Address
Form of workPOSITION: Head Cheerleading and Mascot Coach/Community Affairs (Non-Exempt)
HSU JOB FAMILY CLASSIFICATION: Coach I
DEPARTMENT: Athletics
SUPERVISOR TITLE: Associate Vice President for Athletics
FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt
EXEMPTION: N/A
LOCATION: HSU Campus, Abilene, TX
TARGET HIRE DATE: As Soon As Possible
HSU CHRISTIAN STANDARD REQUIREMENT FOR EMPLOYMENT -Candidate mustprofess a Christian Faith, maintain membership in a local congregation, andrespect the values and distinctives central to the historically Baptist valuesof HSU as reflected in theUniversity's Statement of Faith.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Human Resources 325-670-1259 or careers@hsutx.edu
SUMMARY/SCOPE:
This is a FT-30(Full Time - 30 Hours Per Week) hourly position serving as the HeadCheerleading and Mascot Coach / Community Affairs at Hardin-Simmons Universityin Abilene, TX. This position is responsible for promoting student athleticismand school spirit within the HSU Cheer Team, athletic sports teams andthroughout campus.
The Head Cheerleadingand Mascot / Community Affairs coach will attend various university events, fundraisers,community events, football, basketball, and volleyball games. This coach willalso attend many other community or campus marketing events and photo shoots,when needed.
HSU JOB FAMILY CLASSIFICATION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Tomentor, coach, and support the HSU cheerleaders/athletes.
Createa contract that will best support the athlete, university, and the team as aunit.
Coordinate/planpractice schedules.
Coordinatemeetings with athletes and chairs.
Attend practices, camps, all home football, and basketball games. As well assome volleyball games.
AssistAlumni Office in planning of cooperative alumni/prospective student events.
Be able to spot both men and women on standing back tucks as well as runninground off layouts, etc.
Workeffectively with students and other staff on campus.
Coachand manage the HSU Mascot, Hoss. Schedule appearances, coordinate with studentlife, marketing, and athletics.
Collaboratewith the community for HSU Cheerleaders and Hoss to provide appearances to thebig county.
UniversityBranding for Hoss and the HSU Cheerleaders.
CoordinateHSU Cheer Mini-Camp in the fall.
CoordinateHSU Cheer Summer camp for mini cheerleaders.
Collaboratewith other Universities to stay current.
Coordinateand schedule competition for our competitive team.
Meetwith Prospective students in hopes of encouraging them to attend our university.
Create/Choreographroutines, appearances, tailgates, cheers, chants.
Workwith the HSU Strength and Conditioning program to coordinate two days a weekfor work outs.
Developfundraising strategies.
Maintaina positive and encouraging environments for all athletes.
Workwith Band, Spurs, and media team.
Always work to improvecharacter skills such as, hard work, patience, courage, etc. and integrate aChristian perspective into their work, while encouraging student athletes to dothe same.
Community Affairs- Individualwill be responsible for coordinating all community affairs that involve theAthletic department. This includes preparing and implementing a communityservice project for the Athletic department along with service projects foreach athletic team. Candidate will also coordinate with the Spiritual Lifeoffice how students may qualify for Chapel credit for participating incommunity service projects.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
There are nosupervisory responsibilities for this position.
COMPETENCIES: This is your opportunity to demonstrate how your education and/or experience in your current or previous job relates to each function of this position.
Interview decisions are partially based on this information.
On a separate sheet of paper, write a paragraph for each competency listed below describing your background and qualifications in each area.
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies.
Job Knowledge - Competent in required jobskills and knowledge; exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills; keepsabreast of current developments; requires minimal supervision; displaysunderstanding of how job relates to others; uses resources effectively.
Communication - Expresses ideas andthoughts verbally; expresses ideas and thoughts in written form; exhibits goodlistening and comprehension; keeps others adequately informed; selects and usesappropriate communication methods.
Leadership - Exhibits confidence inself and others; inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectivelyinfluences actions and opinions of others; accepts feedback from others; givesappropriate recognition to others.
Ethics - Treats people with respect; keepscommitments; inspires the trust of others; works with integrity and principles;upholds organizational values.
Sales Skills - Achieves sales goals;overcomes objections with persuasion and persistence; initiates new contacts;maintains customer satisfaction; maintains records and promptly submitsinformation.
QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES (Language, Mathematical, Reasoning and Computer Skills):
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents suchas safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and proceduremanuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Abilityto speak effectively before groups of customers or employees or organizations.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, anddivide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, anddecimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw andinterpret bar graphs.
REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry outdetailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal withproblems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
COMPUTER SKILLS: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge ofall Microsoft Office software, Slate Customer Relationship Management software,the internet, texting, and social media platforms.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor's degree from Hardin-SimmonsUniversity required.
