Athletics Department

Position Available:	Academic Year
Hourly Rate or Pay Range:	$5,000 annually
Application Deadline:	Position open until filled.

Northland College, an NCAA Division III institution located in Ashland, Wisconsin, is seeking a hard-working, motivated, and driven individual for its assistant women’s volleyball coach position.

This position reports to the head volleyball coach and the director of athletics.

Responsibilities and Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Practice and game preparation and execution
• Break down and edit film of team practices, games, and future opponents’ games
• Create opponent scouting reports and a game plan for success
• Maintain recruiting database
• Create recruiting materials, including hard copies and digital materials
• Maintain team social media accounts
• Communicate with alumni and program sponsors/donors
• Plan and execute annual Alumni Game and Alumni Day
• Monitor and track academic progress of student athletes
• Help create and monitor a strength and conditioning program for student athletes
• Promote, plan, and execute summer youth camps and a high school summer league
• Create and maintain effective working relationships with multiple departments across campus, including admissions, faculty, advancement, athletics, and maintenance
• Explore, plan, and engage in community service and fundraising projects for both the program and the Athletics Department as a whole
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate team travel including transportation, lodging, and meals

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience coaching at the high school, college, and/or professional level
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to teach the game of volleyball at a high level, both offensively and defensively, within the systems as set up by the head coach, while also providing valuable insight and input on ways to improve teaching and strategy
• Dedication to the physical, social, emotional, and academic development of student athletes, as well as the overall well-being of the individual student athlete, the women’s volleyball program, the Athletics Department, and the institution as a whole
• Working knowledge of NCAA rules and demonstrated dedication to the ethical following of those rules
• Current CPR and first aid certificate or willingness to acquire certification

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous collegiate coaching experience
• Previous success in recruitment and retention of high-quality student athletes
• Past experience with creating both digital recruiting and social media content and hard-copy recruiting materials
• Certified strength and conditioning certificate or willingness to acquire certification
• Previous experience running youth summer camps
• Knowledge of NCAA Division III and Upper Midwest Athletic Conference rules and regulations

Department Details

Athletics Department Website

How to Apply

Please upload a resume, cover letter, and contact information for at least three professional references.

Position open until filled. Apply Online

Contact: Office of Human Resources humanresources@northland.edu