HSU Tennis Graduate Student Worker

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POSITION: HSU Tennis Graduate Student Worker

D** EPARTMENT:** Athletics

S** UPERVISOR TITLE:** Head Tennis Coach

F** LSA STATUS:** Non-Exempt

E** XEMPTION:** N/A

L** OCATION:** Abilene

TARGET HIRE DATE: 8/25/2025

CONTACT INFORMATION: Shane Williford at swilliford@hsutx.edu

SUMMARY/SCOPE: Tennis Graduate Student Worker

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POSITION: HSU Tennis Graduate Student Worker

D** EPARTMENT:** Athletics

S** UPERVISOR TITLE:** Head Tennis Coach

F** LSA STATUS:** Non-Exempt

E** XEMPTION:** N/A

L** OCATION:** Abilene

TARGET HIRE DATE: 8/25/2025

CONTACT INFORMATION: Shane Williford at swilliford@hsutx.edu

SUMMARY/SCOPE: Tennis Graduate Student Worker

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide assistance with practice planning including supervision of athletes.

Support departmental processes related to student recruitment including contacting prospective students, peer advising/mentoring, conducting campus tours and orientation activities, and delivery of presentations.

Carry out the Coach Williford’s program philosophy.

Balance team and individual responsibilities.

Provide assistance with facilitating practices.

Possess listening and comprehension skills.

Express verbal and written ideas and thoughts clearly and effectively.

Assist the head coach in uploading, watching and breaking down film and discovering improvements individual athletes can make as well as the team as a whole.

Acting as a liaison between head coaches and players, and establishing effective communication between them.

Assist the head coach in devising game plans, strategies and tactics.

Ensure players understand game plans, strategies and tactics and answer any questions they may have.

Set up equipment required to conduct practice sessions.

Complete other assigned administrative duties in a timely manner.

Assist head coach in developing game schedules for each season.

Once season schedule is final, assist head coach in configuring which days athletes will most likely be missing class so they can plan accordingly.

Assist head coach in monitoring athletes’ grades ensuring they remain eligible throughout the school year.

Work cooperatively with personnel in the athletics department, attends department meetings and activities, and always represents the University positively when interacting with the community, alumni, high school and club coaches, media and general public.

Seek opportunities to increase job skills and knowledge.

Exhibit compassion and kindness to all campus community in actions and words.

Be able to reason, analyze, prioritize, make judgements, and solve problems.

Exhibit trustworthiness and honesty in work and interactions with coaching staff, campus employees, and student athletes.

Always work to improve character skills such as, hard work, patience, courage, etc. and integrate a Christian perspective into their work, while encouraging student athletes to do the same.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Current HSU Student

NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT:

HSU complies with all applicable anti-discrimination laws including those prohibiting discrimination on the basis of age, sex, pregnancy, race, color, national origin, disability, genetic information and military service. HSU is a private university affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas and may lawfully consider an applicant’s religion as a selection criterion. HSU is committed to hiring faculty and staff who share an active Christian faith and fully support HSU’s mission.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), HSU provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment, except when the accommodation would impose an undue hardship. Requests for reasonable accommodation should be directed to Human Resources.

BACKGROUND SCREEN:

HSU does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, disability, genetic information, national or ethnic origin in employment opportunities, in keeping with applicable state and federal law. HSU is committed to maintaining a safe and secure campus environment and protecting the university’s financial and physical assets. Therefore, Hardin-Simmons University conducts background checks. Depending on the position, applicants may also be required to consent to a credit check as part of the background check process. As a non-profit institution of higher education committed to Christian faith and values, the University exercises its rights under state and federal law to use religion as a factor in making employment decisions.

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