Graduate Assistant - Cross Country/Track and Field
Columbia College
Location
Columbia, Missouri
Salary
$10,000 / YEAR
Quick overview
The Graduate Assistant will support the Cross Country/Track and Field Program by assisting coaches in training student-athletes mentally and physically for competition, and will be responsible for coaching a specific event group. Duties also include supervising team events when coaches are absent and participating in fundraising efforts.
Requirements summary
Applicants must possess a Bachelor's Degree and be accepted into the Graduate Program at Columbia College to be eligible for this position. Legal authorization to work in the United States is required, as visa sponsorship is not offered.
Job description
Graduate Assistant – Cross Country/Track and Field Department
- Athletics
- Location:
- Columbia,
- MO
- Type:
- Staff,
- Part-time
- Pay: $10,000 stipend to be paid on a prorated basis per pay period for a 10-month period from August to May (Pay range may vary based on geographic location) Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
- Job
- Summary: The Cross Country/Track and Field Graduate Assistant will provide event training and management of event group as well as overall support of Cross country/Track and Field Program.
- Assist the head and assistant coaches in training of student athletes. Preparing them mentally and physically for practice and competition.
- Responsibilities include but are not limited to.
- Coaching and training of student athletes in particular event group.
- Supervision of practice, study hall or other team events while head coach or assistant coach are away.
- Proficient in working with word, excel and power point.
- Have appropriate boundaries with student athletes, assisting them in becoming the best student-athlete they can become.
- Participation in program and athletic department fund-raising efforts.
- Work effectively with students, student-athletes, administrators, faculty, staff, parents, alumni, officials, and coaching peers.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree.
- Must be accepted into the Graduate Program at Columbia College.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in a college environment
- Experience in sprints & hurdles, jumps, throws
This job description is not meant to be all-inclusive of every duty and responsibility required by the employee in the position. Columbia College is committed to creating an inclusive employee experience for all regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age or disability. The college maintains a safe place for open discourse and overall, fosters a sense of community that welcomes everyone.
- The offer of employment and assignment to duties is contingent upon a satisfactory criminal background check.
- The information may include, but is not limited to, academic, residential, achievement, performance, attendance, disciplinary, employment history, credit history, driving history, and criminal history of public record.
- Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
- Columbia College is an equal opportunity employer.
- Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
- Columbia College is an equal opportunity employer.
- In compliance with the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) and the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act), the Department of Campus Safety for Columbia College has provided the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report and crime statistics for the main campus and venues nationwide.
- Columbia College is required to distribute this information to all current and prospective employees and students.
- Please follow the link below for the full report or contact Human Resources at 573-875-7495 for a printed copy. https://www.ccis.edu/campus-safety/crime-reporting/reports-stats [https://www.ccis.edu/campus-safety/crime-reporting/reports-stats]