Assistant Football Coach/Recruiter

Duties:

• Assists the head coach with schedules including practice, home, and away competitions to provide participating students appropriate training and academic time for continued program eligibility and personal growth.
• Recruits prospective athletes through personal visits, telephone interviews, and mail solicitation in accordance with established NCAA requirements and standards.
• Discusses personal scholastic and athletic goals and objectives with available opportunities and identifies and recommends potential recruits for available financial assistance through scholarships.
• Monitors academic performance levels of all participating student athletes to ensure compliance with established University and accrediting standards for class attendance and grade performance.
• Assists with a variety of fundraising events for financial and equipment contributions.
• Assists the head coach with travel arrangements including meals, lodging, and transportation for athletes in accordance with available funding and budget constraints.
• Coaches students throughout all games, reviews strategies, strengths, and weaknesses of previous, current, and future performance to promote and encourage personal and/or team improvement.
• Provides a broad range of administrative and supervisory functions. Supervises assigned staff in accordance with WNMU personnel practices including recruitment, training, performance evaluation, guidance, etc. Participates in the process of ongoing personal and professional development. Maintains comprehensive communication among all contacts (internal and external). Models professional standards and ethics in accordance with WNMU philosophy.

Education/Background:

• Bachelor’s degree and prior collegiate football experience at the Junior College level or four-year institution with 2 or more years of coaching experience.
• Master’s degree with 3 years of collegiate coaching experience or a total of 6 years of both collegiate playing and coaching experience preferred.
• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.