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Posting Number S119 Classification Title N/A Working Title Head Coach, Women's Soccer Department Athletics Coaches/Staff - MU Home Campus Mansfield Bargaining Unit APSCUF-Coach Work Location Home Campus Position Type Coach Temporary/ Permanent Permanent Full-time/ Part-time Full-Time If Part-time, specify percentage (Examples: 0.75; 0.50; 0.25) Benefits The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education provides a comprehensive package of employer benefits to eligible employees and their enrolled dependent(s), which include*:
- Medical and prescription drug benefits.
- Generous retirement plans, two options:
- Alternative Retirement Plan (ARP)
- State Employees' Retirement System (SERS)
- Tuition benefits for employees and dependents.
- Paid time off.
- Employer-paid dental and vision benefits.
- Employer-paid life insurance.
- Voluntary insurances and additional retirement programs.
*Specific benefits may vary based upon university, employee group and/or collective bargaining unit. Visit: http://www.passhe.edu/inside/HR/syshr/healthcare/Pages/Summary-of-Benefits.aspx for additional information regarding benefits.
To be eligible for most benefits, you must be a permanent, full-time employee (including temporary, full-time faculty with at least an academic year contract) or a permanent, part-time employee (including temporary, part-time faculty with at least an academic year contract) who is scheduled to work every pay period for at least 50% of full-time hours.
February 5, 2024
Anticipated End Date February 5, 2025
Position Summary Information
Position Purpose The Head Coach is responsible for the overall organization, direction, supervision and administration of Mansfield's NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Program. Duties include: recruiting student athletes within the rules and philosophy of the NCAA, PSAC and Mansfield; evaluating student-athlete talent - both academically and athletically; ensuring the retention of student-athletes to Mansfield, emphasizing academic priorities to student athletes; organizing/conducting all practices; providing appropriate strategy for competitive success; providing direction/assignments to assistant coaches; related administrative tasks; fundraising; and maintaining appropriate communication with students, other coaches, university staff, parents, alumni and the media.
Description of Duties - To plan, direct and organize all aspects of training, practices and contests in collaboration with assistant coaches.
- To direct and be involved in the recruitment of athletically and academically qualified student-athletes and to ensure that recruitment practices are consistent with all NCAA, PSAC and Mansfield regulations.
- Supervision of assistant coaches, any manager(s) or student employees
- To plan and/or participate in fund-raising and alumni engagement activities associated with the sport of Women's Soccer and the overall intercollegiate athletic program.
- To assume responsibility for appropriate administrative tasks such as equipment inventory, travel arrangements, budgetary oversight, and game management.
- Chart/report countable related athletic activities (CARA).
- Work with NCAA Clearinghouse to track student-athlete eligibility.
- Track recruiting with the Compliance Assistant Internet program.
- To assume other duties as assigned by the Director of Athletics
- Makes decisions about the following elements:
- All elements related to recruiting and scholarship funding
- Competition strategy
- Practice planning
- Fundraising efforts, in collaboration with the Director of Athletics
- Alumni engagement activities, in concert with the Director of Athletics
- Personnel decisions, in collaboration with the Director of Athletics and Human Resources
- Must be adept at problem-solving; both in long-range situations and immediate "game-time" situations.
- Will move decisions about budget planning, compliance issues, and larger institutional priorities to the Associate Director and/or to the Director of Athletics.
- Develops and monitors operating budgets in cooperation with the Director of Athletics.
- Develops and administers NCAA Division II scholarship budget and monitors this with the Compliance Coordinator.
- Is responsible for fundraising efforts and Alumni engagement activities that benefit the Women's Soccer program, the Department of Athletics, and Mansfield.
Will supervise all assistant coaches, managers and student employees associated with the Women's Soccer program.
Minimum Requirements Profile - Bachelor's degree.
- Previous soccer coaching experience.
- CPR, AED, First Aid certification
- Master's degree
- Three years of NCAA collegiate soccer coaching experience.
- Evidence of ability to successfully recruit and retain students.
- Evidence of success in coaching.
- Must be able to demonstrate an ability to recruit student athletes, organize a comprehensive Women's Soccer program and to manage all aspects of a Division II Women's Soccer program.
- Must possess excellent interpersonal communication and organizational skills
- Must be able to demonstrate a commitment to academic and athletic excellence
- Must have a general understanding of NCAA Division II rules and regulations and be committed to their implementation and observance.
- Must be committed to a philosophy that emphasizes academic priorities for student athletes as well as the importance of good citizenship both on and off the field and must also demonstrate a commitment to diversity.
