Essential Functions: Coaching (30% of the time) Assist with planning and executing all team practice sessions and competition. Scout future opponents by film, watching games, and/or telephone reports. Prepare and present scouting reports on future opponents. Provide consultation and advice to head coach and team members. Prepare, plan, conduct, and evaluate practice sessions in conjunction with head coach. Serve as mentor to athletes, helping resolve academic and non-academic issues. Monitor and counsel student-athletes regarding academic progress, etc.

Teaching (30%) Teach assigned fundamentals, rules, and skills. Within the sport team, teach student-athletes and groups of player specific tasks and skills before, during and after practice. Teach progressions and drills during daily practice time. Teach advanced level skills and game strategies.

Recruiting (20%) Assist in the recruitment of quality student-athletes who fit the academic profile of the student body. Attend off-campus games for the purpose of evaluation and contact. Coordinate mailing of recruitment materials to prospective student-athletes and make phone contact with prospective student-athletes when appropriate. Plan campus visits with prospective student-athletes and their parents.

Administration (20%) Administer travel arrangements for team, including hotel accommodations, vans/cars, vans, airline travel reservations, etc. Follow Lewis & Clark procedures in handling any monies that flow through the athletic program. Interact with various campus offices, departments, as well as individual faculty and staff members. Demonstrate sensitivity to individuals of diverse cultural backgrounds and a commitment to a diverse community. Serve in a leadership role and promote participation in community service activities by student athletes. Assist in the formulation of team and department activities. Represent the team with the public, parents and alumni; act as a positive role model for players. Supervise and mentor student assistants and managers associated with the program.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree

• Past playing and/or coaching experience.

• Ability to teach, motivate, evaluate, supervise, and mentor.

• Ability to identify athletic and academic talent.

• Ability to coach and recruit at the intercollegiate level.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Demonstrate a philosophy that emphasizes academic priorities and progression for student-athletes.

• Acceptance of all individuals and a commitment to valuing and helping create a diverse community.

• First Aid & CPR certification (provided annually by the department)

• Thorough understanding of NCAA Division III academic standards, admissions and financial aid procedures.

• The successful candidate will possess a sound commitment to the academic and athletic mission of the College, along with the ability to teach, motivate, evaluate and recruit high caliber well-qualified student-athletes.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in related field

• Experience teaching physical education activity classes.

• Preference will be given to candidates with coaching and recruiting experience at the intercollegiate level.

About Lewis & Clark College

Working at Lewis & Clark College The campus is located on 137 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds in Portland’s southwest hills. Our strong commitment to sustainability is reinforced through recycling programs, energy conservation, alternative transportation options, and farm to fork initiatives. For benefit-eligible positions, we offer a competitive benefits package that includes options for health, dental, vision, tuition, life insurance, retirement and more. Lewis & Clark College is committed to achieving a diverse workforce. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to status as a protected veteran or a qualified individual with a disability, or other protected status, such as race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status or age. Lewis & Clark is a private institution with a public conscience, a residential campus with global reach. Students and faculty throughout all three of Lewis & Clark’s schools—the undergraduate College of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School of Education and Counseling, and the School of La...w—pursue new ways of knowing by combining classic liberal learning with pioneering collaboration. Our students represent the next generation of global thinkers and leaders, unafraid to discard conventional thinking, civic complacency, and outmoded preconceptions. Yet they value what Lewis & Clark offers: an education built from the time-tested elements of careful study, original research, and spirited debate. So what makes the experience of our students unique? How about the inspiring beauty of our natural setting, on 137 wooded acres in Portland’s southwest hills. Or our rich history and our diverse, multicultural present. Or our commitment to interdisciplinary academic learning, as well as community engagement here in Portland and around the world. Add to this our well-stocked libraries, award-winning green buildings, and outstanding athletic facilities; our implementation of technology and the innovative research it allows; and above all our committed and engaged students, teachers, mentors, staff, alumni, donors, and friends. It all adds up to Lewis & Clark, a place where agile minds come to learn, to explore, and to work together.

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