What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant/Associate Head Coach, Women's Wrestling position at Wilkes University?
Wilkes University invites applicants for the position of Associate/Assistant Head Coach for the University's Women's Wrestling program. Reporting to the head coach and director of athletics, this individual will be responsible for recruiting and retaining student-athletes and administration of the program according to the guidelines of NCAA Division III, the Landmark Conference, and Wilkes University. The position's primary duties include but are not limited to academic monitoring, practice and game management, and scheduling. This person will also assist the athletic department administration with the day-to-day functions of running the department with an assigned secondary duty (ex. game management).
A bachelor's degree is required, master's degree preferred. The successful candidate will have basic skills in wrestling, one to three years of successful intercollegiate coaching experience; collegiate wrestling experience is also preferred. Candidates should have general knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations, Landmark (or other appropriate) conference regulations/operations/guidelines; fitness, strength and conditioning techniques; coaching, recruiting and scouting strategies; possess basic computer skills and demonstrate proficiency in industry-appropriate software (Front Rush, Teamworks, Slate, HUDL).
Wilkes University is an independent, comprehensive university dedicated to academic excellence in the liberal arts, sciences, and selected professional programs. The University has approximately 2,000 students at the undergraduate level and over 1,500 full time equivalent students at the graduate and first professional levels.
Its institutional focus is on developing strong mentoring relationships with each of its students and contributing vitally to economic development of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The University is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, a revitalized city that is located on the lovely Susquehanna River and is within two and one-half hours driving distance of New York City and Philadelphia.
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Wilkes University is constantly seeking to become a more diverse community and to enhance its capacity to value and capitalize on the cultural richness that diversity brings. The University strongly encourages applications from persons with diverse backgrounds. Wilkes University does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, pregnancy, sex/gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, military or veteran status, or genetic information.
Employment at Wilkes is contingent upon the results of a thorough background screening. PA Act 153 requires that persons working in positions with regular and unsupervised contact with minors complete additional clearances, including FBI fingerprinting and PA criminal and child abuse clearances.