Throws Assistant Track and Field Coach

WeCOACH, Inc.; Northfield (MN); On-site; USD 7,200 - 9,800; Part time

Job summary

St. Olaf College is seeking a Men’s and Women’s Assistant Track and Field Coach, Throws. This part-time role in the Athletics department supports instruction, practice planning, and student-athlete development for the throws program.

Reporting to the Head Coaches, you will assist with training plans, meet strategies, and recruitment of diverse student-athletes, while traveling with teams and maintaining adherence to NCAA bylaws.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Experience: 1+ year of coaching experience at high school, club, or college level.
• Preferred: Master’s degree and 3+ years of college coaching experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist in instruction, practice planning, and advisement of track & field throws.
• Support head coaches in training programs and practice planning.
• Coach student-athletes during practices and competitions for throws.
• Mentor student-athletes for athletic, emotional, and social growth.
• Attend competitions and assist with meet strategies.
• Assist with meet prep, setup, and day-of needs.
• Assist home competition management and equipment needs.
• Assist in actively recruiting qualified student-athletes and execute recruiting plan.
• Maintain communication with potential student-athletes and coaches.
• Participate in campus visits with prospective student-athletes.
• Support diversity and inclusive community.
• Comply with NCAA Division III, MIAC, and St. Olaf Bylaws.

Skills

Coaching experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

Men’s and Women’s Assistant Track and Field Coach, Throws

Department: Athletics.

Classification: Exempt.

Work Schedule: This position is a part-time role within the athletic department. It requires a flexible work schedule; nights and weekends are necessary, and traveling with teams is required.

Work Location: On Campus.

Salary: $8,500.

Essential Job Duties

• Assist in all aspects of the instruction, practice planning, and advisement of the men’s and women’s track & field throws programs.
• Assist the head coaches in implementing training programs and practice plans.
• Provide quality coaching and instruction to student-athletes during pre-season, in-season practices, and competitions to throws athletes during indoor and outdoor track seasons.
• Mentor student-athletes to promote athletic, emotional, and social growth.
• Attend all competitions and assist with meet strategies.
• Assist with meet preparation, meet set-up, and meet day needs.
• Assist with home competition management, and equipment needs/care.
• Assist in actively recruiting qualified student-athletes.
• Assist in the execution of the recruiting plan with both head coaches that targets a diverse group of potential student-athletes who can achieve high levels of success academically, socially, and athletically.
• Evaluate potential student athletes regularly, maintain consistent, effective, and honest communication with potential student athletes, and maintain contact with various coaches.
• Participate in campus visits with prospective student-athletes in a professional manner.
• Support, respect, and commit to embracing diverse backgrounds, values, and points of view to build a strong and inclusive community.
• Comply with all NCAA Division III, MIAC, and St. Olaf Bylaws.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the head coach or athletic department.

Supervision Received and Exercised

• Reports to the Head Men’s Track and Field Coach and Head Women’s Track and Field.
• This position supervises student workers.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Experience: 1+ year of high school, club, or college coaching experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Education: Master’s Degree.
• Experience: 3+ years of college coaching experience.

Prerequisites

Employment in this position is conditioned upon successful completion of a background check which may include: criminal background checks, reference checks, verification of work history, verification of any required academic credentials, licenses, and/or certifications, a motor vehicle check, verification of DOT certification, a credit check, employment eligibility verification, and/or a pre-employment physical. Whether a background check is deemed successfully completed will be at the sole discretion of St. Olaf College. Please note, St. Olaf College reserves the right to conduct periodic background checks at its sole discretion.

Disclaimer

This position may require you to report early, stay late or work different shifts depending on staffing levels. It may also require you to perform all essential job functions whenever needed and during campus emergencies when necessary. This job description is for general information purposes. It is not intended to list all duties and responsibilities of the position. This job description is subject to change at any time by St. Olaf College, with or without prior notice.

About Us

Founded in 1874, St. Olaf College is a residential, coeducational liberal arts college with approximately 3,000 students and 800 faculty and staff. The college is located on a picturesque 300-acre campus in Northfield, Minnesota, a vibrant, historic river town of 20,000 located 45 minutes south of culturally rich and diverse Minneapolis and St. Paul.

The college offers an academically rigorous, nationally ranked liberal arts education that fosters the development of the whole person in mind, body, and spirit and emphasizes learning in an inclusive and globally engaged community. We encourage applications from candidates committed to multicultural understanding and the enrichment of our diverse community.

The college offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a 9% retirement match, contributions to eligible employees’ health savings accounts, a significant tuition discount (up to a 90% reduction) at ACM, GLCA, and ELCA colleges and universities for employees’ children, and generous paid time off.

• 9% retirement match
• contributions to eligible employees’ health savings accounts
• significant tuition discount (up to a 90% reduction) at ACM, GLCA, and ELCA colleges and universities for employees’ children
• generous paid time off

For a full review of the college’s benefits, please see the summary of our benefits here: https://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/benefits/

To provide a safe and secure educational environment, St. Olaf College verifies the accuracy of all credentials presented by applicants and conducts a criminal background check on every new hire.

A summary of the Flexible Work Policy for staff: https://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/flexible-work-policy/

A link to our Community and Belonging page: https://wp.stolaf.edu/equity-inclusion/

A virtual campus tour: https://www.stolaf.edu/multimedia/play/?p=483

An overview of Northfield: https://wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/visit/northfield/

An overview of the Twin Cities: https://wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/visit/twincities/

St. Olaf College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, creed, national origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, marital status, veteran status, or status with regard to public assistance. St. Olaf College prohibits discrimination and harassment based upon these and any other legally protected status in any education program or activity that it operates, including in admissions and employment.

Inquiries about this nondiscrimination policy may be referred to St. Olaf College’s Director of Equal Opportunity, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or both. St. Olaf’s Director of Equal Opportunity (who serves as the College’s Title IX, Title VI, and Section 504 Coordinator) is Pamela McDowell, Tomson Hall, [e-mail], [phone].