Assistant Coach, Women's Basketball

REPORTS TO: DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

STATUS: FULL-TIME, EXEMPT, SALARIED

Lake Erie College, a small, co-educational, four-year, independent liberal arts college located in Painesville, OH, 30 miles east of Cleveland, invites applications for the full-time position of Assistant Coach, Women’s Basketball. Lake Erie College is an NCAA Division II program that competes in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC).

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serves as a recruiter for the sport of women’s basketball, identifying and evaluating potential student-athletes and organizing their recruitment in conjunction with the Office of Admissions.

• Assists with organization of all aspects of the program, including coaching and management of facility, practice and team operations.

• Potentially serves as position group coach.

• Assists in strength and conditioning workouts.

• Acts as a visible person to represent the College in a positive manner and to heighten the awareness of the institution to all of its constituents. 

• Assists in all phases of coaching for women’s basketball team.

• Scouts and evaluates potential recruits.

• Works closely with the promotional and team fundraising efforts.

• Helps promote visibility and awareness of the designated sport’s program.

• Handles laundry as prescribed by Head Coach, Women’s Basketball.

• Assists with athletes’ study hall coverage and coordination.

• Assists with all game setups and operations.

• Other duties as assigned Head Coach, Women’s Basketball.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS & KEY COMPETENCIES:

• Bachelor’s degree in physical education, sports management, business or related field preferred.

• Collegiate playing experience preferred.

• Knowledge of intercollegiate athletics and NCAA rules and regulations preferred.

• Knowledge and skill in using integrated software systems, like Synergy, and Microsoft Office Suite.

• Must have demonstrated ability to recruit prospective student-athletes.

• Must have strong team-building and management skills.

• Growth and “doer” mindset and institutional teamwork ethic.

• Creative, strategic, thoughtful, and has a sense of humor.

• Must have ability to work across academic and administrative departments in a cooperative manner.

• Must possess strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to supervise respective staff, as well as understand the student-athletes' commitment to academics, is a must.

• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with students, faculty, staff and the community.

• Ability to work effectively with a diverse student population.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Qualified applicants will have the availability to work evenings and weekends, possess a valid driver’s license for transportation of team in vans or bus and have the ability to travel for team practices, competition and scouting. 

Under the NCAA Bylaw 11.1.6 Sports-Safety Training, each head coach and all other coaches who are employed full time at an institution shall maintain current certification in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automatic external defibrillator (AED) use.

Members of the department of athletics are responsible for knowing and following all institutional, Conference and NCAA regulations regarding recruiting and operations of the program. If regulations are not followed and result in a violation, employees are expected to self-report the violation to the compliance office or to the director of athletics. Additionally, employees must understand that those who knowingly violate, conceal, or attempt to cover up violations of NCAA rules shall be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.