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Allegheny College

Head Coach, Golf

Meadville, PA$50K - $50K / yearPosted 2 weeks ago
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Job Description

Head Golf Coach - Women’s and Men’s

Key Responsibilities

  • Demonstrating excellent teaching and coaching competencies with regard to:(a) sport skill instruction (b) motivation (c) tactical strategies (d) physical training and fitness
  • Exhibiting the highest professional standards and ethical behaviour with regard to adherence to NCAA, Conference, College, and Department of Athletics rules, policies and expectations including commitment to lifelong learning, sportsmanship on and off the field of play, positive leadership and the desire and ability to act as a positive role model and representative of the College at all times
  • Create team results that compete and finish in the top half of the PAC regular season on a consistent basis. Design and execute a competitive schedule (including practice planning) that maximizes individual and collective student-athlete development and performance; prioritizing conference play within an academically rigorous educational experience
  • Successful recruitment, matriculation, retention and graduation of student-athletes capable of attaining the baccalaureate degree in sufficient quantity to maintain a team roster appropriate for competitive success.
  • Manage a cost-effective and administratively efficient sport program working at or within operational budget on an annual basis.
  • Developing and maintaining relationships with program alumni and friends.
  • Provide student-athletes with opportunities that allow for social, emotional, and academic development, in addition to athletic success through close interpersonal guidance, mentoring and counselling.

 

Experience and Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required, Master’s degree preferred. 
  • 1-3 years experience required, 4-7 years experience preferred.

Required Knowledge

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • The ability to teach through use of images and emerging technologies.
  • Passion and ability for personal growth and learning. 
  • Travel is required and includes extended periods on the road. Evening, holiday and weekend hours along with flexible work scheduling are required.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office/Google Suite products (Excel, Google Sheets, Word, Powerpoint, etc) required
  • Knowledge of Front Rush Recruiting Software

 

 Required Skills and Abilities

  • Lifting, carrying, loading sport specific equipment
  • Set up and tear down of sports contest support equipment
  • Some care and maintenance of sport specific or general athletic facilities 

 

Compensation

Expected starting salary: $50,000 

Allegheny College, founded in 1815, is one of the nation’s most historic and innovative four-year colleges with the distinct requirement of completing a major and minor in different academic areas. This multidisciplinary learning celebrates students’ unusual combinations of interests and provides creative, independent thinkers with a path for educational depth and intellectual growth, preparing them for a successful launch after graduation and even for careers that may not yet exist. Located in western Pennsylvania, 1.5 hours equidistant from Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Buffalo, Allegheny College is one of 40 colleges featured in Loren Pope’s “Colleges That Change Lives” and recently ranked #4 by The Princeton Review in its Top 20 Best Private Schools for Making an Impact. In its 2025 rankings, U.S. News & World Report recognized Allegheny College as one of the country’s top 100 national liberal arts colleges, with special distinctions including one of the top 10 best for senior capstone experience and one of the top 25 best for undergraduate research and creative activities.

Allegheny’s undergraduate residential education prepares students for successful, meaningful lives by promoting students’ intellectual, moral, and social development and encouraging personal and civic responsibility. Allegheny’s faculty and staff combine high academic standards and a commitment to the exchange of knowledge with a supportive approach to learning. Graduates are equipped to think critically and creatively, write clearly, speak persuasively, and meet challenges in a diverse, interconnected world. Allegheny College is deeply committed to creating an inclusive community that actively challenges racism, sexism, heterosexism, religious bigotry, and other forms of bias (see Allegheny College Statement of Community).

Allegheny College is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity. Women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and members of other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. Allegheny does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, or national origin.

Allegheny College is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact the Director of Human Resources.

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