Assistant Coach of Men's Soccer

Posting Number: S000256
Classification: 12
Position Type: Staff
Department: Athletics

Benefits Summary: Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription insurance, Life insurance, Workers’ Compensation insurance, Unemployment insurance, and Total Disability insurance. Retirement: The University contributes 4% of the regular salary with up to 3% of additional matched contributions into the TIAA Retirement Program. Other benefits include tuition remission for employee, spouse, and employee’s dependent children under the age of 25 (this does not include the last two year of the PharmD program or the JD), and twenty days of paid medical leave per year.

Job Scope: Ohio Northern University invites applications in the department of intercollegiate athletics for a full-time Assistant Coach of Men’s Soccer. Ohio Northern University is a Division III member of the NCAA and a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference. Responsibilities will include the recruitment and retention of student-athletes, purchasing of equipment, inventories, making travel and lodging arrangements, monitoring and nurturing student athlete’s academic and personal progress, and organization of the soccer program, coaching at the collegiate level, and be able to adhere to all university, Ohio Athletic Conference, and NCAA regulations and guidelines.

Principle Responsibilities:

• As head coach of the reserve (JV) program, successfully lead practices and competitions
• Social media director, updating and maintaining platforms
• Assist in the research, scouting, and evaluation of prospective student-athletes
• Assist in the coordination of practice and game preparation for both varsity and reserve programs
• Assist in administrative day to day functions of travel, equipment, and budgetary organization and implementation
• Motivate and inspire student-athletes to excel in the classroom and on the field
• Other duties as assigned

Required Skills:

• Proficient in Front Rush; various social media platforms
• Have forward thinking and effective problem solving skills
• Be able to train functional groups within team setting
• Be able to work independently on multiple tasks without prompting
• Have the ability to effectively communicate clearly with colleagues, students, recruits, alumni, and administration.
• Be familiar with social media platforms

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree
• 2 years of coaching experience AND 3 years of competitive playing experience
• First Aid, CPR certification
• Be able to work wide variety of hours, evenings, weekends
• Be able to travel long distances including away games, recruiting, foreign tours
• Work in extreme weather conditions, including heat, wind, rain, and other outside effects.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Collegiate coaching experience
• Fundraising experience

Open Until Filled: No

Closing Date: 05/31/2020

Status: Full-Time

To view full description and apply online go to: https://jobs.onu.edu/postings/7514

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