- Demonstration, through past accomplishments and behaviors, of the ability to support Mansfield's principles and values of Character, Scholarship, Culture, Service (http://www1.mansfield.edu/mansfield-creed) and Mansfield's strong student-centered vision and mission is required.
- Other conditionsof employment include verification of all earned degrees through the receipt of original transcripts, acceptable background clearance check reports, authorization to be employed in the United States or the ability to obtain prior to commencement of employment, and positive references.
- Must also possess a valid driver's license and have certification in CPR and First Aid within six months of the commencement of employment and must maintain certification during employment.
- Working alone - 20% and working in groups - 80%
- Sitting - 33.3%, walking - 33.3%, standing - 33.3%
- Working indoors - 35% and outdoors - 65%
- Frequent lifting of objects weighing less than 10 pounds
- Occasional lifting of objects weighing 50 pounds or greater
- Occasional pushing/pulling objects weighing 25 pounds or greater
- Frequent reaching for objects at, above, and below the shoulder
- Frequent twisting at waist, and stretching to reach objects
- Occasional fine manipulation with hands
- Frequent simple grasping; occasional power grasping
- Basic Math skill (add, subtract, multiply, divide)
- Reading skills including understanding written direction
- Writing skills in preparing and organizing documents
- Sensory skills (ie; visual, hearing, and speaking)
- Keyboard skills
Posting Detail Information
Open Date mm-dd-yyyy 12/08/2023 Close Date mm-dd-yyyy Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions to Applicants Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until filled. Priority will be given to those applications received by December 31, 2023.
Finalists for this position must communicate well and successfully complete an interview process. Completing this search is contingent upon available funding.
Background Clearances Finalists for this position must communicate well and successfully complete an interview process. Completing this search is contingent upon available funding.
Offers of employment are conditional, pending successful completion of the background clearances mandated by Act 153 of 2014 and Board of Governors Policy 2014-01-A: Protection of Minors. In order to qualify for a provisional appointment, the Applicant Acknowledgement Consent Form, Provisional Hire Form, Pennsylvania State Police and Justifacts portion of the clearance process must be successfully completed prior to your start date. The remaining PA Child Abuse History Clearance and FBI Clearance must be successfully completed and returned as soon as possible within the first 90 days of employment.
Diversity Statement At Commonwealth University we recognize our responsibility to continuously support a living, learning, and working environment that values the diverse contributions from all members of our campus community. Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion enriches our campus community and is instrumental to our institutional success. Commonwealth University strives to cultivate a campus climate that allows all members to embrace diversity, equity and inclusion as we achieve success both in and out of the classroom, in our work responsibilities, and in our professional lives beyond Commonwealth University. We uphold our commitment to DEI by:
Actively supporting and promoting the intellectual and personal growth of our students, inside and outside of the classroom.
Providing workshops, trainings, programs designed to broaden the knowledge and understanding of diversity, equity and inclusion within our campus community.
Ensuring that all learning and living environments throughout our campus are welcoming and capable of serving all individuals.
Title IX/Clery Actively supporting and promoting the intellectual and personal growth of our students, inside and outside of the classroom.
Providing workshops, trainings, programs designed to broaden the knowledge and understanding of diversity, equity and inclusion within our campus community.
Ensuring that all learning and living environments throughout our campus are welcoming and capable of serving all individuals.
The University prohibits any form of discrimination or harassment on the basis of sex, race, color, age, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital or family status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability in any decision regarding admissions, employment, or participation in a University program or activity in accordance with the letter and spirit of federal, state, and local non-discrimination and equal opportunity laws, such as Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act and ADA Amendments Act, the Equal Pay Act, and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act.
The University also complies with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crimes Statistics Act, as amended by the Violence Against Women Act ( VAWA). Title IX prohibits retaliation for asserting or otherwise participating in claims of sex discrimination. VAWA imposes additional duties on universities and colleges to investigate and respond to reports of sexual assault, stalking, and dating or domestic violence, and to publish policies and procedures related to the way these reports are handled. The University has designated the Title IX Coordinator (Jennifer Raup, Elwell Hall, ORL, 570-389-4808, jraup@commonwealthu.edu or titleixcoord@commonwealthu.edu), to coordinate the University's compliance with Title IX and VAWA and to respond to reports of violations. The University has directed the Police Department to coordinate the University's compliance with the VAWA-related Clery reporting requirements. Additionally, inquiries concerning Title IX and its implementing regulation can be made to the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights, Region III, The Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East - Suite 505, Philadelphia, PA 19107; Phone: (215) 656-6010; Fax: (215) 656-6020.
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