Position Summary:
Responsible for assisting head coach with recruiting and teaching a team of student-athletes the skills of their sport, teambuilding skills and mentoring the athletes in academic and personal character development and administrative responsibilities as assigned by the head coach.

Job Responsibilities
Coaching:
Serves as a representative of the University displaying courtesy, tact consideration, and discretion in all interactions with other members of the HBU community and with the public
Assist head coach in planning and executing practice sessions
Work with student-athletes in developing skills of basketball
Assesses competitor performance
Helps to formulate workout sessions and game plans
Coordinates recruiting efforts which involves evaluating current and potential talent at high schools and junior colleges

Teaching:
Mentors students on an individual basis and in groups in developing life-skills, character building activities, and modeling Christian values for students

Administrative:
Operates within the rules as required by the conference and the NCAA
Assists with the scheduling of opponents
Arranges for equipment, uniforms and supplies to be available for team
Plan and execute team travel with authority to commit expenditures up to departmental budget, subject to University purchasing guidelines.
Organize official and unofficial visits
Monitor academic progress of student-athletes and counsels with them about issues and progress relative to their coursework.
Supervise team managers
Assist in designing and monitoring strength and conditioning program
Other duties as assigned

MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

Directly supervises student-athletes and student workers. The nature of responsibility is immediate supervision and management over individuals within the department, in addition to providing work leadership.

Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree and one to two years prior coaching experience at the high school level, club level, or higher. College coaching experience preferred.