Position Title |
Men's Basketball Assistant Coach |
About the University |
Western Washington University, with over 15,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia. Western has additional sites in Anacortes, Bremerton, Everett, Port Angeles, and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes, such as being named one of the top public master's-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report. Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success, increasing our Washington impact, and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship, research, and creative activity. Western's greatest strength is the outstanding students, faculty, staff, and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can thrive. In pursuit of this excellence, individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff, faculty, administration, student, and external constituents. Further, individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic, societal, environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties. |
About the Department |
The Athletics Department supports Western's mission, which states that together with our students, staff, and faculty, we are committed to making a positive impact in the state and the world with a shared focus on academic excellence and inclusive achievement. We encourage applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity. |
About the Position |
The assistant Men's Basketball Coach is responsible for assisting in coaching student athletes at the team practices, games, and other events. The assistant men's basketball coach will assist and or run the summer basketball camps throughout the year -all aspects. They must be self motivated and team oriented, ability to multitask and work well as part of a team.
The assistant Men's Basketball coach must have experience in Microsoft office, Adobe, and basketball specific video analysis software (synergy) must be willing to travel and work evenings and weekends.
The Assistant men's basketball coach will have recruiting duties as follows.
Local recruiting-responsible for recruiting in the pacific northwest, primarily Washington State. know all the local high school teams and club teams.
Out of state recruiting and potential international recruiting-responsible for identifying potential out of state and international recruits, developing relationships with recruiting services and understanding requirements for NCAA eligibility and WWU admittance for the all types of student athletes (regional, out of state, international)
The Assistant Men's basketball coach will assist in planning, coordination and execution of all approved alumni and fundraising activities.
The Assistant Men's basketball Coach will have and maintain good working relationships with the following:
* Compliance administrator, assist in monitoring the academic performance of student athletes
* Equipment Manager, assisting with the gear order, monitoring the condition of the equipment and replacement and repairs of equipment if necessary
* Director of communications: regarding media relations, public relations, promotion, and social media as it pertains to the Men's Basketball Team
The Assistant Men's basketball Coach needs to be up to date with all forms of NCAA compliance and may have other duties as assigned by the Head coach or his designee.
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Required Qualifications |
*Bachelor's Degree completed by start date (September 2024)
*Experience coaching college, professional, or elite Basketball
*Ability to effectively coach student athletes of diverse backgrounds and identities
*First Aid and CPR Certification or commitment to obtaining certification within 3 months of employment
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Preferred Qualifications |
*Commitment to Holistic Development of student athletes
*Familiarity with Northwest basketball High Schools, Clubs, Junior Colleges
*Experience with Microsoft Office, Adobe, Google, basketball specific and video analysis software and products (synergy)
*Excellent professional and interpersonal communication skills
*2 years college coaching experience at the D1, D2, D3, Junior college levels
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Additional Information |
Successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. Work visa sponsorship is not provided.
Also must pass annual recruiting exam/ coaching certification required by the NCAA.
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Conditions of Employment |
All employees must comply with our Immunization policies, including Proof of Rubeola Measles Immunity within 60-days of hire. Please reach out to HR@wwu.edu if you need information regarding medical or religious exemption and applicable accommodations. |
Salary |
Hiring range for position is $56,468 - $64,939/year. Through longevity position tops out at $73,409/year. |
Benefits Information |
Benefits Overview for Administrative Professional Position.
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Application Instructions |
A cover letter and resume are required and should address your experience related to the position responsibilities and the required and preferred qualifications. Please include the names and contact information of three professional references. References will only be contacted for finalists, with notice provided beforehand.
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Closing Date Notes |
Application review begins August 5, 2024; position is open until filled.
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