What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Track & Field Coach Throws position at Bob Jones University?
General Objectives:
The Assistant Track & Field coach for throws will provide leadership, mentorship, instruction, motivation, and support to the Bob Jones University Track & Field Program. The goal and objective of the program is to develop physically, mentally, and spiritually strong student-athletes, that teaches how to better apply their gifts from God in a way that ministers to others and expands God's Kingdom. The program seeks academic excellence, athletic success, community engagement, and spiritual development from its members.
Responsibilities:
- Perform job duties in accordance with Bob Jones University’s vision, mission, and values, and in a way that contributes to the advancement of the overall Athletics Department success.
- Help administer a highly competitive program to include organizing, supervising, and instructing student-athletes in strategies and performance principles.
- Provide discipleship to the team through weekly team discipleship meetings.
- Support the individual academic goals of student-athletes and provide opportunities for assistance to student-athletes if required, monitoring the academic progress of each participating student-athlete.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to coach collegiate level throws and direct student-athletes to a high level of success and to carry out assignments in a prompt and timely fashion.
- Skill in interpersonal communications sufficient to interact effectively with students, colleagues, faculty and staff.
- Ability to write effectively.
- Ability to travel to professional meetings, training, and conferences, as necessary.
- Ability to interact and communicate effectively and professionally with students, faculty, staff, administration, alumni, parents and community members.
- Recruiting at NCAA Div III performance standards
An applicant must be a born-again Christian who has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Each applicant must agree with and affirm the Bob Jones University creed, mission (see https://www.bju.edu/about/creed-mission.php) and core biblical doctrines regarding areas such as the Bible, the triune God, man and salvation, etc. Employees are expected to maintain a conservative lifestyle and support Bob Jones University’s positions on issues such as beverage alcohol and addictive substances, creation, marriage and human sexuality and the sanctity of life, etc., (https://www.bju.edu/about/positions.php). Employees are to be active members of a local Bible believing church which holds orthodox theology. Applicants must be committed to providing students an excellent, world-class education from a biblical worldview.
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