Head Women's Soccer Coach

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Head Women's Soccer Coach

Reports to: Director of Athletics

Job status: Exempt

Position Summary:

Responsible for recruiting, developing and managing team of student-athletes to represent HCU in the sport of women’s soccer.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serves as a representative of the University displaying courtesy, tact
  consideration, and discretion in all interactions with other members of the HCU
  community and with the public

• Scouts and recruits talented student athletes for team which involves evaluating current and potential talent

• Coaches athletes during games and practices

Head Women's Soccer Coach

Reports to: Director of Athletics

Job status: Exempt

Position Summary:

Responsible for recruiting, developing and managing team of student-athletes to represent HCU in the sport of women’s soccer.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serves as a representative of the University displaying courtesy, tact
  consideration, and discretion in all interactions with other members of the HCU
  community and with the public

• Scouts and recruits talented student athletes for team which involves evaluating current and potential talent

• Coaches athletes during games and practices

• Schedules opponents

• Operates within the rules as required by the conference and the NCAA

• Evaluates competitor performance

• Manages use of sporting equipment and facilities

• Purchases equipment, uniforms and supplies for team

• Monitors student-athletes’ academic performance and assists them in balancing academics and athletics

• Mentors students on an individual basis and in groups in developing life-skills, character building activities, and modeling Christian values for students

• Generates enthusiasm and pride among players, students, alumni and friends of the program

• Other duties as assigned

Management Responsibilities:

Directly supervises one or more salaried workers. The nature of responsibility is immediate supervision and management over individuals within the department, in addition to providing work leadership. May contribute to the decision or have responsibility for the following: hiring and terminating, scheduling and assigning work, measuring performance, promoting and determining pay.

Qualification Requirements:

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

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s Degree and two to four years prior coaching experience at the college or university level.

Licenses, Certificates, and Registrations:

None

Other Job-Related Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong knowledge and understanding of the sport of NCAA women’s soccer
• Ability to motivate and deal effectively with people
• Must be able to pass the NCAA recruiting test

Job-Relevant Competencies:

• Ability to provide clear direction, delegate responsibility, motivate others, develop others’ skills and talents and attract and recruit talent.
• Shows consideration for others, listens effectively, cooperates well with others, establishes and maintains relationships, is adaptive, remains calm under stress and is persevering.
• Demonstrates good judgment and establishes clear objectives and priorities.
• Is self-reliant, decisive, proactive, influential, and enthusiastic and makes a positive impression on others.
• Can anticipate others’ concerns and is customer-service oriented, committed to quality, driven and has strong communication skills.

Work Environment:

While performing the essential duties of the job, the employee may occasionally work in outside weather conditions and be physically active. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Requirements:

In exercising these functions the employee must be able to lift up to 25 lbs. occasionally and up to 10 lbs. regularly. The employee must be able to see objects up close.

Additional Information

Houston Christian University is an independent, private Christian liberal arts institution with a diverse student body. It has access to all the cultural advantages of one of the largest metropolitan centers in the country. For more information about the University, visit hc.edu.

The University is in the process of implementing its Ten Pillars vision (hc.edu/vision) and anticipates significant growth in student enrollment and university programs. The successful candidate will also be able to articulate a vision for the role of his or her discipline at HCU that is supportive of the Ten Pillars vision statement.

Houston Christian University is committed to maintaining a teaching faculty and staff who share an active Christian faith. The Preamble to the By-Laws of the University sets forth a statement of belief which each University employee is expected to support and personify. Your submittal of an application for employment indicates your acceptance and affirmation of these statements.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and requirements of personnel.

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