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Head Women's Basketball Coach

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About UIS: Located in the state capital, the University of Illinois Springfield is one of three members of the University of Illinois system. The University serves more than 4,000 students in 44 graduate and 56 undergraduate programs. You are encouraged to visit the university web page at http://www.uis.edu .

Application deadline: Open until filled

Minimum Starting Salary: $80,000 per year

Summary:
Head Women's Basketball Coach develops, manages, implements, and advances competitive intercollegiate women's basketball program within the philosophy, objectives, policies, and guidelines of NCAA Division II, the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC), and Department of Athletics at the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS). The Head Women's Basketball Coach reports to the Director of Athletics.
Duties & Responsibilities:

Teach and instruct advanced level skills, techniques, and game strategies inherent in the highest level of competitive play; developing UIS women’s basketball student-athletes to successful competitive achievements.

Recruit highly successful women’s basketball student-athletes who are both physically and academically talented, who represent UIS and Department of Athletics with good character, and who strive to graduate from UIS.

Responsible for scheduling, organizing, and conducting practices/competitions including team travel.

Responsible for administration and strategic vision for success of UIS women’s basketball program including budgeting, strategic planning, organizing, and reconciling basketball accounts to ensure expenditures compliant with budget.

Responsible for fundraising, marketing, promotion, and alumni and community engagement of UIS women’s basketball and Department of Athletics at UIS.

Identify, manage, mentor, and oversee ethical and talented UIS women’s basketball assistant coaching staff.

Collaborate with athletic training staff, academic support personnel, strength and conditioning, compliance staff, and other campus personnel to enhance and support UIS women’s basketball student-athlete experience.

Accountable for compliance with all NCAA Division II and Great Lakes Valley Conference rules; including submission of all compliance forms, adherence to all compliance policies and procedures, and attendance of mandatory NCAA rules education sessions.

Monitor academic performance and progress of women’s basketball student-athletes.

Coordinate camps/clinics in an effort to increase local and regional exposure of UIS and UIS basketball.

Attend GLVC, UIS, and Department of Athletics meetings as scheduled; hold office hours in the office in the Recreation and Athletic Center; complete required NCAA and UIS training.

Perform other related duties as assigned to support the department’s strategic goals and on-going initiatives.

Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree required. Candidates must have a minimum of 3 years coaching experience.

Preferred Qualifications:
Master's degree. A tenure of successful collegiate coaching experience with a proven record of recruiting talented and academically qualified student-athletes. Experience in practice and game plan development, academic monitoring and development of student-athletes, fundraising and public relations, and strong ethical integrity. The successful candidate must be committed to working and teaching within an environment that embraces the development of student-athletes around their academic achievement, diversity, equity, inclusion, health and welfare. 

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Demonstrated ability in skill instruction
General administrative skills including budgeting and scheduling
Strong leadership skills
Knowledge and commitment to NCAA DII rules compliance

Employment Policies and other information:

UIS is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer with a strong institutional commitment to recruitment and retention of a diverse and inclusive campus community. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

As a qualifying federal contractor, the University of Illinois System uses E-Verify  to verify employment eligibility .

The University of Illinois may conduct background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer of employment. Background checks will be performed in compliance with state and federal law.

UIS employees are strongly encouraged to stay up to date with the most recent COVID-19 vaccination available as a barrier to serious illness.

The University of Illinois System requires candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to current or former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment. For more information, visit Policy on Consideration of Sexual Misconduct in Prior Employment .

UIS employment in this role is not covered by Social Security, and instead, is covered by the State University Retirement System.

• You will not pay Social Security taxes and your earning will not be on your Social Security Record. (Your record will, however, show your Medicare wages.
• Your pension from the State Universities Retirement System may affect the amount of your:

Social Security benefit and

Social Security benefit as a spouse

Applicants with disabilities are encouraged to apply and may request a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (2008) to complete the application and/or interview process. Requests may be submitted by contacting UIS HR at [email protected] or call 217-206-6652.

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