Graduate Assistant: Athletics Coaching Positions

UWPKS University of Wisconsin Parkside; United States; On-site; USD 8,100 - 9,900; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Full tuition waiver

Job summary

University of Wisconsin-Parkside offers graduate assistant coaching positions for 2026-27, teaching activity class instruction in HKSM while supporting 10-month athletics operations. Compensation includes a $9,000 annual stipend and a full tuition waiver, with potential renewal for a second year.

Positions span Women’s Basketball, Men’s Basketball, Track & Field/Cross Country; start August 1 or earlier by mutual agreement, with strong emphasis on player development and recruitment

Qualifications

• Must have a bachelor’s degree.
• Experience as a student-athlete, manager, and/or coach in college athletics or related field.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute practices.
• Develop players and monitor progress.
• Scout opponents and breakdown game film.
• Recruit student-athletes for the programs.
• Coordinate travel and operational logistics for competitions.
• Organize camps and clinics for development.
• Monitor academic progress of student-athletes.
• Collaborate with athletics staff and other coaches to represent the department.

Skills

Coach experience

Recruiting

Scouting

Player development

Administrative tasks

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

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Position Title

Graduate Assistant: Athletics Coaching Positions

Job Category

Other

Employment Type

Terminal (Fixed Term)

Job Profile

Ad Hoc Program Specialist

Job Duties

The University of Wisconsin-Parkside is proud to offer the graduate assistant coaching positions for the 2026-27 academic year. These graduate assistants will gain valuable experience in Wisconsin’s NCAA Division II athletics department. The successful candidates will work a 10-month appointment for the 2026-27 academic year with the opportunity for renewal of a second year 12-month appointment. Each graduate assistant will receive a full tuition waiver and an annual stipend of $9,000, paid monthly. These positions will remain open until filled. Anticipated start date for the positions will be August 1, with the potential for a mutually-agreed upon earlier start date and summer employment. The coaching graduate assistants will also serve as an instructor for an activity class for the Health, Kinesiology, and Sport Management department (HKSM).

Eligibility

To be eligible, students must be admitted to the in‑person Master of Sport Management Program (MSSM) at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Appointments are contingent upon maintenance of minimum credit requirements and good standing in the MSSM program.

UW-Parkside is a great place to start or enhance your career. The campus is nestled in 700 acres of woodland and prairie and two miles west of Lake Michigan in Kenosha, WI. At Parkside we offer competitive pay and benefits, as well as an engaging and supportive work environment. Parkside is a community that’s easy to call home. Find out why!

Available Position: Women’s Basketball Men’s Basketball Track & Field/Cross Country (Throws) Track & Field/Cross Country

Key Job Responsibilities

• Planning and execution of practice.
• Player development.
• Opponent scouting & Film breakdown.
• Recruitment of student‑athletes.
• Travel and operational logistics.
• Organizing camps and clinics.
• Monitoring the academic progress of student‑athletes.
• Consistently demonstrate a positive team player attitude, building and maintaining professional working relationships with all departmental staff, including but not limited to the athletics administration, the sports medicine department, support staff, and other department coaches.
• Represent the athletics department through collaboration with a variety of campus groups.
• Represent the athletics department appropriately and intentionally through community involvement, speaking engagements, media responsibilities, etc.
• Represent UW‑Parkside as appropriate with the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), Northern Sun Intercollegiate Athletics Conference (NSIC) and the NCAA.
• Consistent with NCAA Bylaw11 and institutional procedures, Coach understands and agrees that if Coach is found in violation of any NCAA or Conference Legislation or fails to report a violation, he/she shall be subject to disciplinary or corrective action as set forth in the provisions of the NCAA enforcement procedures, including suspension without pay or termination of employment for significant or repetitive violations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Department

Athletics

Compensation

$9,000 plus full tuition waiver

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Experience as a student‑athlete, manager, and/or coach in college athletics, high school, professional sports or relevant equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant experience in the area of recruiting, scouting, and player development.
• Experience handling administrative tasks of a sports program in college athletics.
• Demonstrate the ability to be strategically organized and think innovatively.

Employment will require a criminal background check in accordance with the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment. (see TC1 - App.4 and p.12)

Reasonable Accommodations: It is the policy of UW-Parkside to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or accommodation in applying because of a disability, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 262-595-2204. Employment opportunities will not be denied because of the need to provide reasonable accommodation for a qualified individual with a disability.

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