Head Softball Coach

The Head Softball Coach is a key member of the coaching team, who provides leadership and vision within the Athletics Department, as well as among the student-athletes. This position reports is responsible for performing the duties and requirements of the head coach for the Softball program, as well as working in coordination with others in Athletics to achieve the departmental and strategic goals. In addition, this person must be committed to the education Mission of the University.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Leads recruitment for the program including recruiting student-athletes who can be successful academically, athletically and socially at St. Mary's University.
• Ensures the NCAA eligibility and registration for current players and incoming recruits.
• Organizes, conducts and supervises all practices and games.
• Schedules nationally competitive team competitions.
• Assists with admissions, on-campus housing and enrollment of recruited student-athletes.
• Teaches and instructs the technical and motivational aspects of the sport to the student-athletes.
• Develops training and health plans in conjunction with the Sports Performance and Athletic Training staff.
• Supports the development of each student-athlete spiritually, academically, physically and socially.
• Observes all St. Mary's University, Lone Star Conference, and NCAA policies and requirements.
• Interacts with university departments.
• Prepares, evaluates, and maintains of all administrative and certification data for each student-athlete, including the academic counseling of each student.
• Develops, conducts, and implements all fund-raising efforts.
• Develops and maintains budget including: recruitment, team travel and equipment.
• Assists with the participation of all community fund raising efforts and public relations.
• Assists with other athletic department duties as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; Master's degree preferred.
• 5 years of experience coaching Softball at the collegiate level is ideal.
• Proven experience working with and improving the performance of elite student-athletes is ideal.
• Must clear and maintain a favorable background investigation and clearance
• Must maintain a valid driver's license, motor vehicle liability insurance and personal injury insurance, and complete the University Van Driver Training within 90 days of employment date.
• Must be able to travel and work flexible hours, including holidays, evenings and weekends.
• Must have the ability to demonstrate basic skills in MS Office and Office 365 (Word, Excel, Teams, Outlook and PowerPoint) including experience with virtual platforms such as Zoom.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong public relations and customer service skills with an ability to implement diplomacy and discretion at all times; ability to work effectively with communities across the university.
• Must be highly knowledgeable of NCAA & university rules, compliance, polices, and regulations and familiarity with the Lone Star Conference rules and regulations
• Must have ability to work effectively with faculty, staff and students from a variety of diverse backgrounds. Ability to interact with university departments, students and prospective student-athletes.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Working conditions are in an office environment and university campus setting. Must be able to move across the university campus to conduct day to day business.
• While performing this role, the employee work outdoors when they work at athletic fields, sporting events, practices, or job sites, work indoors in a gym or other athletic facility.
• While performing this role, the employee will be regularly required to sit, walk, and stand; talk and hear, both in person and by telephone; and use hands repetitively to operate standard office equipment; and occasionally required to lift up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works in outside weather conditions and is frequently exposed to extreme cold. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme heat, and risk of electrical shock. And may be exposed to loud and distracting sounds.
• Frequently communicates with others using approved technological resources; must be able to exchange accurate information through designated systems within a timely manner.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

St. Mary's University is a Hispanic-Serving Institution and an Equal Opportunity Employer

**For earliest and full consideration, complete application should be submitted by Wednesday, April 30, 2025. Inquiries, questions and nominations can be forwarded to Dr. Kurt Patberg, Vice President of Mammoth Sports Consulting at kurt.patberg@mammothconsulted.com.