Position Title: Assistant Baseball Coach. Department: Athletics. Classification: Exempt. FTE: 0.50 Work Schedule: This position is a full-time position that serves the athletic department. It requires a flexible work schedule; nights and weekends are necessary, and traveling with teams is required. Salary: $22,500.

Position Overview:

The St. Olaf Athletic Department is in search of a talented and hardworking assistant coach to become a member of our baseball program. This position is a part-time role within the athletic department. It requires a flexible work schedule; nights and weekends are necessary, and traveling with the team is required.

Essential Job Duties: Direct, organize and administer all aspects of the instruction, practice planning and advisement of a position group. Assist head coach with implementing training programs/practice plans. Provide quality coaching and instruction to student-athletes during pre-season, in-season practices, and competitions. Mentor student-athletes to promote athletic, academic, emotional, and social growth. Attend all games and assist with game strategies. Assist with travel arrangements, fundraising activities, home game management, and equipment issue/return/care. Attend athletic department staff meetings and program staff meetings.

Actively recruit qualified student-athletes. Execute a recruiting plan with the head coach that targets a diverse group of potential student-athletes that can achieve high levels of success academically, socially and athletically. Execute the recruiting plan by attending opportunities to evaluate potential student athletes regularly, maintain consistent effective honest communication with potential student athletes, maintain contact with high school and junior/club coaches, as well as parents. Coordinate campus visits and participate in those visits.

Assist with opponent scouting. Support, respect, and commit to embracing diverse backgrounds, values, and points of view to build a strong and inclusive community. Comply with all NCAA Division III, MIAC, and St. Olaf Bylaws. Complete and meet deadlines for required training and performance management cycle. Perform other duties as assigned by the head coach or athletic department.

Supervision Received and Exercised: Reports to the Head Coach / Athletic Director This position does not supervise staff or students.

Required Qualifications: Education: Bachelor's Degree. Experience: 1+ year of high school or college coaching experience.

Preferred Qualifications: Education: Master's Degree. Experience: 3+ years of college coaching experience.

Prerequisites: Employment in this position is conditioned upon successful completion of a background check which may include: criminal background checks, reference checks, verification of work history, verification of any required academic credentials, licenses, and/or certifications, a motor vehicle check, verification of DOT certification, a credit check, employment eligibility verification, and/or a pre-employment physical. Whether a background check is deemed successfully completed will be at the sole discretion of St. Olaf College. Please note, St. Olaf College reserves the right to conduct periodic background checks at its sole discretion.

Disclaimer: This position may require you to report early, stay late or work different shifts depending on staffing levels. It may also require you to perform all essential job functions whenever needed and during campus emergencies when necessary. This job description is for general information purposes. It is not intended to list all duties and responsibilities of the position. This job description is subject to change at any time by St. Olaf College, with or without prior notice. Review of applications begins immediately and continues until the hire is complete. We accept only online applications.

About Us

Who We Are:

Founded in 1874, St. Olaf College is a residential, coeducational liberal arts college with approximately 3,000 students and 800 faculty and staff. The college is located on a picturesque 300-acre campus in Northfield, Minnesota, a vibrant, historic river town of 20,000 located 45 minutes south of culturally rich and diverse Minneapolis and St. Paul.

The college offers an academically rigorous, nationally ranked liberal arts education that fosters the development of the whole person in mind, body, and spirit and emphasizes learning in an inclusive and globally engaged community. We encourage applications from candidates committed to multicultural understanding and the enrichment of our diverse community.

The college offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a 9% retirement match, contributions to eligible employees' health savings accounts, a significant tuition discount (up to a 90% reduction) at ACM, GLCA, and ELCA colleges and universities for employees' children, and generous paid time off. For a full review of the college's benefits, please see the summary of our benefits here: https://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/benefits/

To provide a safe and secure educational environment, St. Olaf College verifies the accuracy of all credentials presented by applicants and conducts a criminal background check on every new hire.

A summary of the Flexible Work Policy for staff: https://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/flexible-work-policy/

A link to our Community and Belonging page: https://wp.stolaf.edu/equity-inclusion/

A virtual campus tour: https://www.stolaf.edu/multimedia/play/?p=483

An overview of Northfield: https://wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/visit/northfield/

An overview of the Twin Cities: https://wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/visit/twincities/

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St. Olaf College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, creed, national origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, marital status, veteran status, or status with regard to public assistance. St. Olaf College prohibits discrimination and harassment based upon these and any other legally protected status in any education program or activity that it operates, including in admissions and employment.

Inquiries about this nondiscrimination policy may be referred to St. Olaf College's Director of Equal Opportunity, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, or both. St. Olaf's Director of Equal Opportunity (who serves as the College's Title IX, Title VI, and Section 504 Coordinator) is Pamela McDowell, Tomson Hall, mcdowell@stolaf.edu, (507) 786-3465.