Assistant Softball Coach

Assistant Softball Coach

Reports to: Head Womens Softball Coach

Job Status: Exempt

Job Summary:

Responsible for assisting head coach with recruiting and teaching a team of student-athletes the skills of their sport; mentoring the athletes in academic and personal character development; and administrative responsibilities as assigned by the head coach all within a Christian university environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serves as a representative of the University displaying courtesy tact consideration and discretion in all interactions with other members of the HCU community and with the public
• Assist head coach in planning and executing practice sessions
• Work with student-athletes in developing skills of softball
• Assesses competitor performance
• Helps to formulate workout sessions and game plans
• Assists in recruiting efforts which involves evaluating current and potential talent at high schools and junior colleges
• Mentors students on an individual basis and in groups in developing life-skills character building activities and modeling Christian values for students
• Operates within the rules as required by the conference and the NCAA
• Assists with the scheduling of opponents
• Arranges for equipment uniforms and supplies to be available for team
• Plan and execute team travel with authority to commit expenditures up to departmental budget subject to University purchasing guidelines.
• Assists in game-day operations and court prep
• Monitor academic progress of student-athletes and counsels with them about issues and progress relative to their coursework.
• Supervise team managers
• Assist in designing and monitoring strength and conditioning program
• Other duties as assigned

Management Responsibilities:

Directly supervises student-athletes and student workers. The nature of responsibility is immediate supervision and management over individuals within the department in addition to providing work leadership.

Education and Experience:

Bachelors Degree Required. A minimum of one year coaching experience is required preferably collegiate level softball coaching experience or higher. Division I experience is desirable.

Licenses Certificates Registrations: None

Other Job-Related Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Strong knowledge and understanding of the sport
• Knowledge of typical sport-related injuries
• Ability to motivate and deal effectively with people
• Good communication skills
• Must be able to pass the NCAA recruiting test
• Knowledge of college softball recruiting is strongly preferred
• Knowledge of NCAA rules is essential

Job-Relevant Competencies:

• Able to generate enthusiasm and pride among players
• Ability to provide clear direction delegate responsibility motivate others develop others skills and talents and attract and recruit talent.
• Shows consideration for others listens effectively cooperates well with others establishes and maintains relationships is adaptive remains calm under stress and is persevering
• Demonstrates good judgment seeks all necessary information for problem solving and sets clear objectives and priorities
• Is self-reliant decisive proactive influential and enthusiastic and makes a positive impression on others
• A working knowledge of MS Office (Word Excel and Outlook) and Internet is desirable. ACS University Athlete Data Volley Dragonfly is preferred

Work Environment:

While performing the essential duties of the job the employee may occasionally work in outside weather conditions and be physically active. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Requirements:

In exercising these functions the employee must be able to lift up to 25 lbs. occasionally and up to 10 lbs. regularly. The employee must be able to see objects up close.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all essential duties responsibilities and requirements of personnel.

Additional Information

Houston Christian University is an independent private Christian liberal arts institution with a diverse student body. It has access to all the cultural advantages of one of the largest metropolitan centers in the country. For more information about the University visit .

The University has implemented its Ten Pillars vision ( and anticipates significant growth in student enrollment and university programs. The successful candidate will also be able to articulate a vision for the role of his or her discipline at HCU that is supportive of the Ten Pillars vision statement.

Houston Christian University is committed to maintaining a teaching faculty and staff who share an active Christian faith. The Preamble to the By-Laws of the University sets forth a statement of belief which each University employee is expected to support and personify. Your submittal of an application for employment indicates your acceptance and affirmation of these statements.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties responsibilities and requirements of personnel.

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