Athletic Coach I – Men’s Football Assistant Coach

Wayne State University, an NCAA Division II member, located in the cultural district of Detroit, invites applications for the position of Assistant Athletic Coach I Men's Football.

Essential Functions:

• Demonstrate an ability to teach and develop student-athletes to represent the University and department with an emphasis on good character, a winning attitude and the professional standards expected by the department.
• Responsible for teaching advance level skills and game strategies.
• Assist in the planning, preparation, & scheduling of games with direction of head coach, including travel.
• Will work with the strength and conditioning staff to develop and condition student-athletes.
• Work collaboratively with training staff, academic resource personnel and compliance staff.
• Proven ability to recruit high caliber student-athletes with an emphasis on the urban setting and the University's strong academic standards reflected in its Carnegie I profile.
• Demonstrate good judgment in advising and counseling student athletes including working with the department's academic services unit to graduate student-athletes.
• Adheres to the NCAA and Conference legislative/interpretative requirements and understands which reflects strong ethical conduct and control.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required; master's degree preferred.
• Under the NCAA Bylaw 11.1.6 Sports-Safety Training, each head coach and all other coaches who are employed full-time at an institution shall maintain current certification in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automatic external defibrillator (AED) use.