Cycling Coach (Exempt)

POSITION : Cycling Coach (Exempt)

H SU JOB FAMILY CLASSIFICATION : Coach I or II (DOE)

DEPARTMENT : Athletics

S UPERVISOR TITLE : Associate Vice President for Athletics

F LSA STATUS : Exempt

E XEMPTION : Professional Exemption

L OCATION : HSU Campus, Abilene, Texas

TARGET HIRE DATE : As Soon As Possible

HSU CHRISTIAN STANDARD REQUIREMENT FOR EMPLOYMENT Candidate must profess aChristian Faith, maintain membership in a local congregation, and respect thevalues and distinctives central to the historically Baptist values of HSU as reflected in the University’s Statement ofFaith.

CONTACT INFORMATION : Human Resources 325-670-1259 or

SUMMARY / SCOPE :

Recruitstudents to participate in the cycling program which involves mountain bike androad bike participation. The coach will supervise practices and schedule theteam to participate in competitive events throughout the state and region.

HSU JOB FAMILY CLASSIFICATION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING :

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

Directsconditioning of players to achieve maximum athletic performance.

Assessesplayer's skills and assigns team positions.

Provide coaching knowledge and support to the students that are involved inthe cycling program.

Supervise practices and training sessions for students throughout theschool year.

Organize and schedule competitive events for members of the cycling team toparticipate in throughout the school year.

Provide academic, spiritual and professional mentoring to thestudent-athletes on the team.

Work with the local cycling community on providing support for races andevents.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES :

Thereare no supervisory responsibilities for this position, except for studentworkers.

COMPETENCIES : This is youropportunity to demonstrate how your education and / or experience in your currentor previous job relates to each function of this position.

Interview decisions arepartially based on this information.

On aseparate sheet of paper, write a paragraph for each competency listed belowdescribing your background and qualifications in each area.

To perform the jobsuccessfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies.

Job Knowledge -Competent in required job skills and knowledge; exhibits ability to learn andapply new skills; keeps abreast of current developments;

requires minimalsupervision; displays understanding of how job relates to others; usesresources effectively.

Communications -Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally; expresses ideas and thoughts in writtenform; exhibits good listening and comprehension;

keeps others adequatelyinformed; selects and uses appropriate communication methods.

Team Leadership -Fosters team cooperation; defines team roles and responsibilities; supportsgroup problem solving; ensures progress toward goals;

acknowledges teamaccomplishments.

Recruitment & Staffing -Utilizes recruitment sources; exhibits sound interviewing skills; presentspositive, realistic view of the organization;

analyzes and forecasts staffingneeds; makes quality hiring decisions.

Planning / Organizing -Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; plans foradditional resources; sets goals and objectives;

organizes or schedules otherpeople and their tasks; develops realistic action plans.

QUALIFICATIONS : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES (Language, Mathematical, Reasoning and Computer Skills) :

LANGUAGE SKILLS : Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules,operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Ability to writeroutine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groupsof customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS : Ability to add and subtract two-digitnumbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to performthese operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume,and distance.

R EASONING ABILITY : Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry outinstructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Ability to deal withproblems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

C OMPUTER SKILLS : Toperform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of WordProcessing software; Spreadsheet software;

Project Management software; HumanResource systems and Contact Management systems.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE :

Bachelor'sdegree from four-year college or university and several years relatedexperience and / or training in cycling required.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS :

Current CPR, AED, and First Aid certificationsrequired (or must be obtained).

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

The physical demandsdescribed here are representative of those that must be met by an employee tosuccessfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonableaccommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to performthe essential functions.

Whileperforming the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand;walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.

The employee isfrequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is occasionally required to climb orbalance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must frequently move 10 25+ pounds andoccasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds.

This job is active in nature (pushing, pulling,lifting, moving equipment, etc.)

WORK ENVIRONMENT :

The work environmentcharacteristics described here are representative of those an employeeencounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonableaccommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to performthe essential functions.

Whileperforming the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outsideweather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and / or humidconditions;

moving mechanical parts; extreme cold; extreme heat and vibration.

Thenoise level in the work environment is usually moderate.