What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Volleyball Coach/Head JV Coach position at Pacific University Athletics?
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Posted: 13-Feb-25
Location: Forest Grove, Oregon
Type: Full-time
Categories:
Coaching
Coaching - Volleyball
Sector:
Collegiate Sports
Preferred Education:
Masters
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for JV program practice preparation, game coaching, and the experience of a diverse student-athlete population
- Proactively support student-athletes from historically marginalized backgrounds
- Assist with Varsity practice preparation and game coaching
- Responsible for identifying, attracting and matriculating outstanding women’s volleyball student-athletes to the university
- Achieve recruitment goals for the JV Program, which may include travel
- Assist the head coach as needed in scheduling competitive events for both Varsity and JV programs
- Assists the head coach in completing all travel arrangements as required
- Make financial reports for all JV trips away from home where money has been advanced and keep accurate records when expenses are to be repaid
- Under the supervision of the head coach, work within the parameters of operating, recruiting and work-study budgets
- Work with the head coach in the purchasing of equipment, supplies and uniforms for both Varsity and JV programs adhering to departmental policies
- Follow all NCAA, NWC and Pacific University rules and regulations which pertain to the Women’s Volleyball program
- Cooperate with the Sports Medicine to ensure that athletes receive quality care, prevention and treatment of injuries
- Attend all Pacific Athletic Department Coaches Meetings
- Work with the Sports Information office to promote the Women’s Volleyball JV program and ensure proper staffing for JV events
- Exercise good judgment in projecting positive coaching behavior
- Encourage good sportsmanship and foster desirable athlete/coach relationships
SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITY: The Assistant Women’s Volleyball Coach will report directly to the Head Women’s Volleyball Coach. All coaches and staff in Pacific Athletics report to the Director of Athletics.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES & BEHAVIORS:
- Communicates with students, faculty, staff and the public appropriate to the age of the individual served.
- Ability to work with students and colleagues from diverse backgrounds.
- Builds on basic learning and carries it from one situation to another.
- Demonstrates critical thinking skills in problem solving and decision-making.
- Asks questions and seeks assistance.
- Takes responsibility to eliminate the source of problems.
- Demonstrates confidentiality regarding information pertaining to all students, faculty and staff.
- Maintains proper appearance and personal conduct for the employee’s particular job.
- Uses effective communication skills taking into consideration body language, filters, listening, paraphrasing, and questions with customers of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
- Demonstrates ability to work in a team environment.
- This position requires the ability to drive university vehicles including 12 passenger vans and 15 passenger buses.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
A Bachelor’s Degree is required; Master’s Degree is preferred. A significant and successful record as an Assistant Coach at the college level in the sport of Women’s Volleyball is ideal. The successful candidate should possess strong leadership and communication skills and have the ability to recruit high quality and diverse student-athletes. The candidate must be committed to the mission of a private liberal arts University and have an understanding of how the sport of Women’s Volleyball and Athletics in general fit into this environment.
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Pacific University is a forward-thinking, private institution known for providing comprehensive liberal arts and professional education. Pacific University in Forest Grove, Ore., is one of the West's oldest chartered higher education institutions. Pacific annually ranks as one of America's Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report and is ranked as one of the best tuition values in the West. With an enrollment of more than 2,000 students, Pacific University provides an excellent academic experience linking theory to practice in education. At Pacific, you can choose from 52 undergraduate majors in the College of Arts and Sciences. We also offer doctorates in optometry, professional psychology, pharmacy and physical therapy, and master's degrees in occupational therapy, physician assistant studies, and education. Our programs provide a wide variety of options for internships, study abroad, research, community involvement, and co-curricular activities. Pacific’s main campus is located in Forest Grove, Oregon, a distinctive location that offers the best of many worlds, combining the vibrant metropolitan life of nearby Portland with the rich and productive farmlands of the Tuala...
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