Southern Arkansas University, a NCAA Division II member institution and member of the Great American Conference (GAC) is seeking applicants for the position of Head Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Tennis Coach.<\/p>\n
Duties: provide strategic direction, leadership and motivation for the entire tennis program; work within the University mission to provide a competitive, unique, and positive collegiate athletic experience for student-athletes; coach and develop athletes to achieve success on the court and in the classroom; comply with NCAA, Great American Conference, and University rules and regulations; provide effective, and positive, management of matches and practices; recruit highly qualified student-athletes; assist in fundraising; manage all tennis related budgets; attend staff meetings; communicate with alumni; organize and manage camps and clinics; establish a strong working relationship with University and surrounding community; and perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Athletics.<\/p>\n
Qualifications: bachelor\u2019s degree required; master\u2019s preferred; 3-5 years coaching experience equivalent to Division II; head coach experience preferred; demonstrated ability and success in teaching the skills and fundamentals of tennis; excellent written and verbal communication skills; proven leadership and management ability; aptitude to organize and motivate student-athletes to maximum performance level in tennis; possess academic achievements; proven experience in recruiting highly motivated and qualified student-athletes; and budget experience. All SAU faculty and staff demonstrate a commitment to the value of all members of the SAU community, to excellence in interpersonal behaviors, and effective collaboration with colleagues. Joining the SAU family requires a commitment to our culture of Continuous Quality Improvement.<\/p>\n
Interested parties should send a letter of interest, resume, transcripts, and the contact information of five (5) references to Human Resources, Southern Arkansas University, P.O. Box 9288, Magnolia, AR 71754-9288 or HR@saumag.edu<\/a>. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, reviews begin immediately. EEO. Non-listed references may be contacted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Southern Arkansas University, a NCAA Division II member institution and member of the Great American Conference (GAC) is seeking applicants for the position of Head Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Tennis Coach. Duties: provide strategic direction, leadership and motivation for the entire tennis program; work within the University mission to provide a competitive, unique, and positive collegiate… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1874,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[317,230],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-employment-opportunities","category-staff-positions","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1874"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5783"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5784,"href":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5783\/revisions\/5784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}