Assistant Women's Basketball Coach

Loudonville, New York, Siena University, a NCAA Division I institution and member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), is seeking applications for an assistant women's basketball coach. The assistant coach will provide support to the head coach on the daily management and administration of all phases of the Division I women's basketball program in accordance with all NCAAMAAC and University regulations.

Responsibilities:

Assist with planning and conducting practices.

Assist in the evaluation and recruitment of qualified student athletes.

Individual player skill development and team performance development.

Monitor academic progress.

Coordinate services to the team with other department support areas.

Schedule games.

Manage the program's budget.

This position involves traveling with the team and frequently working evening and weekend hours.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or commensurate experience of 4 years of coaching at the collegiate level.

Minimum of one year of coaching and/or playing experience

Excellent knowledge of techniques and strategies of the sport

Familiarity with NCAA rules and regulations

Demonstrated ability to teach the skills of the game

Experience recruiting student-athletes is preferred.  

Demonstrated strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to establish a positive rapport with student-athletes and encourage both successful academic outcomes and competitive performance.

Willingness to travel with the team and work evenings and weekends as needed.

Candidates must possess a valid NYS driver's license and insurability at the time of appointment and must maintain such license and insurability throughout the tenure of employment.

The hiring salary above represents the University's good faith estimate at the time of posting in compliance with the Albany County Salary Transparency Law.

Siena University offers a generous benefit package to eligible full-time employees.