Assistant Softball Coach

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Prescott (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Time Off

Tuition Coverage

Retirement Contributions

Personal Leave

Job summary

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona, seeks an Assistant Softball Coach to support the Head Coach. You will coach, teach, and recruit student-athletes, manage practices and games, and assist with field maintenance and scouting reports at the Prescott campus.

The role emphasizes developing players, coordinating summer camps, and aiding in program growth while upholding university policies and NCAA guidelines.

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of softball.
• First Aid / CPR training may be required.

Responsibilities

• Provide instruction to softball student-athletes on fundamentals and strategies.
• Assist in recruiting and retaining highly skilled student-athletes for the softball team.
• Support the NCAA Life in Balance ideals: learning, balance, resourcefulness, sportsmanship, passion and service.
• Assist with daily field maintenance, scouting reports, and game management duties.
• Monitor academic progress of softball team members and assist with workshops, camps, and clinics.
• Lead fundraising activities and coordinate lodging and meals for team trips.

Skills

Basic softball knowledge

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Description

The Opportunity

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is seeking an AssistantSoftball Coach to support the Head Coach at the Prescott, ArizonaCampus. The Assistant Softball Coach is responsible for a varietyof coaching, teaching and recruiting issues, along with practiceand game-related functions as assigned by the Head Coach.

For Primary Job Functions, Duties, or Accountabilities:

• Provide instruction to softball student-athletes on thefundamentals and strategies of softball.
• Assist in recruiting and retaining highly skilledstudent-athletes for the softball team.
• Actively support and promote the NCAA’s Life in the Balancestrategic positioning platform, embracing the six ideals oflearning, balance, resourcefulness, sportsmanship, passion andservice.
• Assist with daily field maintenance, preparation of scoutingreports, and game management duties.
• Assist in creating and monitoring great expectations and theacademic progress of all softball team members.
• Lead the operation of workshops, summer camps, clinics, etc. topromote the softball program.
• Maintain and manage team equipment.
• Assist in securing donations and sponsorships to support thesoftball program.
• Assist with arranging for lodging and meals for teamtrips.
• Assume duties of the head coach in his/her absence.
• Other duties as assigned.

About Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University:

For over 100 years, Embry-Riddle has been the world's leadingaviation and aerospace university, educating more than 30,000students across residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida, andPrescott, Arizona, as well as through a global network of Worldwidelocations and online programs. With more than 165,000 alumni aroundthe world, our impact reaches every corner of the aerospace,aviation, defense and technology industries.

Today, our faculty, researchers and professional staff areadvancing innovation across aviation, space, artificialintelligence, cybersecurity, autonomous systems and next-generationengineering. Working alongside industry leaders, governmentagencies and innovators, they are solving real-world challenges andshaping the technologies that will define tomorrow.

Whether you are an educator, researcher, administrator,technologist or industry professional, your work at Embry-Riddlewill contribute to something bigger than a job. Join a communitydriven by discovery, purpose and excellence—and help shape thefuture of aerospace.

• Generous Time Off: Enjoy up to 18 days of paid leave in yourfirst year, including 3 days granted upon hire and 15 days accruedthroughout the year. You'll also receive 9+ paid holidays,including the day after Thanksgiving and the week between ChristmasEve and New Year's Day.
• Tuition Coverage: Get 100% tuition coverage foryourself for one undergraduate and one graduate degree, anddiscounted rates for your spouse and dependent children up to age26.
• Retirement Contributions: ERAU contributes 6% of yourbase salary to your retirement plan and offers a 4% matchingcontribution – with no vesting period.
• Personal Leave: Relax with 15 days of personal leavefor non-exempt employees or 18 days for exempt full-time employeesin your first year.

Qualifications

• High School (or GED) level ability in grammar, spelling, basiccomposition, and math.
• Basic knowledge of the game of softball.
• First Aid / CPR

Embry-Riddle is committed to fostering a workplace where allindividuals are valued and respected. We stride to ensure that allfaculty, staff, and students are treated fairly and provided equalopportunities for employment, advancement, compensation, training,and other benefits of employment. Embry-Riddle makes employmentdecisions — including hiring, promotions, compensation, and otherterms of employment — based on individual merit, qualifications,and abilities. Embry-Riddle is strongly opposed to discriminationand harassment, and such behavior is prohibited by universitypolicy. Embry-Riddle does not discriminate on the basis of race,color, national origin, sex, disability, veteran status,predisposing genetic characteristics, age, religion, or pregnancystatus, or any other status protected by federal, state, or locallaw, in its employment, educational programs, admissions policies,financial aid, or other school-administered programs oractivities.

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