USCAA

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Recruits student-athletes in accordance with Centenary College and NCAA policy guidelines.
• Provide leadership and guidance in student-athletes personal and athletic development at Centenary College.
• Duties will include coaching an offensive position, organizing and conducting your position meetings, managing your recruiting territory, assisting with game planning and data breakdown, monitoring the academic success of the position, and other administrative duties as assigned by the Head Coach.
• Over 25 percent travel time required to attend SCAC and NCAA meetings, conferences, training seminars, and traveling to support team competitions and recruiting.
• Must be accessible and reachable by telephone or text message at times other than College business hours for team member contact and/or recruiting purposes.
• Must have access to mobile computing outside of the office for recruitment of student-athletes, scouting, travel arrangements, and budget management.
• Schedules, organizes and supervises practices in compliance with College and NCAA rules.
• Ensures that athletic venue is properly set up for practices and official athletic competition.
• Counsel team members in academic, disciplinary, and personal matters; consult with College administration and faculty for resolution of problems as needed.
• Direct and coordinate activities, ensuring compliance with College, Conference, and NCAA policies and regulations.
• Maintain control of college-issued credit card and submit timely reimbursement requests with accompanying support documentation.
• Participates in approved fundraising activities under the coordination and direction of the Director for Athletics.
• Other related projects, duties and responsibilities may be assigned as deemed necessary.

As an institutional staff member actively involved with NCAA Division III prospects, student-athletes, and athletic department personnel, you are responsible to uphold all conference and NCAA rules and regulations. In accordance with NCAA bylaw 11.1, you are responsible to report any known violations and will be held accountable for any violations committed within your department.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES Assistant coaches, student workers, volunteers (if applicable)

Please send cover letter and resume to:
Director of Human Resources
Centenary College of Louisiana
2911 Centenary Boulevard
Shreveport, LA 71104
Email: hr@centenary.edu

Candidates are invited to visit the College’s website at www.centenary.edu

Centenary recognized that diversity is essential to its goal of providing an educational environment where students explore the unfamiliar, invent new approaches to understanding, and connect their work and lives to the world at large. We thus welcome applicants who would add to the College’s diversity of ideas, beliefs, experiences, and cultural backgrounds. EOE

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. 

MINIMUM

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3 or more years of experience in college football coaching at the assistant, coordinator, or head coaching level required.
• Must have knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations.
• Must be a people-oriented individual, with good communication skills, and the ability to work with a diverse group of people.
• Must be well organized and self-motivated.
• Valid Driver’s License.

PREFERRED

• Master’s degree
• 5 years as a competitive player or coach in the sport of football
• Experience in the NCAA Division III program
• Experience with a selective, residential, Liberal Arts college