Head Women’s Basketball Coach – University of Illinois Springfield

School: University of Illinois Springfield
Position: Head Coach
Position Type: Full-time
Organization: NCAA
Level: Division II
Conference: Great Lakes Valley Conference
Description:
The primary function of this position is to serve as the head coach of the women’s basketball team program at the University of Illinois Springfield.Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

1.Development of a competitive intercollegiate women’s basketball program within a manner consistent with the philosophy, objectives, and guidelines of NCAA Division II, the Great Lakes Valley Conference and UIS. 2.Management, development, and implementation of all aspects of NCAA DII intercollegiate women’s basketball program including but not limited to budgeting, planning, organizing and scheduling, recruitment, skill instruction, and game plan development. 3.Recruitment of highly successful student-athletes who are both physically and academically talented and who strive to graduate from UIS. 4.Fundraising, marketing and promoting women’s basketball and intercollegiate athletics at UIS. 5.Monitoring academic performance and progress of women’s basketball student-athletes. 6.Demonstration of compliance with all NCAA Division II and Great Lakes Valley Conference rules; including submission of all compliance forms, adherence to all compliance policies and procedures, and attendance of mandatory NCAA rules education sessions. Coaches will be held accountable for all NCAA Division II rules compliance, and compliance will be part of the yearly evaluation. Repeated secondary violations and/or a major violation will be considered grounds for immediate termination of employment within the Intercollegiate Athletic Department at the University of Illinois Springfield. 7.Attend Athletic Department meetings as scheduled during the year. 8.Hold office hours in the Athletic Office in the Recreation and Athletic Center. 9.Coordinate women’s basketball tournaments and camps in an effort to increase local and regional exposure of UIS and UIS women’s basketball. 10.Performs other related duties as assigned by athletic administration.

Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred. Candidates must have a minimum of 1 year collegiate coaching experience, minimum 3 years’ coaching experience. Desired qualifications include demonstrated ability in skill instruction, practice and game plan development, academic monitoring and personal development of student-athletes, fundraising and public relations, general administrative skills including budgeting and scheduling, strong leadership skills, and knowledge and commitment to NCAA DII rules compliance. Preferences will be given to candidates with collegiate head coaching experience, collegiate recruiting coordinator, tenure of successful collegiate coaching experience with a proven record of recruiting talented and academically qualified student-athletes. Excellent communication skills and the ability to interact with a variety of groups and individuals in a higher education environment.
Applicant Information:

Please follow link below for complete job description and application information.

Link: https://jobs.uis.edu/job-board/job-details?jobID=111032&job=head-womens-basketball-coach
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter