Date: May 30, 2025
Title: Assistant Men's Lacrosse Coach
Description: Under the supervision of the Head Coach, the Assistant Coach is working in the primary capacity of an educator and enhances the student experience and satisfaction as well as raise the College's image and reputation through building and maintaining a competitive athletic program. The Assistant Coach is responsible for assisting the Head Coach in educating, coaching, training, assessing, mentoring, and recruiting members of the team.
Responsibilities
An independent, residential liberal arts college enrolling approximately 1,200 full-time undergraduates, Hartwick embraces the teacher-scholar model, with teaching excellence as the first priority, and seeks to recruit, retain and promote a diverse workforce. The College features a Liberal Arts in Practice general education curriculum and aspires to "be the best at melding liberal arts education with experiential learning."
Hartwick operates as a community of learners where there is a very real sense of belonging and connection. By joining Hartwick, you become part of a group of people who work together, share in our successes, and a celebrate our accomplishments. All positions at Hartwick contribute to the education and development of students with the opportunity to see the impact on future leaders-what you do at Hartwick really matters.
Our beautiful 425-acre campus is located in the scenic Susquehanna River valley in Oneonta, New York-a charming town near the northern foothills of the Catskill Mountains. Hartwick offers health benefits to domestic partners of employees, flexible scheduling, opportunities to engage in athletic and cultural events (concerts, exhibits, and lectures) and tuition benefits for eligible employees and their dependents.
Hartwick College prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation/preference and gender identity/expression and is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to broadening "the understanding, awareness, and appreciation of diversity among all members of the Hartwick community." Women, minorities, and other underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.
Hartwick College is committed to providing a safe and secure educational and employment environment. Employment at Hartwick College is therefore contingent upon a successful background check on every new employee. Candidates to whom an offer of employment is made will be required to sign a Release of Information Form authorizing the College to conduct a thorough background check.
Hartwick College is committed to a diverse candidate pool, values an inclusive workforce and workplace environment, and wishes to minimize or eliminate the impact of implicit bias during the search and hiring process.
All applicants are asked to submit the following materials with their online applications
Title: Assistant Men's Lacrosse Coach
Description: Under the supervision of the Head Coach, the Assistant Coach is working in the primary capacity of an educator and enhances the student experience and satisfaction as well as raise the College's image and reputation through building and maintaining a competitive athletic program. The Assistant Coach is responsible for assisting the Head Coach in educating, coaching, training, assessing, mentoring, and recruiting members of the team.
Responsibilities
- Instruct student-athletes on the rules, fundamentals, regulations, equipment, and techniques of the sport by designing instructions for individual student-athletes and team needs. Collaborate with the head coach on coaching activities, including determining game strategy, coaching of student-athletes during games and practices, practice preparation, video work, and development of student athletes. Assess player's skills, monitor players during competition and practice, and keep the head coach informed of the athletic performance of students.
- Assist the head coach and department in the administrative functions of the program. This includes recruitment and retention of qualified students in accordance with College standards. Administrative paperwork (travel expenses, compliance obligations, etc.) and general office work including emails and participating in department staff meetings.
- Demonstrate commitment to excellence, innovation and diversity in undergraduate teaching by building healthy relationships with the students, responding to their concerns, advising students both personally and academically, and contributing to their personal growth and academic success.
- Additional responsibilities as assigned by Executive Director of Athletics, including teaching PHED skill courses, and PE coaching courses.
- Community Service.
- Ability to create and maintain positive relationships with all internal and external constituents.
- General office work (email, database management, phone calls, etc.)
- Be a positive member of the department by supporting other programs and find ways to be involved for the betterment of the department and College (i.e. Attend Code Blue events, attend events outside athletics, serve on committees, involvement through national organizations).
- Participate in major campus events, including Welcome Weekend, TrueBlue Weekend and Commencement Weekend.
- Expected to comply with all applicable College, Federal, State, local. NCAA, Empire 8 Conference, College Department and associational laws, rules and regulations.
- As a representative of the College, expected to comport oneself in a professional manner at all times, both on and off campus. No inappropriate relationships with students.
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Perform other job related duties as assigned
- General computer skills including Microsoft software (Word, Office, Excel, etc.)
- Strong interpersonal, organizational and time management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Supervisory skills a plus
- Knowledge of the sport
- Being up to date with safety, rules and regulations and proper certifications
- Ability to provide academic guidance and mentoring to student-athletes
- Ability to multi-task and handle a job with a daily change of pace
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Ability to use independent action, estimating skill, memory, and problem solving skills
An independent, residential liberal arts college enrolling approximately 1,200 full-time undergraduates, Hartwick embraces the teacher-scholar model, with teaching excellence as the first priority, and seeks to recruit, retain and promote a diverse workforce. The College features a Liberal Arts in Practice general education curriculum and aspires to "be the best at melding liberal arts education with experiential learning."
Hartwick operates as a community of learners where there is a very real sense of belonging and connection. By joining Hartwick, you become part of a group of people who work together, share in our successes, and a celebrate our accomplishments. All positions at Hartwick contribute to the education and development of students with the opportunity to see the impact on future leaders-what you do at Hartwick really matters.
Our beautiful 425-acre campus is located in the scenic Susquehanna River valley in Oneonta, New York-a charming town near the northern foothills of the Catskill Mountains. Hartwick offers health benefits to domestic partners of employees, flexible scheduling, opportunities to engage in athletic and cultural events (concerts, exhibits, and lectures) and tuition benefits for eligible employees and their dependents.
Hartwick College prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation/preference and gender identity/expression and is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to broadening "the understanding, awareness, and appreciation of diversity among all members of the Hartwick community." Women, minorities, and other underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.
Hartwick College is committed to providing a safe and secure educational and employment environment. Employment at Hartwick College is therefore contingent upon a successful background check on every new employee. Candidates to whom an offer of employment is made will be required to sign a Release of Information Form authorizing the College to conduct a thorough background check.
Hartwick College is committed to a diverse candidate pool, values an inclusive workforce and workplace environment, and wishes to minimize or eliminate the impact of implicit bias during the search and hiring process.
All applicants are asked to submit the following materials with their online applications
- A cover letter;
- A resume; and
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The names and contact information for three references, with annotation regarding how the reference is related to you and your work (at least one of your references must be from a current and/or previous supervisor).
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