Typical Essential Duties

• Supervises and coaches at intercollegiate competition as appropriate;
• Ensures compliance with all required FCCAA and NJCAA rules and regulations;
• Directs training and practice program(s) for the team(s);
• Responsible for maintaining appropriate team conduct;
• Keeps individual and team statistics and records as required;
• Supervises the academic progress of team members, and arranges for special assistance necessary to improve the likelihood of students' academic/career success;
• Develops schedules and support budget recommendations within guidelines;
• Makes travel arrangements for team within available resources;
• Drives college vehicles to and from activities as needed;
• Advises students concerning the choice of academic courses to meet their goals;
• Refers students to counselor for any problem which needs to be examined other than academic, such as vocational testing, personal counseling, etc.
• Assists students in registration process.
• Fosters academic excellence in teaching and learning;
• Serves the college through any of the following: (a) committee membership, (b) curriculum development, (c) development of innovative instruction, (d) sponsorship of student organizations, (e) representation of the college in professionally related community activities, and (f) special projects;
• Supports college extracurricular functions;
• Maintains currency in teaching field(s) through professional development and scholarly activities.

The classification is responsible for planning and directing the activities of an athletic team with a coaching staff of four or more full time employees. Responsibilities may include supervising a staff of full-time and part-time coaches; and performing the duties of the lower level.

Knowledge:

• Considerable knowledge of the type of sport assigned.

• Managerial principles;
• Athletic principles;
• Sporting skills in assigned area of responsibility;
• Principles associated with nutrition, training, biomechanics, and body types;
• Instructional methods;
• Collegiate athletics rules, regulations, and requirements;
• Budgeting principles;
• Public relations principles;
• Computers and related software applications.

Skills:

• Leadership skills and mentoring ability a must;
• Ability to coach and lead a team.

• Monitoring and evaluating the work of employees;
• Prioritizing and assigning work;
• Instructing student athletes on skills and strategies in assigned athletic area;
• Evaluating athletic facilities for safety and maintenance requirements;
• Applying college rules, regulations, and requirements;
• Implementing public relations initiatives;
• Evaluating athlete strengths and weaknesses;
• Using a computer and related software applications;
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with subordinates, coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to give and receive work direction.

Physical:

• Positions in this class typically require: balancing, stooping, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.
• Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Incumbents may be subjected to blood and other bodily fluids, extreme temperatures, and travel.