Coach of Iona Dance Team

Description

Position Summary:

The Coach of the Iona Dance Team will teach, oversee, and direct the practices and game day performances of the Dance Team. Reporting to the Assistant Director of Performing Arts, the coach will work in conjunction with the Student Performing Arts  & Spirit department and the student club of the Iona Dance Team to provide an entertaining and premier-level collegiate atmosphere for Iona University’s men’s and women’s basketball home games. Working as a Cohesive unit with Performing Arts administrative staff to assist in recruitment of incoming students, and retention of current students, as well as direct management of the Iona University Dance Team within the philosophy and guidelines set forth by Iona University.

* Please note: This is part-time stipend position (no benefits) with a term appointment for the upcoming 2025-2026 academic year. The position is renewable annually pending a favorable review.

Primary Duties:               

• Choreograph and coach the Dance Team for all Iona men’s and women’s basketball home game (approximately 26 games);
• Ensure the team maintains 20-30 members for all men’s and women’s basketball games with an emphasis on student performers;
• Actively recruit new members, including high school outreach, campus events, and collaboration with Admissions and Performing Arts staff;
• Manage dance team appearance requests both on-campus and within the community;
• Schedule, organize and conduct weekly practices and season schedule;
• Assist with enrollment, engagement, and retention initiatives
• Plan, coordinate and schedule tryouts to select new dance team members;
• Assist with the development, growth and utilization of the dance team budget

• Facilitate successful participation at UDA Camps, Competitions and UDA National Championships
• Plan and organize choreography, registration and bookings for UDA Collegiate Nationals;
• To be knowledgeable of, and uphold, Iona University, NCAA, MAAC, UDA, rules and regulations.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Fundraise a designated amount to be budget sustaining;
• Work with Director of Performing Arts to hire professionals (if necessary);
• Monitor and maintain student records in Gaels360 and respond to alerts and requests for information.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Experience dancing/coaching/choreographing at a professional and/or collegiate level.
• Ability to attend all Iona men’s and women’s basketball home games.
• Ability to travel to all Iona men’s and women’s basketball postseason games.
• Ability to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends.
• Able to provide leadership and serve as a role model for the team.

About Iona University/EEO language

Founded in 1940, Iona University is a master's-granting private, Catholic, coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers. Iona's 45-acre New Rochelle campus and 28-acre Bronxville campus are just 20 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. With a total enrollment of nearly 4,000 students and an alumni base of more than 50,000 around the world, Iona is a diverse community of learners and scholars dedicated to academic excellence and the values of justice, peace and service. Iona is highly accredited, offering undergraduate degrees in liberal arts, science and business administration, as well as Master of Arts, Master of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees and numerous advanced certificate programs. Iona students enjoy small class sizes, engaged professors and a wide array of academic programs across the School of Arts & Science; LaPenta School of Business; NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences; and Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Iona also continues to be recognized in prestigious national rankings. Most recently for 2025, Iona has been named one of the nation’s best colleges by The Princeton Review, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes and others. Additionally, U.S. News & World Report recognized Iona as one of top colleges for social mobility in the country, while Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) ranked an Iona degree in the top 5 percent nationally for long-term return on investment. Iona’s LaPenta School of Business, meanwhile, is also accredited by AACSB International, a recognition awarded to just 6 percent of business schools worldwide.

Iona offers a comprehensive benefits package to all full-time employees that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off. For more information on our benefits and working at Iona visit the Human Resources section of our website.

Iona University values and celebrates diversity and is committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all of our employees and does not tolerate discrimination based on any legally protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, or local laws. As an equal opportunity employer, Iona University encourages applications from qualified candidates who reflect the wider world in which we live.

Salary : $8,000 - $10,000