General Assistant Coach

Summary Description:  The Assistant Coach is a part-time position reporting to and assisting the Head Coach in the administration of the sport in the best interest of the University.  This position requires organizational, spiritual, relational and athletic leadership and compliance to University policy as well as the Conference, Region, and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) rules and regulations.

Essential Functions:

• Demonstrate commitment to a Christian liberal arts education by upholding the University mission and abide by the Employment Standards and Lifestyle Agreement.
• Exhibits strong interpersonal skills, good sportsmanship, and self-control.
• Organizes and conducts practice sessions.
• Upholds Cascade Collegiate Conference and NAIA rules in a framework of good ethical conduct; follows team/department disciplinary policies.
•  Meet goals and objectives as communicated in the University’s Annual Performance Review.
• Demonstrates loyalty to the Head Coach.
• Works closely with Athletic Training office for the ongoing care of our athletes.
• Monitors the academic progress of the student-athlete.
• Follow departmental and University policies and procedures in regards to budget administration, expenditures, and fundraising.
• Exhibits commitment to inclusiveness and sensitivity in terms of human relations and human differences in the areas of national origin, ethnicity, culture, gender, disabilities, and sexual orientation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to communicate effectively, oral and written communication.
• Ability to travel 50-75% during season.
• Demonstrated ability to work with a wide range of people and commitment to diversity.
• Experience participating in collegiate sports or coaching at the high school or collegiate level.
• Demonstrated ability to efficiently and effectively solve problems and initiate and implement projects independently. 
• Ability to multi-task with accuracy and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to adapt and work effectively in a varied-paced or fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Coaching experience in a collegiate environment.
• Experience recruiting student-athletes.
• Bachelor degree required.

Warner Pacific University’s Mission:  Warner Pacific is a Christ-centered, urban, diverse, minority-serving, Hispanic-serving, liberal arts University dedicated to providing students with an education that prepares them to engage actively in a constantly changing world. Our hiring practices reflect our missional commitment to being a Christ-centered institution.

Warner Pacific University’s Commitment to Diversity: Warner Pacific University is an Equal Opportunity Employer that seeks a diverse workforce of committed Christians from all racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds. Warner Pacific University is committed to hiring staff and faculty with an intentionality that demonstrates the importance of having an employee community that reflects the racial and ethnic diversity of the students we serve. Persons of color are strongly encouraged to apply.

Employment and Lifestyle Standards: 
Warner Pacific is a Christ-centered urban liberal arts University dedicated to providing students from diverse backgrounds an education that prepares them to engage actively in a constantly changing world. The University was founded in 1937 by the Church of God (Anderson, Indiana). Central to Warner Pacific’s identity as a Christ-centered higher education institution is the policy of hiring persons whose personal and professional lives reflect:
 
1.   A belief in the deity of and commitment to Jesus Christ and the Christian faith, as interpreted through the historic witness of Scripture and the continuing ministry of the Holy Spirit.
2.  The practice of following Christ through day-to-day personal lifestyle choices.
3.  A vitalit