Essential Job Functions

• Recruit and maintain a roster of qualified and quality student athletes that fit the University mission.
• Conduct daily in season training sessions.  Duties include but not limited to strength and fitness training, teaching and drilling skills, teaching game strategy and tactics, psychological and motivational preparation.  
• Monitor academic progress of student athletes while fostering a student-centered focus for the team.
• Learn and follow all NCAA rules to make sure you are staying within NCAA guidelines and compliance.
• Remain current in emerging trends in softball activities.
• Schedule team games a season in advance.
• Assist in budget preparation and monitor and follow team budget.
• Facilitating the development and implementation of an operational plan for the team that is consistent with the University mission.
• Effectively hire and develop a staff for the team to assist in all aspects team operation.
• Create a culture of engagement and participation for all team members for the achievement of desired goals.
• Develop and nurture relationships with MSOE staff members and academic faculty.
• Provide a means to account for professional development through participation in national organizations and national training clinics.
• Support university activities that help to engage the greater MSOE community.
• Attend required conference meetings.
• Work with the training staff to complete all necessary forms and arrange physicals.
• Organize team post season banquets.
• Take the CPR/AED training as required.
• Submit training/practice schedule for facility use.
• Attend NCAA required educational seminars and meetings.
• Conduct daily in season training sessions. Duties include but not limited to: strength and fitness training, teaching and drilling skills, teaching game strategy and tactics, psychological and motivational preparation.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Actively provide coaching duties to the varsity softball team – 70%
• Conduct camp and outreach activities – 10%
• Represent MSOE at events – 10%: Be able to represent MSOE at events
  • Be a good representative of MSOE at events
  • Field questions and concerns from parents and students
  • Represent MSOE at outside events such as the NCAA and NACC as well as other conferences
• Be an active participant in university wide committees or activities – 10%:
  • Be an active participant in accreditation visits and preparation
  • Serve on university wide efforts such as strategic planning or search committees

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.


Qualifications

• BS/BA required; master’s degree preferred
• Coaching and/or leadership experience related to team operations and development.
• Understanding how to achieve team goals to serving the mission of the department and University.
• Prior budgeting responsibility
• Experience in working and supporting a diverse work environment.
• An appreciation and understanding of the latest climate and challenges facing small private universities.
• Demonstrated and an appreciation for recruiting today’s student athlete.
• Demonstrated and an appreciation for developing and implementing an alumni engagement process.
• Demonstrated experience with camp programming is a plus.

Skills and Abilities

• Possess both strong oral and written communication skills.
  Have to ability to present to diverse audiences.
  Ability to use numbers to solve problems involving concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Demonstrate the ability to use math for budgeting and forecasting purposes.
• Ability to use data to help inform decision making.
• Demonstrate the ability to apply university policies to help provide a safe and equitable work environment.
• Ability to apply practical solutions to problems to sustain an environment that is in compliance to NCAA requirements while working within the framework of the university.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job the employee is largely sedentary, the ability to move is required. The employee is occasionally required to traverse within their work area as well as other areas on campus. There is occasionally light lifting of boxes, no more than 50lbs., of materials, and pulling / pushing of carts, to transport items needed for events. 
• Ability to traverse the landscape of softball fields, dugouts and carry equipment up to twenty pounds.

Work Environment

• This job operates in a professional office environment as well as on softball fields. This role uses standard office and athletic equipment, including but not limited to computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.

About Milwaukee School of Engineering

Milwaukee School of Engineering is an independent, non-profit university with about 2,900 students that was founded in 1903. MSOE offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering, business and nursing. The university has a national academic reputation; longstanding ties to business and industry; dedicated professors with real-world experience; a 96% placement rate; and the highest ROI and average starting salaries of any Wisconsin university according to PayScale Inc. MSOE graduates are well-rounded, technologically experienced and highly productive professionals and leaders.

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