Assistant Coach-WAGE

The Assistant Coach (WAGE) provides assistance in specific aspects of coaching the Division II sport program including but not limited to: student-athlete recruitment, practice preparation and setup, and player development.
This posting will support applications for Assistant Coaches (WAGE) for the following sports at UVA Wise:
Football
Women's Volleyball
Women's Basketball
Men's Basketball
Women's Lacrosse
Baseball
Softball
Tennis
Golf
Cross Country/Track & Field

Wage Faculty and all personnel actions associated with them are governed and approved by the EVPP and policy PROV-026: Faculty Wage Employment .

Assist in various aspects of the intercollegiate sport program including but not limited to:

• Attending practices and player conditioning
• Participate actively in practices
• Support student-athletes academic experience
• Creating a positive and productive environment
• Travel to away games and attend home games
• Keep track of special statistics at games and practices
• Communicate effectively and appropriately
• Maintain confidentiality of records and information
• Provide feedback to coach regarding players and team as necessary
• Assist with setting up and clean-up of facilities before/after practices
• Offer suggestions, guidance and information to athletes relating to the game and play
• Providing encouragement and support
• Helping to organize the team for practices and games
• Communicating with Head Coach(es) and relevant issues or problems
• Assisting with office duties as assigned
• Actively listening and learning various sport specific techniques as instructed by coaches
• Actively listening and learning various game strategies as instructed by coaches
• Maintaining social media accounts and creating graphics to promote the program
• In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education: Degree preferred-Bachelors or Masters

Experience: None

Licensure: None

The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The University of Virginia, i ncluding the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physicians Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experience. We are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.