Assistant Coach - Baseball

Kishwaukee College; Malta Township (IL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Kishwaukee College is seeking an Assistant Coach to support the Head Coach in leading an intercollegiate baseball program focused on academic and athletic excellence. You will perform on-court coaching and instruction to develop student-athletes.

Responsibilities include recruiting, maintaining statistics, game scheduling, travel arrangements, academic monitoring, equipment management, budgeting, and fundraising support as directed by the Head Coach.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills with leadership and detail orientation.
• Ability to recruit, instruct and motivate college student athletes.
• Ability to work with a diverse student population in a multicultural environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform on-court coaching and instruction as part of the Baseball program.
• Lead recruiting efforts to attract student-athletes to Kishwaukee College.
• Maintain team and individual statistics and report scores to media.
• Coordinate travel arrangements and assist in game scheduling.
• Monitor academic progress of student-athletes with Head Coach as needed.
• Assist in budgeting, equipment management and fundraising initiatives.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Leadership

Recruiting

Diversity awareness

Job description

Assistant Coach supports the Head Coach in providing leadership and management to produce a quality intercollegiate team that represents a commitment to academic and athletic excellence. Perform on-court coaching and instruction. Other duties include, but are not limited to: recruiting, scouting, maintaining statistics, game scheduling, travel arrangements, academic monitoring, equipment purchasing, exercising good judgment and independent decision making in budgeting.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, planning, leadership skills, attention to detail, flexibility, initiative and sound judgment.
• Ability and commitment to recruit, instruct and motivate college student athletes.
• Ability to work with a diverse student population in a multicultural environment.
• Ability to demonstrate the Kishwaukee College Athletics core values of accountability, respect, sportsmanship, academic and athletic excellence.
• Must possess a valid Illinois Driver’s License and have a good driving record.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum two years’ experience as a college or high school varsity coach.
• Experience with club coaching and/or recent connections with surrounding club team

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and five years of collegiate coaching desired.
• Recent Experience with club coaching and/or recent connections with surrounding club team

Physical Demands

Position requires moderate physical activity /individual dexterity to demonstrate baseball skills.

Position may be required to lift 25 on infrequent occasions.

EOE Statement

Kishwaukee College is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and any reasonable and timely accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act will be made upon documented request by the employee.

Position Status

Position Status Part Time

Hours per Week up to 29

Weeks per Year 52

Budgeted Hours per Year 300

Hiring Salary Range Requested

$18.75 per hour

Illustrative Examples of Essential Functions:

• Perform on-court coaching, teaching and instruction.
• Primary role in recruiting student-athletes to Baseball program.
• Maintain team and individual statistics, report scores to media.
• Assist in supervising team manager and/or helping manage video of games as directed by Head Coach
• Help to maintain College equipment.
• Adhere to sport budget, including travel, supply, contractual and printing accounts.
• Travel and drive to all contests.
• Assist in monitoring academic progress of student-athletes with Head Coach as needed.
• Support coordination of fundraising for program with Coaching Staff and Head Coach.
• Athletic coaches are Campus Security Authorities per the Jeane Clery Handbook, required to undergo annual training for reporting specific criminal offenses
• Perform other duties as assigned.