The Head Men’s and Women’s Squash Coach is a 12-month position working in the Department of Athletics. This position is responsible for supporting and coordinating all aspects of the Men’s and Women’s Squash teams, providing significant contributions to the development of student athletes through mentorship, guidance, leadership opportunities, community building, and a commitment to social justice. This position is also responsible for the administration of all phases of varsity intercollegiate athletics with guidelines from Bates College, the NCAA, and NESCAC including, compliance, scheduling competitions, travel planning, data management, practice scheduling, and roster management.
- Provide leadership, supervision, and development for the Men’s and Women’s Squash teams to support student athletes in the areas of athletic competition skills, conditioning, personal development and professional growth. - Attend and serve as head coach at all scheduled team practices, competitions, and additional team functions/events. - Motivate students and staff to participate in an atmosphere of sportsmanship, professionalism, and respect among student athletes, coaches, and other intercollegiate athletic teams. - Provide training necessary through skills and conditioning to enable students to compete safely and competitively. - Develop a comprehensive and systematic recruitment plan with a focus on recruiting and retaining highly qualified student athletes. - Working in collaboration with Admission, identify and recruit highly motivated student athletes in accordance with Bates College, NESCAC, and NCAA regulations in order to enhance team success both athletically and academically. - Have an awareness of the lifestyle of student athletes in a highly competitive academic and athletic environment at a DIII institution.
Experience coaching a successful intercollegiate athletics program or equivalent experience required.
Fundamental understanding of sport skills, training, and strategies for high-level competition required.
Commitment to supporting students from underrepresented groups, including students from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, first generation-to-college students, and low-income students.
Commitment to equity and inclusion, and serving the needs of a culturally and educationally diverse community.
Strong interpersonal skills with ability to develop and maintain collegial relationships with clientele such as students, staff, faculty and co-workers.
Excellent communication (written, verbal & listening) skills.
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills; ability to synthesize complex or diverse information.
Ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities with minimal supervision.
Strong organizational skills for successful documentation, planning and execution.
Proficiency in basic data management systems and basic computer software (e.g., Microsoft Word and Excel, Power Point, WordPress [website], Google docs, email and calendaring.)
Personal commitment to excellence and the mission of a top-tier small liberal arts college.
Ability and willingness to travel (by car, air, train or bus) domestically and internationally as needed for competition.
About
Bates is one of the nation’s leading liberal arts colleges, with a long history of commitments to principles of human dignity and diversity.
Since its founding by abolitionists in 1855, Bates has welcomed men and women from diverse racial, ethnic, religious, and economic backgrounds. Bates was the first co-educational college in New England, and some of its earliest students were former slaves. The college continues to live that promise of inclusiveness.
Bates offers a rigorous and highly personalized education that centers on deep and sustained interactions among students, faculty, and community. Bates engages the forces — intellectual trends, demographic changes, and technology — that are transforming higher education and the world into which our students graduate.
Bates has highly competitive admission, graduates over 90% of its entering students, and over half of its alumni earn graduate degrees. Bates has 1,700 students, 200 faculty members and 550 staff and administrative employees.
The college is proud of its deep roots in the Lewiston/Auburn community, Maine’s second largest urban area, with a population of approximately 65,000. Bates is located on a beau...tiful, 109-acre, traditional New England campus in Lewiston, a small city with an entrepreneurial climate, a lively arts scene, and a dynamic business community. Bates is 35 miles north of Portland, 140 miles north of Boston, and 350 miles north of New York City.
