The Assistant Coach for Sports Performance is responsible for designing and implementing strength and conditioning programs for all athletic teams, focusing on improving performance and reducing injuries. This role also involves collaborating with sport coaches and athletic trainers to meet the needs of athletes.
Requirements summary
Candidates must have a relevant professional certification and experience in strength and conditioning for NCAA athletes. Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with athletes and staff are essential.
Queens University of Charlotte, an NCAA Division I affiliate that competes in the ASUN Conference. Queens University seeks qualified candidates for the position of Assistant Coach for Sports Performance. This position establishes and maintains strength and conditioning programs for all sports, with major goals of improving athletic performance, reducing athletic injuries, and teaching lifelong fitness and movement skills. This position devises training plans according to sound scientific principles, supervises training sessions, evaluates athletes, maintains athlete records. The Assistant Coach for Sports Performance meets regularly with sport coaches to determine what the athletes need to work on. If working with an injured athlete engaged in rehabilitation, this position consults with the sports medicine or athletic training staff. The Assistant Coach for Sports Performance is responsible for maintaining the strength and conditioning facility, and for establishing policies, plans, and procedures for the safe and professional operation of the facility.
This position is considered a Responsible Employee for purposes of the university’s Sexual Misconduct Policy. As such, this position is required to report any incident of sexual misconduct or interpersonal violence to the university’s Title IX Coordinator when made aware of such.
Queens conducts confidential background investigations on candidates as part of the hiring process, including any past NCAA rules violations. According to the NCAA bylaws:
“Contractual agreements or appointments between a coach and an institution shall include the stipulation that a coach who is found in violation of NCAA regulations shall be subject to disciplinary or corrective action as set forth in the provisions of the NCAA enforcement procedures, including suspension without pay or termination of employment for significant or repetitive violations.”
The Assistant Coach for Sports Performance reports directly to the Director of Sports Performance. This position is exempt from provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and is not eligible to earn overtime pay or compensatory time off for additional hours worked. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include
Design and implement strength training and conditioning programs in-season, off-season, and pre-season for all Queens University sanctioned athletic programs in a manner that reflects research-driven practices.
Work in cooperation with the sports medicine or athletic training staff in the rehabilitation and strengthening of injured athletes.
Benefits
Dental Insurance
Disability Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Life Insurance
Paid Holidays
Paid Parental Leave
Vacation
Vision Insurance
Medical Insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
Wellness Programs
403b Retirement Plan
Tuition Remission
Tuition Exchange
Domestic Partner Benefits
Facilitate a collaborative relationship among sport coaches, sports medicine, and the strength and conditioning staff.
Design and implement policies and procedures for the strength and conditioning program in accordance with the NCAA, NSCA, and inter-departmental standards and Guidelines.
Develop systems for tracking athlete attendance and athlete progress in conjunction with the sport coaches.
Conduct an annual needs-analysis for each sport team in conjunction with the sport coach and the team's athletic trainer at the conclusion of each sport season.
Annually conduct and review a departmental risk management plan.
Complete an annual budgetary proposal for the program that includes routine maintenance, purchase of new equipment, and staffing needs.
Oversee the development of professional interns within the field of Strength and Conditioning.
Must be able and willing to regularly work evenings and weekends to achieve objectives of the position.
Non-Essential Duties
• Other duties and special projects may be assigned to meet department or university needs.
Experience, Knowledge and Skills Required
A current relevant professional certification credentialed by the NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist® (CSCS®) certification or CSCCa Strength (SCCC).
Current standard first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and automated external defibrillation (AED) certifications.
A strong working knowledge and teaching skills in analysis and techniques of strength training.
Experience and/or expertise in strength and conditioning programming for NCAA collegiate athletes.
Strong motivational abilities to leverage in working with student athletes.
Evidence of ability to interact positively with student athletes, colleagues, and the public.
Ability to demonstrate the appropriate skills and techniques to be used by student athletes. Ability to visually monitor and evaluate athletes’ physical health and fitness.
Knowledge of conference and NCAA rules and regulations.
Strong written and oral communication, interpersonal and leadership skills.
Proven track record of consistently modeling positive behaviors at all times.
Strong follow‐up and follow‐through skills as well as ability to plan, organize and control projects through to completion.
