Assistant Football Coach

Peralta Community College District; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Peralta Community College District in Oakland, CA is seeking an Assistant Football Coach to assist the Head Coach in running practices, coaching players, and ensuring academic progress. The role includes coordinating skill development and game prep while maintaining safety and compliance with CCCAA and district policies.

The successful candidate will support recruitment, retention, and student-athlete success through collaboration with athletics staff, counseling, and faculty.

Qualifications

• Possession of a Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accredited college or university and two years of professional experience, OR
• Possession of an Associate's degree and six years of professional experience.
• Understanding of diverse academics, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of Peralta students, staff and community.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Head Coach in planning and conducting practices, conditioning sessions, and competitions.
• Provide position-specific instruction and skill development.
• Monitor and encourage academic progress, retention, and eligibility.
• Promote sportsmanship, ethical conduct, teamwork, and student development.
• Assist with game preparation, scouting, practice planning, and player evaluation.
• Support team travel, equipment management, inventory, and facility preparation.
• Promote a safe environment and follow risk management practices.
• Maintain required certifications and complete mandated District training.
• Collaborate with faculty, counseling, athletic training staff, and student services to support student-athlete success.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Coaching

Student-athlete support

Recruitment support

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or higher

Associate's degree with 6 years experience

Job description

Class Purpose

Under general direction, the Assistant Football Coach assists inall aspects of the District's intercollegiate football program.Responsibilities may include coaching student-athletes, supportingrecruitment and retention efforts, promoting academic success,ensuring compliance with California Community College AthleticAssociation (3C2A), conference, District, and College regulations,and fostering a positive, inclusive student-athleteexperience.

Examples of Duties

Examples of duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Assist the Head Coach in planning and conducting practices,conditioning sessions, and competitions.
• Provide position-specific instruction and skilldevelopment.
• Monitor and encourage student-athletes' academic progress,retention, and eligibility.
• Promote sportsmanship, ethical conduct, teamwork, and studentdevelopment.
• Assist with game preparation, scouting, practice planning, andplayer evaluation.
• Support team travel, equipment management, inventory, andfacility preparation.
• Promote a safe environment and follow appropriate riskmanagement practices.
• Maintain required certifications and complete mandated Districttraining.
• Collaborate effectively with faculty, counseling, athletictraining staff, and student services personnel to supportstudent-athlete success.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Possession of a Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accreditedcollege or university and two years of professional experience,OR
• Possession of an Associate's degree and six years ofprofessional experience.
• Understanding of, sensitivity to and respect for the diverseacademic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability and ethnicbackgrounds of Peralta Colleges’ students, faculty, staff andcommunity.

Supplemental Information

Minimum Qualifications:

Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications as established bythe California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. Applicantsare required to demonstrate that they meet the minimumqualifications by submitting official or unofficial transcripts andproviding a complete and detailed record of relevant professionalwork experience in their application materials.

The District will review education and work history to determinewhether minimum qualifications are met. Determinations are made inaccordance with Title 5 regulations and District procedures.Official transcripts and additional verification of employmentwill be required upon offer of employment.

If experience is required in lieu of a master’sdegree:

For disciplines requiring a degree and professional experience,applicants must clearly describe how their education and workexperience meet the stated minimum qualifications.

Equivalency

Applicants who do not meet the minimum qualifications exactly mayapply for equivalency. Equivalency determinations are made througha separate review process in accordance with Districtprocedures.

The Equivalency Committee will consider only thoseapplicants who formally request equivalency consideration by submitting the Completed Equivalency Request Form. The form should besubmitted to [e-mail] before the application closedate. Be sure to attach detailed evidence, such as unofficialtranscripts and/or other certifications that support theequivalency.

In order to be considered for this position, you must submit the following

1. An application.
2. A cover letter discussing methods, theories, or technologiesespecially relevant to your teaching style and describing anyqualifications not evident in your resume or curriculum vitae.
3. A resume/CV summarizing your educational background andexperience.
4. Transcripts.

• Transcripts of ALL college degrees/coursework needed to qualifyfor this position; unofficial or legible copies are acceptable butmust indicate that the degree(s) has been conferred, ifapplicable.
• All degrees and units used to satisfy the minimumqualifications must be from postsecondary institutions accreditedby an accreditation agency recognized by either the U.S. Departmentof Education or the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation. If yourdegree/coursework is from a college or university outside of theUnited States, you must submit a detailed evaluation from aprofessional evaluation agency. A partial list of agencies can befound at https://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/leaflets/foreign-transcript-evaluation-(cl-635). Transcripts or translations in English still require theevaluation to show the U.S. equivalence of your degree.
• If needed to meet the minimum qualifications, a copy (front andback) of your fully satisfied, lifetime California CommunityCollege credential authorizing service in the appropriatediscipline.

Failure to provide all required documents will result inelimination from the selection process. Official transcripts willbe required prior to appointment.

Please note, the District’s preferred method of communication withapplicants is via e-mail. As such, please ensure you verify thee-mail address on your application, and check your e-mailfrequently, including your spam and junk folders.

Applicants will not be contacted unless selected for interview. Offer of employment to the persons selected for these positions iscontingent upon: 1) submission of a current TB test clearance; 2)proof of eligibility to work in the United States; 3) fingerprintclearance; and 4) submission of official transcripts indicatingappropriate degree(s) awarded or submission of a valid appropriateCalifornia Community College credential. 5) receipt of workverification required to meet minimum qualifications (ifapplicable).