Head Cheerleading Coach (65758)

Job Details

Job Location: Bronxville - Bronxville, NY

Position Type: Part Time

Salary Range: $8,000.00 - $10,000.00 Salary/year

Travel Percentage: Up to 50%

Description

The Iona University Cheer Team Coach is the primary creative and supervisory leader of the Iona University Cheer Team. The coach will teach, oversee, and direct practices and game day performances of the Cheer Team. Working in conjunction with the Director of Performing Arts, the coach will contribute to the creation of an entertaining and premier-level collegiate atmosphere for Iona University's men's and women's basketball home games. Moreover, the cheer coach will be the point person for Iona competitive cheer efforts, including UCA nationals. The cheer coach will support the admissions and retention goals of the University through various recruitment and relational activities designed to increase engagement of the student and the University.

• Please note: This is part-time stipend position (no benefits) with a term appointment for the remainder of the spring 2024 season. The position is renewable for the upcoming 2024-2025 academic year pending a favorable review.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead Iona University Cheer Team through all aspects as coach, including: choreography, music selection, technical instruction, and other essential elements of the cheerleading team

• Attend and oversee the cheer team performing at Iona University men's & women's basketball home games and designated neutral-site and post season games. (approximately 25-30 games)

• Maintain overall team membership goals and gameday participation

• Schedule, organize, and conduct weekly practices

• Manage cheer team budget and coordinate student fundraising efforts

• Facilitate team participation at UCA camps and competitions, including UCA National Championships

• Plan and organize choreography, registration, and travel logistics for UCA Collegiate Nationals

• Conduct tryouts to select new cheerleading team members

• Assist with enrollment, engagement, and retention initiatives

• Manage cheer team appearance requests both on-campus and within the community

• Positively represent Iona University, the Division of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs, and Performing Arts

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Requirements

• Prior experience coaching collegiate or high school-level cheer teams

• Ability to attend men's and women's basketball home games

• Familiarity with Iona University, NCAA, MAAC, and UCA rules and regulations

• Current USA Cheer coaching certification

• Valid Driver's license

• Ability to lift 100 pounds

About Iona University/EEO language

Founded in 1940, Iona University is a master's-granting private, Catholic, coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers. Iona's 45-acre New Rochelle campus and 28-acre Bronxville campus are just 20 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. With a total enrollment of nearly 4,000 students and an alumni base of more than 50,000 around the world, Iona is a diverse community of learners and scholars dedicated to academic excellence and the values of justice, peace and service. Iona is highly accredited, offering undergraduate degrees in liberal arts, science, nursing, and business administration, as well as Master of Arts, Master of Science, and Master of Business Administration degrees and numerous advanced certificate programs. Iona students enjoy small class sizes, engaged professors and a wide array of academic programs across the School of Arts & Science; LaPenta School of Business; NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences; and Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Iona is widely recognized in prestigious rankings, including The Princeton Review's 2024 national list of "The Best 389 Colleges" and The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse's "2024 Best Colleges in America," which ranked Iona at #66 in the nation overall and #8 in the nation among Catholic schools. Iona's LaPenta School of Business is also accredited AACSB International, a recognition awarded to just 6 percent of business schools worldwide.

Iona offers a comprehensive benefits package to all full-time employees that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off. For more information on our benefits and working at Iona visit the Human Resources section of our website.

Iona University values and celebrates diversity and is committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all of our employees and does not tolerate discrimination based on any legally protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, or local laws. As an equal opportunity employer, Iona University encourages applications from qualified candidates who reflect the wider world in which we live, and in particular from historically underrepresented groups.