Head Coach, Strength & Conditioning

Head Coach, Strength & Conditioning

REPORTS TO: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS FOR SPORTS MEDICINE

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 Head Coach, Strength & Conditioning. Lake Erie College is an NCAA Division II program that competes in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC).

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• 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.

• Works with coaches to establish programs for all 18 NCAA Sports.

• Supervises lifts, conditioning sessions, and other training events.

• Coordinates assigned teams’ training schedules.

• Attends Sports Medicine Team meetings and receives injury reports.

• Establishes and maintains proper communication with sport coaches, athletic trainers, athletics staff and the strength & conditioning staff.

• Designs training programs and makes necessary modifications, when needed.

• Assists with the maintenance and upkeep of training facilities.

• Supervises weight room and maintains records.

• Projects and promotes an inclusive education with the highest standards, where student-athletes are empowered to leave lives of personal significance and professional success as global citizens. 

• Assists in all phases of coaching for strength and conditioning.

• Scouts and evaluates potential recruits.

• Works closely with the promotional and team fundraising efforts.

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

• Other duties as assigned by the Assistant Director of Athletics for Sports Medicine.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS & KEY COMPETENCIES:

• Bachelor’s degree required, master’s preferred.

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

• Prior NCAA DII Strength and Conditioning coaching experience preferred.

• 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.

All 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.