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Representative Duties

This is an adjunct, head softball coach position. This assignment will start with recruiting in the summer of 2026, starting immediately. The recruiting assignment is a stipend position at $2,000/month with a flexible start date to allow a transition and will be paid through June 30, 2026. Beginning July 1, 2026, the annual coaching assignment will begin and is paid in a range of $47,000-$52,000 dependent on degree minimum qualifications and experience. The Cerro Coso softball program has recently completed significant facility upgrades and competes in the Inland Empire Athletic Conference. The team is not competing during the spring 2026 season.

This assignment is considered adjunct/part time, and is not benefited. The ideal candidate must demonstrate strong program management skills, demonstrate a history of recruiting ability, and have is expected to maintain on campus office hours. The head coach is required to plan and coordinate all practices, travel, and schedule games/tournaments through the fall and spring seasons.

For further detail, please contact athletic director john.mchenry@cerrocoso.edu

Minimum Qualifications

Any bachelor’s degree and two years of coaching experience

OR

Any associate degree and six years experience.

OR – The equivalent. Certain combinations of education, experience, and other accomplishments in the field may be judged as equal to the stated minimum qualifications for these positions. Candidates who feel they possess such equivalent qualifications must request and submit an APPLICATION FOR EQUIVALENCE form. Supporting documents must be included with the completed form.  Minimum Qualifications for Faculty and Administration in California Community Colleges

AND – A demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

Note: Degrees and credits must be from accredited institutions (Title V Section 53406). Any degree from a country other than the United States, including Canada and Great Britain, must be evaluated by an evaluation service.

Note: The screening of candidates will be conducted by a screening committee. The screening committee reserves the right to limit the number of interviews granted. Meeting the minimum qualifications for a position does not assure the applicant of an interview. 

Knowledge and Abilities

The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate that they are broadly prepared and have a depth of knowledge in the discipline. In addition, the successful applicant will be able to demonstrate the following knowledge and abilities:

• Ability to plan and direct the recruitment, conditioning, training, practice, eligibility and behavioral conduct of athletes in their program;
• Provide coaching, instructional, and/or non-instructional services as specified by assignment in a diverse campus and community environment;
• Demonstrated ability to coach, develop, and promote an intercollegiate sports program;
• Evidence of continual professional involvement;
• Sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students;
• An understanding of the advantages and challenges of developing and maintaining a quality women’s intercollegiate program in a rural community college;
• Ability to communicate effectively and work cooperatively with others in a team environment;
• Ability, interest, and willingness to develop and maintain working relationships with teachers at local high schools in contiguous districts to facilitate recruiting;
• Willingness to work with students having a wide range of skills, motivation, and academic or occupational goals;
• Demonstrate versatility in coaching/instructional methodology and versatility in serving a diverse student population;
• Be familiar with and observe appropriate college and Board policies, and current guidelines governing college sports, i.e. 3C2A, IEAC, NCAA;
• Willingness to promote Cerro Coso Community College through community service and outreach within the local community;
• Ability and willingness to develop appropriate fundraising activities to support the intercollegiate sports program;
• Ability to work effectively and harmoniously with colleagues in an environment that promotes innovation, teaching, learning and service to a diverse student population;
• Ability to effectively work with students with a wide range of skills, motivations, academic, and vocational goals;
• Knowledge of computers and willingness to explore new technologies that would benefit the program;
• Knowledge of and commitment to the California community college mission

About Cerro Coso Community College

Cerro Coso Community College engages in intercollegiate athletics primarily to enhance the education of those who participate, and provide the opportunity to further develop life skills applicable both inside and outside of athletics. It is the mission of Cerro Coso Athletics to make the educational enhancement produced by participation in intercollegiate athletics available to as many students as possible. To assure that this is the case, Cerro Coso College seeks to: Provide equity of access to intercollegiate athletics for women and men in an amateur athletic setting; Assure student access to a variety of intercollegiate sports; Provide an athletics environment that places emphasis on the safety and well being of the student-athlete; Provide, within the limits of budget and student interest, as many sports as possible Provide facilities and equipment appropriate to the needs and the levels of competition of the intercollegiate teams. As a CCCAA school, Cerro Coso Community College does not provide financial aid to students based on athletic ability. The same standards for awarding financial aid are applied to athletes and non-athletes. Important factors in encouraging ...student participation in intercollegiate athletics include coaching excellence and reasonable scheduling. In these areas, Cerro Coso Community College seeks to: Provide all intercollegiate teams with coaches who: Know and can teach the sport they coach; Will deal honestly and equitably with prospective students, and with members of their teams; Are aware of and responsive to the classroom needs of their athletes; Provide equitable levels of competition for all intercollegiate teams;? Emphasize the importance of regular-season competition within the Central Valley Conference, and with other Southern California community colleges of similar philosophy and ability. Cerro Coso Community College acknowledges its responsibility to support, within budget constraints, its intercollegiate athletes when they have opportunities for post-season competition in CCCAA games or tournaments. As a CCCAA institution, Cerro Coso Community College maintains a particular relationship between the College and intercollegiate athletics. That relationship assures that: Intercollegiate athletes are integrated into normal campus life. The Athletics Department is an integral part of Cerro Coso Community College, and of its overall educational mission, “to provide tailored programs and equitable services to the students in the communities and rural areas we serve, [and to] demonstrate a conscious effort to produce and support student success and achievement.” All those who are affected by intercollegiate athletics promote and are exposed to the highest standards of sporting behavior and ethical conduct. Cerro Coso Community College, in accordance with CCCAA standards, promotes good sportsmanship by student-athletes, coaches and spectators. The Cerro Coso Athletic Department encourages that officials, student-athletes, coaches and team representatives are supported in a positive manner. Mission: The Mission of the Cerro Coso Community College Athletic Department is to enhance the educational objectives of the college, providing equity of access to services in support of the college’s Mission Statement and Title IX. Cerro Coso engages in intercollegiate athletics primarily to enhance the education of those who participate, and to provide a platform from which students can attain their highest potential. By providing an emphasis on academics, a high level of competition, and programs designed to emphasize positive social and community interaction, we open the opportunity to further develop life skills applicable both inside and outside of athletics. The Athletic Department strives to open the availability of educational enhancement produced by participation in intercollegiate athletics to as many students as possible, and to support our student-athletes’ goal of preparation for the next chapter of their lives’ by graduating from our institution.

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