Assistant Women’s Volleyball Coach

The Assistant Women’s Volleyball Coach is a member of the Athletic Department staff and will assist the Head Coach in the day to day operations of the Women’s Volleyball Team. The Assistant Women’s Volleyball Coach is a part-time, stipend appointment on a schedule established by the Director of Athletics and the Head Volleyball Coach. Internal and external events may occasionally necessitate an altered work schedule.

Essential Job Functions:

• Plan and contribute to the team’s technical training sessions; teach proper technique and training methods.
• Show athletes how to use fitness center equipment one-on-one or while in a group and instruct on the proper use of modern physical fitness equipment.
• Assist with game day operations: Court set up, warm-up, in-game coaching, keeping and reporting statistics.
• Assist with team operations including travel to and from games.
• Assist with planning practice sessions.
• Assist in recruiting process: evaluation of prospective recruits, planning and facilitation of campus visits, weekly contact with recruits
• Work in coordination with head coach to monitor team member’s academic status, assist with placement of players to four-year colleges, and ensure adherence to NJCAA rules and regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Associate’s degree or equivalent with past experience coaching and/or teaching volleyball.
• Ability to pass a criminal background check with fingerprinting.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in order to communicate effectively with diverse populations.
• Availability to work nights and weekends.
• In an effort to comply with SURS return-to-work restrictions for employers (40 ILCS 5/15-139.5), candidates for employment at Parkland College must either not be a SURS annuitant or must be willing to suspend his/her SURS annuity upon employment. This applies to all SURS annuitants except those receiving their annuity under either the Self-Managed Plan (SMP) or by lump sum payment.