Part-Time Assistant Field Hockey Coach

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Head Coach and Athletic Director as appropriate

SUPERVISION EXERCISED: Student athletes as appropriate

POSITION SUMMARY: The Assistant Coach is responsible to support and help build the Field Hockey program on the field in the classroom and in the community. The efforts in conducting a representative of the program in the sport of Field Hockey. Duties specified below will be the specific responsibilities for which the Assistant Coach will be paid. To provide the Assistant Coach with additional opportunity for involvement and professional growth in a variety of other activities (practice planning recruiting team meetings scouting organizing/running camps travel arrangements etc).

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist Head Coach with practice organization game planning and game day coaching.
• Assist Head Coach with all phases of recruiting: identifying and attracting prospects to Moravian University evaluating prospects through film and school visits.
• Assist with scheduling of prospect campus visits and home visits.
• Assist with the development of studentathletes by advising educating and motivating.
• Help Head Coach with team building and character development of studentathletes.
• Assist with administrative duties including academic supervision of team members travel arrangements for away games recruiting data and other duties as assigned.
• Help lead Head Coach with other coaching recruiting and/or administrative responsibilities as deemed appropriate by the head coach.
• Performs other duties and special projects that may be assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education: A bachelors degree and related professional experience or a combination of experiences leading to similar qualification required. Masters degree preferred.
• Experience: Coaching at the intercollegiate level preferred; related coaching experience in other areas/levels considered (directly related personal experience or college courses may be substituted equally for up to one years experience); or any equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge skills and abilities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential to deal with all constituencies within and outside of the University community including but not limited to students parents staff and faculty.
• Flexibility of time necessary to make commitment to varying time needs of the position.

ATHLETIC CORE VALUES:

Commitment: We are committed to our studentathletes teams and to the institution. A strong work ethic and good character are nonnegotiables to meet the goals of our athletic department and our 23 NCAA Division III teams.

Opportunity: We strive to maximize each and every persons potential. Being a Moravian studentathlete means you will have the opportunity to compete and excel in all facets of the collegiate experience including but not limited to academics athletics and world experiences while immersed in an innovative community.

Respect: We will foster an environment of respect for ourselves to our teammates to our community and to our opponents. We recognize the importance of diversity integrity honesty and personal growth and believe in the power of a team.

Excellence: We will show up and hold ourselves and others to this standard. The Moravian Athletics standard believes in continuous improvement competitive success and exceeding expectations in all that we do.

TO APPLY: Qualified candidates should attach their cover letter and resume to the online application by clicking Apply Now. Please attach documents as a PDF file.

Moravian University is an equal opportunity employer and does not tolerate discrimination harassment or retaliation against any applicant for employment or admission on the basis of a characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. Please see Moravian Universitys Equal Opportunity and Title IX nondiscrimination statement for additional information.

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WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of this job.

The individual is routinely exposed to indoor conditions and outdoor weather and temperature extremes and moderate noise level.

We welcome applicants of all abilities and are dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment. If you need any accommodations during the hiring process or in your role we encourage you to reach out to Human Resources at or 610.861.1527. View the standard physical demands for positions at Moravian University.

The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be allinclusive. They represent typical elements and criteria necessary to successfully perform the job.