Baseball Graduate Assistant

Union University Portal; Missouri; On-site; USD 6,000 - 9,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition waiver

Stipend

Job summary

Union University is seeking a Graduate Assistant Coach for the baseball program to support planning, directing, and evaluating a NCAA D2 program. This ten-month appointment includes an 18 credit hour tuition waiver and a stipend provided over 10 months.

The GA reports to the Head Baseball Coach and assists with practices, field prep, student-athlete academics, and recruiting. Responsibilities include camp organization and budget management alongside upholding NCAA and Gulf South Conference rules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Acceptance into a post-bachelor’s graduate program at Union University.
• Full-time course registration into the same program is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in organizing and conducting team practices and workouts.
• Assist in field preparation and upkeep.
• Monitor the academic progress and eligibility of student-athletes.
• Assist in recruiting academically qualified student-athletes to Union University.
• Demonstrate leadership and conduct befitting coaching responsibilities.
• Organize team camps; market camps; assist in budget preparation for camps.

Skills

Team leadership

Recruiting

Student mentoring

Budgeting

Event coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Acceptance into post-bachelor's program

Job description

This position is responsible for supporting the management of the baseball program. The Graduate Assistant Coach reports directly to the Head Baseball Coach and is responsible for assisting in the planning, directing, and evaluating all aspects and facets of a successful baseball program at the NCAA D2 level.

About Union University

Union University is a private, coeducational liberal arts-based university offering bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. The campus is located in Jackson, Tenn. (80 miles northeast of Memphis) with additional campuses in Germantown, Hendersonville, and Memphis, Tenn. Union University currently enrolls about 3,200 undergraduate and graduate students from 48 states and 15 countries. Union University stands as a national leader among colleges and universities in promoting a Christian worldview and a Christ-centered approach to education. Union is consistently ranked among the nation’s premier Christian universities and has been recognized as a top-tier institution each year since 1997 by U.S. News & World Report, which also recognized Union at a national level for undergraduate teaching excellence.

This position is a ten-month (August-May) appointment and provides a competitive compensation package that includes 18 credit hours tuition waiver for graduate degree classes and a stipend (over 10 months) provided by the university. The Graduate Assistant reports to the Head Baseball Coach. Duties include:

• Assist in organizing and conducting team practices, conditioning, and workouts
• Ability to assist in field preparation and upkeep
• Help monitor the academic progress and eligibility of student-athletes. Possibly conduct study halls
• Assist in recruiting highly skilled and academically qualified student-athletes to Union University
• Demonstrate leadership, sportsmanship, and conduct becoming of the teaching, coaching, and/or business profession
• Assist in the organization of team camps; marketing team camps; recruiting campers; assisting in budget preparation for the camps, including managing camp income generated by registration, concessions, and merchandise sales

Union University is committed to strict compliance with any and all rules and regulations of the NCAA and the Gulf South Conference. An infraction by the employee of any rule or regulation of the NCAA or the Gulf South Conference will render the employee subject to progressive disciplinary action including, but not limited to, immediate termination of employment. Infraction of any rule or regulation of the NCAA or the Gulf South Conference shall include any infraction whatsoever, whether intentional or unintentional.

Other Job Duties

Required Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree is required. Acceptance into a post-bachelor’s academic program at the University, as well as full-time course registration into the same program of study is also required.

Preferred Qualifications

Successful candidates must be professing Christians who are active members of a local church, enthusiastically support Union University’s Identity, Mission, and Core Values, and articulate a Christian worldview in their work and life. (Union University’s Identity, Mission, and Core Values is a link to https://www.uu.edu/about/what-we-believe.cfm)

Posting Number

Posting Number S006P

Number of Vacancies

Number of Vacancies 1

Benefits No

Application Deadline

Open Until Filled Yes