Head Baseball Coach / Professor

General Description
The Sequoias Community College District is seeking a candidate to fill a full-time, tenure-track position in the Physical Education/Athletics Department as a Head Baseball Coach/Professor beginning August 2025. The starting base salary for this position ranges between $85,715.67 and $113,009.45 (depending upon education and experience). This amount will increase if you teach overload and/or summer school. 

In-person, first round interviews are May 2, 2025 and final, in-person interviews will be May 30, 2025.

COS prides itself on having administrative and community support for its athletic programs. COS is looking for a Head Baseball Coach/Professor to build on the success of the past by running a successful program both on and off the field. COS wants this to happen by bringing in quality student-athletes that we can all be proud of on campus and in our community. We are looking for our coach to put the best of interest of our student-athletes first and help them develop in the classroom and on the field.

Sequoias Community College District serves a diverse community of learners and is a designated Hispanic Serving Institution. Sequoias Community College District provides a wide range of opportunities in transfer, general education, career, and technical programs for our students. We seek candidates who exhibit an understanding and commitment to the community college mission, who are dedicated to excellence in teaching and learning, and who have a passion for student success.

Committment To Equity

Sequoias Community College District is committed to the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion and values candidates who have the ability to serve students from diverse academic, cultural, socioeconomic, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds, as well as those students who have been historically underrepresented in higher education.  Sequoias Community College District seeks to promote and maintain an environment which is built on mutual respect and free from discrimination by employing faculty members who are equity-minded, collegial, and guided by their dedication to helping students achieve their educational goals.  Ideal candidates will share the Sequoias Community College Districts’ commitment to be knowledgeable about and implement equitable learning and teaching methods appropriate to serve students from all backgrounds, demographics and experiences.

Duties of the Head Baseball Coach/Professor include:

• Servlng as Head Coach for the COS Baseball program. Duties as head coach include taking an active interest In the student-athlete's academic endeavors, recruiting, practice planning, off-season conditioning, scheduling of competitions, and other duties associated with being the head coach.
• Teaching courses within the division with an emphasis in teaching Recreation, Intercollegiate Athletic Courses, and other courses in the division.
• Instruct and assist in the growth and success of a diverse population of students through careful preparation of course materials, effective teaching methodologies and informed critical feedback on assignments and discussions.
• Develop culturally relevant course content, culturally responsive pedagogical techniques, and effective practices for engaging students who are diverse.
• Active participation in departmental duties including attending department meetings, campus committee involvement, and all other functions relating to the assignment.
• The position includes assignments in the evenings and weekends for the COS Baseball program and/or teaching assignments.

Minimum Qualifications

The candidate must meet the following criteria.  (The degree must generally be from an institution accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges or the equivalent).   

• Master's Degree in physical education, exercise science, education with an emphasis in physical education, kinesiology, physiology of exercise or adaptive physical education; OR
• Bachelor's Degree in any of the above; AND,
• Master's Degree in life science, dance, physiology, health education, recreation administration, or physical therapy; OR

• The equivalent (established via the COS equivalency process, see note below.) 
• AND  

• Demonstrated sensitivity to, and understanding of, the diverse academic, social, economic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

Job Required Core System Competency

The candidate must also demonstrate sensitivity to, and understanding of, the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students pursuant to Title 5 §53022.

Note: If you do not meet the educational minimum qualifications but believe that you have sufficient educational or vocational experience in the discipline, equivalency is your path to proving that. For more information about claiming equivalency, please visit the COS HR Website and scroll down to the tab labeled “Equivalency.” Please review the example and complete the fillable template. Your equivalency paperwork must be submitted with your application, by the recruitment deadline. Please submit as a "supplemental attachment" within the "attachment" section of this application. 

Desirable Qualifications

In looking at application materials, the Hiring Committee also seeks evidence of the following:

• Four (4) years of successful head coaching experience at the high school; community college or four-year college level, or four (4) years of successful assistant coaching experience at the community college or four-year college level.
• Teaching experience at the adult, secondary and/or postsecondary Ievel within the area of assignment.
• Ability to coordinate and direct an academic support plan for the student-athlete population served in the COS baseball program.
• Evidence of successful baseball coaching experience.
• Ability to coordinate an off-season strength and conditioning program for baseball student-athletes.
• Demonstrated ability in student-athlete recruitment, practice planning, and program administration.
• Commitment to taking an active role in the student learning outcome process and participatory governance structures at the Sequoias Community College District.
• Experience in and/or a commitment to working with students from diverse cultural, ethnic, socioeconomic, academic and disability backgrounds.
• Ability to participate in collaborative relationships with students, faculty, and staff.
• Experience in and/or having an interest in contemporary instructional methods.

To be considered, applicants must submit ALL of the following required material before or by the filing deadline:

• Completed online application. 
• Equity Narrative (included in the application packet) 
• Letter of interest which addresses the Desirable Qualifications.  In this letter we invite applicants to expand on strengths not covered in other parts of the application.
• Curriculum Vitae or Resume. 
• Unofficial copies of transcripts of college/university work. Official transcripts are required upon employment. Note: Applicants who have completed college or university course work at an institution outside of the United States that is not a post-secondary institution accredited by an accreditation agency recognized by either the US Department of Education or the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) must obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts, degrees, and other relevant documents by either NACES or AICE. 
• Equivalency documents (If necessary) 

 

For questions regarding this position, please contact Norma Chavez normach@cos.edu or (559) 737-6237.

The Sequoias Community College District is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to prohibiting unlawful discrimination, harassment, including sexual harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, color, creed, national origin, religion, sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, physical and/or mental disability, age, medical condition, genetic condition, pregnancy, reproductive health decision making, marital status, military or veteran status, or ancestry.

College of the Sequoias does not sponsor H-1B Visas

Salary : $85,716 - $113,008