Women's Basketball Head Coach

Work Week

Flexible to meet program needs. | Paid by 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 remain within 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.

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 athlete’s 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

- Bachelor's degree
- Coaching experience of at least three years
- First Aid and CPR/AED certified or willingness to obtain prior to employment
- Valid Driver's License