Track and Field - Cross Assistant Coach

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The IRD for this job is: 09-22-2025

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DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW

At UC Santa Cruz, we strive to enrich the total educational experience by promoting physical activity, encouraging health and wellness, building community, and cultivating leadership. Through our diverse offerings in athletics, classes, workshops, outdoor adventure trips, intramural sports leagues, tournaments, clubs, drop-in activities, and recreational facilities, we strive to provide opportunities for UCSC students, staff and faculty, retirees, alumni, and local community members to participate.

As one of the largest student employers on campus, we also have many work-study and non-work student jobs in our facilities and programs. Our goal is to provide a wide variety of programs and physical activities that promote and enhance community, learning, leadership, lifelong wellness, and academic success.

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JOB SUMMARY

Under general direction from the Head Coach, the Assistant Coach helps develop strategies for developing and maintaining the Track & Field and Cross Country programs. The Assistant Coach is responsible for overseeing specific aspects of the sports program including, but not limited to, skill-work, planning and execution of practice and games, opponent scouts/film breakdown, on-campus and off-campus recruiting, in-season conditioning programs, fundraising events, and various administrative duties which includes team travel.

Must be attentive to detail, keep accurate records, and possess an ability to work with a diverse constituency, including but not limited to students, parents, coaches, faculty, staff administrators, prospective students, and other outside contacts. Must foster an environment of NCAA compliance. Additionally, staff are expected to embrace the NCAA DIII philosophy and UCSC Principles of Community. The Assistant Coach reports directly to the Head Coach.

Work schedule often includes: evenings, weekends, and holidays.

APPOINTMENT INFORMATION

Budgeted Salary: By Agreement $25/hour
Under California law, the University of California, Santa Cruz is required to post a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. The salary shown above is the budgeted amount the University reasonably expects to pay and the salary extended should not exceed this posted amount.

Benefits Level Eligibility: This position is not eligible for benefits

Schedule Information:

• Part-time, Fixed
• Percentage of Time:
  By agreement 50%, 20 Hours per Week
• Days of the Week:
  Mon-Fri, Weekends as needed
• Shift Includes:
  Day, evening, weekend

Employee Classification: Limited appointment

Job End Date: 6 months from date of hire with possibility of extension

Work Location: UC Santa Cruz Main Campus

Union Representation: Non-Represented

Job Code Classification: COACH AST 2 (005046)

Travel: Up to 50% of the time

JOB DUTIES

75% - Coaching

• Under guidance of the Head Coach, develops technical aspects of player coaching.
• Analyzes performance and instructs participants in program strategies and techniques to prepare them for competition. Observes players while they perform to determine the need for individual or team improvement and participates in student athlete performance.
• Ensures adherence to all governing rules, university, department, conference, NCAA policies and procedures and NCAA compliance. Represents and promotes professional conduct, university good will and high standards at all events and matches and may assist in coaching at competitive events.
• Assists with and leads practice and conditioning sessions.
• Travels to contests by driving University, rental and/or personal vehicle. This…