Assistant Coach

Salary : $20,000.00 Annually

Location : Snow College - Ephraim, UT

Job Type: Coach

Job Number: 00413

VP Organization: Part-time

Department: Athletics

Opening Date: 06/28/2023

Closing Date: Continuous

Description

Snow College, located in Ephraim, Utah, is seeking an assistant soccer coach, for its highly competitive men's soccer program. Snow competes in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and in the Scenic West Athletic Conference. Since the program's inception in 2016, the team have advanced to the Region Eighteen Tournament seven times, NJCAA National Tournament three times, won three conference titles, and regularly been nationally ranked. The program has also transferred several dozen players to NCAA and NAIA programs.
This position will assist in identifying and recruiting qualified soccer players that can receive regular admission to Snow College. Assists the Head Coach with program needs that include but not limited to: in game and practice session coach, improve student-athlete skill level through individual and video instruction, and academic monitoring of team members.
Qualifications

• Required Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in addition to meeting MQ or EQ standards, candidate must have prior club (U16 or older), varsity high school and/or collegiate coaching experience. Preferred Qualifications: Collegiate playing experience; club and high school contacts in Utah or throughout the Western United States
• Travel Outside of Normal Business Hours
• Valid Driver's License
• Travel
• Current knowledge of applicable rules and standards of the affiliated athletic conference, the National Junior Collegiate Athletic Association (NJCAA), as well as other associations and agencies to which the campus adheres, and, at all times avoid any and all violations of these rules and standards.
• Demonstrated effective problem-solving and communication skills, verbally and in writing.
• Specialized knowledge of the team sport, as well as basic technical expertise in coaching principles.
• Ability to demonstrate sound judgment and decision-making; be an effective problem solver and effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with athletic participants

Additional Information

This position will remain open until filled and applications will be reviewed as received, but applications received by 11:59 PM on January 12, 2023, will be eligible for review by the hiring committee. Applications received after that date may not be reviewed by the hiring committee unless deemed appropriate by college administrations.

Snow College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and educator.

With campuses in both Ephraim and Richfield, Snow College offers programs and courses that are highly interactive and are designed to reach a broad spectrum of students: high school students desiring college courses, traditional on-campus students, technical education students, online students, non-traditional students who wish to start or complete a degree. Snow is committed to the success and positive experience of every one of these students.

Snow College is a two-year public college, and in January 2020, The Chronicle of Higher Education ranked Snow College #1 in the nation for student success in two-year colleges. Located in the heart of Utah, at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains, Snow College is one of the oldest comprehensive two-year college in the Western United States.

The College was established in 1888; excellence continues to be the hallmark of all our work and activities. We are the preferred choice of approximately 6,000 students, with 600 students attending the Richfield campus, who want a small College experience filled with a variety of many different activities, events, and performances. With campuses located in Ephraim, Richfield, and online, students complete degrees in Associate of Arts, Science, or Applied Science with numerous specialized, short-term technical training certificates and diplomas including a few Bachelor's degrees. To learn more about Snow College, please visit our website or see our job brochure.

To find out the most current information on perks offered by Snow College to part-time employees, please review the following

362 PART-TIME EMPLOYEE PRIVILEGES
April, 1997; Rev/May, 2000 (Effective July 1, 2000)

Definition.

A part-time adjunct faculty member is employed at less than 75% time annually and teaches at least one credit hour or more.

A part-time staff member is employed at less that 75% time annually. The employment time is three continuous months at an average of 15 hours a week.

Student hourly employees are exempt from the part-time privileges of this policy.

Privileges.

Upon authorization by the hiring department, part-time employees as defined under this policy will be issued a Snow College Part-Time Staff/Faculty Identification Card at the time of hire. The card entitles the holder to all of the privileges associated with a Full-Time Staff/Faculty Identification Card including, but not necessarily limited to, general admission or discounted prices for athletic and cultural events; Snow College library card issuance; computer network, Web, and e-mail access; bookstore sponsored discounts; and other discounts associated with the ID card at either campus. Supervisors have the right to terminate the privileges at any time during the fiscal year.

Non-inherent Privileges.

Privileges of full-time employees such as, but not necessarily limited to, college parties or gatherings, professional development activities, office/computer/telephone access, current expense budgets may be provided to part-time employees only at department discretion.

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