Assistant Coach/Women's Basketball

Westmoreland County Community College; Youngwood (Westmoreland County); On-site; USD 37,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Westmoreland County Community College seeks an Assistant Coach for Women’s Basketball to assist the Head Coach in managing the team for fall and spring seasons. You will help with tryouts, practices, safety, and day-to-day operations.

The role requires strong communication, the ability to work with a diverse community, knowledge of basketball rules, and recruitment from both college students and local high schools. CPR certification and a valid driver’s license are preferred.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and customer-service skills.
• Demonstrated ability to interact professionally and confidentially with the college community and the public.
• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse populations with discretion and good judgment.
• Proven ability to work independently with good decision-making.
• Strong knowledge of basketball rules and governing bodies.
• Knowledge of running structured practices, game plans, and in-game corrections.

Responsibilities

• Assist Head Coach with player tryouts after Oct 1.
• Assist with equipment and uniform distribution/collection.
• Support practice sessions, ~1.5 hours each.
• Ensure safety procedures during coaching.
• Serve as liaison between Director of Athletics and opposing teams.
• Ensure proper conduct at home/away games and practices.
• Assist with organizing WPCC/Regional tournaments hosted by college.
• Report game scores and summaries to Athletic office.
• Assist with statistics uploads to NJCAA site.
• Assist recruitment from college population and local high schools.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Customer-service

First-aid/ CPR certification

Valid Driver’s License

Education

Post-secondary degree in related field

Recreation/physical education major preferred

Job description

Repetitive hand/finger movement

Position Details

Position Information

Position Title

Assistant Coach/Women's Basketball

Division

Vice President Student Affairs(DIV)

Department

Athletics & Recreation

Job Description

The Assistant Coach/Women’s Basketball assists the Head Coach with the overall operation of the College’s intercollegiate women’s basketball team for the fall and spring seasons.

Essential Functions

• Assists with tryouts for team formation after October 1.
• Assists with distribution and collection of all basketball equipment and uniforms.
• Assists with conducting a sufficient number of practice sessions each week, with each session lasting approximately one and one-half hours.
• Ensures safety procedures are followed while coaching.
• Serves as liaison between the Director/Athletics and opposing teams.
• Ensures appropriate conduct is observed by all team members and personnel at both “home” and “away” games and at all practice sessions.
• Assists with organization and administration of the WPCC and Regional women’s basketball tournaments, when those tournaments are hosted by the college.
• Assists with reporting game scores and summary to the Athletic office following each game.
• Assists with keeping accurate statistics and upload into NJCAA website.
• Assists with recruitment of team members from the college’s general student population.
• Assists with recruitment of team members from area high schools, in accordance with the college’s recruitment policy.
• Performs other assistant coaching duties as assigned.

WORK - RELATED KNOWLEDGE

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and customer-service skills.
• Demonstrated ability to interact professionally and confidentially with the college community and the public.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a diverse population, while exercising discretion and good judgment.
• Proven ability to work independently, as well as possess excellent decision-making and judgment skills.
• A strong working knowledge of the rules for the game of basketball, as well as the rules of our governing bodies.
• Knowledge of how to run structured practices, game plans, and make in-game corrections as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree in a related field desired; recreation/physical education major preferred.
• Previous basketball coaching and/or teaching experience desired.
• Must possess or obtain first-aid/ CPR certification.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Ability to perform the essential responsibilities/functions of this position.

Preferred Qualifications

N/A

Physical Demands

• Ability to stand, walk, & sit, sometimes for long periods at a time
• Ability to lift to 50 lbs.
• Repetitive hand/finger movement
• Ability to push, pull, reach, bend, twist, stoop, etc.

Salary

$3,599

Schedule Days/Hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number S-2023-264-P

Number of Vacancies 1

Desired Start Date

Position End Date (if temporary)

Job Open Date 07/24/2026

Job Close Date

Open Until Filled Yes