Scope of Responsibilities: Grace College is seeking a Graduate Assistant for women’s soccer. The two-year assistantship begins in January and includes tuition remission, a meal plan, and an annual stipend. The Graduate Assistant Coach reports directly to the w. soccer Head Coach and is responsible for assisting in the planning, directing, and evaluating of all aspects and facets of a successful w. soccer program at the NAIA level. Duties include, but not limited to: -Serve as a teacher of the sport of w. soccer. -Serve as a leader, mentor, teacher and role-model in the sport of women’s soccer. -Recruit and assist recruitment of highly skilled and academically qualified student-athletes for the w soccer team. -Overseeing the junior varsity program. Planning training sessions, coaching the team at home and away matches and working with the head coach to oversee a budget. -Monitor academic progress and eligibility within the team when necessary. -Analyze and help educate on the fundamentals, skills and strategies of the sport. -Plan, organize, conduct, and evaluate practice sessions along with developing, implementing, and evaluating game plans, tactics, and statistics relevant to competitive w. soccer. -Assist with coordinating official and unofficial visits with student athletes on the team, written correspondence, and telephone communications when necessary. -Assist Head Coach in the preparation of competitive team schedule, participate in public relations/media activities, and fundraising initiatives. -Oversee administrative processes and procedures as assigned. Ensure compliance with all Grace student life, NAIA policies and Grace College policies & procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s degree required and college playing experience preferred. Applicant must obtain acceptance in Grace College graduate program and have a personal commitment to Grace’s mission of Christian higher education. A valid driver’s license is required. Applicants must be able to work an untraditional work schedule (i.e. frequent nights and weekends). Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

SPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS: Weekend and evening work expected both during and out of the main athletic season, along with potential summer camp work/assistance to the coaching staff.

INSTITUTION REQUIREMENTS:

Graduate assistants must sign the community lifestyle statement for all Grace employees. Graduate assistants cannot have dating relationships with athletes in the program they teach/coach at Grace College. All discretion should be used in graduate assistant and potential athlete relationships. Should any dating relationship begin with an athlete within a different sport the graduate assistant must notify their supervisor immediately.

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS:

The candidate must enroll in one of the graduate programs that Grace College offers. The candidate must enroll in a minimum of 6 credit hours per semester. To remain employed in the assistantship, the candidate must successfully progress through the graduate program requirements. If the candidate does not continually meet the graduate program requirements, the candidate could be terminated. However, if the candidate terminates employment, the candidate may continue enrollment by acquiring responsibility for the financial costs of the program. 

Cohorts are generally considered to be a maximum of 25 students. If a cohort is considered full with tuition-paying students, no more than two tuition-benefit eligible employees may join the cohort beyond the established enrollment limit. If a cohort is not full with tuition paying students, then tuition-benefit employees may be added to the cohort until it is full, but not beyond the maximum. Selection for tuition benefit eligible students will be determined based on the application completion date for enrollment in the cohorts. Grace will give priority for enrollment to students who do not receive the Grace Schools tuition benefit if a course is full. If a course is full you will be placed on a waiting list for the next available opening. Placement on the waiting list will be determined based on the application completion date.

About Grace College

Grace College is an evangelical Christian liberal arts college and a member of the NAIA and the National Christian College Athletic Association. Grace competes in the very competitive Crossroads League. Located in the resort community of Winona Lake, near Warsaw, Indiana (36 miles west of Ft. Wayne), Grace College offers 52 academic majors (38 minors) and a student-to-faculty ratio of 16 to 1. Central to the mission is developing character, sharpening competence and preparing for service. Our goal in Christian living and teaching is to make Christ preeminent in all things. The programs of the college, as well as its community lifestyle, are designed to encourage serious academic inquiry, a biblical worldview, spiritual understanding, and social conscience, all in the context of God's grace.

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