Support and assist the head coach as needed to ensure the success of the team.

• ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Assist the head coach with team practices and competitions. Assist with the planning, organizing, and implementing team practices. Assist with the completion of all necessary league eligibility forms, rosters, and coaching materials. Assist in recruitment efforts. Assist with team needs as assigned by the head coach. Works effectively as a team member, embracing and fostering LU’s mission.

QUALIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS

Four-year college degree, 1+ years coaching at the high school or collegiate level. Strong leadership experience is required. Well-developed communication skills. Current coaching certifications and/or licenses with the respective governing body is required.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assist the Head Coach in planning, organizing, and executing daily on-ice and off-ice training sessions.

• Provide technical instruction in freestyle, moves in the field, dance, and team maneuvers (including synchronized skating).

• Support athlete development across all competition levels—individual and team—within the intercollegiate structure.

• Help prepare athletes for U.S. Figure Skating intercollegiate competitions, sectional and national events.

• Travel with the team to competitions and assist with logistics, warm-ups, and athlete support.

• Monitor and track athlete performance, providing constructive feedback and goal-setting support.

• Promote a culture of excellence, accountability, and sportsmanship within the team environment.

• Assist with recruiting prospective student-athletes and conducting campus visits.

• Collaborate with academic support staff to ensure student-athletes meet academic requirements and goals.

• Participate in team meetings, fundraising efforts, and promotional activities to support program growth.

• Ensure compliance with institutional, conference, and U.S. Figure Skating policies and guidelines.

• Maintain current knowledge of figure skating trends, techniques, and rule changes.

QUALIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS

Education and Experience

Four-year college degree, 1+ years in a figure skating coach position at the high school or collegiate level. Strong leadership experience required. Well-developed communications skills. Must be current with all USFSA certifications, coaching registration policies and credentials.

ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTION OF THE JOB

Communication and Comprehension

• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to convey clear, well-articulated information.
• Ability to understand, speak, and write English in order to convey messages and correspond in an articulate and professional manner.
• Strong organizational skills.
   

Problem Solving

Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment in order to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature.

Physical and Sensory Abilities

• Frequently required to stand for extended periods to perform coaching duties.
• Regularly required to hear and speak in order to effectively communicate orally.
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, and climb stairs to move about the facility.
• Handle materials, reach overhead, kneel or stoop in order to conduct business.
• Regularly lift 20 or fewer pounds.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work Environment

The working environment in which one will typically perform the essential functions of this position is an indoor climate-controlled facility and/or ice arenas.

Target Hire Date

2025-07-01

Time Type

Part time

Location

Lynchburg - In Office

The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes. It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate all employees and prospective employees strictly according to the requirements of the job. All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers