Open Position
Head Women’s Volleyball Coach/Professor of Kinesiology
Full-time Salary
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Head Women’s Volleyball Coach
- Carries out all aspects of the women’s volleyball program necessary to accomplish the objectives of the sport within the university, the athletic department, the WHAC and NAIA rules and regulations
- Oversees the development and promotion of the volleyball program
- Provides positive Christian leadership for program
- Fosters a sense of unity and fellowship in the athletic department and CU community
- Establishes positive communication relationships with media and public agencies
- Maintains communication with conference coaches and represents CU at conference meetings
- Attends local, regional and national professional development clinics, conventions and seminars
- Attends athletic department meetings and meets with athletic director on regular basis
- Develops and presents proposals for program involvement
- Maintains first aid and CPR certifications
- Recruits and retains highly skilled student-athletes for the women’s volleyball team
- Scout high school games and various volleyball tournaments
- Develops recruiting list
- Corresponds with recruits (e-mail, letters, phone calls, etc…)
- Hosts and coordinate recruit visits
- Encourages and promotes good teamwork and positive behavior
- Develops the annual women’s volleyball schedule
- Sends out and secures game contracts
- Arranges for certified officials to referee all home matches and tournaments
- Schedules local, regional and national NAIA teams for tournaments at CU
- Develops, monitors and balances the annual budget for the women’s volleyball program
- Determines fiscal requirements and prepares budgetary recommendations
- Monitors, verifies and reconciles all expenditures of budgeted funds
- Manage program equipment inventory
- Orients and enforces student-athletes’ adherence to the policies and regulations of the university and athletic department
- Provides guidance and assistance to student-athletes on a range of personal issues (physical, spiritual, emotional, academic and psychological).
- Maintains student-athlete files
- Maintains consistent and substantial offices hours during the week
- Selects and supervises assistant coaches and support personnel
- Coordinates and oversees recruiting efforts of assistant coaches
- Coordinates and secures all travel arrangements
- Prepares and conducts practices
- Leads, monitors and coordinate training and practice sessions, ensuring that all safety guidelines and standards are maintained
- Plans and administer the off-season physical training program
- Provides special training for individual volleyball team members as required
- Collects and analyzes tactical and statistical data of opponent teams
- Coordinates game logistics and assists with maintaining accurate statistics
- Designs game plans and strategies and prepares
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
- Teaches 6 credits per semester (additional courses are considered an overload); Courses to include, but not limited to the following: Wellness, Volleyball, Racquetball, Weight Training, Pickle ball, Theory of Coaching Volleyball, and any additional course assigned by the Kinesiology division chair
- Prepares syllabi for each course in accordance with the Kinesiology Department’s goals and objectives.
- Prepares lectures, group activities, lessons, exams and other activities to facilitate learning for academic and activity classes as required.
- Advises students regarding course planning, internships and career planning.
- Attend all Kinesiology Department and university faculty meetings.
- Serves on assigned or elected committees
- Participate in professional scholarly activities.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
- Masters Degree in Physical Education, Kinesiology, Exercise Science or a related discipline
- Successful Experience in teaching and coaching collegiate level volleyball
- Success in a collegiate program as either an assistant or head coach preferred
- Good organizational, communication and coordination skill essential
- Ability to work well under deadlines and high pressure situations
- Ability to recruit student-athletes with potential for academic and athletic success
ESSENTIAL QUALIFCATIONS
- A personal relationship with Jesus Christ and an active Christian commitment
- A theology that supports the values and mission of Cornerstone University as evidence by an ability to affirm and sign the university’s doctrinal statement, “The Cornerstone Confession”
Or, download a PDF application and fax/mail with resume and cover letter to:
Human Resources Department
Cornerstone University
1001 E. Beltline NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Phone - (616)222-1447
Fax - (616)222-1540
Email - HR@cornerstone.edu
Click here for the Cornerstone Confession, Lifestyle Statement and a University Summary
Women, minorities and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
