Description

JOB DESCRIPTION: The Strength and Conditioning Coach is responsible for establishing and maintaining a strength and conditioning programs for all sports, with the three major goals of improving athletic performance, reducing athletic injuries, and teaching lifelong fitness and movement skills at contracted high schools and colleges. The Strength and Conditioning Coach devises training plans according to sound scientific principles, supervises training sessions, evaluates athletes, and maintains athlete records. The Strength and Conditioning Coach meets regularly with coaches to determine what type of training the athletes need. If working with an injured athlete engaged in rehabilitation, the Strength and Conditioning Coach will consult with the sports medicine or athletic training staff. The Strength and Conditioning Coach is responsible for maintaining the strength and conditioning facility and for establishing policies, plans, and procedures for the safe and professional operation of the facility.

• Design and implement strength training and conditioning programs inseason, offseason, and preseason for all school sanctioned male, female, and coed athletic programs in a manner that reflects scientific, research driven practices.
• Work in cooperation with the sports medicine staff in the rehabilitation and strengthening of injured athletes.
•  Facilitate a collaborative and positive relationship among all coaches, sports medicine, and the strength and conditioning staff.
• Design and implement policies and procedures for the strength and conditioning program in accordance with the Strength and Conditioning Professional Standards Guidelines per your certification.
• Develop systems for tracking athlete attendance and athlete progress in conjunction with the coaches.
• Conduct an annual needs analysis for each team in conjunction with the coach and the team’s athletic trainer at the conclusion of each season.
• Complete an annual budgetary proposal for the program that includes routine maintenance, purchase of new equipment, and staffing needs.
• Other duties as assigned.

ABOUT AMBERWELL HEALTH:

Amberwell Health is a healthcare system dedicated to improving the health and wellness of the communities we serve, providing compassionate healthcare with clinical excellence. Amberwell locations include several complete care facilities that provide a full spectrum of patient care services including inpatient, surgical, orthopedic, maternal, health at home, emergency care services. In addition, Amberwell clinic locations offer primary care and specialty care services. Amberwell Health supports service lines and locations across the system with a range of support services including radiology, laboratory, cardiopulmonary, rehabilitation therapy, occupational health, infusion, nutrition, pharmacy, administrative services, and many other specialty services.

AMBERWELL CULTURE:

Amazing Amberwell employees are at the heart of a workplace focused on competencies with our cultural values. Excellence in healthcare is expected and our patients deserve nothing less. Our culture competencies range from warm greetings in the hall to providing patients with “wow” experiences in each department. At Amberwell, we go beyond excellence to provide the unexpected.

At Amberwell, you will find a professional environment that values consistency, collaboration, and patient-first decision making. Servant leadership is both modeled and mentored, with a focus on regular appreciation. Amberwell employees enjoy many appreciation events and activities to help them know just how important they are to our organization, our patients, and our communities.

To learn more about Amberwell Health, our affiliated organizations, and available career opportunities, visit careers.amberwellhealth.org.

Qualifications

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education: A Bachelor's degree is required. A Master's degree is preferred, with an emphasis in Exercise Science, Exercise Physiology, or Physical Education.
• Experience:  Preferred: two years of experience in progressively responsible positions involving the development and management of sport-specific individual and group strength training programs. Experience with development and management of strength training programs at the college/university level is preferred. Any experience in management of a health/fitness or weight training facility is preferred. Student-athlete experience, in any sport at the collegiate level, is preferred.
• License/Certificate:
  •  A current relevant professional certification credentialed by an independent accreditation agency:
    • NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist® (CSCS) certification.
    • ISSA Strength and Conditioning Coach (SCC) certification
    • NCSF Certified Strength Coach (CSC) certification
    • SCCC Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC) certification.
  • Current standard first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and automated external defibrillation (AED) certifications.