JOB TITLE: Assistant Cross Country and Track & Field Coach - Graduate Assistant
CLASSIFICATION: 12-month, Part-time
REPORTS TO: Head Coach of Cross Country and Track & Field and Athletic Director
DEPARTMENT: Athletics
LOCATION: Bernice Hansen Athletic Center - Grand Rapids, MI

SUMMARY: The position of Graduate Assistant Coach reports to the head coach of Cross Country and Track & Field and is responsible for assisting in some areas of the program(s). Typical duties may include but are not limited to coaching and recruiting student-athletes, practice planning, monitoring student academic progress and time commitments, camp development, coordinating community engagement opportunities, game/meet management and travel responsibilities, practice scheduling and supervising, and other related duties as assigned.

COMPENSATION: Full tuition benefits, not including fees and books. General stipend offered.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Administrative duties in certain aspects of program
2. Assist with some phases of competitive NAIA compliant recruiting
3. Help execute planned practices
4. Develop (over time) and execute practice plans in assigned event group(s)
5. Help record and report meet progress and statistics with SID and staff
6. Assist with the promotion and direction of camps, fundraising, and other program development activities
7. Assist in necessary scheduling of team travel
   a) Ordering of meals
   b) Reserving of lodging
   c) Scheduling of busses and vans for transportation
8. Take part and assist in the spiritual growth of program(s)
9. Perform other duties as assigned
10. 18 hours/week maximum, up to 936 hours/year maximum

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Acceptance into a Cornerstone University Master’s Degree program
• Marketing and Social Media experience preferred
• Communications and/or Journalism experience preferred
• Demonstrated professional organizational and communication skills
• Demonstrated capacity for personal leadership and conflict resolution
• Proven capacity for self-motivation to meet deadlines and to thrive in high-pressure environments
• Ability to maintain a flexible schedule that allows for attendance at practice and meets, often in the evenings and on weekends
• Love of college athletics
• Personal relationship with Jesus Christ and active Christian commitment
• A theology that supports the values and mission of Cornerstone University, as evidenced by an ability to affirm and sign the university’s doctrinal statement, “The Cornerstone Confession”