Coaching, Initial Focus: Assistant Baseball Coach (Part-Time Pool)

Ventura County Community College District; Oxnard (CA); On-site; USD 4,000 - 6,200; Part time

Job summary

Ventura County Community College District's Oxnard College is seeking a part-time Assistant Baseball Coach to provide instruction, mentoring, and leadership to student-athletes for the Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 terms. The role includes recruiting, scheduling, and coordinating events in collaboration with other coaches and campus partners.

The incumbent will help maintain safety, support academics, and assist with budget and equipment management while ensuring compliance with 3C2A regulations and

Qualifications

• Possession of any bachelor's degree and two years of professional experience.
• OR
• Any associate degree and six years of professional experience.
• OR
• The equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Provide instruction, mentoring, and coaching to student-athletes in skills and strategies; evaluate performance and refine team plans.
• Assist in planning and scheduling competitions, tournaments, and events; distribute schedules and report statistics.
• Establish and maintain safety standards; demonstrate techniques to prevent injuries; document injuries and report.
• Create a positive atmosphere; support academic progress and mentorship; refer students to services as needed.
• Assist with recruiting in compliance with 3C2A regulations and maintain contact with prospective student-athletes.
• Develop the sport team budget and manage expenses; procure equipment and uniforms; maintain inventory records.
• Ensure program compliance with 3C2A regulations and disciplinary procedures; report violations as required.
• Promote attendance at athletic events and assist in fund-raising efforts.
• Provide work direction to others.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Skills

Coaching

Mentoring

Recruitment

Scheduling

Public relations

Safety awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate degree

Job description

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Under the general supervision of a Dean and the work direction of an Athletic Director and Head Coach, an Assistant Coach provides comprehensive instruction and leadership to student-athletes. This includes responsibility for assisting the Head Coach with student‑athlete recruitment, team scheduling, programming, and public relations.

This applicant pool will be used to fill a part‑time Assistant Baseball Coach assignment at Oxnard College for the Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 semesters. If you have applied to previous pools in this discipline, you will need to apply to this pool to continue to be considered.

WHO WE ARE

The Ventura County Community College District (VCCCD) is a public community college district serving residents throughout Ventura County. VCCCD's three colleges - Moorpark College, Oxnard College, and Ventura College - offer programs for transfer to four‑year colleges and universities; career technical training, basic skills instruction; as well as community service, economic development, and continuing education for cultural growth, life enrichment, and skills improvement.

The Ventura County Community College District recognizes that a diverse community of faculty, staff, and administrators promotes academic excellence and creates an inclusive educational and work environment for its employees, contractors, students, and the community it serves. With the understanding that a diverse community fosters multi‑cultural awareness, promotes mutual understanding and respect, and provides role models for all students, VCCCD is committed to recruiting and employing a diverse and qualified group of administrators, faculty, and staff members who are dedicated to the success of all college students.

The Ventura County Community College District does not engage in any employment practice that discriminates against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of ethnic group identification, race, color, language, accent, immigration status, ancestry, national origin, political beliefs, age, gender, sex, religion, transgender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, and/or physical or mental disability.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide instruction, mentoring, and coaching to student-athletes in the skills, techniques, and competitive strategies necessary for individual and team achievement of athletic standards of performance; evaluate individual and team performance and refine individual and team strategies throughout the season.

Assist in planning and scheduling competitions, tournaments, and events in collaboration with coaches within and outside of the conference and in concert with academic schedules, District policy, and California Community College Commission on Athletics (3C2A)/Western State Conference regulations; distribute schedules to student‑athletes, department personnel, and campus media personnel; collect and report subject sport statistics.

Establish and maintain safety standards to protect student‑athletes, equipment, materials, and facilities; demonstrate techniques of movement and body mechanics that prevent injuries; provide immediate assistance to injured student‑athletes; document injuries and submit record‑keeping reports as required.

Create a positive atmosphere for the student‑athletes; support academic progress, retention, and matriculation of student‑athletes through mentoring activities; refer student‑athletes to support services, programs, resources, and other professionals as appropriate; maintain confidential student‑athlete information.

