About the role
As a head coach for SCAD cycling, you’ll prepare talented student-athletes for competition in road, track, cyclocross, and mountain biking. Overall, you’ll train and analyze each cyclist’s performance to help them reach their full potential as a SCAD Bee!
As a head coach, you will:
- Engage in successful community relations across university, city, state, and national communities to build a positive opinion of SCAD Athletics and SCAD cycling
- Train student-athletes and enhance their cycling knowledge
- Communicate with students, parents, and physicians to determine student-athletes’ eligibility or ineligibility
- Establish specific procedures for handling injuries and emergencies
- Recruit student-athletes for both the women’s and men’s teams
Additionally, you will:
- Establish practice and tournament schedules
- Provide complete and detailed itineraries for tournament trips
- Monitor midterm and final grades of each student-athlete
- Procure essential uniforms, gear, and equipment
Strong candidates will demonstrate:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Discipline, honesty, and integrity while handling multiple priorities
Minimum qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office software suite, specifically Word and Excel
Preferred qualifications
- At least one year of experience in an academic environment
Travel required
- 20–40%
Work hours: The university work week is Sunday through Saturday. Most offices are open Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. To accommodate business needs, employees may be assigned to other workdays and/or hours, including weekends and evenings.
ADA tag: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements and minimum qualifications listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and/or meet the minimum qualifications.