Assistant Cheerleading and Mascot Coach (Non-Exempt) Part-TimeSeasonal, 0-19 Hours per week

POSITION: Assistant Cheerleading and Mascot Coach (Non-Exempt) *Part-Time/Seasonal 0-19 Hours per week

HSU JOB FAMILY CLASSIFICATION:Professional Intern/Coach I

DEPARTMENT: Athletics

SUPERVISOR TITLE: Head Cheerleading and Mascot Coach/Community Affairs

FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt

EXEMPTION: N/A

LOCATION:HSU Campus Abilene Texas

TARGET HIRE DATE:August 2026 - May 2027

HSU CHRISTIAN STANDARD REQUIREMENT FOR EMPLOYMENTCandidate mustprofess a Christian Faith maintain membership in a local congregation andrespect the values and distinctives central to the historically Baptist valuesof HSU as reflected in theUniversitys Statement of Faith.

CONTACT INFORMATION:Human Resources or

SUMMARY/SCOPE:

Coachingrecruiting organization of practices and game days taking care of equipmentorganizing team functions etc.

This is a Part-Time/No Benefits seasonal position (0-19 Hours Per Week August - May) serving as the Assistant Cheerleading and Mascot Coach at Hardin-SimmonsUniversity in Abilene TX. This position is responsible for assisting the Head Coach with promoting student athleticism and school spirit within the HSUCheer Team athletic sports teams and throughout campus.

The Assistant Cheerleading and Mascot coach will attend various university events fundraiserscommunity events football basketball and volleyball games. This Assistant Coach will alsoattend many other community or campus marketing events and photo shoots whenneeded.

HSU JOB FAMILY CLASSIFICATION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To assistwith mentoring coaching and supporting the HSU cheerleaders/athletes.

AssistantHead Coach with Coordinating/plan practice schedules.

AssistantHead Coach with Coordinating meetings with athletes and chairs.

Attend practices camps all home football and basketball games. As well assome volleyball games.

AssistAlumni Office in planning cooperative alumni/prospective student events whenneeded.

Workeffectively with students and other staff on campus.

Maintaina positive and encouraging environments for all athletes.

Always work to improvecharacter skills such as hard work patience courage etc. and integrate aChristian perspective into their work while encouraging student athletes to dothe same.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

There are nosupervisory responsibilities for this position.

COMPETENCIES: This is your opportunity to demonstrate how your education and/or experience in your current or previous job relates to each function of this position.

Interview decisions are partially based on this information.

On a separate sheet of paper write a paragraph for each competency listed below describing your background and qualifications in each area.

To perform the job successfully an individual should demonstrate the following competencies.

Job Knowledge - Competent in required jobskills and knowledge; exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills; keepsabreast of current developments; requires minimal supervision; displaysunderstanding of how job relates to others; uses resources effectively.

Communication - Expresses ideas andthoughts verbally; expresses ideas and thoughts in written form; exhibits goodlistening and comprehension; keeps others adequately informed; selects and usesappropriate communication methods.

Leadership - Exhibits confidence inself and others; inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectivelyinfluences actions and opinions of others; accepts feedback from others; givesappropriate recognition to others.

Ethics - Treats people with respect; keepscommitments; inspires the trust of others; works with integrity and principles;upholds organizational values.

Sales Skills - Achieves sales goals;overcomes objections with persuasion and persistence; initiates new contacts;maintains customer satisfaction; maintains records and promptly submitsinformation.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS & ABILITIES (Language Mathematical Reasoning and Computer Skills):

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents suchas safety rules operating and maintenance instructions and to write routine reports and speak effectively before groups of customers or employees or organizations.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add subtract multiply anddivide in all units of measure using whole numbers common fractions to compute rate ratio and percent and to draw andinterpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry outdetailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal withproblems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

COMPUTER SKILLS: To perform this job successfully an individual should have knowledge ofall Microsoft Office software Slate Customer Relationship Management softwarethe internet texting and social media platforms.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Bachelors degree required.

Must have a cheerleading background.

Must have knowledge of Co-Edbaskets and pyramid stunting.

CERTIFICATES LICENSES REGISTRATIONS:

Must be ACCAA certified. Must be renewed every three years.

Must be USASF certified. Must be renewed annually.

Must have concussion training.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here arerepresentative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully performthe essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made toenable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Whileperforming the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talkor employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit and usehands to finger handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required toreach with hands and arms and stoop kneel crouch or crawl.

The employeemust occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Musthave the ability to coach practices/game days for multiple hours liftingequipment etc.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environmentcharacteristics described here are representative of those an employeeencounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonableaccommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to performthe essential functions.

The noiselevel in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Collegecheerleading & mascot team environment with female and malestudent-athletes. Assistant Coach will assist the Head Coach with daily dutiesassisting with skill development and enforcing safety regulations and rulesrequired for collegiate level cheerleading.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Thisis a Non-Exempt/HourlyPart-Time/No Benefits (Seasonal) Staff Position which will be scheduled 0 19 Hours Per Week (average 10 hours per week) August May.

Travel and irregularwork hours are required including occasional nights and weekends during peakseason.

Any hours worked beyond40 hours in a single work week will be compensated at time and a half per FLSAguidelines.

Musthave and maintain a valid Class C Drivers License and maintain a clear drivingrecord to be insurable under the university liability policy.

Mustbe able to drive to complete work assignments on and off campus as needed.

Additionaltravel may be required on occasion.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS: For more information concerning benefits offered to HSU employees see theHSU Benefits Summary on the HSU website.

NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT:

HSU complies with all applicable anti-discrimination laws including those prohibiting discrimination on the basis of age sex pregnancy race color national origin disability genetic information and military service. HSU is a private university affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas and may lawfully consider an applicants religion as a selection criterion. HSU is committed to hiring faculty and staff who share an active Christian faith and fully support HSUs mission.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) HSU provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment except when the accommodation would impose an undue hardship. Requests for reasonable accommodation should be directed to Human Resources.

BACKGROUND SCREEN:

HSU does not discriminate on the basis of race color age sex disability genetic information national or ethnic origin in employment opportunities in keeping with applicable state and federal law. HSU is committed to maintaining a safe and secure campus environment and protecting the universitys financial and physical assets. Therefore Hardin-Simmons University conducts background checks. Depending on the position applicants may also be required to consent to a credit check as part of the background check process. As a non-profit institution of higher education committed to Christian faith and values the University exercises its rights under state and federal law to use religion as a factor in making employment decisions.

Required Experience:

Junior IC