Position Summary:

The Head Men’s and Women's Cross Country and Track Coach is responsible for leading, managing and administering all aspects of the sport in accordance with NAIA, conference and university rules and regulations while: 1) creating an atmosphere where graduation is facilitated through participation in intercollegiate athletics, 2) teaching student-athletes to be productive citizens who contribute to society for life, and 3) winning championships. Traditional responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 1) coaching effectively in practice and competition, 2) energetic and engaged recruiting, 3) promoting an atmosphere of compliance and student-athlete academic performance, 4) scheduling and budget management, 5) fundraising, 6) program organization, 7) teaching life skills to student-athletes and 8) engaging the university and local community by building relationships with constituent group members and by personal and team participation in community service activities. The head coach must have a philosophy that maintains a competitive NAIA program that values the educational and personal well-being of its student-athletes while emphasizing the university and athletics department mission, vision, core values and culture.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Two years of experience teaching and coaching the sport
  
• A suitable combination of education and experience may be substituted for minimum requirements.
  

Job Duties:

• Practice and Competition – Lead all efforts to teach student-athletes the techniques and tactics of the sport, demonstrate techniques of the sport, evaluate student-athlete and team performance, teach and engage student-athletes in appropriate strength and conditioning techniques, develop practice and competition plans, scout opposing teams (if applicable to the sport), develop competition schedules that will prepare the team for conference and NAIA championship success.
• Recruiting – Lead all efforts to recruit prospective student-athletes who are: admissible to the university, NAIA eligible, good citizens who will represent the program well, motivated to graduate from OCU and excellent athletes in the sport.
• Compliance – Promote an atmosphere of compliance for everyone who is directly and indirectly associated with the sport, comply with NAIA, conference and university rules and regulations.
• Student-Athlete Academic Performance – Support student-athlete graduation by: monitoring student-athletes academic performance; implementing appropriate study hall, class checking and grade checking programs; partnering with faculty, tutors, mentors, advisors and other university staff to support the academic performance of student-athletes; and implementing appropriate practice and competition limitations as needed for student-athletes who are not performing adequately in the classroom.
• Budget – Manage the budget so the program functions within the operating budget allocated by the university and any money raised to supplement the operating budget.
• Supervise Staff (if applicable) – Recruit qualified applicants for positions, assign job duties, evaluate staff job performance, mentor staff members.
• Fundraising – Collaborate with athletics department and advancement staff for fundraising events and promotional activities, secure donations needed to supplement the sport operating budget as necessary.
• Student-Athlete Development – Supplement the education student-athletes receive in the classroom by teaching them life skills that will help them be productive citizens for life, support student-athlete development programming conducted by the athletics department and university.
• Community Engagement – Promote a positive image of the program and the university by building relationships with constituent group members and by personal and team participation in community service activities; maintain positive relations with various media outlets, community groups, university departments and athletics department staff members.
• Sports Camps – Organize and conduct sports camps as desired.
• Equipment and Supplies Management – Manage team equipment and supplies.
• Team Travel – Coordinate team travel for away competitions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.