Proven ability to handle and maintain confidential information; familiarity with FERPA a plus.
Valid, unrestricted U.S. driver’s license, or ability to attain same by hire date.
Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, Exercise Science, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Application Process
Does this sound like a position of interest? Please submit the following items
1. A cover letter addressing the position qualifications and experience 2. Current résumé 3. Salary requirements
Applications received by July 20, 2026, will receive first consideration. Queens will continue to accept applications until the position is filled.
About Queens University of Charlotte
Located in the heart of the nation’s second fastest growing metropolitan area, Queens University of Charlotte leverages the city’s diverse and thriving environment as an extended classroom.
Nationally recognized for undergraduate programs in international and interdisciplinary education, Queens blends the best of liberal arts learning with professional preparation and community engagement.
Focused on supporting success for diverse learners, faculty build close and collaborative relationships with students and help them build intentional and individualized roadmaps for flourishing at Queens and beyond.
At the graduate program level, the University offers innovative educational experiences that help learners advance professionally and retool for new opportunities.
Our environs afford faculty myriad opportunities to advance their own professional growth and teaching and research interests by collaborating with vibrant industry, non-profit, and community organization sectors.
Because of our history of innovation and our legacy of strong leadership, Queens is positioned to be among the new forerunners of American higher education. This is a defining moment for Queens. While other institutions are focused on sustaining and surviving, we are thinking much bigger.
Institutions that understand what is needed and are willing to reimagine what is possible can position themselves to thrive and strengthen their market position after the pandemic with innovative approaches that are deeply connected to the world and its greatest challenges.
By 2030, Queens aspires to become the leading, private, national university of Charlotte with deep, meaningful, and reciprocal connections to the needs of our local community and economy; inventive and multidisciplinary academic programs that are connected to the world’s most pressing challenges and biggest areas of opportunity; a fully connected, integrated, and innovative set of experiences that support holistic wellness and wellbeing; a culture of continuous improvement and investment that enables faculty and staff to flourish and achieve their full potential; and a comprehensive approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion that begins on campus and radiates throughout the community.
Queens University of Charlotte [https://www.queens.edu/] aims to be a leading comprehensive university, distinguished by its commitment to transforming the lives of its students and enhancing the intellectual and cultural fabric of its community.
The mission of Queens is to provide transformative educational experiences that nurture intellectual curiosity, promote global understanding, encourage ethical living, and prepare individuals for purposeful and fulfilling lives.
To this end, the University recruits talented faculty, staff, and students from across the United States and around the world.
Queens encourages applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically minoritized communities.
The University also invites applications from individuals who are prepared to provide a rich and varied educational experience to our increasingly diverse student body and to collaborate with colleagues to make Queens an equitable and inclusive place to live, learn, and work.
Queens works to provide an accessible living, learning, and working environment for current and prospective faculty, staff, and students and visitors to our campus. If there are accommodations, we can provide to make your application process more accessible, please contact the Director of Human Resources (hr@queens.edu [hr@queens.edu], 704-337-2297). The position duties and responsibilities listed above should be able to be completed with or without reasonable accommodations. HR works in partnership with employees to manage the workplace accommodations process.
Benefits
Queens offers comprehensive benefits to eligible employees, including
medical, dental and vision insurance, domestic partner benefits, a 403b retirement plan, with two options (pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) contributions) with a generous match, vacation and generous paid holidays, tuition remission and tuition exchange, Queens-paid life insurance, supplemental life insurance, dependent life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, disability insurance, flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent care, Health Savings Account), sick leave and long-term disability leave, paid parental leave, FMLA leave when eligible, reduced cost meals at Morrison Dining Hall, employee assistance program (EAP), free access to the Levine Center, wellness programs. In addition, employees may choose benefits such as pet insurance, critical care insurance and legal assistance.
Market context
NCAA sports performance roles in North Carolina
Assistant coach and sports performance roles in North Carolina often draw candidates with strength and conditioning experience, especially in NCAA settings, so openings can be competitive. Employers typically look for a relevant professional certification, strong communication, and the ability to collaborate with athletes and staff. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save research time, then tailor your application to highlight NCAA athlete experience and certification alignment.
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