Assist with the recruiting process in compliance with 3C2A regulations to identify and attract promising student‑athletes; provide referrals to prospective student‑athletes to academic and student services as appropriate; maintain contact with prospective student‑athletes and provide prompt follow‑up to inquiries from potential student‑athletes.

Assist in developing the subject sport team budget and managing expenses to ensure expenditures remain within approved funding levels; recommend purchase of equipment, supplies and uniforms for subject sport; assist equipment personnel in maintaining inventory records for equipment and apparel.

Ensure program compliance within the subject sports program with 3C2A regulations; establish and monitor effective procedures to ensure staff and student‑athletes comply with such requirements; communicate the disciplinary or corrective consequences of violations as set forth in the provisions of enforcement procedures; report violations of regulations to the Athletic Director or Dean.

Promote interest and attendance at athletic events; assist in fund‑raising efforts for the program.

Provide work direction to others.

Perform related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Possession of any bachelor's degree and two years of professional experience,

OR

Any associate degree and six years of professional experience,

OR

The equivalent.

LICENSES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS

1. A First Aid Certificate issued by a recognized First Aid training program must be obtained within the first three months of employment.
2. A CPR Certificate issued by a recognized CPR training program must be obtained within the first three months of employment.
3. A valid California Driver License

EQUIVALENCY

The Ventura County Community College District, in its desire to select outstanding faculty members from the largest possible pool of qualified applicants, recognizes the fact that candidates may attain expertise in a discipline through a variety of means. Certain combinations of education, experience and other accomplishments in the field may be judged by the District as equal to the stated minimum qualifications for this position.

The Board may elect to grant equivalency for a bachelor's or associate degree based on the criteria below. Candidates whom do not possess a bachelor's or associate degree but feel they possess such equivalent qualifications are encouraged to complete and submit the Supplemental Questionnaire for Equivalency with their application for review by the District wide Equivalency Committee.

Criteria for Equivalency: Disciplines in which a master's degree is not generally expected or available, and in which a related bachelor's or associate degree is not generally expected or available:

Completion of college or university-level coursework may be substituted for the required bachelor's degree or associate degree requirement as follows:

120 semester units AND two years of full‑time equivalent professional experience in the discipline

OR

60 semester units AND six years of full‑time equivalent professional experience in the discipline

AND

The candidate must possess recent knowledge of the discipline (within three years).

Notes:

• All semester or equivalent units must be earned from a regionally accredited postsecondary educational institution.
• Professional experience includes teaching experience. For the discipline of Coaching, one season of coaching experience is considered equivalent to one year of professional experience.

FOREIGN TRANSCRIPTS

If you have completed coursework at a foreign institution that is not recognized as accredited by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or the U.S. Department of Education, you must include a full evaluation of the foreign transcript with your application materials if you wish for us to consider the coursework. Visit the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or the U.S. Department of Education to search for institutions that are recognized as accredited. If you need your transcripts evaluated, please review the list of agencies approved for foreign transcript evaluation. If applicable, an official copy of your foreign transcript evaluation will also be required upon hire.

PAY PHILOSOPHY

Starting salaries for part‑time faculty are based on educational achievement and relevant experience. Initial placement is within the starting salary range. Further advancements are based on longevity and educational growth. Please review the Explanation of Salary Placement for Part‑Time Faculty for more information.

STARTING SALARY

Part‑time faculty with classroom assignments are paid between $2,007 and $3,108 per semester per 10% load.

This assignment will also receive a stipend of 110 hours based upon the current hourly rate.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Individuals who are invited to participate in the interview process who require a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, must notify the Ventura County Community College District Human Resources Department in writing at least two business days prior to the interview. Those applicants needing such accommodations should document this request in an email to [e-mail] and include an explanation as to the type and extent of accommodation needed to participate in the selection process.

For more information about the recruitment process at VCCCD, including responses to Frequently Asked Questions, please visit our Academic Careers page.