Assistant Women's Volleyball Coach

Bethel University has an immediate opening for an Assistant Women's Volleyball Coach.

SUMMARY

The Assistant Volleyball coach for the Women's volleyball teams will equally assist the head coach in all phases of recruiting potential student-athletes. Including, but not limited to, academic monitoring, social media engagement, home and away match logistics, recruitment, and retention of student-athletes, etc. The Assistant Coach must have knowledge of NAIA rules, regulations, and guidelines for recruitment and should be able to verify eligibility requirements for each student-athlete. The individual must work with the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid to enroll quality student-athletes. The Head Coaches and Athletic Director must approve all Athletic Scholarship offers.

POSITION SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting equally to the Head Coach for Women's Volleyball. The Assistant Coach will be responsible for the organization and administration of an NAIA Women's volleyball program that competes in the WOLVERINE HOOSIER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (WHAC).

Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Recruitment/Retention: Assist in all aspects of planning and directing the recruitment of top volleyball-ranked student-athletes of high moral and Christian character who demonstrate the desire to excel in academics and athletics. Including, but not limited to, attending primary evaluation sites to identify talent, traveling to contests/tournaments to evaluate prospects, and coordinating campus visits to talk to top prospects and parents. All while maintaining compliance with Bethel University, NAIA, and WHAC legislation.
• Fundraising: The incumbent will aggressively attack, plan, organize, and implement a variety of fundraising endeavors with the assistance and director of the Head Coaches.
• Team preparation: Assist in the preparation and implementation of all team, individual, and position practices, and training sessions.
• Administrative Responsibilities: Incumbent will be responsible for a wide variety of administrative tasks including but not limited to the production and maintenance requests, budget reports, travel request forms, rooming lists, recruiting logs, calendars, rosters, and other various reports for NAIA and WHAC compliance related issues.
• Community Service: The incumbent is expected to participate in any/all community relations activities both as an individual and with the men's and women's volleyball teams to promote the sport of volleyball and provide a positive experience for those taking part in each activity.
• Video: The incumbent will oversee the conference video-sharing program. They will be responsible for recording and uploading within the appropriate timetable.
• Scouting Reports: The incumbent will assist in compiling comprehensive scouting reports for every opponent and deliver pre-match scouting reports to the team prior to a match.
• Team Synergy: The incumbent must help to foster cross-team connection and the family feel of both volleyball teams.
• Academic Monitoring: The incumbent will be responsible for communicating with players, advisors, and professors to oversee academic performance, class attendance, and extra help services.
• Faith Development: The incumbent will help create and administer specific team faith-building activities.
• CPR/AED: The incumbent will be expected to possess a current CPR/AED certification after hire.

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• The assistant will assist the head coach in scheduling all practices and competitions. The Director of Athletics will approve the final schedule. Assist the Head Coach with the responsibility of having signed contracts on file in the athletic department for every match/game. Class attendance by student-athletes should be a priority as schedules are made.
• Responsible for assisting the head coach in maintaining budget control for their sport. Budgets must be submitted to the Director of Athletics for approval. Purchases can only be made after the Director of Athletics has approved a purchase order form. The Office of Financial Aid and the Director of Athletics will determine scholarship budgets.
• The assistant coach will assist the head coaches or equipment manager(s) in maintaining and is responsible for all equipment assigned to their sport. An inventory of all equipment must be kept on file in the athletics department. Equipment will not be replaced due to misuse or negligence. Care of the equipment is the direct responsibility of the coach.
• The assistant coach is to assist the head coach in maintaining both practice and competition field/court.
• The assistant coach will assist the head coach in ensuring that transportation is available for travel to all away competitions. Assist the head coaches with the responsibility for driving or making certain that safe drivers are secured. All drivers must be certified to drive university vehicles by the university. Also assist with the responsibility of securing money for travel well in advance to include lodging, meals, and travel. If a university vehicle is used it should be returned clean with a full tank of gas. Mileage shall be reported to the university.
• The assistant coach will assist the head coach in getting player profiles and accomplishments to the Director of Sports Information. Also, will provide match information to be publicized on the university website and local media outlets.
• The assistant coach, along with the head coach, must take responsibility for the conduct of their student-athletes. Responsible for proper dress and conduct of their team while on the road. Set a positive example and be a role model for their student-athletes.
• The assistant coach, along with the head coach, will be responsible for other duties as assigned by the Director of Athletics and/or University administration.
• Perform duties as requested by supervisor.
• It is the responsibility of each employee to perform assigned duties in a safe manner to prevent injury to oneself or others.
• Promptness and attendance are necessary and play a vital role in the overall performance of this university.
• An employee of Bethel University is expected to honor the objectives of the institution and abide by the rules and regulations and Standards of Conduct/Lifestyle Covenant contained in the Bethel University Employee Handbook. Basic values, such as honesty, integrity, cooperation, promptness, and dependability, are required of the employee and are an important part of each employee's performance review.

APPLICATION MATERIALS

1. Statement of Faith
2. Application
3. Letter of Interest
4. Resume
5. 3 Professional References

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college/university
• Experience recruiting high-level prospective student-athletes
• Collegiate playing and/or coaching experience
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Working knowledge of social media platforms
• Personable, hard-working, and a team player

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Masters Degree
• Working knowledge of video systems including Hudl, Volleymetrics, DataVolley or other video editing programs
• Experience with academic advising and monitoring

The above declaration is not intended to be an "all-inclusive" list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described or of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general requirements of the job.

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About Bethel University

The mission of Bethel University, affiliated with the Missionary Church denomination, is to be a community of learners building lives of commitment for leadership in the Church and world. Bethel's liberating academic programs challenge the mind, enlarge the vision, and equip the whole person for lifelong service.

Launched in 1947, Bethel is urban situated in the northern Indiana region hosting 250,000 residents, seven colleges (including Notre Dame), the 2nd largest shopping district in the state of Indiana, 15,000 businesses, 50 parks, and beautiful riverwalk developments in South Bend and Mishawaka. Resort venues on Lake Michigan are 45 minutes away. The university community is composed of about 1,500 traditional and adult/graduate students from 35 states, 90 students born outside the United States, and 225 full-time employees. Bethel also hosts more than 8,000 guests annually to arts productions, 25,000 annually in conference services, and many thousands of community members in support of 40 national athletic championships.

Bethel's 20,000 alumni occupy 49 states and 64 world areas and enjoy a medical school acceptance rate double the national average, 100% job placement rate in Nursing whose program was ranked No. 7 in the United States, a Top 4% finish nationally in competitive math performance tests, and 100% pass rate every year on the national performance standard for a unique academic major in American Sign Language.

For more information visit our website at www.bethelunviersity.edu

Bethel University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, disability, national or ethnic origin in employment opportunities, in keeping with applicable state and federal laws. In keeping with the mission of the institution, Bethel University seeks applicants with a strong commitment to the values and lifestyle of evangelical Christianity and who profess a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. As a Christian institution, we require faculty and staff to adhere to the University's Lifestyle Covenant and to enforce a religiously based statement of responsibilities for all University employees. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Bethel University, as an educational institution operating under the auspices of the Missionary Church, reserves the right to prefer employees on the basis of religion (Title VII, Sections 702-703, United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended).