Women's Softball Head Coach

Category Sub/Temp Description

Position Title: Women's Softball Head Coach

Position Description: Performs coaching and promotional functions, including fundraising, for the ACC women's softball team.

Reports To: Athletic Director

Position Status: Temporary Part-time, Exempt, Paid by Stipend, subject to annual review and appointment. Practice begins in January; season runs March through May. Recruitment and other related activities may extend beyond the season.

Classification/Points: Not Applicable

Bargaining Unit/Division: None

Position Responsibilities:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Direct and coordinate the activities of the softball program in the planning, organizing, and coaching of the women's softball team.

• Responsible for recruitment of team members.

• Ensure all equipment associated with the softball program is correctly set up, maintained, stored, and returned on completion of the coaching season.

• Must be willing to work outside of normal hours, including evenings and weekends.

• Coordinate and ensure compliance with College, conference, and NJCAA policies and regulations.

• Support the academic, athletic, and personal development of the student athletes.

• Monitor the expenses associated with the softball program and make recommendations to the Athletic Director.

• Schedule and arrange team travel with the assistance and approval of the Athletic Director.

• Prepare game plans and strategy for intercollegiate competition.

• Follow all ACC and Athletic Department policies and procedures.

• Report any injuries of participants to proper school officials, filing proper injury report form.

• Communicate and follow up with Athletic Director on team matters requiring approval and input.

• Conduct daily practices (practice schedule varies from early morning to evening hours).

• Travel with team to all games and tournaments.

• Plan, schedule and coordinate pre-season trip and conditioning program.

• Provide other program services as assigned by the Athletic Director.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Supervise intercollegiate athletes.

Expected Hours of Work: The normal work hours for this position include early morning and evening practices throughout the season, with frequent games and tournaments in the evening and on weekends.

Travel: Frequent out-of-area and overnight travel is expected.

Work Environment: This job operates in an athletic environment, both indoors and outdoors.

Physical Effort: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit, stand, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds.

Position Requirements

Position Qualifications:

• Experience: minimum of 3 years of softball coaching experience at a high school or college level.

• Demonstrated administrative and leadership qualities required.

• Must possess current CPR and First Aid certification.

• Strong computer skills including computer, phone, e-mail and text messaging.

Full-Time/Part-Time Seasonal Shift Various Shifts Close Date Open Date 5/15/2024 Location Alpena Community College - Alpena Campus About the Organization Alpena Community College is located in Northeast Michigan on the beautiful shoreline of Lake Huron. ACC offers two-year degrees, one-year certificates, customized corporate training, and community education to all of Northeast Michigan. Each semester, ACC attracts more than 2,000 students of diverse ages, backgrounds, and academic goals. Smaller class sizes, affordable tuition, and the convenience of two campus locations and online courses, make Alpena Community College a great choice whether you are starting college for the first time, or coming back to school for a new career or additional training. At ACC, you can work on a college degree or acquire specific skills in a number of fields to move you forward in your occupation, plus the courses you complete can be transferred to a four-year college or university.

Vocational/technical programs, distance learning programs, dual-enrollment, cooperative on-campus four-year degree programs and continuing education courses are all available right here, in Northeast Michigan.

EOE Statement Alpena Community College policies and practices for admission, employment and activities comply with requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972 as amended, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) of 1990, the ADA Amendments Act of 2010, Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sex, age, or disability. The College practices and policies also comply with the Michigan Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act (PDCRA) and the Michigan Elliott-Larson Civil Rights Act (ELCRA) which prohibits discrimination in hiring based on age, height, weight and marital status and familial status in addition to race, color, religion, sex (which includes pregnancy) and national origin. For more information contact the Title IX, Section 504, the Age Discrimination Act and the Title II coordinator: Melissa Guy, Title IX Coordinator/Director of Human Resources