Part-Time Women's Nordic Skiing Coach (Adjunct) - Military Veterans

Location: SCSU Main Campus, 720 4th Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN 56301

Full/Part Time: Part Time

Employment Condition: Adjunct

Job Description:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Coaching: practice planning, including day-to-day organization, communication, and instruction; competitive preparation to include on-course coaching; timely organization and communication of team travel; organization of competitive travel schedule
• Recruiting: talent identification and evaluation, correspondence, assistance with admission process and NCAA initial eligibility
• Budget development and management, including athletic scholarship allocation
• Student-athlete development: mentoring to include individual and team dynamics, team rules and conduct, leadership development; commitment to safety and well-being of student-athletes
• Academic monitoring of student-athletes: collaboration with office of compliance and with academic resources available on campus
• Compliance: demonstrating integrity in operations and adhering to all NCAA, and University policies and procedures
• Public relations: occasional media and speaking engagements; deliberate contact with alumni and supporters; effective professional working relationships with student-athletes, staff, administration, alumni, and general public; engagement with departmental community service initiatives as appropriate
• Fundraising: develop community support for the program, engage in Department of Athletics events, manage program fundraising activities including special events and camps/clinics

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• Evidence of ability to manage all aspects of a collegiate women's Nordic Skiing program
• Evidence of ability to recruit talented student-athletes to Division II program
• Commitment to academic success of student-athletes
• Evidence of the ability to work with persons from culturally diverse backgrounds
• Evidence of a valid driver's license, or ability to acquire a legal driver's license or qualify for a reasonable accommodation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Progressive competition or coaching experience (e.g., student-athlete; high school/college coach)
• Knowledge of NCAA Division II rules and regulations
• Familiarity with strength and conditioning
• Strong interpersonal skills and effective communication both orally and in writing
• Evidence of strong organizational skills, including basic accounting practices
• College and/or professional playing experience

About:

Founded in 1869, St. Cloud State is an award-winning regional public university and proud member of the Minnesota State Universities & Colleges system. The 100-acre campus is about an hour northwest of Minneapolis and St. Paul, along the oak-crowned west bank of the Mississippi River. St. Cloud State students prepare for life, work and citizenship by exploring the world around them and making it better. St. Cloud State employees value active and applied learning, community engagement, sustainability, and global and cultural understanding. These commitments complement more than 200 majors, minors and pre-professional programs, 60 graduate programs and 250 student clubs and organizations. St. Cloud State began as a normal school in 1869 and became St. Cloud State Teachers College in 1921. Bachelor's degrees were first offered in 1925. Master's degrees debuted in 1957. In 1975, the institution became St. Cloud State University. In recent years, the University added applied doctoral programs in Higher Education Administration and Educational Administration and Leadership. A diverse mix of students from Midwestern towns and U.S. metropolitan areas are learning alongside more than 1,000 international students from about 80 nations.

Additional information on St. Cloud State University can be found here .

Why Work For Us

Help students achieve their educational dreams. We are looking for diverse people with passion, who are engaged, serious in the work of helping those who strive and desire a college education to achieve their goals

Benefits Info:

Appointment is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.