Assistant Baseball Coach - Military veterans preferred

Assistant Baseball Coach

Assistant Baseball Coach Responsibilities: Carries out coaching assignments during daily workouts, practices, and scheduled events. Enforces team rules. Maintains statistics. Monitor assigned student-athletes performance and employ specific coaching modalities to meet needs. Recruiting – recruits' student-athletes; assists with departmental recruiting activities and carries out scouting assignments. Physical conditioning – consults with the trainers and team physicians in monitoring the wellbeing of student-athletes. Other duties as assigned by the head coach. Academic monitoring – Assists in monitoring the academic progress of student-athletes.

Job Summary

Assists the Head Coach with all aspects of a sports program. Recruits athletes, mentors athletes, fosters athletic, emotional, and academic group of student athletes. Oversees sports equipment, practice plans and schedules, skill development, designs coaching strategies. Oversees public and media relations. Coordinates team travel and schedule. Adheres to all rules and regulations.

Essential Functions

Coaching – Carries out coaching assignments during daily work-outs, practices and scheduled events. Enforces team rules. Maintains statistics. Monitors assigned student athletes performance and employs specific coaching modalities to meet needs. Recruiting – recruits student athletes; assists with departmental recruiting activities and carries out scouting assignments. Physical conditioning – consults with the trainers and team physicians in monitoring the well being of student athletes. Academic monitoring – Assists in monitoring the academic progress of student athletes. Other duties as assigned by the head coach. Includes adhering to policies established by the NCAA, conference, and the University.

Physical Effort

Instructing and demonstrating physical skills while coaching; extensive travel via car, air, and bus. Must stand for long periods of time at games and practices. May participate in drills or practices. May have to lift or transport equipment

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Assignment Category: Full-time regular

Job Classification: Staff.Coach.Assistant

Campus: Pittsburgh

Minimum Education Level Required: Bachelor's Degree

Minimum Years of Experience Required: 5

Will this position accept substitution in lieu of education or experience: Combination of education and relevant experience will be considered in lieu of education and/ or experience requirement.

Work Schedule: Varies

Work Arrangement: Varies

Hiring Range: TBD Based Upon Qualifications

Relocation_Offered: Yes

Visa Sponsorship Provided: No

Background Check: For position finalists, employment with the University will require successful completion of a background check

Child Protection Clearances: The following PA Act 153 clearances and background checks are required prior to commencement of employment and as a condition of continued employment: PA State Police Criminal Record Check, FBI Criminal Record Check, PA Child Abuse History Clearance.

Required Documents: Resume, Cover Letter

Optional Documents: Not Applicable




Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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