Head Coach-Women's Lacrosse

Summary

Coaches, supervises and develops an intercollegiate varsity team, including in-season and off-season programming, in accordance with institutional and departmental objectives within the rules and regulations of the athletic governing bodies. Creates a competitive and fiscally responsible schedule of intercollegiate competition

Essential Job Functions

• Plans, strategizes and oversees all practices and scheduled contests to provide a positive and competitive experience for student athletes
• Develops a recruitment plan to identify and enroll student athletes that will create and sustain a successful, competitive athletic program
• Establishes team rules and protocols and implements appropriately
• Fosters the personal development and competitive spirit of the student athletes while supporting their educational experience
• Emphasizes and promotes academic progress, resulting in strong academic performance, retention and graduation rates
• Provides team supervision at all competitions. Interprets and implements the rules and regulations of the team, the department, and the university
• Represents the university and team at all appropriate athletic events (e.g. competitions, conferences, and university sanctioned programs)
• Coordinates, develops, and oversees fundraising activities to supplement team expenses such as travel and team apparel
• Prepares and monitors departmental budget
• Supervises and develops the department staff, facilitating professional opportunities to improve individual capability and managing performance against job accountabilities, department goals and established university, campus and department policies and procedures
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree
• Moderate amount of experience with coaching, collegiate playing or other related experience
• Valid U.S. driver's license
• First Aid, CPR, AED certification, or willingness to attain such certification(s) upon hire

Please Note:

Qualified candidates must live or relocate to live within a daily commuting distance of the Providence Campus location upon hire.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until job posting is closed.

Johnson & Wales University is an equal opportunity employer. The university does not illegally discriminate on the basis of any protected class. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, ethnic and national origin, familial status, gender or gender identity, genetic information, military service, national origin, pregnancy and related conditions, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected class.