Head Women's Soccer Coach (NAIA) (Head Coach (NAIA)

IndySHRM; Richmond (IN); On-site; USD 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana University East seeks a Head Women's Soccer Coach to manage the soccer program, comply with athletics regulations, and provide a quality experience for student-athletes. The role emphasizes recruiting, training, and developing student-athletes while ensuring academic progress and sportsmanship.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical and dental insurance

Tuition subsidy for employees and family members

Generous paid time off plans

Paid leave for new parents

Employee assistance program (EAP)

Qualifications

• 4 years of coaching experience required.
• 1 year of management experience necessary.
• High degree of professionalism and excellent collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and operate the Women's Soccer team.
• Plan and execute competition and practice schedules.
• Recruit and train student-athletes for the soccer program.

Skills

Proficient communication skills

Organizational skills

Team building skills

Conflict management skills

Judgment and decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Indiana University East , a regional campus of Indiana University, offers residents of eastern Indiana, western Ohio, and beyond a broad range of bachelor's degrees and selected master's degrees and certificates through its traditional main campus in Richmond, off-campus sites, and online program options.
Indiana University East values a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and intellectual perspectives among its faculty, staff, and students. The campus is dedicated to being a strong partner in enhancing the educational, cultural, and economic development of the region it serves through community and civic engagement. Learn more about IU East.

Job Summary

The Head Women's Soccer Coach will manage and operate the Women's Soccer team while complying with all KIAC/NAIA regulations. In addition, the person in this role will coach and develop the Women's Soccer program, including but not limited to: recruiting, training, skill development, event scheduling, and preparing student-athletes for competition.
Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Establishes all aspects of the Women's Soccer program at IU East, including recruiting, training, and coaching quality student-athletes as members of the Women's soccer program.
• Provides a quality competitive experience expected by a college athlete. Develops and recommends game strategies and position assignments through the scouting of opponents.
• Instills and demands respect and sportsmanship towards officials, opponents, teammates, and oneself; demonstrate correct techniques and skills to play the sport safely and to help student-athletes avoid injury.
• Plans and executes the schedule of all competitions and practices in compliance with KIAC and NAIA regulations. Monitors and facilitates compliance in NAIA athletic directives.
• Participates in due process procedures, as needed. Works collaboratively with the Athletic Director, Sports Information Director, and the Department of External affairs to manage external relations for the Women's Soccer program.
• Complies with academic policies, standards, and requirements of the university, including monitoring and encouraging regular progress toward an academic degree. Makes good faith efforts, in cooperation with the university's faculty and administration, to meet all student-athletes academic requirements, and to integrate sports into the whole spectrum of academic life for all student-athletes. Uses reasonable efforts to arrange travel and scheduling by student-athletes in such a manner as to minimize lost classroom time.
• Performs other related duties, such as: notifying players of practices, games, and team meetings; manages the sport network and/or facility; oversees of Red Wolf Partners, Club, or Foundation; provides game and academic study hall oversight; serves as recruiting coordinator, Graf center coordinator, and/or assisting with other sports.
• Assists at all IU East home athletic events as assigned and perform other duties assigned by the Athletic Director.

General Responsibilities

• Complies fully with all NAIA, applicable athletic conference, and Indiana University rules, regulations, policies, and procedures. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.
• Provides leadership and instruction in the personal and athletic development of student athletes by counseling team members in academic, disciplinary, sportsmanship, and personal matters, as appropriate.
• Develops a competitively successful team to represent Indiana University positively and responsibly. Provides student athletes the opportunity for a positive experience and climate in which to achieve their academic, athletic, and personal goals.
• Performs recruiting duties by formulating a plan to incorporate coverage of all prospective student athletes and recruiting high-quality student-athletes that meet or exceed university qualifications.
• Represents the team, department, and university in a positive, professional, and ethical manner; responds appropriately to media, marketing, fund-raising, and community service requests, as assigned. Exhibits professionalism in a manner consistent with the missions and goals of Indiana University, applicable athletic conference, and the NAIA.
• Directs coaching staff, when applicable.
• Maintains program budget.

Qualifications

EDUCATION
Required

• Bachelor's degree

WORK EXPERIENCE
Required

• 4 years of coaching experience
• 1 year of management experience

SKILLS
Required

• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
  Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent collaboration and team building skills
• Effectively coaches and delivers constructive feedback
• Instills commitment to organizational goals
• Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills
• Effective conflict management skills
• Builds and manages effective teams

Working Conditions / Demands

This position requires both sedentary work and long durations of movement about the workspace. It requires the ability to move and transport objects and equipment weighing up to 25 pounds. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential tasks with or without an accommodation.

Work Location

Indiana University East Campus
Richmond, Indiana

Advertised Salary

$40,000 per year.

Benefits Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure .

Job Classification

Career Level: Sr. Operational
FLSA: Exempt
Job Function: Athletic Affairs
Job Family: Coaching
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