Bates College
Description
The Offensive Assistant Coach focuses primarily in the areas of planning and directing recruitment, conditioning, training, and performance of student-athletes, along with fiscal management of the program. This is a professional assistant coaching position, and all of the duties of the position must be conducted in adherence with the policies, rules, and regulations of affiliated national, regional, and state intercollegiate athletic associations, the NESCAC Conference, and the College.
Job Duties:
- Coaches student-athletes at the direction of the head coach.
- Attends practices, games, scrimmages, and additional time working directly with student-athletes.
- Participates in video review and editing, training plan development and practice planning.
- Performs recruiting functions at the direction of the head coach.
- Works with the admissions office handling prospective students.
- Communicates with prospective players, coaches, club coaches and families.
- May assist with operational, fiscal, and administrative activities for the specific sports program.
- Assists with administrative work within the Athletics Department or Student Affairs.
- Attends training and professional development opportunities.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Experience playing or coaching the sport, college level preferred.
- Experience and/or demonstrated success in supervising young adults and managing programs preferred.
- Commitment to equity and inclusion, and serving the needs of a culturally and educationally diverse community.
- Strong interpersonal skills with ability to develop and maintain collegial relationships. Must be flexible, collaborative and have a positive attitude.
- Ability to establish rapport quickly with students and their families, while maintaining appropriate boundaries.
- Knowledgeable about the skills and tactics of the sport.
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills.
- Ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities with minimal supervision.