Assistant Football Coach - Secondary/Linebacker Coach

The Assistant Football Coach reports to the Head Football Coach and is responsible for assisting the Head Coach in all aspects of the Football program. Direct and coordinate the planning, organizing and coaching of the varsity Football Defensive Secondary at Centenary College of Louisiana. The assistant coach must make prospective student-athletes aware of all policies and procedures. The assistant coach must recruit players each season in accordance with Centenary College, Department of Athletics and Recreation.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Recruits student-athletes in accordance with Centenary College and NCAA policy guidelines
• Provide leadership and guidance in the personal and athletics development of student athletes at Centenary College. Duties will include coaching an offensive position organizing and conducting your own position meetings, managing your own recruiting territory, assisting with game planning and data breakdown, monitoring the academic success of the position, and other administrative duties as assigned by the Head Coach.
• Over 25 percent travel time required to attend SCAC and NCAA meeting, conferences, and training seminars, as well as traveling to support team competitions and recruiting.
• Must be accessible and reachable by telephone or text message at times other than College business hours for the purpose of team member contact and/or recruiting purposes.
• Must have access to mobile computing outside of the office for recruitment of student-athletes, scouting, travel arrangements, and budget management.
• Travel required to attend SCAC, NCAA meetings, conferences and other professional development opportunities
• Schedules, organizes, and supervises practices in compliance with College and NCAA rules.
• Ensures that athletic venue is properly set-up for practices and official athletic competition.
• Counsel team members in academic, disciplinary and personal matters; consult with College administration and faculty for resolution of problems as needed.
• Direct and coordinate activities, ensuring compliance with College, Conference, and NCAA policies and regulations.
• Maintain control of college-issued credit card and submit timely reimbursement requests with accompanying support documentation.
• Work with the Director of Athletics and Athletics Administrative Assistant to develop and monitor annual budgets.
• Participates in approved fundraising activities under the coordination and direction of the Director for Athletics.

The Assistant Football Coach reports to the Head Football Coach and is responsible for assisting the Head Coach in all aspects of the Football program. Direct and coordinate the planning, organizing and coaching of the varsity Football Defensive Secondary at Centenary College of Louisiana. The assistant coach must make prospective student-athletes aware of all policies and procedures. The assistant coach must recruit players each season in accordance with Centenary College, Department of Athletics and Recreation.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Recruits student-athletes in accordance with Centenary College and NCAA policy guidelines
• Provide leadership and guidance in the personal and athletics development of student athletes at Centenary College. Duties will include coaching an offensive position organizing and conducting your own position meetings, managing your own recruiting territory, assisting with game planning and data breakdown, monitoring the academic success of the position, and other administrative duties as assigned by the Head Coach.
• Over 25 percent travel time required to attend SCAC and NCAA meeting, conferences, and training seminars, as well as traveling to support team competitions and recruiting.
• Must be accessible and reachable by telephone or text message at times other than College business hours for the purpose of team member contact and/or recruiting purposes.
• Must have access to mobile computing outside of the office for recruitment of student-athletes, scouting, travel arrangements, and budget management.
• Travel required to attend SCAC, NCAA meetings, conferences and other professional development opportunities
• Schedules, organizes, and supervises practices in compliance with College and NCAA rules.
• Ensures that athletic venue is properly set-up for practices and official athletic competition.
• Counsel team members in academic, disciplinary and personal matters; consult with College administration and faculty for resolution of problems as needed.
• Direct and coordinate activities, ensuring compliance with College, Conference, and NCAA policies and regulations.
• Maintain control of college-issued credit card and submit timely reimbursement requests with accompanying support documentation.
• Work with the Director of Athletics and Athletics Administrative Assistant to develop and monitor annual budgets.
• Participates in approved fundraising activities under the coordination and direction of the Director for Athletics.
• Monitoring of Athletic facilities as assigned by Athletic Director
• As an institutional staff member actively involved with NCAA Division III prospects, student-athletes, and athletic department personnel, you are responsible to uphold all conference and NCAA rules and regulations. In accordance with NCAA bylaw 11.1, you are responsible to report any known violations and will be held accountable for any violations committed within your department.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Head Coach and Director of Athletics and Recreation
• Committing to College, Department of Athletics and Recreation, SCAC and NCAA rules and regulations

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None.

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

MINIMUM

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 1-3 years of directly related experience dealing with a relatively large and dynamic group of constituents
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, written, leadership, problem-solving, organizational, analytical and skills
• Must have knowledge of rules and regulations set forth by NCAA and conference

PREFERRED

• Master’s degree

Please send cover letter and resume to:
Department of Human Resources
Centenary College of Louisiana
2911 Centenary Boulevard
Shreveport, Louisiana 71104
Email: hr@centenary.edu
Fax: 318.869-5281

Centenary College of Louisiana is a selective, residential, national liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Founded in 1825, it is the oldest chartered liberal arts college west of the Mississippi river and is a member of the Associated Colleges of the South.

Candidates are invited to visit the College’s website at www.centenary.edu/jobs.

_ Centenary recognizes that diversity is essential to its goal of providing an educational environment where students explore the unfamiliar, invent new approaches to understanding, and connect their work and lives to the world at large. We thus welcome applicants who would add to the College’s diversity of ideas, beliefs, experiences, and cultural backgrounds. EOE. _

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