Graduate Assistant-Club Womens Soccer Part-time

Job Title: Graduate AssistantClub Womens Soccer (Parttime)

Reporting Relationship: Head Coach Womens Soccer

Unit: IWUMarion

Department: Intercollegiate Athletics IWU Marion

Campus Location: Recreation & Wellness Center

Duties and Responsibilities

• The Graduate Assistant must be committed to the Lordship of Christ. This not only means having the correct intellectual belief but it involves a radical transformation in every area of ones lifestyle
• The Graduate Assistant must continually seek opportunities to grow and possess strong character traits through the regular practicing of the spiritual disciplines (e.g. prayer meditation Bible reading) and develop ministry values that express what God can do in impacting student athletes with whom they interact
• The Graduate Assistants ministry strategy is to serve student athletes and the entire campus by creating a spiritually rich environment supporting community development quality programs and exciting innovative initiatives
• The reporting relationship is to the Head Coach and Athletic Director
• The primary responsibilities are to assist support and encourage a successful intercollegiate athletic program representing coaches and student athletes
• Assist the Head Coach to develop manage and successfully coach soccer to include scheduling recruiting equipment management reporting scores and statistics and website updating
• Ensure strict adherence to all NAIA and NCCAA by laws and regulations
• Ensure adherence with established institutional compliance rules policies and procedures as well as ethical standards of behavior
• Responsible for successful coaching to include maximizing the teams potential abilities keeping athletes eligible supporting the spiritual development of each player and retaining athletes through graduation
• Assist to propagate a comprehensive public relations program
• Assist the operations of sport camps and or clinics
• Learn understand and adhere to all NAIA rules and regulations
• Assist in coordinating and developing organized schedules
• Assist in planning and implementing daily practice sessions

Qualifications:According to Indiana Wesleyan University employment policy all employees must possess a strong Christian commitment and adhere to the standards outlined in the IWU Community Lifestyle Statement.

Education

• Bachelors Degree required

Experience

• Played at the collegiate level and/or youth coaching experience
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse communities and cultures

Required Skills

• Must demonstrate a knowledge for the game of soccer and willingness to continue to grow
• Must demonstrate a mature and expressive Christian faith commitment
• Needs to passionately support and articulate the University mission and vision for athletics within the context of that mission
• Need to be gifted in supervising and motivating others
• Must be creative and innovative; discerning and a thorough planner

IWU Kingdom Diversity Statement

IWU in covenant with Gods reconciling work and in accordance with the Biblical principles of our historic Wesleyan tradition commits to build a community that reflects Kingdom diversity. We will foster an intentional environment for living teaching and learning which exhibits honor respect and dignity. Acknowledging visible or invisible differences our community authentically values each members earthly and eternal worth. We refute ignorance and isolation and embrace deliberate and courageous engagement that exhibits Christs commandment to love all humankind.

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER

As a religious educational institution operating under the auspices of The Wesleyan Church Indiana Wesleyan University is permitted and reserves the right to prefer employees on the basis of religion 42 U.S.C. Sections 2000e1 and 2000e2.

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required for the position. Employees will be required to follow other jobrelated instructions and to perform other jobrelated duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.