Job description
Position Information
Position Title
Head Men's & Women's Cross Country Coach
Pay Grade Level
Coaches Cross Country
FLSA
Exempt
Benefits
Contributions into the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System and YMCA membership.
Department
Athletics
Campus Location
Escanaba
Min Salary
$5,207 annually
Max Salary
$5,207 annually
FTE
0.35
Full-time/Part-time
Part-Time
Position Type
Staff
Job Summary/Basic Function
The Head Coach for Cross Country is responsible for managing an intercollegiate Cross Country program to include teaching, recruiting, instructing, and coaching students and coordinating various program related activities. The Head Coach of Cross Country is required to abide by the rules and regulations established by Bay College and the National Junior College Athletic Association.
Minimum Qualifications
- Associates Degree
- Minimum of three (3) years High School or Collegiate coaching experience.
- Knowledge and understanding of all aspects of the sports program.
- Knowledge of athletic recruitment, methods and techniques.
- Knowledge of NJCAA regulations and guidelines governing recruitment and retention of student athletes.
- Ability to maintain an effective sports program.
- Strong interpersonal, communication skills with the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
- Ability to lead and guide student-athletes.
- Ability to make administrative/procedural decisions and judgments.
- Ability to travel to team competitions.
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills.
- Valid State of Michigan driver’s license.
- Ability to adapt to change in processes and procedures.
- Enthusiastic, people oriented, a winning attitude.
- Passion for results.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred
- Prior higher education recruiting experience
Months Per Year
4
Hours Worked Per Week
Work Schedule
Seasonal
Supervision Exercised
Supervises Assistant Coaches, managers, and Student workers.
Supervision Received
Works under the general supervision of the Athletic Director.
Work Environment
Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but may be loud in areas of equipment operation.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by personnel assigned into this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified. Job related functions may be performed with or without accommodations.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by personnel assigned into this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified. Job related functions may be performed with or without accommodations.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.EQUIPMENT USED: Computer, recruiting and statistic software, stopwatch, scoreboard, score clock, weights, free weights, and cardio machines.
Travel requirement
Traveling and evening/weekend work is required.
Job Duties
Job Duty
- Teach sport skills, condition and motivate student-athletes to positive action and utilize effective strategies to produce a successful student experiences
- Monitor student-athlete attendance, academic progress and graduation.
- Oversee and monitor the conduct of the student-athletes and under the direction of the Athletic Director, oversee discipline of student athletes if necessary.
- Monitor recruitment needs, recruit a sufficient number of new student-athletes annually and retain current student-athletes, in accordance with NJCAA rules and regulations, through scouting, attending meets/events, and home visits.
- Assist student-athletes going through eligibility requirements/compliance paperwork.
- Plan, prepare and administer practices plans and competition strategy plans.
- Create and organize off-season, in-season and post-season plans.
- Work with the Athletic Director to arrange team schedules, including travel to games and practice.
- Work with the Athletic Director to ensure game day operations are in place, including officials, venue and trainers.
- Provide statistics and reports to the Athletic Director, Region XIII, and the NJCAA when needed.
- Directs all aspects, areas, and components of the team.
- Represents the sports program to various institutional programs and externally to media, government agencies, funding agencies, students, parents, and the community.
Job Duty
OTHER DUTIES:
- Support the vision/mission of Bay College by providing student success, culture of success and community success.
- Support all college efforts for student completion.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Department Information
Contact(s)
Beth Berube, Director of Human Resources
Shena Meffer, Human Resources Specialist
Shena Meffer, Human Resources Specialist
Contact Phone/Extension
906-217-4016
Contact Email
hr@baycollege.edu
Contact Fax
906-217-1625
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
S088P
Posting Date
01/02/2023
Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants
Quick Link for Internal Postings
https://careers.baycollege.edu/postings/1218
Documents Needed to Apply
Required Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter
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