Head Coach, Women's Lacrosse — NCAA DIII Program Leader

University of Puget Sound; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 51,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement plan options and 403(b)

Paid vacation and holidays

Tuition benefits for employees and/or

Job summary

University of Puget Sound seeks a part-time athletics leader to supervise the men's and women's golf programs, ensuring competitive performance within NCAA Division III and Northwest Conference guidelines. The role reports to the Director of Athletics and requires strong coaching, recruiting, and budgeting skills.

You will plan practices, manage travel and events, monitor scholar-athlete academic progress, and collaborate with campus partners to promote student-athlete success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.
• Proficiency with sports management, recruitment, and administrative tools (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite, Teamworks, Golf Genius, PeopleSOFT)
• Strong organizational, leadership, and interpersonal skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Willingness to work evenings, weekends, and travel as required for athletics events
• Ability to respectfully work, communicate and provide leadership within a diverse campus community

Responsibilities

• Hire, train, and supervise assistant coaches.
• Coach scholar-athletes by assessing and developing their technical mechanics, course management, and mental preparation.
• Lead operations and tournament management for all home and away competitions.
• Plan, organize, and execute structured team practices, skill instruction, and course management strategies for both the traditional season and non-traditional segment.
• Coordinate off-season player development and strength/conditioning programs.
• Monitor the academic progress of scholar-athletes, prioritizing academic success and holistic development.
• Maintain a high level of professionalism on and off the course toward scholar-athletes, opponents, coaches, parents, administrators, course staff, and community members.
• Formulate and execute a comprehensive recruitment strategy to identify, evaluate, and yield high-achieving scholar-athletes who fit the academic and athletic profile of Puget Sound.
• Maintain target roster sizes for both programs in alignment with institutional and departmental goals.
• Direct all communication with prospective scholar-athletes, families, and others involved in recruitment.
• Oversee program operational budgets, including travel, equipment, apparel, tournament fees, and recruiting expenses.
• Coordinate team travel, lodging, meals, transportation, and scheduling in partnership with athletic administration.
• Ensure strict compliance with NCAA Division III, Northwest Conference, and University rules, policies, and health/safety protocols.
• Collaborate with Sports Medicine, Strength & Conditioning, and support staff to optimize scholar-athlete well-being and success.
• Develop positive public relations with all internal campus partners and external constituents.
• Engage in donor development, alumni relations, and program fundraising opportunities.
• Organize and conduct golf clinics, youth camps, or community events based on departmental goals.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Athletics
• Ability to collaborate and effectively communicate with a wide variety of students, parents, alumni, faculty, departmental staff, administration, and the general public.
• Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with scholar-athletes and athletics alumni.

Skills

Coaching

Recruiting

Course management

Scholar-athlete development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Teamworks

Golf Genius

PeopleSOFT

Job description

University of Puget Sound seeks a part-time athletics leader to supervise the men's and women's golf programs, ensuring competitive performance within NCAA Division III and Northwest Conference guidelines. The role reports to the Director of Athletics and requires strong coaching, recruiting, and budgeting skills.

You will plan practices, manage travel and events, monitor scholar-athlete academic progress, and collaborate with campus partners to promote student-athlete success.