Graduate Assistant - Baseball Coach - Diverse Candidates Encouraged

Company: University of Wisconsin - Parkside
Location: Kenosha
Posted on: July 31, 2022

Job Description:

Code: 18200 Posted: 03/31/2022

The University of Wisconsin-Parkside is a dynamic learning community grounded in academic excellence and focused on student success, diversity, inclusion and community engagement. One of 13 four-year institutions within the University of Wisconsin System, Parkside provides an educational value to our students that's unparalleled. An affordable, high-quality education is an investment in one's future, and we believe the cost of an education should not prevent any student from achieving his or her educational and professional goals.

UW-Parkside is a great place to start or enhance your career. The campus is nestled in 700 acres of woodland and prairie and two miles west of Lake Michigan in Kenosha, WI. At Parkside we offer competitive pay and benefits, as well an engaging and supportive work environment. Parkside is a community that's easy to call home. Find out why.

Position Title: Graduate Assistant - Baseball Coach

Employment Type: Part-time, Academic Staff, Exempt

Reports To: The Baseball Graduate Assistant Coach will report to the Head Baseball Coach.

Essential Job Functions

The University of Wisconsin-Parkside invites applications for the position of Graduate Assistant -Baseball Coach. To be eligible, prospective candidates must be accepted into one of the Master's Degree programs at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. The Baseball Graduate Assistant Coach will report directly to the Head Baseball Coach, and will gain experience assisting with all aspects of a NCAA Division II baseball program. The University of Wisconsin-Parkside sponsors 15 varsity sports and is a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC).

Key Job Responsibilities

Coaching Duties

Assist with all aspects of the baseball program, including:

• Recruitment of student-athletes
• Program operation logistics, including team travel and ordering equipment
• Organizing, marketing, and running baseball camps and clinics
• Monitoring the academic progress of student-athletes
• Develop and implement team practice plans and the individual practice plans
• Planning and execution of fundraising events and special events, in collaboration with Athletics Advancement
• Monitor the physical and mental health of athletes in collaboration with Sports Medicine and Strength and Conditioning staff
• Marketing of the program, specifically with various social media platforms, in collaboration with Strategic Communications and Marketing department.
• Consistently demonstrate a positive team player attitude, building and maintaining professional working relationships with all departmental staff, including but not limited to the athletics administration, the Sports Medicine department, support staff, and other department coaches
• Represent the athletics department through collaboration with a variety of campus groups
• Represent the athletics department appropriately and intentionally through community involvement, speaking engagements, media responsibilities, etc.
• Represent UW-Parkside as appropriate with the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) and the NCAA
• Consistent with NCAA Bylaw 11 and institutional procedures, Coach understands and agrees that if Coach is found in violations of any NCAA or Conference Legislation or fails to report a violation, he/she shall be subject to disciplinary or corrective action as set forth in the provisions of the NCAA enforcement procedures, including suspension without pay or termination of employment for significant or repetitive violations
• Perform other duties as assigned
  Qualifications
  
  Qualifications
  
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Candidates must possess excellent written and verbal skills
  • The ability to exhibit professionalism and maintain confidentiality
  • The ideal candidate will have experience as a student-athlete, manager, and/or coach in a college baseball program University of Wisconsin - Parkside Associated topics: bioethics, cardiothoracic, diabetes, family medicine, hospitalist, kinesiology, mental, neurology, occupational therapy, rheumatologist

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