Must have a cheerleading background.
Must have knowledge of Co-Ed,baskets, and pyramid stunting.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
Must be ACCAA certified. Must be renewed every three years.
Must be USASF certified. Must be renewed annually.
Must have concussion training.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical demands described here arerepresentative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully performthe essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made toenable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Whileperforming the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talkor hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and usehands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required toreach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The employeemust occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Must be able to sit forlong periods while performing office and computer operations.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environmentcharacteristics described here are representative of those an employeeencounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonableaccommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to performthe essential functions.
The noiselevel in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Thisis a Non-Exempt/Hourly,FT30 (Full Time - 30 Hours Per week) Staff Position.
This position willnormally work "up to 30 hours per week", however there may be timeswhere additional hours and/or overtime may be required during peak season.
Travel and irregularwork hours are required, including occasional nights and weekends during peakseason.
Any hours worked beyond40 hours in a single work week will be compensated at time and a half, per FLSAguidelines.
Musthave and maintain a valid Class C Driver's License and maintain a clear drivingrecord to be insurable under the university liability policy.
Mustbe able to drive to complete work assignments on and off campus, as needed.
Additionaltravel may be required on occasion.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS: For more information concerning benefits offered to HSU employees, see the HSU Benefits Summary on the HSU website.
NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT:
HSU complies with all applicable anti-discrimination laws including those prohibiting discrimination on the basis of age, sex, pregnancy, race, color, national origin, disability, genetic information and military service. HSU is a private university affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas and may lawfully consider an applicant's religion as a selection criterion. HSU is committed to hiring faculty and staff who share an active Christian faith and fully support HSU's mission.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), HSU provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment, except when the accommodation would impose an undue hardship. Requests for reasonable accommodation should be directed to Human Resources.
BACKGROUND SCREEN:
HSU does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, disability, genetic information, national or ethnic origin in employment opportunities, in keeping with applicable state and federal law. HSU is committed to maintaining a safe and secure campus environment and protecting the university's financial and physical assets. Therefore, Hardin-Simmons University conducts background checks. Depending on the position, applicants may also be required to consent to a credit check as part of the background check process. As a non-profit institution of higher education committed to Christian faith and values, the University exercises its rights under state and federal law to use religion as a factor in making employment decisions.
HSU JOB FAMILY CLASSIFICATION: Coach I
DEPARTMENT: Athletics
SUPERVISOR TITLE: Associate Vice President for Athletics
FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt
EXEMPTION: N/A
LOCATION: HSU Campus, Abilene, TX
TARGET HIRE DATE: As Soon As Possible
HSU CHRISTIAN STANDARD REQUIREMENT FOR EMPLOYMENT -Candidate mustprofess a Christian Faith, maintain membership in a local congregation, andrespect the values and distinctives central to the historically Baptist valuesof HSU as reflected in theUniversity's Statement of Faith.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Human Resources 325-670-1259 or careers@hsutx.edu
SUMMARY/SCOPE:
This is a FT-30(Full Time - 30 Hours Per Week) hourly position serving as the HeadCheerleading and Mascot Coach / Community Affairs at Hardin-Simmons Universityin Abilene, TX. This position is responsible for promoting student athleticismand school spirit within the HSU Cheer Team, athletic sports teams andthroughout campus.
The Head Cheerleadingand Mascot / Community Affairs coach will attend various university events, fundraisers,community events, football, basketball, and volleyball games. This coach willalso attend many other community or campus marketing events and photo shoots,when needed.
HSU JOB FAMILY CLASSIFICATION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Tomentor, coach, and support the HSU cheerleaders/athletes.
Createa contract that will best support the athlete, university, and the team as aunit.
Coordinate/planpractice schedules.
Coordinatemeetings with athletes and chairs.
Attend practices, camps, all home football, and basketball games. As well assome volleyball games.
AssistAlumni Office in planning of cooperative alumni/prospective student events.
Be able to spot both men and women on standing back tucks as well as runninground off layouts, etc.
Workeffectively with students and other staff on campus.
Coachand manage the HSU Mascot, Hoss. Schedule appearances, coordinate with studentlife, marketing, and athletics.
Collaboratewith the community for HSU Cheerleaders and Hoss to provide appearances to thebig county.
UniversityBranding for Hoss and the HSU Cheerleaders.
CoordinateHSU Cheer Mini-Camp in the fall.
CoordinateHSU Cheer Summer camp for mini cheerleaders.
Collaboratewith other Universities to stay current.
Coordinateand schedule competition for our competitive team.
