Temporary Volunteer Cheer Coach

Position Title

Temporary Volunteer Cheer Coach Compensation: $1,500 per assignment Department: Intercollegiate Athletics Ops - Temp Start Date: 05/18/2026 About this opportunity: Volunteer cheerleading coach opportunity. What you'll do and what you'll bring: Assist the Head Coach in fostering a positive, safe, and enthusiastic environment for student-athletes. The Assistant Coach helps instruct cheer techniques, choreograph routines, and supervise team activities during practices, games, and events. Key Responsibilities: Instruction: Assist in teaching basic cheer techniques, motions, jumps, stunts, and routines.

Supervision

Monitor athletes during practices, games, and travel to ensure safety and discipline.

Support

• Provide motivation, mentorship, and encouragement to all team members.
• Practice/Game
• Prep: Help set up equipment, organize cheers, and assist with sideline routines.

Communication

Assist with team communication and parent inquiries when needed.

Administrative

• Assist with uniform distribution, tryouts, or fundraising.
• Qualifications &
• Requirements: Passion for working with youth and developing athletic skills. Previous experience in cheerleading, dance, or coaching preferred. Strong communication and team-building skills. Ability to commit to a weekly schedule of practices and games. Must pass a background check and complete necessary safety certifications
• How to apply: Apply via Workday. Goodness requires action to grow. We're dedicated to doing our part to keep goodness growing in Muncie, at our university, and as far beyond as possible. That's where you come in. When you join our team, you become part of goodness in action.
• Our main priority: uplifting students so they can discover their full potential. This is how we fly. There are about 3,000 full-time faculty and staff in the Ball State University work family. Each brings unique gifts to help us be the kind of institution we want to be. In return, we do our best to take care of them through comprehensive medical and dental plans, a Health Savings Account (which we contribute to), and a whole range of wellness, retirement, and other benefits like covering the cost of tuition at Ball State for you and your family. We can offer you more. Where you live matters just as much as where you work. We get it. That's why we've invested since the very beginning in making our hometown work. On campus, find state-of-the-art facilities and one-of-a-kind arts and cultural events. In Muncie, you'll find a warm and welcoming community with affordable housing and a vibrant downtown arts, food, and music scene. What could be better? You here - for starters. Ball State University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, genetic information, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, age, protected veteran status, or any legally protected status. Ball State provides accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who can perform the essential functions of the position. Contact the Assistant Director of Equal Opportunity and ADA Coordinator, John Bowers, at 765-285-5163 for assistance. People and Culture Services Administration
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• G008 2000
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• Muncie,
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