Graduate Assistant – Women’s Volleyball

Bluefield University Employment Opportunities

The Primary purpose of the Graduate Assistant Women’s Volleyball Coach will be the responsibility of assisting in promoting a Track program that is in harmony with the Christian principles of Bluefield University. The Graduate Assistant Women’s Volleyball Coach will give direction to the athletes included within the Women’s Volleyball program of Bluefield University, while fostering and maintaining fiscal responsibility.

The Graduate Assistant Women’s Volleyball Coach is directly responsible to the Director of Athletics and is responsible for the following areas:

a. Assists in the organization and implementation of practice sessions with student-athletes.

b. Instructs, teaches, and coaches student-athletes on how to perform for Track meets and during practice.

c. Provides tutoring and mentoring of athletes involved in the Track program.

d. Monitors and supervises student-athletes while at practice and while traveling to ensure their conduct is reflective of the mission of the University.

a. Promote a Women’s Volleyball program that is in harmony with and supportive of the Institutional mission and philosophy of Bluefield University.

b. Know eligibility requirements and provide eligibility list of athletes.

c. Work with athletic training and medical health services.

a. Identify, evaluate and recruit potential team members to Bluefield University.

b. Possesses the knowledge of eligibility requirements, provide, and maintain a roster of eligible athletes.

c. Retain current BU students as team members

d. Ensures that program meets annual membership requirements

e. Ensures that program recruiting activities adhere to University policies and procedures.

a. Report all results to the proper media outlets and sports information director.

b. Recommend athletes for awards.

a. Provides reports and documentation when required by the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics

b. Possesses the ability to plan, organize, prioritize, implement work, and be able to apply logic and creativity in order to solve problems and deal with mathematical and financial aspects.

c. Possesses the ability to receive, process and provide visual and verbal information

d. Performs all other duties as assigned.

Individual must possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to demonstrate, explain, and perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations, using some combination of the following skills and abilities:

a. Must be able to support the Mission Statement, purpose, and goals of the University’s, and express a personal Christian commitment.

b. It is preferred that the Graduate Assistant Women’s Volleyball Coach possess a minimum of a B.S. /B.A. degree in the area Business, Sports Management or of Exercise & Sports Science.

c. The Graduate Assistant Women’s Volleyball Coach must have a current and working knowledge of NAIA regulations.

d. The Graduate Assistant Women’s Volleyball Coach must possess sufficient manual dexterity to

be able to operate all office equipment including but not limited to: modems, scanners, copy machines, typewriters, computers and faxes.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This position may require frequent standing, walking, stooping, bending, kneeling, pulling, pushing, lifting, and carrying.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms, climb stairs; talk or hear. The employee must also possess the ability to occasionally lift, carry, and/or drag approximately 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include…