Meetwith Prospective students in hopes of encouraging them to attend our university.
Create/Choreographroutines, appearances, tailgates, cheers, chants.
Workwith the HSU Strength and Conditioning program to coordinate two days a weekfor work outs.
Developfundraising strategies.
Maintaina positive and encouraging environments for all athletes.
Workwith Band, Spurs, and media team.
Always work to improvecharacter skills such as, hard work, patience, courage, etc. and integrate aChristian perspective into their work, while encouraging student athletes to dothe same.
Community Affairs- Individualwill be responsible for coordinating all community affairs that involve theAthletic department. This includes preparing and implementing a communityservice project for the Athletic department along with service projects foreach athletic team. Candidate will also coordinate with the Spiritual Lifeoffice how students may qualify for Chapel credit for participating incommunity service projects.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
There are nosupervisory responsibilities for this position.
COMPETENCIES: This is your opportunity to demonstrate how your education and/or experience in your current or previous job relates to each function of this position.
Interview decisions are partially based on this information.
On a separate sheet of paper, write a paragraph for each competency listed below describing your background and qualifications in each area.
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies.
Job Knowledge - Competent in required jobskills and knowledge; exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills; keepsabreast of current developments; requires minimal supervision; displaysunderstanding of how job relates to others; uses resources effectively.
Communication - Expresses ideas andthoughts verbally; expresses ideas and thoughts in written form; exhibits goodlistening and comprehension; keeps others adequately informed; selects and usesappropriate communication methods.
Leadership - Exhibits confidence inself and others; inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectivelyinfluences actions and opinions of others; accepts feedback from others; givesappropriate recognition to others.
Ethics - Treats people with respect; keepscommitments; inspires the trust of others; works with integrity and principles;upholds organizational values.
Sales Skills - Achieves sales goals;overcomes objections with persuasion and persistence; initiates new contacts;maintains customer satisfaction; maintains records and promptly submitsinformation.
QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES (Language, Mathematical, Reasoning and Computer Skills):
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents suchas safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and proceduremanuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Abilityto speak effectively before groups of customers or employees or organizations.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, anddivide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, anddecimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw andinterpret bar graphs.
REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry outdetailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal withproblems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
COMPUTER SKILLS: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge ofall Microsoft Office software, Slate Customer Relationship Management software,the internet, texting, and social media platforms.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor's degree from Hardin-SimmonsUniversity required.
Must have a cheerleading background.
Must have knowledge of Co-Ed,baskets, and pyramid stunting.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
Must be ACCAA certified. Must be renewed every three years.
Must be USASF certified. Must be renewed annually.
Must have concussion training.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical demands described here arerepresentative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully performthe essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made toenable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Whileperforming the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talkor hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and usehands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required toreach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The employeemust occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Must be able to sit forlong periods while performing office and computer operations.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environmentcharacteristics described here are representative of those an employeeencounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonableaccommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to performthe essential functions.
The noiselevel in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Thisis a Non-Exempt/Hourly,FT30 (Full Time - 30 Hours Per week) Staff Position.
This position willnormally work "up to 30 hours per week", however there may be timeswhere additional hours and/or overtime may be required during peak season.
Travel and irregularwork hours are required, including occasional nights and weekends during peakseason.
Any hours worked beyond40 hours in a single work week will be compensated at time and a half, per FLSAguidelines.
Musthave and maintain a valid Class C Driver's License and maintain a clear drivingrecord to be insurable under the university liability policy.
Mustbe able to drive to complete work assignments on and off campus, as needed.
Additionaltravel may be required on occasion.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS: For more information concerning benefits offered to HSU employees, see the HSU Benefits Summary on the HSU website.
NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT:
HSU complies with all applicable anti-discrimination laws including those prohibiting discrimination on the basis of age, sex, pregnancy, race, color, national origin, disability, genetic information and military service. HSU is a private university affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas and may lawfully consider an applicant's religion as a selection criterion. HSU is committed to hiring faculty and staff who share an active Christian faith and fully support HSU's mission.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), HSU provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment, except when the accommodation would impose an undue hardship. Requests for reasonable accommodation should be directed to Human Resources.
BACKGROUND SCREEN:
HSU does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, disability, genetic information, national or ethnic origin in employment opportunities, in keeping with applicable state and federal law. HSU is committed to maintaining a safe and secure campus environment and protecting the university's financial and physical assets. Therefore, Hardin-Simmons University conducts background checks. Depending on the position, applicants may also be required to consent to a credit check as part of the background check process. As a non-profit institution of higher education committed to Christian faith and values, the University exercises its rights under state and federal law to use religion as a factor in making employment decisions.
