Job Responsibilities 
Coaching (50%)
• Selection, supervision, and coaching of the team toward athletic excellence and a positive quality experience.
• Recommendation, supervision and evaluation of the Women’s Volleyball coaching staff.
• Development, communications and execution of plans for the season, including competitive schedules, practice schedules and training and conditioning programs.
• Planning, organizing, conducting of practice and effectively manage team dynamics
• Assisting in monitoring the academic performance and the physical development of student athletes.
• Working with academic counselors, athletic trainers, and the strength and conditioning coach to help student athletes achieve full potential in each area.

Recruitment (30%)
• Organization and implementation of assessment, identification and recruitment of qualified student-athletes; demonstrate commitment to recruitment of students of color.

Budget (10%)
• Preparation of budget recommendations and management of budget.
• Assistance in the preparation of travel arrangements, equipment orders, and awards for women’s volleyball in conjunction with other department personnel.

Administration (10%)
• Assistance with special events and tournaments, planning and conducting of clinics, seminars, and outreach to public service.
• Establishment and maintenance of effective relationships within the athletics department, the University, community, booster club, alumni, high school coaches, media and the general public.
• Commitment to and responsibility for adhering to all rules and regulations of the department, the University, the NSIC and the NCAA.

Required:
• Bachelor’s degree
• Three (3) years of women’s volleyball coaching/teaching experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of strategies, tactics and the teaching of high level volleyball skills required for collegiate volleyball
• Demonstrated experience recruiting and working with highly skilled volleyball players at the collegiate level
• Demonstrated ability to cultivate support in the broader local and regional volleyball community

Preferred:
• Coaching Experience and progression within college volleyball (further preference given to current college coaching)
• Demonstrated recruiting success in a successful collegiate program
• Demonstrated knowledge of coaching and developing student-athletes
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of NCAA II rules & regulations
• Demonstrated commitment and understanding of academic performance of prospective and current student-athletes

Benefits 
Please visit the Office of Human Resources website for more information regarding benefit eligibility.

The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Competitive wages, paid holidays, and generous time off
• Continuous learning opportunities through professional training and degree-seeking programs supported by the Regents Tuition Benefit Program
• Low-cost medical, dental, and pharmacy plans
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• University HSA contributions
• Disability and employer-paid life insurance
• Employee wellbeing program
• Excellent retirement plans with employer contribution
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) opportunity
• Financial counseling services 
• Employee Assistance Program with eight sessions of counseling at no cost

About University of Minnesota Crookston

The University of Minnesota Crookston (UMN Crookston) is dedicated to equitable and inclusive education as well as to its access mission as a land-grant university. With an enrollment of 1,800 degree-seeking students spanning on-campus and online programs, UMN Crookston serves the highest proportions of first generation, low-income, rural, and adult learner populations within the University of Minnesota system. The racial diversity of the student body is significantly higher than that of the region, and UMN Crookston is strategically committed to expand this advantage by further diversifying its faculty, student affairs staff, and student body. As a part of its commitment to comprehensive equity and inclusion, UMN Crookston is a leading educational provider for college students from rural communities, and the university partners with several regional high schools to offer non-degree dual-enrollment courses for high school students. Approximately 750 of UMN Crookston’s degree-seeking students complete courses on campus, two-thirds of whom live in the university’s exceptional residence hall facilities. Located in the growing college town of Crookston, Minnesota, UMN Crookston prou...dly carries on a tradition of over a century of educational service to northwestern Minnesota. UMN Crookston delivers educational programs that build upon a broad academic foundation and combine theory, practice, and hands-on experimentation. Since 1993, UMN Crookston has equipped all on-campus students and faculty with laptop computers leveraging the most current technology resources to enhance the student/faculty experience. Among its largest academic programs are majors in equine and animal science, agronomy, management, marketing, healthcare management, and communication. UMN Crookston has received national recognitions for the value of its education, affordability, and impact on social mobility. U.S. News recently named UMN Crookston as its top “Midwest Top Public Regional College.”

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