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Form of workTITLE: Head Men’s and Women’s Cross-Country and Track Coach
FLSA STATUS: Exempt (Salaried), Full-time
DEPARTMENT: Athletics
REPORTS TO: Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
AVAILABILITY: Immediate opening
PRIMARY PURPOSE / POSITION SUMMARY:
The Head Men's and Women's Cross Country and Track Coach is a full-time position in the Department of Athletics. The position reports to the Director of Athletics. The Head Coach is sensitive to the needs of a diverse student body and is committed to assisting the Department of Athletics in enhancing and supporting the student development experience consistent with the mission of a Sinsinawa Dominican Catholic liberal arts university.
EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL DOMINICAN EMPLOYEES:
As a diverse, Catholic HSI (Hispanic-Serving Institution), we center access, belonging, and equity-minded perspectives. We are seeking an individual who can demonstrate effective engagement in an environment where colleagues and students come from many backgrounds and identities. A successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to relationship-centered service and leadership reflective of the Dominican mission.
JOB COMPONENTS/PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Head Men's and Women's Cross Country and Track Coach is to model the university Mission through dedicated job performance, service excellence to constituencies, respectful collaboration and active support of the University's Mission and Catholic and Dominican higher education.
Head Coach is responsible for the oversight and coordination of the men’s and women’s cross country and Track programs, responsibilities including but not limited to: adhering to conference, NCAA, Title IX, Department of Athletics and University rules and regulations; directing and supervising the assistant coaching staff; identifying and recruiting academically and athletically qualified prospective student-athletes to maintain the roster range; managing the operating budget and agency account; developing the contest schedule; monitoring the student-athletes’ academic performance; coordinating team travel and meals; coordinating team transportation needs with the appropriate Department of Athletics staff; coordinating the purchase, distribution, collection and inventory of team uniforms, equipment and supplies; coordinating team fundraising; accepting and fulfilling other duties as assigned.
REQUIRED/MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Bachelor's degree
- Previous coaching experience
- Strong leadership and collaborative abilities
- Proficiency with NCAA Division III rules and regulations
- Ability to multi-task effectively and strong attention to detail
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Competence with computer skills
- Ability to thrive in a diverse and growing environment.
- Ability to work evenings and weekends
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master's degree in related field
- Collegiate coaching experience
DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY
Dominican University is a Catholic, comprehensive teaching university located in River Forest, a suburb of Chicago. Dominican University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission as a baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral degree-granting institution. It is highly regarded for its academic rigor and thoughtful accompaniment of students, its intentional affordability and values-based, relationship-centered learning environment. Dominican currently enrolls over 3,300 students, which includes 2,280 undergraduates and 1,027 graduate students. Sixty-eight percent (68%) of our undergraduate students identify as Latinx, 5% are Black or African American, and 3% are Asian. Under-represented minority students, make up 77% of the DU undergraduate enrollment and 38% of the graduate enrollment. Over 90 percent of undergraduates receive some type of financial aid. Nearly half of all undergraduates are first-generation college students; over half are federal Pell Grant recipients, illustrating their families’ level of income; and 58% are eligible for low-income MAP grants from the State of Illinois. Recognized since 2011 as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), a federal designation of the U.S. Department of Education, Dominican is committed to expanding and enhancing educational opportunities for Latinx students and all students from historically underrepresented groups.
To Apply
Apply online at http://www.dom.edu/jobs. Applicants will be asked to submit a cover letter and resume with a list of 3 references.
A background screening is required.
EEO Statement
Dominican University is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is dedicated to the goal of building an equity-centered faculty and staff committed to teaching, working, and learning in a multicultural environment. Dominican University believes that justice, equity, and inclusion are critical to our growth and development and seek to recruit, develop, and retain from a diverse pool of applicants who bring varied experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds.
If you need accommodations due to a disability, you may contact us at hr@dom.edu for assistance.
