Joliet Junior College·Joliet, Illinois
Assists the Head Coach with organizing practices, recruiting student-athletes, and managing team travel and fundraising. Provides training, conditioning, and ethical leadership to ensure a positive student-athlete experience.
Position Title: Assistant Coach, Competitive Cheerleading
Assistant Coach, Competitive Cheerleading STATUS: Part time DEPARTMENT: Athletics DIVISION: Student Development CLASSIFICATION: Exempt UNION: Non-union REPORTS TO: Director, Athletics PLACEMENT: STIPEND HIRING RANGE: $4,600 - $10,000 stipend
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The student population at the college is diverse in ethnicity, gender, language, age and background. Joliet Junior College is an AA/EO employer and strongly encourages applications from candidates who would enhance the diversity of its staff.
Assists Head Coach with organization of practices, experience in coaching, recruitment, team travel, fundraising, and a commitment to providing a positive student-athlete experience. Assists in the training, teaching and conditioning student-athletes. Effective interpersonal and organizational skills are required.
Essential job duties and key responsibilities 1.
Assist with the recruitment of student-athletes.
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Assist with organizing and supervising practices and practice plans, set up and take down equipment, hand out equipment, assist with drills.
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Assist with ordering/inventory of all equipment.
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Provide a high quality of moral and ethical leadership to student-athletes.
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Participate in achieving departmental and college goals and objectives.
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Perform other related duties as assigned.
1. High School Diploma or equivalent. 2. One (1) year of coaching experience. 3. Effective interpersonal, communication, time management, and organizational skills. 4. Valid Illinois Driver’s License. 5. Ability to work with diverse populations. 6. Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with other members of the college and community, displaying cultural competence as well as emotional intelligence. 7. Demonstrated commitment to the college’s core values of respect and inclusion, sustainability, integrity, collaboration, humor and well-being, innovation and quality.
1. Excellent interpersonal, communication, time management, and organizational skills. 2. Computer experience and technology skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office. 3. English and Spanish verbal and written communication proficiency. 4. Demonstrated multicultural competence.
WORKING CONDITIONS 1. Duties are performed indoors and outdoors daily, as weather conditions permit, in the athletics environment. Noise level can be moderate to loud.
Benefits: No Benefits for this position
Full Time/Part Time: Part time
Scheduled Hours: 28
Requires a high school diploma and at least one year of coaching experience. Must possess a valid Illinois Driver's License and the ability to work effectively with diverse populations.
Market context
In Illinois, assistant coach roles in competitive cheerleading often reflect steady demand around school and youth athletics programs, especially where teams need support with training, supervision, and event preparation. These roles can be competitive because employers usually look for prior coaching experience, a valid Illinois Driver’s License, and comfort working with diverse groups. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to save time, then tailor your application to show coaching experience and team support skills.