Head Women’s Tennis Coach
University in Grand Rapids, Michigan is looking for a Head Women’s Tennis Coach.

Position Overview:
• Carries out all aspects of the sports program.
• Models commitment to Christian character and the Community Covenant standards in behavior and interactions with athletes
• Helps to set up team devotions and Bible Study opportunities.
• Arranges for participation in community service and supports mission trip opportunities.
• Supports academic growth and success of student athletes in the program.
• Prepares and conducts practices, coaching for knowledge and skill-building. Provides special training for individual golf team members as required.
• Leads, monitors and coordinates training and practice sessions, ensuring that all safety guidelines and standards are maintained.
• Plans and administers the off-season training program.
• Recruits and retains highly skilled student-athletes for the team.
o Scouts high school matches and tournaments
o Develops recruiting list
o Corresponds with recruits (e-mail, letters, phone calls, etc…)
o Hosts and coordinates recruit visits
• Develops the annual schedule including various tournaments.
• Develops, monitors and balances the annual budget for the program.
• Determines fiscal requirements and prepares budgetary recommendations
• Monitors, verifies and reconciles all expenditures of budgeted funds
• Orients and enforces student-athletes’ adherence to the policies and regulations of the university and athletic department
• Selects and supervises assistant coaches and support personnel
• Coordinates and oversees recruiting efforts of assistant coaches
• Coordinates and secures all travel arrangements
• All Cornerstone University employees will regularly interact with students in a variety of projects, activities, and settings. As such all employees are expected to serve as Christian leaders and mentors by effectively living a gospel-centered lifestyle, ministering and discipling through a biblical worldview.
• Works about 18 hours/week on average, up to 936 hours/year.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• Successful experience in coaching the specific sport
• Success in a collegiate program as either an assistant or head coach preferred
• Good organizational, communication and coordination skill essential
• Ability to work well under deadlines and high-pressure situations
• Ability to recruit student-athletes with potential for academic and athletic success

Essential Qualifications:
• A personal relationship with Jesus Christ and an active Christian commitment.
• A theology that supports the values and mission of Cornerstone University core commitments evidenced by an ability to affirm and sign the university’s doctrinal statement, “The Cornerstone Confession.”
• Four other foundational pillars, along with the university’s mission and confession, form Cornerstone’s Core Commitments.
• The Cornerstone Christian World View
• The Cornerstone Academic Vision
• The Cornerstone Beautiful Christian Community
• The Marriage and Human Sexuality Position Statement

How to apply:
Please apply via URL provided.

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