Assistant Women's Lacrosse Coach

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Daytona Beach (FL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Time Off

Tuition Coverage

Retirement Contributions

Personal Leave

Job summary

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, FL seeks an Assistant Coach (Women's Lacrosse) to provide visionary leadership alongside the head coach. You will coach fundamentals, contribute to recruitment, and support academic progress while managing logistics for practices and games.

The role requires strong communication and organizational skills, willingness to recruit and mentor student-athletes, and adherence to NCAA bylaws and program goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 1–3 years of related work experience.
• Excellent communication skills, strong organization, and ability to work with diverse groups.

Responsibilities

• Provide instruction on lacrosse fundamentals and strategies.
• Assist in recruiting and retaining student-athletes for the team.
• Support NCAA Life in the Balance initiatives and team values.
• Monitor academic progress of team members.
• Maintain and manage team equipment.
• Assist with fundraising and sponsorships for the program.
• Arrange lodging and meals for team trips.
• Assume duties of head coach in their absence.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The Opportunity

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) seeks a dynamic, student-centered, and forward-thinking Assistant Coach (Women's Lacrosse) to provide visionary leadership.

The assistant women's lacrosse coach supports the head coach and is responsible for a variety of coaching, teaching, and recruiting tasks, along with practice and game-day related functions as assigned by the head coach.

Primary Job Functions, Duties, or Accountabilities

• Provide instruction to women's lacrosse student-athletes on the fundamentals and strategies of women's lacrosse.
• Assist in recruiting and retaining highly skilled student-athletes for the women's lacrosse team.
• Actively support and promote the NCAA's Life in the Balance strategic platform, embracing the six ideals of learning, balance, resourcefulness, sportsmanship, passion, and service.
• Assist in monitoring the academic progress of all women's lacrosse team members.
• Maintain and manage team equipment.
• Assist in securing donations and sponsorships to support the women's lacrosse program.
• Assist with arranging for lodging and meals for team trips.
• Assume duties of the head coach in their absence.
• Knowledge, understanding, and ability to instruct sport-specific skills, techniques, and strategies.
• Ability to lead, motivate, develop, recruit, and coach student-athletes at the collegiate level.
• Understanding of the NCAA bylaws, rules, and regulations.
• Public relations and fundraising.

About us

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

Today, our faculty, researchers and professional staff are advancing innovation across aviation, space, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, autonomous systems and next‑generation engineering. Working alongside industry leaders, government agencies and innovators, they are solving real‑world challenges and shaping the technologies that will define tomorrow.

Whether you are an educator, researcher, administrator, technologist or industry professional, your work at Embry-Riddle will contribute to something bigger than a job. Join a community driven by discovery, purpose and excellence-and help shape the future of aerospace.

Benefits

• Generous Time Off: Enjoy up to 18 days of paid leave in your first year, including 3 days granted upon hire and 15 days accrued throughout the year. You’ll also receive 9+ paid holidays, including the day after Thanksgiving and the week between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day.
• Tuition Coverage: Get 100% tuition coverage for yourself for one undergraduate and one graduate degree, and discounted rates for your spouse and dependent children up to age 26.
• Retirement Contributions: ERAU contributes 6% of your base salary to your retirement plan and offers a 4% matching contribution – with no vesting period.
• Personal Leave: Relax with 15 days of personal leave for non‑exempt employees or 18 days for exempt full‑time employees in your first year.

Compensation

The (annual salary/hourly) range for this role is up to __________. The final offer will be based on the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience, as well as applicable state regulations, internal equity, and business needs, and may fall outside of the stated range.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• (1–3) years of work‑related experience

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent communication skills (written or oral)
• Strong organizational skills
• Requires the ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with a diverse group of constituencies.