Summary

Queens University of Charlotte is seeking qualified candidate for the position of Head Coach, Strength & Conditioning/Sports Complex & Event Manager. This is a full-time position responsible for the health and safety of student athletes during strength and conditioning activities as well as coordination of all events and operational activities at Queens’ Sports Complex on Tyvola Road.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Provide leadership, expertise, training, and coaching with regard to strength and conditioning for all sports teams.
• Oversee student athletes’ exercise and weight training and activities, work with athletic trainers and coaches to build strength, improve flexibility, and assist in the rehabilitation efforts of all sports teams.
• Coordinate the comprehensive facility arrangements for scheduled and approved internal and external athletics complex programs, including all-campus events, athletics events, and third party requests. 
• Communicate the Sport Complex’s schedule with all necessary parties (campus services, campus policy, staff, and facility management).
• Ensure timely, secure opening and closing of buildings according to schedule; Manage security of buildings, light schedule, space utilization, set-up, clean-up, IT support, A/V support.
• Direct operations, maintenance, and utilization of all athletics controlled facilities in conjunction with campus services.
• Serve as liaison to office of Parks and Recreation for shared facility agreements.
• Work with the University’s facility manager to execute contracts and coordinate events

• Other duties and special projects may be assigned to meet department goals.

Experience, Knowledge, and Skills Required

• Experience managing facilities of the size and complexity of Queens’ Sports Complex.
• College athletics administration and/or special event experience.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills, including exemplary poise, tact, diplomacy, and the ability to represent Queens’ in a positive light at all times.
• Computer proficiency, particularly with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), as well as the ability to learn and master specialized software programs.
• Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced environment and be able to handle multiple competing tasks and demands.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively.
• Ability to proactively identify and resolve or prevent problems in a timely manner.
• Exceptional follow-up and follow-through skills as well as the ability to plan, organize, and control projects through completion.
• Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent in experience and education.

Physical Requirements (with or without reasonable accommodation)

• Visual Abilities: Read reports, create presentations and use a computer system.
• Hearing: Hear well enough to communicate with co-workers, vendors, and students.
• Dexterity, Grasping, Feeling: Write, type and use the telephone, copier, and computer systems.
• Mobility: Open files and operate office machines; move between departments and attend meetings across campus.
• Talking: Frequently convey detailed or important instructions and ideas accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Lifting, Pulling, Pushing: Exert up to 50 pounds for force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Work Conditions

• Work in office environment, involving contact with faculty, staff, students, parents, service providers and vendors.
• Work requires frequent evening and weekend hours.
• Work has deadlines, multiple interruptions and may be stressful at times. 

ABOUT QUEENS

Queens University of Charlotte is a student-centered, comprehensive, private university affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). With a foundation in the liberal arts and a commitment to excellence in education, the university serves the needs of a diverse co-educational student body of 2,200 with a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs. Queens offers students learning experiences through the College of Arts & Sciences, the McColl School of Business, the James L. Knight School of Communication, the Wayland H. Cato, Jr. School of Education, the Presbyterian School of Nursing and the Andrew Blair College of Health and the Hayworth School of Graduate and Continuing Studies. In all of its programs, Queens emphasizes active and collaborative learning, meaningful student-teacher relationships, a creative synthesis of the liberal arts with the world of work, and the value and necessity of lifelong learning. Additional information about Queens University of Charlotte may be found at www.queens.edu Queens University of Charlotte values campus diversity and demonstrates this in campus initiatives; we particularly encourage members of historically under-represented groups to apply.

Benefits

Queens offers medical, vision and dental insurance, domestic partner benefits, defined contribution retirement plan & supplemental retirement plan, vacation and paid holidays, tuition remission, pet insurance, critical illness insurance, pre-paid legal plan, Queens-paid life insurance, supplemental life insurance, dependent life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent care, health savings account), sick leave and long-term disability leave, reduced cost meals at Morrison Dining Hall, employee assistance program (EAP), free Levine Center for Wellness & Recreation access.

Queens is an equal opportunity employer, completely and firmly committed to supporting and celebrating all forms of diversity. Queens does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, sexual identify, religion, age, national origin, disability, political beliefs, veteran status, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law in the administration of its educational and admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic programs, employment and hiring policies, or other University-administered programs. Any applicant for employment who needs any reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the Director of Human Resources 704-337-2297.

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