Head Soccer Coach

Workweek

Flexible to meet program needs. Paid by a stipend.

Position Summary

Attract and recruit a talented roster of participants to include a combination of high school event practice campus and / or home visits using technology-based and other successful recruitment methods. Possess a sound committed educational philosophy that includes a strong understanding of and commitment to academic personal and athletic student success.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

• Assist with the growth and expansion of current retention & success initiatives for athletes and remainwithin guidelines rules policies and procedures established by the NJCAA Region IV the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference MCC and other supervisory or oversight organizations.
• Attract / recruit a talented roster of participants to include a combination of high school event practice campus and / or home visits using technology-based and other successful recruitment methods. An expectation that recruits academic history character background ability financial / family support commitment etc. will be definitively known and result in a successful experience at our institution.
• Assist with orientation of athletes to MCC and the sports program
• Recommend talented and qualified student-athletes for tuition waivers and Letters of Intent
• Perform safe athlete conditioning activities. (Conditioning is not to be perceived as disciplinary)
• Retain and advance players with concentration on academic athletic and personal growth and success
• Scout opponents in those sports having this as a normal expectation
• Assist students / parents with placement activities to four year colleges
• Review all practices facilities and conditions on a regular basis to reduce liability and potentially negative consequences
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with various student & academic affairs areas of the college to facilitate the education & personal development of new / continuing student athletes
• Contribute to schedule development as directed in cooperation with the director and / or program assistant
• Assist with workshops and seminars on topics for the retention and success of student athletes
• Insure that appropriate injury report paperwork and documentation is filed on athletes who become injured
• File end of season records honors / awards and other related reports as directed.
• Organize and carry out an end-of-season team recognition / social activity
• Act as a liaison between students and faculty.
• Develop community contacts for facilitating student referrals.
• Attend athletic competitions
• Make budget recommendations to the Director of Athletics
• Participate in the study hall component to the student academic success plan
• Coordinate the electronic teacher feedback / student monitoring system to help us get a handle on the support needs of the students during the semester and develop intervention strategies for success
• Gain an understanding of athletes academic history financial aid requirements workload and personal / family situations as appropriate
• Develop and maintain strong and positive media relations along with the reporting of scores prior to media deadlines on the date of every home and away event. Seeking and / or recommending feature stories to media or college personnel
• Contribute to regular departmental conference regional and / or national : polls requests results reporting web sites statistical input play-off rosters team and individual photos etc.
• Perform and / or coordinate with the program assistant administrative travel responsibilities in a timely manner e.g. planning travel arrangements advances submitting expense reports with receipt documentation (within the month that the advance was used) transportation advance travel itineraries for multi-day trips etc.
• Follow supply and purchase request procedures to include budget requests remain within the budget price comparisons and using / relaying specific details when requesting initiation of a purchase order
• Attend conference and regional seeding all-conference and / or other like meetings to include individual pre-season in-season post-season as well as at annual MCC group coaching staff meeting(s)
• Enhance college / community relations and connectivity oversee internal and / or external outreach and enhancement activities that may include such things as : special events summer activities sports leagues tournaments fundraisers open gym camps clinics etc.
• Additional duties as assigned by immediate supervisor

Required Qualifications

Equal Employment Opportunity

McHenry County College declares and reaffirms a policy of equal opportunity and non-discrimination. The College will make all decisions regarding admission employment participation in educational programs or activities without discrimination on grounds of race color creed or religion sex national origin ancestry age order of protection status marital status physical or mental disabilities military status sexual orientation gender-related identity pregnancy unfavorable discharge from military service or other factors prohibited by law. Decisions regarding employment include hiring promotion termination wages or salaries benefits and other terms and conditions of employment. MCC is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible college community.

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Employment Type : Gig

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1