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Job overview

Area of Responsibility
Coach
Type
Full-Time
Location
Danville, Kentucky

Assistant Women’s Lacrosse Coach

Centre CollegeFull-TimeDanville, KY

Overview
Centre College is a premier national liberal arts college that serves approximately 1,400 students and provides a supportive community and a flexible, personal academic path to a meaningful life and career. Founded in 1819, Centre accomplishes its goals in an atmosphere of caring and respectful relationships among faculty, students, and staff. The College has an endowment in excess of $420 million and an operating budget of more than $65 million.

Centre welcomes and supports diversity. The College strives to create an environment where differences are celebrated, where individuals can exchange ideas and share in the richness of mutual experiences. Please view our Statement of Community. 

Located in Danville, KY, the historic, picturesque 150-acre campus is 30 miles from Lexington, in the famed Bluegrass Region of Central Kentucky.

Job Skills / Requirements
Under supervision of the Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach, provide assistance in the leadership of all coaching, recruiting, and administrative duties for highly competitive Division III women’s lacrosse program.  Individual reports to the Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach as well as to the Deputy AD, Assistant AD for Facilities and Operations, or designee with a secondary duty TBA.  
 
Essential Job Functions: 
Assist in organizing, preparing, and conducting practices, training, and competition;
Recruit student-athletes in accordance with all Centre College, Southern Athletic Association, and NCAA rules and regulations;
Assist in directing all aspects of the program;
Assist with the holistic development of women’s lacrosse student-athletes;
Represent the program and the College to students, parents, alumni, and the general public;
Assist in managing the daily operations and administration facets of the women’s lacrosse program – including but not limited too – any facilities preparation;
Actively participate in department-wide fundraising initiatives;
Assist in all duties as assigned by the Head Coach or the Director of Athletics;
Secondary duty will be assigned;
Demonstrates an appreciation of and commitment to further an inclusive culture for those of diverse backgrounds such as ability, age, class, ethnicity, faith background, gender expression, gender identity, geographic region, national origin, neurodiversity, race, and sexual orientation that comprise individual and group expressions of identity.
Contribute to the department's overall success by performing all other duties and responsibilities as assigned. 
 
Education and Experience
 
Bachelor’s degree with previous collegiate experience as a player or a coach; previous collegiate coaching experience preferred.  Valid driver’s license required.
 
Knowledge and Skills
 
Demonstrated knowledge of the sport of women’s lacrosse and its playing rules; ability to foster a team environment; demonstrated coaching skills in sport of women’s lacrosse; knowledge of travel, lodging, planning, and scheduling; a commitment to the NCAA Division III philosophy of athletics, sufficient knowledge of NCAA and SAA (Southern Athletic Association) rules and regulations, and a demonstrated ability to successfully recruit, retain, and mentor student-athletes; the ability, and desire, to work successfully within a team-oriented athletic department.  
 
 Physical Requirements:
 Moderate physical activity. Requires handling up to 25 pounds.                              

Standing and or walking for more than four hours per day.
 
Education Requirements (Any)
Bachelor's degree with previous collegiate experience; previous collegiate coaching experience preferred.
Additional Information / Benefits
Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
Retirement Plan
Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
Caregiver Support Program and Employee Assistance Program
Long-Term Disability
Paid Time Off, Holidays and Sick Time
Holiday Shutdown Period
Staff Education and Development
Tuition Benefit for Dependent Children 
Gym Access
Pet Insurance
Free Library Access
Campus Bookstore Discounts
Discounted Norton Center Tickets

Benefits: Medical Insurance, Life Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Days, Paid Holidays, Long Term Disability, 401K/403b Plan