Head Men's and Women's Golf Coach

University of Illinois Springfield; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Illinois Springfield is seeking a Head Men's and Women's Golf Coach to lead and develop competitive golf programs. This position will teach advanced skills, mentor student-athletes, and ensure compliance with NCAA regulations, contributing to the university's mission of athletic and academic excellence.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid leaves including Vacation and Sick

Tuition waivers for employees and dependents

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Proven golf coaching experience for a minimum of three years.
• Understanding of NCAA Division II regulations.

Responsibilities

• Teach and instruct advanced level skills for competitive play.
• Mentor student-athletes and monitor academic performance.
• Ensure compliance with NCAA Division II rules.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Mentoring

Budgeting

Compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree

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Posting Category: E

About UIS: Located in the state capital, the University of Illinois Springfield is one of three members of the University of Illinois system. The University serves more than 4,000 students in 44 graduate and 56 undergraduate programs. You are encouraged to visit the university web page at http://www.uis.edu .

Application deadline: 6/27/2025

Minimum Starting Salary: $50,000 annually

Summary:

Head Men's and Women's Golf Coach teaches, develops, manages, implements, and advances competitive intercollegiate men's and women's golf programs within the philosophy, objectives, policies, and guidelines of NCAA Division II, the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC), and Department of Athletics at the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS). The Head Men's and Women's Golf Coach reports to the Director of Athletics.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Teach and instruct advanced level skills, techniques, and game strategies inherent in the highest level of competitive play; developing UIS golf student-athletes to successful competitive achievements.
• Mentor men's and women's golf student-athletes on and off the course and monitor academic performance of men’s and women’s golf student-athletes, teaching student-athletes skills for academic success and life-long learning.
• Accountable for compliance with all NCAA Division II and Great Lakes Valley Conference rules; including submission of all compliance forms, adherence to all compliance policies and procedures, and attendance of mandatory NCAA rules education sessions. Instruct UIS golf assistant coaching staff and men's and women's golf student-athletes on applicable NCAA compliance education.
• Responsible for a strategic vision for success and administration of UIS men’s and women’s golf programs including budgeting, strategic planning, organizing, and reconciling golf accounts to ensure expenditures compliant with budget.
• Recruit highly successful golf student-athletes who are both physically and academically talented, who represent UIS and Department of Athletics with good character, and who strive to graduate from UIS.
• Responsible for scheduling, organizing, and conducting practices/competitions including team travel.
• Identify, manage, mentor, and oversee ethical and talented UIS golf assistant coach.
• Collaborate with athletic training staff, academic support personnel, strength and conditioning, compliance staff, and other campus personnel to enhance and support UIS golf student-athlete experience.
• Responsible for fundraising, marketing, promotion, and alumni and community engagement of UIS golf and Department of Athletics at UIS.
• Coordinate golf tournaments and camps/clinics in an effort to increase local and regional exposure of UIS and UIS golf.
• Attend GLVC, UIS, and Department of Athletics meetings as scheduled; hold office hours in the office in the Recreation and Athletic Center; complete required NCAA and UIS training.
• Perform other related duties as assigned to support the department’s strategic goals and on-going initiatives.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree required. Proven golf coaching experience for a minimum of three years. An understanding of NCAA Division II regulations. Demonstrated success in teaching and developing student-athletes. Preferences will be given to candidates with advanced degrees, a tenure of successful collegiate coaching experience with a proven record of recruiting talented and academically qualified student-athletes.

Preferred Qualifications:

Desired qualifications include demonstrated ability in skill instruction, practice and game plan development, academic monitoring and development of student-athletes, fundraising and public relations, general administrative skills including budgeting and scheduling, strong leadership skills, knowledge and commitment to NCAA DII rules compliance, and strong ethical integrity. The successful candidate must be committed to working and teaching within an environment that embraces the development of student-athletes around their academic achievement, diversity, equity, inclusion, health and welfare.

Employment Policies and other information:

UIS is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer with a strong institutional commitment to recruitment and retention of a diverse and inclusive campus community. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

As a qualifying federal contractor, the University of Illinois System uses E-Verify to verify employment eligibility .

The University of Illinois may conduct background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer of employment. Background checks will be performed in compliance with state and federal law.

The University of Illinois System requires candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to current or former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment. For more information, visit Policy on Consideration of Sexual Misconduct in Prior Employment .

Benefits eligible positions include a comprehensive benefits package which offers: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability & AD&D insurance; a defined benefit pension plan; paid leaves such as Vacation, Holiday and Sick; tuition waivers for employees and dependents. Click for a complete list of Employee Benefits .

UIS employment in this role is not covered by Social Security, and instead, is covered by the State University Retirement System.

• You will not pay Social Security taxes and your earning will not be on your Social Security Record. (Your record will, however, show your Medicare wages.
• Your pension from the State Universities Retirement System may affect the amount of your:
• Social Security benefit and
• Social Security benefit as a spouse
  
  

Applicants with disabilities are encouraged to apply and may request a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (2008) to complete the application and/or interview process. Requests may be submitted by contacting UIS HR at [e-mail] or call 217-206-6652.

• Please Note: All postings close at 5:00pm CST on the posting close date.***

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Higher Education

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