Assistant Football Coach/Offensive Assistant-Tight Ends (Exempt)

POSITION : Assistant Football Coach / Offensive Assistant-Tight Ends (Exempt)

H SU JOB FAMILY CLASSIFICATION : Coach I or II (DOE)

D EPARTMENT : Athletics

S UPERVISOR TITLE : Head Football Coach

F LSA STATUS : Exempt

E XEMPTION : Professional Exemption

L OCATION : HSU Campus, Abilene, TX

TARGET HIRE DATE : As Soon As Possible

HSU CHRISTIAN STANDARD REQUIREMENT FOR EMPLOYMENT - Candidate must profess aChristian Faith, maintain membership in a local congregation, and respect thevalues and distinctives central to the historically Baptist values of HSU as reflected in theUniversity's Statement of Faith.

CONTACT INFORMATION : Human Resources 325-670-1259 or careers@hsutx.edu

SUMMARY / SCOPE :

Assistant FootballCoach / Offensive Assistant - Tight Ends will be required to teach, supervise,and correct all techniques, schemes, and adjustments. Will also be a Special TeamsAssistant (all phases).

Most important,will be a mentor and educator to help put our young men in a position to besuccessful on and off the field now and in the future.

HSU JOB FAMILY CLASSIFICATION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING :

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

Directsconditioning of players to achieve maximum athletic performance.

Assessesplayer's skills and assigns team positions.

AssistantFootball Coach / Offensive Assistant - Tight Ends will teach and coach all relevantaspects of football (techniques, schemes, etc.).

Identifyand recruit the right type of person for HSU and for Cowboy Football.

VideoCoordinator - maintaining and organizing all video for the program.

Recruiting : Recruit capable student athletes, develop professional relationships with highschool coaches and high school athletes, this includes in person visits,computer databases, phone calls, on campus visits, and other recruiting tacticsunder NCAA and Hardin Simmons University guidelines

AssistantFootball Coach / Offensive Assistant - Tight Ends will be responsible forcoaching offensive position players, organizing, and supervising practices,meetings, game planning, film breakdown, game day assignments, assist incoaching special teams as assigned by Head Coach, and other football relatedduties.

Videoand Computer Skills : Must be able to operate basic skills of computers, must beable to master complex video breakdown and editing system, this will includefilm exchange, updates, breakdowns, film cuts, etc.

Adheresto the code of conduct for coaches and athletes.

Adheresto guidelines established by department.

Followsthe HSU Personnel and Safety Handbooks.

Performsother duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES :

Thereare no supervisory responsibilities for this position, except for studentworkers.

COMPETENCIES : This is your opportunity to demonstrate how your education and / or experience in your current or previous job relates to each function of this position.

Interview decisions are partially based on this information.

On a separate sheet of paper, write a paragraph for each competency listed below describing your background and qualifications in each area.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies.

Problem Solving -Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzesinformation skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in groupproblem solving situations; uses reason even when dealing with emotionaltopics.

Teamwork - Balances team andindividual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others'views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive teamspirit; puts success of team above own interests; able to build morale andgroup commitments to goals and objectives; supports everyone's efforts tosucceed.

Performance Coaching -Defines responsibilities and expectations; sets goals and objectives; givesperformance feedback; motivates for increased results; recognizescontributions; encourages training and development.

Impact & Influence -Pursues and wins support for ideas; displays ability to influence keydecision-makers; achieves win-win outcomes; uses authority appropriately toaccomplish goals; addresses divergent opinions.

Planning / Organizing -Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; plans foradditional resources; sets goals and objectives; organizes or schedules otherpeople and their tasks; develops realistic action plans.

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES (Language, Mathematical, Reasoning and Computer Skills) :

LANGUAGE SKILLS : Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules,operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to writeroutine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groupsof customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS : Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply anddivide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units ofAmerican money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

REASONING ABILITY : Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety ofconcrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral,diagram, or schedule form.

C OMPUTER SKILLS : Toperform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of WordProcessing software; Spreadsheet software; Project Management software; HumanResource systems and Contact Management systems.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE :

Bachelor's degree fromfour-year college or university; Master's degree preferred.

Coaching : Must have football coaching experience at the high school and / or college level.

Recruiting : Prefer experience with evaluation, relationship building and full recruitmentof student athletes.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS :

Current CPR, AED, and First Aid certificationsrequired (or must be obtained).

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

The physical demandsdescribed here are representative of those that must be met by an employee tosuccessfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonableaccommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to performthe essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularlyrequired to talk or hear. The employeeis frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, orfeel and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and / or move up to10 pounds, frequently lift and / or move up to 25 - 30 pounds and occasionallylift and / or move up to 50 - 100 pounds.

Frequently will be required to stand for prolongedperiods of time.

WORK ENVIRONMENT :

The work environmentcharacteristics described here are representative of those an employeeencounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonableaccommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to performthe essential functions.

While performing the dutiesof this job, the employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditionsand extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to extreme cold.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION :

This positionis a full-time, Exempt Level staff position.

A minimum of a40-hour work week is expected; times vary depending on practice schedules, gameschedules, etc.

Work beyond a 40-hourweek is often required during peak season.

Extensivetravel is be required to travel to / from games during peak season.

Must have andmaintain a valid Class C Driver's License and maintain a clear driving recordto be insurable under the university liability policy.

Must be able todrive to complete work assignments on and off campus, as needed.

Travel andirregular hours are required during peak season.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS : For more information concerning benefits offered to HSU employees, see the HSU Benefits Summary on the HSU website.

NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT :

HSUcomplies with all applicable anti-discrimination laws including thoseprohibiting discrimination on the basis of age, sex, pregnancy, race, color,national origin, disability, genetic information and military service. HSU is aprivate university affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas andmay lawfully consider an applicant's religion as a selection criterion. HSU iscommitted to hiring faculty and staff who share an active Christian faith andfully support HSU's mission.

Inaccordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), HSU providesreasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities who areemployees or applicants for employment, except when the accommodation wouldimpose an undue hardship. Requests for reasonable accommodation should bedirected 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.