Assistant Softball Coach

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r**Assistant Softball Coach**

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r**Category:** Administrative, Professional & Staff Positions

r**Department:** INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

r**Locations:** Macomb, IL

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r**APPOINTMENT:** July 2026

• RESPONSIBILITIES:** The assistant softball coach is responsible for
  
  

assisting the head coach with the conduct of practices and games,

working on individual player development, supervising pre-season and

conditioning programs, assisting with recruitment and contact of

prospective student-athletes, promoting and maintaining positive public

relations, helping to plan and conduct camps / clinics, plus other

duties as assigned by the head coach. Successful candidate must be

committed to the academic success of student-athletes and be committed

to their personal growth and social development. Successful candidate

must be fully committed to all NCAA, The Ohio Valley Conference, and

Western Illinois University Athletics Department policies and

procedures.

• RANK & SALARY:** \$35,000 - \$38,000 per year.
  
  

Western Illinois University employees may be eligible for a variety of

State of Illinois benefits. These benefits are administered through the

Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS). These benefits

include: Health Insurance plans, (HMO\'s, OAP\'s, QCHP, and CDHP),

Dental Insurance, Vision Plan, Life Insurance, Accidental Death &

Dismemberment (AD&D), Supplemental Long-Term Disability (LTD), Flex

Spending Accounts (HAS, MCAP, and DCAP), 403(b) Supplemental Retirement

Plans and 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plans.

Eligible employees are required to participate in the State Universities

Retirement System (SURS). SURS is the retirement administrator for

employees in public higher education in the State of Illinois.

Other benefits available to eligible employees include: paid time-off,

Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Waiver programs, and discounts to

the local YMCA.

For a full list of benefits as a WIU employee, please visit our Benefits

Homepage

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For questions on benefits, or eligibility, contact our benefits team at

[HR-Benefits@wiu.edu](https://apptrkr.com/get_redirect.php?id=7321708&targetURL=mailto:HR-Benefits@wiu.edu)

or by calling 309-298-1971.

Job Requirements

**REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:**

• Bachelor\'s Degree;
• Strong organizational, verbal and written communication skills;
• Demonstrated experience coaching softball at the collegiate level;
• Proven record of successfully recruiting academic and athletically
  
  

prepared student-athletes;

• Proven record of adherence to all NCAA compliance regulations.
• Must be able to work nights and weekends.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Master\'s Degree;
• Experience coaching pitchers at the collegiate level.
• For a degree to be considered, it must be conferred from a regionally
  
  

accredited degree-granting institution of higher education (or

equivalent from an international accrediting body). Unless otherwise

stated, the degree must be conferred at the time of appointment.*

Additional Information

**THE UNIVERSITY:**

• [About
  
  

WIU](https://apptrkr.com/get_redirect.php?id=7321708&targetURL=http://wiu.edu/about/){target="_blank"}**

Since 1899, Western Illinois University has provided outstanding

educational opportunities to individuals in west central Illinois and

well beyond our region and state. WIU\'s traditional residential campus

in Macomb, Illinois, is the educational, cultural and athletic center of

the region, while the WIU-Quad Cities non-residential branch campus in

Moline, Illinois, is the only public university in the immediate Quad

Cities region.

• WIU-Macomb, IL:** Western\'s traditional, residential main campus
  
  

offers a comprehensive slate of undergraduate and graduate programs,

including a doctorate in education, and post-baccalaureate certificates.

A diverse community in west central Illinois, Macomb features a unique

blend of agriculture, industry, service, retail, education, and culture.

Macomb serves as the county seat, with connections across the state with

Amtrak providing twice-daily service from Macomb to Chicago (and point

in between). Macomb is located approximately 75 miles from the Quad

Cities International Airport (Moline, IL) and 70 miles from the Greater

Peoria Regional Airport (Peoria, IL).

• WIU-Quad Cities:** Located on the banks of the Mississippi River in
  
  

Moline, Illinois, the WIU-Quad Cities campus is the only public

four-year regional university that serves the Quad Cities region.

Designed as a metropolitan commuter campus, WIU-Quad Cities offers

select undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs. Moline is located

just 80 miles north of the Macomb campus and is centered within a

diverse, bi-state community of 383,000 that