Assistant Coach, Baseball

Job Summary

Assists the Head Coach with all aspects of the Central Arizona College NJCAA Division I athletics program including recruiting and supervision of student athletes; securing academic enrollment and campus housing for student athletes; coordinating and supervising practices; coordinating and facilitating fundraising activities; overseeing travel; managing and allocating scholarship budget for baseball, scheduling games, managing related social media accounts, overseeing related academic performance; and providing oversight of the daily operations of the sports program including field/facility maintenance and strength and conditioning programs.

Responsibilities

• Assists the Head Coach in developing, managing, and directing the successful athletics program.
• Assists the Head Coach with all aspects of the assigned team including training, competing and scheduling; assists with the recruitment, enrollment and educational effort of the student athletes on the team; and monitors and reports student athlete academic, athletic, and social progress.
• Organizes and maintains accurate inventory of athletic equipment and uniforms.
• Plans practices; schedules games; develops game strategy; and handles game management.
• Coordinates travel and related meals arrangements; manages expense reports for travel card.
• Manages baseball scholarship budget.
• Secures campus housing and enrollment of student athletes.
• Works cooperatively with campus representatives outside the Sports and Fitness Division and Athletics Department to develop and sustain positive experiences academically and socially for student athletes.
• Provides oversight of field and facility maintenance.
• Assists with NJCAA eligibility checks.
• Manages related social media accounts.
• Conducts fundraising activities.
• May teach up to three (3) credits as part of assigned duties each semester.
• Performs other duties commensurate with functions and level of position or as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION: High school diploma or equivalent.

EXPERIENCE: Two (2) years of related experience.

SPECIAL POSITION CONDITIONS: None.

Background Verification: As a condition of employment, all candidates accepting an offer of employment for a full-time, part- time, temporary, student worker, or volunteer position, will be required to undergo a Background Verification. Employment with Central Arizona College is contingent upon the successful completion of the background verification. The level the background verification for this position is: Standard level.

All applicants must be at least 18 years of age or older to be considered for this position.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Knowledge of sport specific coaching, specifically at the collegiate level.
• Knowledge of NJCAA rules and regulations, federal and state laws, rules, and regulations regarding area of practice.
• Skill in counseling students on College policies and procedures.
• Skill in communicating.
• Skill in interacting with staff, community leaders, faculty, students, and the public.
• Skill in working with a diverse multi-ethnic, multi-cultural population.
• Ability to apply NJCAA rules and regulations.
• Ability to apply a variety of fundraising techniques and strategies.
• Ability to design, implement, and sustain athlete recruitment initiatives and restrictions.
• Ability to analyze situations, develop solutions, and make independent decisions based on established guidelines.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with College staff, faculty, administrators, and outside contractors.

CAC is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding equal employment opportunity and anti-discrimination. CAC strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination on the basis of the following protected classes and/or characteristics, in all of its operations, programs and activities, including but not limited to employment, promotion, admissions and access to all career and technical programs: race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. For more information contact: Laura Shepherd, Title IX Coordinator at 520-494-5106 or titleix@centralaz.edu; Section 504/ADA Coordinator at studentaccessibility@centralaz.edu or Human Resources at human.resources@centralaz.edu.

Important Notice: As a condition of employment, all full time Central Arizona College employee’s automatically become members of the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). This is a pension system that requires mandatory contributions from the employee with a matching contribution from the employer. The 25-26 fiscal year contribution rate is 12.00%. Please note this rate is subject to change on a fiscal year basis. Membership to ASRS is a condition of employment and is not optional unless you are at least 65 years of age and meet the opt out eligibility requirements, or are a retiree from ASRS . Please consider this when applying for this position.

We acknowledge that our institution, Central Arizona College, occupies ancestral lands of the Huhugam (HU-hu-gum), who lived and farmed along the Gila River Basin centuries ago. We thank the Native communities and descendants of these Indigenous people whose stewardship of the land and waterways allows us to be here now: the San Carlos Apache Tribe, Tohono O’odham (THO’-oh-no OH’-oh-thum) Nation, Ak-Chin (AK-Chin) Indian Community,? and the Gila River Indian Community, which is comprised of the Akimel O’odham (A-kee-med/r OH-oh-thum) (Pima) and the PEE-Posh (Maricopa) tribes. Indigenous people from other Native nations also reside in Pinal County. Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized Tribes. All have made innumerable contributions to our region.?

Central Arizona College offers full-time employees and their dependents an excellent benefit package that includes low cost medical, dental, and vision insurance.