Head Men's & Women's Cross Country Coach

Trinity Washington University; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 48,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Retirement with employer match

Tuition benefits for employees and/de­

Paid leave and holidays

Job summary

Trinity College in Hartford, CT seeks a Head Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Coach to provide leadership and administration for all cross country programs. Responsibilities include setting strategic direction, recruiting, budget management, fundraising, alumni engagement, staff supervision, and compliance with NCAA Division III, NESCAC, and Trinity College rules.

The role requires building a culture of excellence supporting academic, athletic, and holistic student development with collaboration

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3–5 years of experience in coaching or athletics administration.
• Ability to build relationships with student-athletes, prospective students, other coaches, leadership, faculty, and staff.
• Ability to work independently as well as within a team.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work well in fast-paced and stressful environments.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Ability to respond effectively to sensitive inquiries or complaints.
• Schedule and coordinate work and activities of others.
• Strong communication skills and ability to make presentations.
• Experience planning, implementing and managing programs.
• Ability to manage social media posts for the team.
• Interpersonal conflict management skills.

Responsibilities

• Designs, prepares, and runs practice sessions and competition strategies in collaboration with coaching staff. Coaches student-athletes during practice, at home and away events, and tournaments.
• Cultivate and maintains strong relationships with student-athletes, prospective students, other coaches, leadership, faculty, and staff.
• Actively recruits student-athletes, including communications and networking with coaches, parents, alumni, and counselors. Adheres to all NCAA and NESCAC regulations.
• Performs administrative tasks related to scheduling, budgeting, fundraising, equipment and facilities management, and rules compliance.
• Mentors student-athletes through regular conversations regarding schedule, academic priorities, wellness, leadership, and time management.
• Participates in various committees on campus.
• Teaches physical education classes and assists with varsity game management is needed.
• Perform other related duties as assigned and based on department need.

Skills

Communication

Relationship building

Recruiting

Budget management

Fundraising

Diversity & inclusion

Leadership

Time management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Job Description

Trinity College, an NCAA Division III institution located inHartford, Connecticut, is seeking an individual to serve as itsHead Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Coach. The Head Coach willprovide overall leadership and administration of the Cross Countryprograms, including setting strategic direction for all aspects ofthe program, recruitment and development of student-athletes,competitive success, budget management, fundraising, alumniengagement, staff supervision, and compliance with NCAA DivisionIII, NESCAC, and Trinity College rules and regulations. The HeadCoach is committed to fostering a culture of excellence thatsupports the academic, athletic, and holistic development ofTrinity College student-athletes.

Trinity College offers a comprehensive benefits package thatincludes medical, wellness, dental and vision, retirement savingswith employer match, flexible spending and health savings accounts,disability and life insurance; paid leave and other paid time offbenefits; tuition benefits for employees and their dependents; anda variety of other employer-sponsored and voluntary fringe benefitprograms.

The anticipated annual base salary hiring range for thisposition is $63,400 to $80,800 per year, with final placementdetermined by experience, skills, qualifications, and internalequity considerations.

Responsibilities

• Primary Responsibilities – List up to eight major duties of thejob
• Designs, prepares, and runs practice sessions and competitionstrategies in collaboration with coaching staff. Coachesstudent-athletes during practice, at home and away events, andtournaments.
• Cultivate and maintains strong relationships withstudent-athletes, prospective students, other coaches, leadership,faculty, and staff.
• Actively recruits student-athletes, including communicationsand networking with coaches, parents, alumni, and counselors.Adheres to all NCAA and NESCAC regulations.
• Performs administrative tasks related to scheduling, budgeting,fundraising, equipment and facilities management, and rulescompliance.
• Mentors student-athletes through regular conversationsregarding schedule, academic priorities, wellness, leadership, andtime management.
• Participates in various committees on campus.
• Teaches physical education classes and assists with varsitygame management is needed.
• Perform other related duties as assigned and based ondepartmental need.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• 3-5 years of experience
• Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships withstudent athletes, prospective students, other coaches, leadership,faculty, and staff
• Ability to work independently as well as within a team
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work well infast-paced and stressful environments
• Ability to maintain professional code of ethics
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to diversity,equity, and inclusion
• Ability to respond effectively to sensitive inquiries orcomplaints
• Schedule and coordinate work and activities of others
• Strong communication skills (both oral and written) and skilledin making presentations
• Experience planning, implementing and managing programs
• Ability to manage social media posts for the team
• Interpersonal conflict management skills

About Us

Trinity is a highly selective, independent, nonsectarian liberalarts institution located in the capital city of Hartford,Connecticut. The college maintains a rigorous academic profilecomplemented by a vibrant co-curricular program. With more than2,100 full-time undergraduate students, representing forty-threestates and ninety-one countries, we consider our location in aculturally and socioeconomically diverse capital city to be amongTrinity’s most distinctive assets; and we cultivate strongconnections with our surrounding neighbors and with institutionsand organizations throughout Hartford and the region. As apreeminent liberal arts college in an urban setting, TrinityCollege prepares students to be bold, independent thinkers who leadtransformative lives.

Trinity College is an independent, nonsectarian liberal artscollege for men and women, with approximately 2,200 undergraduatestudents and 200 faculty members, located in Hartford, Connecticut.Our Mission is “Engage. Connect. Transform.” As the preeminentliberal arts college in an urban setting, Trinity College preparesstudents to be bold, independent thinkers who lead transformativelives.

The College is committed to building a representative and diversefaculty, administrative staff, and student body. Trinity is anEqual Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Women and minoritiesare encouraged to apply. Applicants with disabilities shouldrequest, in advance, any needed accommodation in order toparticipate in the application process.

For all faculty positions, completion of the Ph.D. or appropriateequivalent is expected. Candidates should have a strong commitmentto undergraduate and interdisciplinary teaching in a liberal artscontext, and a well-articulated plan for sustained research.Trinity is especially interested in candidates who can contributeto the diversity and excellence of the academic community throughtheir research, teaching, and service.