Position Summary
The University of Denver is seeking a knowledgeable and dedicated Club Men's Hockey Coach to assist with coaching operations for the Club Men's Hockey team for the 2025-2026 season. This position requires an experienced coach with a strong background in hockey and experience coaching at a high level (AA-AAA, juniors). The ideal candidate will foster a supportive, disciplined, and motivating environment to help student-athletes reach their full potential.
Essential Functions
- Travel to away games, 2-3 weekly evening practices and weekends for games.
- Ability to coach from September to end of March (no coaching during summer or winter break)
- Plan and execute effective and productive practices and game plans.
- Assist head coach with practice planning, film study, scouting and game preparation
- Create a safe, supportive, and inclusive training environment for all athletes, ensuring adherence to team and university standards.
- Develop seasonal training plans, prepare athletes for competition, and provide strategic coaching to help the club achieve their goals
- Promote a positive team culture and encourage sportsmanship, discipline, and accountability among club members.
- Maintain effective communication with the Club Sports Manager and other relevant university staff.
- Abide by the University of Denver club coaching policies and guidelines.
- Attend mandatory coach meetings with the Club Sports Manager and any other required trainings.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Strong leadership skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to foster team spirit, motivate athletes and conflict resolution skills.
- Knows how to balance fun with competitiveness and wants the players to enjoy their experience on the team.
- Passion for working with athletes
Required Qualifications
- Prior coaching experience
- Strong hockey background
- First Aid/CPR/AED Certification (able to be acquired within first 30 days of employment)
- CDC Heads Up Concussion Training Certification (able to be acquired within first 30 days of employment)
- Willingness to work flexible hours, and availability to work evenings and weekends based on the team's training and competition schedule.
Preferred Qualifications
- Three or more years of prior coaching experience
- Experience with AAA Hockey coaching or higher
- USA Hockey Coaching Certification
Work Schedule
- This position will average 10-15 hrs/week.
- Evenings (9:00pm-12:00am) and weekends (Saturday and Sunday)
- Able to commit to traveling to away games, 2-3 weekly practices each week in the evenings and weekends for games.
- Ability to coach from September to end of March (no coaching during summer or winter break).
Application Deadline
For consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. (MST) July 28, 2025.
Special Instructions
Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.
Hourly Range
The hourly range for this position is $20.00-$25.00.
The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate's sex or any other protected status
Benefits
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Please include the following documents with your application:
- Resume
The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital, family, or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Denver does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital family, and parental status, pregnancy, genetic information, military enlistment, or veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the University’s educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Equal Pay Act; the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Worker's Rights ("POWR") Act; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation. For more information, please see the University of Denver's Non‑Discrimination‑Statement.
All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.