range for this classification is $6,288-$7,658, in accordance with the CSU Unit 3 salary schedule (Coaching Assistant-12 months).
• This appointment is a part-time position, at 0.5 FTE, which is equivalent of 20/40 hours per week.
• Salary will be prorated based on time base.
• At 0.5 FTE, the approximate monthly salary range is $3,144-$3,829.
• Anticipated Hiring Range: $3,144-$3,750 monthly.

What This Job Offers

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