The Head Women’s Basketball coach reports to the Director of Athletics and is responsible for the conduct and overall supervision of the program.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct all aspects of a program that complies with all NCAA, Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) and Earlham College rules and regulations.
• Demonstrate leadership, sportsmanship and mature conduct as the head of the program.
• Positively represent Earlham to all on and off campus constituency groups.
• Positively represent Earlham in conference, regional and national coaching associations.
• Develop a team that is competitive in the HCAC.
• Work closely with Admissions and other campus offices to recruit outstanding student-athletes.
• Support the academic achievement and personal growth of team members for purposes that include retention and graduation.
• Help orient student-athletes to the policies and regulations of the College and the NCAA.
• Effectively teach individual skills, team concepts and competitive values.
• Prepare and execute practice and game plans.
• Oversee the conduct and discipline of student-athletes.
• Prepare team competition schedules guided by the Earlham Scheduling Principles that meet NCAA and HCAC regulations.
• Prepare and administer operating budget.
• Inventory, purchase and maintain equipment and uniforms.
• Hire, train and supervise assistant coach.
• Work with the Sports Information Office to aid in the promotion of the team and Earlham College.
• Prepare and maintain accurate records and reports.

Meet all the expectations of an Athletic Department member.

• Attend all athletic staff meetings and the annual athletic staff retreat.
• Support all other athletic programs.
• Serve on departmental committees.

Meet all the expectations of an Earlham faculty and Student Development member.

• Understand and support the basic mission of the College as a Quaker institution and a liberal arts college.
• Attend faculty meetings.
• Support students through attendance at campus events and activities.
• Support student development activities by working at events.
• Serve on campus committees.

Teach courses in the Athletics, Wellness and Physical Education (AWPE) curriculum.

• Staff members teach four activity courses each year or teach the Lifetime Wellness course.

Please send a letter of application that addresses the various responsibilities of the position; resume; and the name, position title, email address and phone number of three professional references in a single PDF or MS Word file to:

Human Resources Office
Earlham College
801 National Road West
Richmond, Indiana 47374-4095

Phone: 765-983-1393

Email: [email protected]

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.