HSU Tennis Graduate Student Worker

POSITION: HSU Tennis Graduate Student Worker

DEPARTMENT: Athletics

SUPERVISOR TITLE: Head Tennis Coach

FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt

EXEMPTION: N/A

LOCATION: Abilene

TARGET HIRE DATE: 8/17/2026

CONTACT INFORMATION:Shane Williford at

SUMMARY/SCOPE:Tennis Graduate Student Worker

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide assistance with practice planning including supervision ofathletes.

Support departmental processes related to student recruitmentincluding contacting prospective students peer advising/mentoring conductingcampus tours and orientation activities and delivery of presentations.

Carry out the Coach Willifords program philosophy.

Balance team and individual responsibilities.

Provide assistance with facilitating practices.

Possess listening and comprehension skills.

Express verbal and written ideas and thoughts clearly andeffectively.

Assist the head coach in uploading watching and breaking downfilm and discovering improvements individual athletes can make as well as theteam as a whole.

Acting as a liaison between head coaches and players andestablishing effective communication between them.

Assist the head coach in devising game plans strategies andtactics.

Ensure players understand game plans strategies and tactics andanswer any questions they may have.

Set up equipment required to conduct practice sessions.

Complete other assigned administrative duties in a timely manner.

Assist head coach in developing game schedules for each season.

Once season schedule is final assist head coach in configuringwhich days athletes will most likely be missing class so they can planaccordingly.

Assist head coach in monitoring athletes grades ensuring theyremain eligible throughout the school year.

Work cooperatively with personnel in the athletics departmentattends department meetings and activities and always represents theUniversity positively when interacting with the community alumni high schooland club coaches media and general public.

Seek opportunities to increase job skills and knowledge.

Exhibit compassion and kindness to all campus community in actionsand words.

Be able to reason analyze prioritize make judgements and solveproblems.

Exhibit trustworthiness and honesty in work and interactions withcoaching staff campus employees and student athletes.

Always work to improve character skills such as hard workpatience courage etc. and integrate a Christian perspective into their workwhile encouraging student athletes to do the same.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Current HSU Student

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 tohiring 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:

IC