Esports Coach

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Weekly Work Hours

19.5

Compensation Range

H92

Hourly Rate

$22.06 Hourly

FLSA

United States of America (Exempt)

Position Type

Staff

Position Summary

A lead position that provides technical and administrative support to the athletes and fellow coaches at the campus location. The Head Esports Coach will be responsible for developing and launching the varsity Esports program at the Dallas College, as well as recruiting student participants for the program, and coaching and devising strategy for the team. The Esports Coach will also provide key input into the selection of games and tournaments in which the team will participate.

• Significant responsibility assisting in the operations for Dallas College Athletics.
• Assist in the issuance, return, inventory and maintenance of all team equipment and apparel to student athletes and staff.
• Assists in maintaining accuracy of schedules and communication in all athletic programs.
• Assist in securing appropriate game personnel for athletic events.
• Investigate and coordinate travel details for local and out-of-town athletic events.
• Assist Athletic Director and location directors in creating and managing assigned budgets.
• Support professional development opportunities for the department, including training programs, tutoring, and mentoring.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong knowledge of sports activities.
• Ability to provide guidance and direction for an ESports program.
• Able to coordinate with coaches about the scheduling of games and practices.
• Ability to utilize computer technology to access data, maintains records, generate reports and communicate with others.
• Must determine the time allocated for a field, court, weight room, computer labs.
• Demonstrate an ability to develop, coordinate, train and implement workshops and seminars such as: sports skills classes, events to recognize special accomplishments, classroom/community presentations to inform and recruit student/athletes.
• Able to maintain a variety of related records/databases and provide information required for decision making and reporting to state/federal agencies.
• Must be able to file reports on the status of each team and its successes and shortcomings.
• Oral and written communication skills in order to support interaction with individuals from varying backgrounds.
• Strong knowledge and experience providing effective customer service.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to create strong professional relationships with colleagues, staff and clients.
• Knowledge of the purpose of community colleges and the vision of Dallas College.
• At least one-year competitive eSports experience involving multiplayer online video games with team-based elements and expert knowledge of League of Legends, Overwatch, Hearthstone, or similar games.
• Coaching or teaching experience preferred.
• Experience recruiting high school or college students preferred.
• Ability to envision and drive growth for the Colleges’ Esports program.
• Ability to understand NJCAA policies and philosophy.
• Self-motivated, with the ability to resolve issues independently.
• Strong relationship-building skills.
• Effective written and oral communication skills, including public speaking.
• Affinity with the overall mission of Dallas College.
• Ability to work and interact with students, faculty, administrators and professional colleagues within the Dallas College community network.

Physical Requirements

• Normal physical job functions performed within a standard office environment.
• Ability to work flexible schedules, including evenings and weekends is required.
• Significant travel is required for recruiting.
• Sit/stand for long periods of time, operate or demonstrate instructional equipment and technologies, speak and hear clearly, transport equipment to various sites, drive to various sites, lift heavy objects to approximately 50 pounds.
• May work around standard office conditions. Use of manual dexterity. Climbing of stairs. Lifting and moving. Schedule may vary with sport season.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to individuals with physical challenges to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

Minimum Knowledge and Experience

• Associate degree plus one (1) year of experience or high school plus two (2) years of experience. Official tran