St. Petersburg College

POSITION DESCRIPTION

POSITION TITLE:                Head Coach

 

DEPARTMENT:Athletics                  SITE:Various

SALARY SCHEDULE:A&P                                               GRADE: A

 

BASIC FUNCTIONS: 

 

Provides leadership, supervision and coaching to an intercollegiate athletic team of the College.In addition, provides general college academic advising.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

 
 

v      Supervises and coaches at intercollegiate competition as appropriate.

v     Directs training and practice program(s) for the team(s).

v     Teaches skills and strategies for use in competition.

v     Recruits athletes for college team(s).

v     Supervises athletic equipment for specific sport assigned.

v     Scouts opponents when appropriate.

v     Responsible for maintaining appropriate team conduct.

v     Keeps individual and team statistics and records a required.

v     Supervises the academic progress of tam members, and arranges for special assistance necessary to improve the likelihood of students' academic/career success.

v     Develops schedules and support budget recommendations within guidelines.

v     Makes travel arrangements for team within available resources.

v     Develops an informational relationship with the Institutional Advancement office.

v     Drives college vehicles to and from activities.

v     Supervises student employees as assigned.

v     Attends college and associated meetings as required.

v     Ensures compliance with all required FCCAA and NJCAA rules and regulations.

v     Advises students concerning the choice of academic courses to meet their goals.

v     Furnishes students with a planned program to meet SPC academic goals and further academic goals.

v     Refers students to counselor for any problem which needs to be examined other than academic, such as vocational testing, personal counseling, etc.

v     Assists students in registration process.

v     Performs other duties as required.

 

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

 

Bachelor’s degree from accredited college or university required.Master's degree from accredited college or university preferred.Successful college/high school experience required.

 

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

 

Successful college/high school coaching experience.

 

KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

 

Considerable knowledge of the type of sport assigned.Ability to coach and lead a team.Leadership skills.