Head Coach of Football

The Head Coach of Football position requires all functions normally associated with an intercollegiate football program and will be bound by the university and the athletic department mission statements.

SPECIFIC TASKS AND DUTIES:

• Coaching and management of all practice sessions and program associated events.
• Have a sound working knowledge and commitment to compliance of NAIA and Sooner Athletic Conference rules and regulations.
• Commitment to NAIA Champions of Character five core values of integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship, and servant leadership. Exhibit a commitment to creating a team culture grounded in Christian ethos and these five core values.
• Understand and support the mission, policies, and regulations of Wayland Baptist University.
• Schedule competitions and related events.
• Understand and excel in the coaching techniques and strategies for a successful collegiate football program.
• Monitor team’s academic performance and support, enhance, and utilize internal and external systems for helping create academic success. Create a culture and belief on the part of student athletes that a high level of academic performance is an expectation of both the program and the department.
• Monitor program financial status, manage expenditures, operate within budget parameters, process business office forms correctly and in a timely manner, and communicate effectively with all personnel involved with financial matters.

SKILLS, ABILITIES AND COMMITMENTS:

• A commitment to living and modeling a Christian lifestyle and coaching from a Christian perspective is essential.
• Possess proven integrity, leadership skills, and the ability to motivate student-athletes to be successful academically and athletically.
• Possess good interpersonal skills, demonstrated ability to communicate information in a clear, understandable, and effective manner, both verbally and in writing.
• Possess organizational skills, time management, and relationship building.
• Demonstrate the desire and ability to work with and recruit a diverse population.
• Demonstrated customer service ability requiring a very high level of diplomacy and professionalism to effectively handle a broad range of sensitive interpersonal situations.
• Demonstrated ability to proactively assess work operations and anticipate potential problems; ability to develop and implement strategies for preventing/resolving problems.