Club Field Hockey Coach

Position Summary

The University of Denver is seeking a knowledgeable and dedicated Club Field Hockey Coach to lead our Club Field Hockey team for the 2025-2026 season. This position requires an experienced coach with a strong background in field hockey. The ideal candidate will foster a supportive, disciplined, and motivating environment to help student-athletes reach their full potential.

This is a non-benefited position not to exceed 1,000 hours in a calendar year.

Essential Functions

• Have an experienced background in field hockey (must have played for several years and understand current rules and regulations)
• Create and run practices twice a week. Have variation in drills for different positions (offense, defense, goalie when available)
• Willingness to mentor and teach players of all skill levels
• Travel to away games, two weekly practices and weekends for games.
• Plan and execute effective and productive practices and game plans.
• Promote Positive team culture and encourage sportsmanship, discipline, and accountability among club members.
• Maintain effective communication with the Club Sports Manager and other relevant university staff.
• Submit bi-weekly timesheets to comply with university policies

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong leadership skills
• Has a passion for working with athletes
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to foster team spirit, motivate athletes and conflict resolution skills.
• Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, based on the team's training and competition schedule.
• Knows how to balance fun with competitiveness and wants the players to enjoy their experience on the team.

Required Qualifications

• First Aid/CPR/AED Certification (able to be acquired within first 30 days of employment)
• CDC Heads Up Concussion Training Certification (able to be acquired within first 30 days of employment)

Work Schedule

• This position will average 4-10 hrs/week.
• Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, based on the team's training and competition schedule.
• Able to commit to traveling to away games, 2-3 weekly practices each week in the evenings and weekends for games.
• Ability to coach from September to end of March (no coaching during summer or winter break).
• Application Deadline For consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. (MST) March 6th, 2025.

Application Deadline

For consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00pm (MST) on March 6, 2026.

Special Instructions

Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

Hourly Rate:

The hourly rate for this position is $20.00.

The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate's sex or any other protected status

Benefits

The University of Denver offers some benefits for non-benefited employees. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver.

Please include the following documents with your application:

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter 

The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital, family, or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Denver does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, nat