Assistant Football Coach

This full-time, 12-month position serves as an assistant coach for Bethel University’s nationally competitive NCAA Division III football program. Bethel University is a distinctly Christ-centered institution where Christian faith is integrated into all aspects of the college experience.

This position will provide leadership, organization, and management of assigned aspects of the football program while reporting to the head football coach. The successful candidate will show full alignment with Bethel’s faith commitment, a proven ability to work together, and history of coaching success. Priority will be given to candidates who have experience coaching the secondary.

The Bethel football program has perennially been among the top in the country and plays in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC), which is considered to be a top 3 football league in NCAA Division III. Since 2000, the Bethel football program has:

• 6 MIAC Championships
• 12 NCAA Playoff Appearances
• 2 NCAA Semifinal Appearances
• 5 NCAA Elite 8 Appearances
• Typically rank among the top 20 nationally for attendance

• Practice planning
• Game planning
• Player and program development
• Recruit and retain student-athletes.
• Assist with spiritual formation of student-athletes.
• Monitor student-athletes academic performance.
• Promote Bethel, Bethel athletics, and Bethel football to the within and outside the Bethel community.
• Engage with Bethel Football Alumni through various fundraising and community events.
• Monitor compliance with and stay informed off all MIAC and NCAA rules.
• Auxiliary role assigned by Director of Athletics.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Strong supervisory skills.
• Possess strong oral and written communication.
• Must be detail oriented.
• Proven track record of coaching success.
• Must have the ability to organize, prioritize, manage details and a demanding schedule.
• The ability to identify and recruit a strong prospect pool.
• Professionally represent the program to a diverse constituency.
• Facilitates a work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for, and development of skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds.

Required Experience:

• 3+ years coaching at the college level (or equivalent).

Preferred Experience:

• 5+ years coaching at the college level with multiple seasons of coordinator experience (or equivalent).

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree.

Preferred Education:

• Master’s degree.

• Requires work on evenings and the weekend.
• Requires extended hours of work during the season.

Bethel seeks to recruit, retain, develop, and support a diverse workforce who contributes to our educational and Christ-centered mission. Bethel encourages candidates to apply who can assist the University to develop a faculty that reflects the diversity of people in God’s kingdom through a variety of ethnicities, cultures, and lived experiences.

Learn more about our commitment to diversity in hiring .

Bethel University is a leader in Christ-centered higher education with approximately 6,300 students from 48 states and 32 countries enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, seminary, and adult education programs. Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, Bethel offers bachelor's and advanced degrees in nearly 100 fields. Educationally excellent classroom-based and online programs equip graduates to make exceptional contributions in life-long service to God and the world.

Bethel employs qualified individuals regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, familial status, and status with regard to public assistance. Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.