Head Women's Basketball Coach

Job Description

Job Description

Purpose : The Head Women's Basketball Coach will report directly to the Director of Athletics. The Head Coach is responsible for the management and administration of the sports program and team.

Job Responsibilities :

ADMINISTRATION of your program which includes but is not limited to: line-item budgeting, preparation of purchase requisitions and check requests in a timely manner, preparing a job description for each staff member including volunteers, evaluating your staff including volunteers on an annual basis for approval, proposing the hiring and termination of your staff with proper documentation for approvals, timely requests of season advances, prioritized deferred maintenance and increases/decreases in budget.

Athletic and Academic scholarships allowed by the NCAA and ODU must be followed and administrated by each head coach using allowable numbers of scholarship assigned to each program, following NCAA and ODU financial aid requirements and receiving proper approvals from ODU administration and staff.

Using the "Life in the Balance" as a guide for administrative decisions and including the NCAA strategic platform for respect, responsibility, service, integrity, sportsmanship and balance which could include:

servant leadership opportunities inside and outside our communities, good game environment characteristics, following the ODU and G-MAC Sportsmanship statements, and high academic and athletic achievement on and off the fields and floors.

COACHING of your program which includes but is not limited to: the well being of our student-athletes (SA) and staff, teaching and/or coaching our SA and staff proper academic and athletic techniques on and off the fields and floors, effective practice and game planning, and the end results of this coaching being defined in wins and losses.

FUNDRAISING your club accounts and programs which includes but is not limited to: developing a plan to supplement extra travel outside of the G-MAC requirements, developing a plan to supplement extra supplies that are not budgeted for in our line-item budgets, developing a plan for deferred maintenance that cannot wait and supporting all Department of Athletics fundraising activities including table sponsors and auction items for the Black & Gold Club.

RECRUITING AND RETENTION of your program which includes but is not limited to: reaching your roster goals and expectations set by the institution and by following the NCAA Manual and the ODU Compliance Manual for proper rules, policies and procedures, by obtaining acceptable NCAA, G-MAC and ODU graduation rates and by maintaining an acceptable roster size to contribute to the programs retention goals and to ODU's retention goals.

Additional Responsibilities:

All ODU administrators and staff are responsible for understanding the NCAA rules, policies and regulations in the areas of admissions, financial aid, marketing and registration. Not abiding by these rules, policies and regulations or purposely not reporting known violations could possibly lead to termination. Administrator's are expected to participate in compliance related education and seminars and be familiar with the policies and procedures within Ohio Dominican University (ODU), Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) and NCAA. These responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Attend and participate in rules education meetings and seminars when appropriate

Attend and participate in all Black & Gold sponsored events, committees and event fundraising when appropriate

Be provided and understand the Benefits and Awards section of the NCAA manual and the section of the ODU Compliance Manual

Provide complete and accurate expense reports appropriate for NCAA and G-MAC travel

Be aware of and monitor NCAA, G-MAC and ODU policies and procedures as related to ODU athletic compliance

Be provided and understand the Compliance Manual, Student-Athlete Handbook and Coach's Handbook

Be provided and understand all marketing and sponsorship related policies in regards to student-athletes, ODU, G-MAC and the NCAA

Supervision:

Received: General

Given: General with close supervision of less experienced team members and/or in regard to specific projects.

Education/Experience:

A Master's degree in sports administration, management, business administration or equivalent combination of education and experience required. 3 years of supervisory experience along with a minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience is required for the position. Exceptional supervisory and communication skills, along with the ability to work collaboratively with students, faculty, staff, administrators and the community needed to do the job successfully. Proficiency with MS Office, Word and Excel.

Communication Skills/Requirements:

Able to effectively communicate verbally and in writing as to work requirements, work in progress, work completion and status of departmental goals. Communicates verbally and in writing with students, parents, employees, administrators, faculty and vendors. Strong interpersonal skills combined with a genuine concern for people, a good memory for names and faces, and the ability to listen and to relate with people of all ages and walks of life are required for this position. The ability to utilize active listening skills to ascertain areas of need, define problems, and determine possible solutions to meet expressed needs is also required. Must be able to demonstrate leadership, tact, diplomacy, professionalism and a positive demeanor in performance of all duties.

Mathematical Ability:

Able to use math to add, subtract, multiply or divide and may work with fractions, decimals, or percentages.

Reasoning Ability:

Most work is complex and requires a high level of judgment. Requires the ability to decide on a course or sequence of action and to direct others in that course of action. Must have continuous visual and mental attention while performing responsibilities of the position. Must be able to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Must be able to reasonably envision future needs and plan accordingly.

Licenses/Certifications:

Valid Ohio Drivers License

Physical Demands:

Routine physical demands for office environment. While performing the duties of this job employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee may occasionally be required to lift and/or move up to 25 lbs. Operates all computer equipment, copier, facsimile machine, printer, and telephone.

Work Environment:

Office. Exposed to minimal hazards in office environment. Some evening and weekend work required as well as responding to emergency situations.

Additional Information:

Generally responsible for the safety of own work area, the area currently working in, and attention to safety displayed by direct reports.