Assistant Softball Coach

Posting Details

Posting Details

Instructions to applicants Job Title Assistant Softball Coach Location Alpine Department Athletic Women's Softball Job No. 999789 Posting Date 06/25/2024 End Date Until Filled Yes Appointment Date Salary 28000 Required

Bachelor's degree required and/or related work experience.

Previous coaching and playing experience required.

Effective verbal and written communication skills are essential.

Preferred

Preferably at the collegiate level coaching and playing.

Primary Responsibilities

Function: Assist in coaching softball, schedule games, practices and conditioning.

Duties

• Assist in training and practice sessions, ensuring that all appropriate safety guideline and standards are maintained.

• Perform Specific coaching responsibilities during athletic events.

• Attend coaches preparatory meetings and implement strategies resulting from these meetings.

• Assigned responsibilities within the daily operations and overall administration of the sports program.

• Develop a comprehensive and functional knowledge of the sport and maintain a thorough and continuing familiarity with all applicable University and NCAA regulations. Maintain and monitor a compliant environment that results in clear institutional control of all athletic programs relative to Lone Star Conference and NCAA legislation as required by NCAA Division II membership. Additionally, all athletic personnel are required to self-report any rules violations that have either been direct violations or observed.

• Scout and recruit quality student-athletes under the guidance and direction of the head coach and coordinate all recruiting activities with the head coach and with appropriate Departmental personnel.

• Be responsible to identify, cultivate, and assess for a specific geographic area or position group.

• Serve as an Academic Enhancement staff member responsible for all facet of the sport specific academic program, including the monitoring of individual student-athletes academic progress as expressed by the faculty.

• Demonstrate an active interest in the academic progress of student-athletes.

• Work closely with all appropriate departmental personnel to assure academic success of student-athletes.

• Work with student-athletes to monitor adherence to rules and regulations regarding conduct, appearance, and behavior.

• Provide individual counseling to student-athletes when appropriate and direct the student-athlete to professional staff when needed.

• Work closely with athletic training staff to insure the safety of all student-athletes.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Represents the sports program to various institutional programs and externally to the media, funding agencies, students, parents, faculty and the general public.

Supervision:

Received: Softball Coach

Responsible for personal safety and the safety of others; must exercise due caution and practice safe work habits at all times.

Working Conditions

Usual: Position is Security Sensitive.

Special: Any qualifications to be considered in lieu of stated minimums require the prior approval of the Human Resources Director.

Other Information

Texas Law requires a 60 day waiting period before new state employees are eligible to enroll in health insurance.

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

It is the policy of Sul Ross State University to provide equal employment opportunity for all persons in accordance with their individual, job related qualifications and without consideration of race, creed, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status and ancestry. Equal employment opportunities shall be afforded in all personnel actions or decisions including, but not necessarily limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, upgrading, promotion, demotion, termination and salary. Retaliation is prohibited against a person who opposes a discriminatory practice, files a charge, testifies, assists or participates in an investigative proceeding or hearing.

Notice of Availability of the Annual Security & Fire Safety Report

The Annual Security & Fire Safety Report is available online at https://srinfo.sulross.edu/udps/

The report contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Non-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.

A paper copy of the report will be provided upon request. If you would like to receive a paper copy, you can contact the Office of Student Life, located on the Alpine Campus in the Morgan University Center, Room 211 or you can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling 432-837-8424 or emailing stulife@sulross.edu

About SRSU

Sul Ross State University Alpine Campus is in the Scenic Davis Mountains of West Texas, is a member of the Texas State University System, is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate, Bachelor's, and Master's degrees, and has an enrollment of approximately 2,000 students of campus in Alpine, Texas. At an elevation of 4,480 feet, and on the periphery of the Chihuahuan Desert, Alpine enjoys mild winters and cool summers. Davis Mountains State Park, Fort Davis National Historic Site, Big Bend National Park, and Guadalupe Mountains National Park are all within one to three hours driving distance from Alpine.

The SRSU campuses in Del Rio, Eagle Pass, and Uvalde comprise Rio Grande College. RGC offers upper-level courses leading to bachelor's degrees as well as master's degree programs and works closely with its partner institution, Southwest Texas Junior College, to provide a seamless transition to RGC for their students. All RGC students hold an Associate degree from an accredited institution or they have completed 42 semester credit hours of transferrable work.

More information is available regarding Sul Ross State University and position openings See http://www.sulross.edu our website.

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Resume

• Letter of Intent

Optional Documents

• Transcripts

• Letter of Recommendation (1)

• Letter of Recommendation (2)

• Letter of Recommendation (3)

• Transcript 2

Supplemental Questions

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