Head Women's Crew Coach
Seattle, WA;

Staff – Jun 26, '20

About Seattle Pacific University:

Founded in 1891, Seattle Pacific University has a long and distinguished history in Christian higher education. Located just minutes from downtown Seattle, SPU seeks to be a premier Christian University fully committed to engaging the culture and changing the world by graduating people of competence and character, becoming people of wisdom, and modeling grace-filled community. Seattle Pacific University seeks applicants committed to its Christian mission. Due to our mission of cultural engagement, SPU is committed to building an excellent and diverse staff and faculty. Diversity is an ethos that is inseparable from our Christian faith. At SPU, we recognize diversity as a basic feature of God's creation and a core theme of the gospel. At the heart of our mission-centered commitment to becoming a more diverse community is a desire to represent the breadth of God's kingdom more fully.

We strive to become a workplace of choice and to recruit, develop, and retain faculty and staff who can embrace, value, and engage differences with humility and care. We invite you to join us on our journey by starting a career at SPU! Learn more about SPU's commitment to diversity and opportunities for our employees to deepen their capacity to serve our increasingly diverse student body.

General Summary: Provides overall administrative management and crew activities and functions coordination for both men (club) and varsity women's crew teams.

Job Description:

• Develops a quality schedule for both programs, which will provide competitive opportunities for SPU crew members, meets institutional schedule criteria, and contributes to achieving the goal of participating in Regional and National NCAA DII Competitions.
• Plans and supervises practices and provide race coaching in a manner that will promote team excellence, individual growth and development and team unity.
• Recruits quality student-athletes who possess skills and personal beliefs and standards that are compatible with the mission of Seattle Pacific University.
•  Administers the crew budget.
•  Arranges for and manages all aspects of team travel.
•  Purchases supplies and equipment for crew and sees that equipment is kept in repair.
•  Develops positive, constructive personal relationships with players in order to provide guidance and spiritual nurture.
•  Participates fully in the activities of a fund raising and development nature to support both the rowing program and Falcon Athletics.
• Supports the institution's commitment to academic excellence in all interactions with prospects and student-athletes. Monitors student-athlete academic standing to ensure that progress-toward-degree is being met and there is a clear path to graduation. 
• Promotes and maintains a culture of compliance regarding institutional and NCAA Division II rules, policies and procedures.
• Creates an enthusiastic following and support among SPU faculty, students, and staff.  Actively engages with campus community as well as local schools and club soccer programs.
• Maximizes the abilities of assistant coaches and develops a strong coaching staff through effective organization and planning. Actively participates in professional development for self as well as supports professional development when appropriate for assistant coaches.
• Develops and implements a SPU Rowing club or camp program to provide rowing opportunities in the community, create jobs for coaches and students, and to raise money to support operational and scholarship costs associated with Falcon Rowing.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in athletics, related field. Master's degree, preferred.
• Five years of progressively responsible experience in coaching crew., or equivalent. 10 years of progressively responsible experience in coaching crew, is preferred.
• The knowledge and technical skills necessary to accomplish the assigned task.
• A maturing and contagious Christian faith, knowledge of and the willingness to actively support the Christian mission of the University and accept the life-style standards of the Christian Community.
• The ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coaches, athletes, students, faculty, administration and the community.
• Experience in running a rowing club and camps, preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products including: Outlook, Word and Excel.

Additional Information:

Position will remain open until filled.

Salary: DOE

This is a full time position with excellent benefits. SPU pays the employee premium for medical, dental, and vision insurance. SPU makes contributions to an employee HSA account and to a retirement account after one year of eligibility in the plan. Tuition discount program available for the employee and qualified immediate family members.

Application Instructions:

Please submit a cover letter and resume along with the online application.

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