Assistant Softball Coach

Posting Details

Dickinson College is a premier four-year residential liberal arts institution chartered in 1783 and widely recognized as a leader in global and sustainability education. Dickinson College is located in Carlisle, named a “most livable city” by Forbes and is minutes from the state capital of Harrisburg. The campus is connected to a vibrant downtown that offers eclectic dining, shopping and entertainment options. Within a two-hour drive are Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.; New York City is three hours away.

Dickinson College offers full-time employees a broad range of benefits, including a comprehensive medical insurance plan, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, generous time off, parental leave, homebuyer assistance, and tuition benefits for eligible employees and dependent children under the age of 24. Upon eligibility, the College contributes 8% of an employee’s base salary to a retirement account with an additional .5% matching contribution; all money paid by the college into the employee’s retirement plan is immediately and fully vested in the employee.

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Position Department

Athletics - Softball

Job Summary/Basic Function

Responsible for aiding the Head Coach in all aspects of a Dickinson athletic program, including but not limited to the recruitment of prospective student-athletes, administration of practices, marketing and implementation of clinics, leadership development and game strategy.

Essential Functions:

• Management and mentoring of the current team by cultivating a culture of accountability and team mentality within our student-athletes and by reinforcing the Head Coach's expectations of priorities and standards of behavior within our student-athletes.

• Play a major role in the recruitment of talented student-athletes to Dickinson through discovery, evaluation and communication with potential recruits and their families.  Manage Front Rush/Slate database. Communicate the values of the College and the athletic program clearly and effectively throughout the recruiting process.

• Assisting the head coach in coordinating daily team practices. Teaching athletic skills and team concepts as well as implementing skills and strategy in individual sessions as well as competitive situations.  Responsible for co-scouting 25+ games and presenting the scout through on court instruction and video editing.

• The main point of contact for academic support for student-athletes.  Coordinate all academic schedules for planning purposes.  Assist the staff in the release of all marketing information related to athletic program to all alumni and recruits through email, text, social media, etc.

• Coordinate all travel and meal plans for the team.  Organize and facilitate team fund raising activities.

Required:

Bachelor's Degree

1-3 years Work Experience

Preferred:

Master's Degree

EEO/Diversity Statement:    

The College is committed to building a representative and diverse faculty, staff, and student body. We encourage applications from all qualified persons.