Assistant Sports Performance Coach

EXPIRED

Position Summary

The Assistant Sports Performance Coach plays a vital role in maintaining a clean, safe, and functional training environment for the Fresno Pacific University (FPU) community. This position supports the development and implementation of year-round strength and conditioning programs, assists with Fitness Center operations, and helps ensure student athletes are physically prepared for competition in alignment with NCAA, conference and university standards.

Essential Functions

• Design and implement year-round, sport-specific training programs for assigned teams.
• Assist the Head Sports Performance Coach in executing training programs for all sports.
• Collaborate with sport coaches to coordinate scheduling and use of the weight room.
• Work with Sports Medicine staff to adapt training programs and assist in athlete rehabilitation.
• Support daily administrative tasks and maintain the Sports Performance Facility.
• Monitor and enforce all facility rules and safety regulations.
• Demonstrate a commitment to serving and inspiring students and colleagues in a context of a Christian University, integrating your Christian faith into your role and responsibilities.
• Embrace the mission, vision, and values of Fresno Pacific University, affirm the FPU Faith Expectations, and support the ideals and practices articulated in "The Fresno Pacific Idea”
• Uphold and advance Fresno Pacific University’s commitment to Christ-centered higher education, holistic student development, and serving diverse communities.
• Complete tasks timely with work that is comprehensive, complete, and accurate
• Communicates clearly, listens attentively, and seeks to understand others

Position Summary

The Assistant Sports Performance Coach plays a vital role in maintaining a clean, safe, and functional training environment for the Fresno Pacific University (FPU) community. This position supports the development and implementation of year-round strength and conditioning programs, assists with Fitness Center operations, and helps ensure student athletes are physically prepared for competition in alignment with NCAA, conference and university standards.

Essential Functions

• Design and implement year-round, sport-specific training programs for assigned teams.
• Assist the Head Sports Performance Coach in executing training programs for all sports.
• Collaborate with sport coaches to coordinate scheduling and use of the weight room.
• Work with Sports Medicine staff to adapt training programs and assist in athlete rehabilitation.
• Support daily administrative tasks and maintain the Sports Performance Facility.
• Monitor and enforce all facility rules and safety regulations.
• Demonstrate a commitment to serving and inspiring students and colleagues in a context of a Christian University, integrating your Christian faith into your role and responsibilities.
• Embrace the mission, vision, and values of Fresno Pacific University, affirm the FPU Faith Expectations, and support the ideals and practices articulated in "The Fresno Pacific Idea”
• Uphold and advance Fresno Pacific University’s commitment to Christ-centered higher education, holistic student development, and serving diverse communities.
• Complete tasks timely with work that is comprehensive, complete, and accurate
• Communicates clearly, listens attentively, and seeks to understand others
• Collaborates productively with colleagues of varying skillset
• Other job duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• Minimum of 6 months of experience in a collegiate or professional sports performance setting.
• CSCS (NSCA) or SCCC (CSCCA) national certification, as required by NCAA regulations
• Current CPR/AED certification
• Strong judgement, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
• Experience in Microsoft office, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to clearly communicate both in person and via phone
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Must be able to life/move equipment weighing at least 45 lbs.
• Able to coordinate and manage student schedules
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and capable of working independently or as part of a team.
• Must handle sensitive/confidential information with tact and discretion

Preferred: - Master’s degree in a related field - Background in weightlifting and/or the fitness industry

Environmental Conditions: - Indoors in a normal office environment with little exposure to excessive noise, dust, fumes, vibrations, and temperature changes at least eighty percent (80%) of the time. - Frequent computer use at a workstation, up to eight hours per day. - Frequently work at a fast pace with unscheduled interruptions. - Drive personal or University vehicles to appointments. - Public contact position requiring professional apparel, personal hygiene, and grooming.

Physical Demands: - This position typically functions indoors in an office environment with light to moderate noise associated with business office equipment. The position may involve travel for meetings and events. - While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: remain in a stationary position 80 % of the time, be able to move about inside the office to access file cabinets/office machinery etc., operate a computer and keyboard and other office productivity machinery such as calculators/copy machines/printers. The employee is occasionally required to position self to reach items on the floor and in high cabinetry. - The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Employee must be able to communicate with others to exchange information including both over the telephone and in-person communication with callers and community members and be able to read a computer screen and paper documents. - Reasonable accommodations for those with disabilities will be provided in accordance with law.

University Information

$20.00 is the hourly salary for this role and reflects what Fresno Pacific University reasonably expects to pay for this position. Actual compensation may vary based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity. In addition to compensation, FPU offers a competitive benefits package.

Reserving its rights as a religious institution, Fresno Pacific University is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, age or disability, or other classes protected by applicable law. Committed to excellence and actively supportive of cultural diversity, FPU invites individuals who contribute to such diversity to apply. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you should contact FPU’s Human Resources Department at hr@fresno.edu. As a religious institution, the University will administer the equal opportunity employment policy consistent with the Fresno Pacific University statement of faith, the FPU Idea and the University’s governance by the Pacific District Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches.

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