About the Role
Coaches, manages, and develops a competitive Club Basketball team (non-varsity). Maintains and demonstrates a positive, collaborative spirit to work with the team, and a passion for the sport.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrates effective teaching methods and possesses excellent leadership.
- Designs coaching strategies and develops cohesive team mentality.
- Builds and maintains strong relationships with student athletes.
- Ensures the medical safety of all participants in collaboration with outside Athletic Trainers and Emergency Medical Services (EMS).
- Administers and plans, in collaboration with club student leaders, all aspects of the basketball program adhering to league and department compliance.
- Communicates injuries and reports incidents to the Student Activities department.
- Present at all on- and off-campus games during regular season(s), as well as twice-weekly practices (15-20 weeks total).
Requirements
- Prior experience coaching and playing competitive basketball (preferably college-level) required.
- Current participation in recreational league (as coach or player) preferred.
- Working knowledge of league bylaws and regulations or willingness to obtain.
- Able to work a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends.
- Strong leadership and organizational skills.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively communicate with players.
- Ability to lift moderately heavy items (up to 30 lbs.) and stand, bend and stoop for extended periods of time.
- Able to support, contribute to, and strengthen a vibrant, culturally diverse, and inclusive learning community of students, alumni, faculty, and fellow professionals.
- Ability to function independently, display strong attention to detail, work under pressure, and meet deadlines.
Location
- Schenectady, NY
Work Type
- In-Person
- Temporary
Salary/Compensations
- $20.00 an hour
Benefits
- Free On-Campus Fitness Facility Access
- On-Campus Wellness Programs
- Pre and Post Tax participation in a 403(b) Retirement Plan
About the Company
- Officially chartered in 1795, Union College is the fifth-oldest liberal arts college in the country.
- Located in the Capital District of New York State, Union is a highly selective residential and undergraduate college, home to 2,200 students and 220 faculty, and offering 44 majors.
- Union was the first liberal arts college to rethink the traditional liberal arts education and adopt an engineering curriculum.
- That pioneering approach continues today with an education that encourages students to work beyond the limits of disciplinary boundaries, allowing them to think globally and lead innovatively in a world where problem-solving requires breadth across humanities, arts, social sciences, science, and engineering.
Equal Opportunity
- Union College is committed to ensuring that all candidates have equal access to opportunities and can participate in a fair and inclusive hiring process.
- Union College is an equal-opportunity employer and is strongly committed to student and workforce diversity.
- Increasing diversity on campus is a critical priority for Union, one that is integral to our mission of preparing students for a globally interconnected world.
- Union provides a blend of intellectual, social, and cultural opportunities to facilitate the integrated academic, social, and personal development of a diverse community.
- We value and are committed to a host of diverse populations and cultures including, but not limited to, those based on race, religion, disability, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, and veteran status.
- Union College is committed to providing access and will provide reasonable accommodation in its application process to individuals with disabilities who request such accommodations.
- Union College will not discriminate in the recruitment or selection of faculty and employees, or in any other area of employment, on the basis of age, sex, race, national origin, religion, religious belief, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and veteran status.
- In this regard, opportunities for advancement will be made available without bias.
- Union College will comply with the letter and intent of all State and Federal laws and applicable orders pursuant to Equal Employment Opportunity.
