Assistant Softball Coach

Occupational Summary Beloit College seeks to create learning environments, both in and out of the classroom, where students are encouraged to achieve their full intellectual, social, and athletic potential. Within a college empowering students to "...lead fulfilling lives marked by high achievement...", the Department of Athletics seeks to provide athletic experiences that are defined by excellence. Through our varsity teams, Beloit College's Department of Athletics offers a full array of athletic opportunities to the College's 1,100 students, approximately 40% of whom are varsity student-athletes.

The College is seeking candidates for this position who can demonstrate a record of success in coaching softball and recruiting student-athletes at the collegiate level. In addition, candidates will support the Sports Information Director in the fall semester in covering various sports. Successful coaches at Beloit College recruit, coach, and mentor students who seek development through active involvement in our diverse and dynamic campus, so that their education and success on the diamond are mutually reinforcing. Candidates must demonstrate the capacity to successfully recruit academically and athletically qualified student-athletes in partnership with the Beloit College Enrollment Office.

Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities:

Softball coaching and mentoring

1. Effectively assist the head softball coach in all aspects.
2. Build strong, positive relationships to effectively mentor and teach students.
3. Teach students the skills needed to work with others, to be effective leaders, and to manage their time to achieve success in the classroom and in athletics.
4. Assist with all preparation and teaching for all practices and competitions.
5. Work with the head coach to establish appropriate codes of behavior for all team functions, including all practices and competitions.
6. Mentor students through regular meetings to enhance their academic performance.
7. Work with students to establish individual and team goals for each season.

Recruiting

1. Effectively assist the head Softball coach in all aspects.
2. Collaborate with colleagues in enrollment and athletics on complementary student recruitment approaches.
3. Communicate with prospective students and their influencers about Beloit as a college search option through a wide variety of contact channels, including email, texting, phone calls, and social media.
4. Develop a sense of rapport with prospective audiences.
5. Recruit student-athletes in alignment with the goals and methods of Beloit's enrollment office, and in accordance with NCAA and MWC rules and regulations.
6. Attend high school games, showcases, camps, and other recruiting events.
7. Meet with prospective students and families during open houses, daily campus visits, and off-campus receptions.

 

Sports Information Department Assistant

1. Effectively assist the Sports Information Director in a part-time capacity.
2. The position is responsible for supporting the Director for Athletic Communications and the overall department in promotion and publicity of the 20 intercollegiate athletics teams.

Campus involvement and administrative duties

1. Be an active member of the Beloit College community.
2. Be actively involved in the College's efforts to become an anti-racist institution in each of the primary functions of coaching, mentoring, recruiting, and involvement throughout campus.
3. Represent sports programs to various institutional constituencies as well as students, parents, the public, and external agencies.
4. Practice responsible fiscal management.
5. Assist head coach in coordinating all post-season awards and banquets.
6. Assist head coach with inventory and management of all equipment and uniforms.

Credentials and Experience:

1. Bachelor's degree required.
2. Previous coaching experience required.
3. Experience planning, organizing, and prioritizing multiple tasks and projects simultaneously with frequent interruptions is required.
4. Proficiency with Microsoft Office software; ability to learn other software relevant to duties.

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

1. Ability to understand and appreciate the mission of a residential, liberal arts college and to work well in a fast-paced office, with diverse faculty, staff, students, alums, and the general public in a variety of situations.
2. Ability to develop and to contribute to learning and work environments welcoming to people from a diverse variety of backgrounds and experiences.
3. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including grammar, punctuation, spelling, and proofreading.
4. Flexibility and willingness to adapt to changing activities, expectations, and responsibilities.
5. Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically, effectively prioritize, plan, and organize multiple tasks and projects, and meet set deadlines without immediate and constant supervision.
6. Knowledge of customer service standards and the ability to communicate effectively with faculty, administrators, staff, students, families of students, prospective students and their families and the public.
7. Knowledge of NCAA Division III rules and regulations.
8. Possess a strong vision and philosophical commitment to the integration of Division III athletics and education in the highly selective, residential liberal arts college environment.
9. Ability to maintain confidentiality and to safeguard the confidentiality of records.
10. Willingness to look for improvements in personnel and office performance and initiate proposals that enhance the work of the office.

Special Requirements:

• Ability to work nights and weekends.
• Travel required.
• Adherence to all NCAA and MWC rules is required.

 

Physical Requirements:

• The role requires mobility across campus facilities and competition venues.
• Ability to meet the physical requirements of the position, including leading players through training sessions and demonstrating techniques and skills
• Must be able to lift, push, pull, and transport items weighing up to 25 pounds independently.
• May require working outdoors in varying weather conditions. This job description intends to provide the general nature and level of work required of employees who are assigned to this classification and shall not be construed as an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities. Employees may be instructed to perform job-related duties and responsibilities other than those specifically presented in this description.