Assistant Football Coach (Continuous Recruitment)

• Provide a transformational experience for student-athletes centered on our Pioneer Leadership Institute’s pillars of Personal Enhancement, Leadership Development, Career Development, Community and Alumni Engagement

• Provide an overall positive educational environment for our student-athletes conducive to learning, athletic development, social growth, and preparing them for life beyond college.

• In conjunction with the athletic tutoring and advising program, oversee the total academic progress of the team.

Fundraising and Revenue Generation

• Actively support and enhance alumni relationships

• Actively support the Pioneering Forward Annual Fund

• Actively enhance sports specific fundraising efforts in partnership with the Foundation and Athletic Administration

• Maintain roster goal expectations Competitive Excellence

• Compete at the highest level of competition within the WIAC and National level

• Develop a culture of competitive excellence with postseason opportunities for student-athletes Inclusion

• Create an environment of inclusion for individuals of all race, gender, religious affiliation, and sexual orientation within your own sport as well as the entire Athletic Department and University.

• Create and implement a recruitment strategy to attract top level, Division Ill prospects including setting up campus visits, assisting student-athletes with the application process, and implementation of campus resources. Work in partnership with the offices of recruitment, admissions, and residence life.

• Lead the team to prepare and conduct of all team-related activities including skill instruction, sport strategy/game planning and coordination of schedule, competitive opportunities.

• Support administrative functions of the program such as budget, scheduling, travel arrangements in partnership with the administrative team

• Support the development and retention of full time, part time and volunteer staff

• Actively participate in Division wide meetings and Head Coaches meetings

• Assist with departmental needs and additional duties as requested by the Director of Athletics and Recreation

• As a staff member within the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, you are responsible for knowledge of and compliance with National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletics Association (WIAC) regulations, both those general in nature and those which apply directly to the program.

• Strict adherence to all applicable governing policies, procedures, and regulations of the NCAA is required and is a condition of your employment

• As a coach, you are responsible for the development, safety and conduct of the team.

• Work in partnership with the Associate AD for Compliance to ensure complete eligibility and progress toward degree requirements

• Maintain accurate roster management via the Front Rush software system

• Complete all mandatory trainings in a timely manner

• Bachelor’s degree or commensurate experience in relevant field

• Experience in coaching position

• Excellent verbal and written communication

• Excellent problem solver

• High level of reliability and detail-orientation

• Able to provide collegiate level instruction

Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University ensures physical accessibility to work environments for persons with disabilities and will provided reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to employment. Upon request, the University will provide reasonable accommodations for religious observances and practices.

The University is committed to a program of affirmative action for women, racial minorities, persons with disabilities, disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam era. While the Chancellor assumes overall responsibility for the success of the program, university administrators and supervisors are responsible and accountable for implementation. Authority for monitoring the program is delegated to Human Resources.

Each individual associated with the University is called upon to pledge a new and revitalized commitment to build and maintain a campus environment free of harassment and discrimination, an environment that fosters mutual respect, recognizes the dignity and worth of all people, and promotes to the fullest, equal employment opportunity through affirmative action.

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Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other bases protected by applicable federal or State law and UW System policies. We are committed to building a workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.