Graduate Assistant - Men''s Soccer

General Job Brief

This position will primarily assist the Head Club Soccer Coach in the leadership and management of the mens club soccer team with additional responsibilities with the NAIA coaching staff as needed. This role also requires a comprehensive understanding of and commitment to the unique Christian mission and vision of ACU to Transform Culture with Truth, and the ability to advance that mission and vision through the performance of its duties, including person-to-person mentorship and discipleship. This position includes tuition coverage for one of ACUs graduate programs in addition to a paid stipend.

Assists the Club Soccer Coach in the following areas as directed:

• Spiritual development and discipleship of players on a group and individual level
• Christ centered leadership and mentorship to recruit, retain, and develop student-athletes
• Availability to support and facilitate nightly training sessions and games during fall season, 4 nights per week (August-December)
• Availability to support and facilitate afternoon-evening training sessions and games during the spring season, 3 times per week (February-April)
• Assisting the Head Coach in managing the club team roster in matches & training
• Support Head Coach in planning and execution of all training sessions
• Availability to travel to away games in Arizona and drive a van on occasion with occasional overnight travel
• Support game day operations and logistics for home and away games
• Identification, screening, and support of recruiting process for Club Team

Head Coach:

• Excellent communication in written and verbal form with commitment to responsiveness
• Excellent organization and administrative skills

Other responsibilities in support of the Mens Soccer program as assigned.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Completing other duties and tasks with utmost integrity and professionalism, as directed and not necessarily mentioned in this description, will be expected.
• Commitment to the Universitys faith statement, mission, and purposes; and an active Christian faith.
• Comfort and familiarity with the practice of praying with and for others, including students, faculty, and fellow University staff.
• The ability to meaningfully support and encourage students, faculty, and staff from a biblical worldview perspective, using relevant and applicable references from the Old and New Testaments and orthodox Christian writings.
• Demonstrated alignment with and enthusiastic support for the Christian Mission and Core Commitments of the University, including signing the Universitys Statement of Faith and Core Commitments annually.

Education and Experience

• Bachelors degree
• High level coaching or playing experience
• Collegiate playing experience preferred
• Goalkeeper training / experience preferred
• Demonstrated connection to the Christian Mission and Core Commitments of the University

Working Conditions

• General soccer environment
• Office hours to accomplish administrative tasks
• Meeting with student-athletes as needed
• Travel to competition and recruitment as needed

Time Required

• Standard college soccer calendar for in-season and out-of-season

Fair Labor Standards Act This position is considered to be part-time, exempt for overtime pay provisions as provided by the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and any applicable state laws.