Job Description

Position: Head Football Coach

Department: Athletics

Immediate Supervisors' Title: Athletic Director 

Positions Supervised: Assistant Coaches and Students

Term of Position: 12 months

Employment Type: Exempt full-time salaried position

Job Qualification:

• At least a bachelor's degree.
• Master’s degree in a related field is preferred.
• Three (3) to five (5) years of coaching experience in the specific sport for which the application is being submitted.
• CPR and First Aid certification.
• Experience in recruiting student-athletes is preferred.

Position Summary:

• Report to the Athletic Director.
• Manage and develop all aspects of the sports program, including recruitment, organization of practices and games, scheduling, budgeting, facility, and equipment maintenance.
• Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the rules and regulations of Coahoma Community College, National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), and Mississippi Association of Community Colleges (MACCC) Region XXIII.
• Understand the role of athletics in the educational process by ensuring academic success.
• Ability to mentor and develop student-athletes academically, athletically, and personally.
• Understand the sport’s technical and tactical aspects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the NJCAA, MACCC, and Coahoma Community College policies and procedures and adhere to all rules and regulations.
• Submit the sports event schedules and team roster to the athletic director for approval.
• Promote the sports program through community events, public speaking, fundraising, and marketing.
• Foster a growth mindset environment to enhance student athletes’ academic progress and athletic performance.
• Manage fiscal budget, and operational administrative activities for the sports program.
• Monitor academic progress and status of student athletes and ensure the implementation of academic progress action plans are being implemented.
• Coordinate housing arrangements for student-athletes
• Manage student athletes' misconduct immediately on and off the field.
• Recruit quality prospective student athletes and ensure timely submission of their academic records to prevent enrollment delays.
• Demonstrate professionalism at all times via behavior and appearance.
• Responsible for searching, selection, and training of qualified assistant coaches in accordance with all college personnel policies.
• Responsible for annually evaluating all coaches and staff under his/her supervision.
• Coordinate sports travel needs with the Athletic Director.
• Maintain well-kept sports facilities.
• Report issues regarding sports equipment and athletic facilities immediately.
• Attend athletic department meetings, professional meetings, and other professional development events.
• Demonstrate a cooperative attitude toward all other sports within the Department of Athletics and other departments on and off campus.
• Complete and submit all documents in a timely manner.
• Regularly inspect playing and practice surfaces and equipment to ensure safety.
• Follow the proper chain of command.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the Athletic Director.

Coahoma Community College is an accredited public comprehensive institution of higher learning committed to providing accessible, affordable, diverse, and quality educational programs and services. The ninety-nine acre campus lies in an agrarian setting along Clarksdale-Friars Point Road near the Mississippi River, which forms the western boundary of Coahoma County. Bordered on the east by a quiet and picturesque lake, the school site is conducive to wholesome recreation as well as to serious study.

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