ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Assist in the recruiting and retaining of a minimum of 24 student-athletes in accordance with Centenary College and NCAA policy guidelines
• Provide leadership and guidance in the personal and athletic development of student-athletes at Centenary College
• Must be accessible and reachable by telephone or text message at times other than College business hours for the purpose of team member contact and recruiting purposes for texting or calling recruits after school hours
• Must have access to mobile computing outside of the office for recruitment of student-athletes by accessing databases for contact information and adding information, scouting, travel arrangement, and maintaining constant contact with NCAA, SCAC, scouting information, and team data.
• Assists in organizing and supervising practices and official competition in compliance with NCAA and Centenary College Rules
• Assists in ensuring the athletic venue is properly set up for practices and official athletic competition including upkeep of soccer field and windscreens
• Counsel team members in academic, disciplinary, and personal matters, consult with Head Coach and College administration and faculty for resolution of problems as needed
• Works in cooperation with Director of Athletics and Head Coach with ancillary responsibilities such as; compliance, event management, assistant coaching, and outdoor field maintenance.
• Supports the Development Office’s efforts to raise money for Centenary Fund for Student-Athletes
• This position will require night and weekend hours
• Other related projects, duties, and responsibilities may be assigned as deemed necessary.

As an institutional staff member actively involved in NCAA Division III prospects, student-athletes and athletic department personnel, you are responsible to uphold all conference and NCAA rules and regulations. In accordance with NCAA bylaw 11.1, you are responsible to report any known violations and will be held accountable for any violations committed within your department.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES Student workers, volunteers, student-athletes

QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required

MINIMUM

• 1 or more years as a competitive player or coach in the sport of soccer
• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience in the recruitment of student-athletes
• Knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations
• Good communication skills and ability to work with a diverse group of people
• Well-organized and self-motivated
• Able to obtain First Aid/CPR/AED training and van driving clearance

PREFERRED

• 2 years or more as a competitive player or coach in the sport of soccer
• Specific experience with campus admission/recruiting office, NCAA compliance, outdoor field management
• Experience with NCAA Division III program
• Experience with a selective, residential, Liberal Arts College

Please send cover letter and resume to:
Department of Human Resources
Centenary College of Louisiana
2911 Centenary Boulevard
Shreveport, Louisiana 71104
Email: hr@centenary.edu

Centenary College of Louisiana is a selective, residential, national liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Founded in 1825, it is the oldest chartered liberal arts college west of the Mississippi River and is a member of the Associated Colleges of the South.

Candidates are invited to visit the College’s website at www.centenary.edu/jobs.

Centenary recognizes that diversity is essential to its goal of providing an educational environment where students explore the unfamiliar, invent new approaches to understanding, and connect their work and lives to the world at large. We thus welcome applicants who would add to the College’s diversity of ideas, beliefs, experiences, and cultural backgrounds. EOE.