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Stephenville, Texas
Posted: 31-May-23
Location: Nationwide
Salary: Open
Internal Number: R-062516
Tarleton State University is seeking highly motivated applicants for the position of Assistant Rodeo Coach.
The Assistant Rodeo Coach provides visionary leadership to enhance the Department of Rodeo Activities. Responsible for helping with all event coaching in both arenas, and responsible for helping with annual NIRA rodeo, alumni rodeo, and production class rodeos. Assists with all recruiting needs. Helps monitor academic and conduct issues of NIRA competitors. Assists with all fundraising efforts to include yearly Auction/Dinner, jackpots, rodeos, and other special events. Responsible for helping with livestock care, stall area, and arena upkeep. Responsible for the budget and supervision of all student employees in the office and at the rodeo practice facilities. Serves as a Campus Security Authority (CSA). Â Work hours: Mon-Fri; 8 AM-5 PM or as work requirements indicate, including some weekends. Must be able to work remotely at the request of the University.
Responsibilities:
-50% Coaching Duties
Provides visionary leadership to enhance the Department of Rodeo Activities. Coaches student athletes individually and in groups, and demonstrates rodeo performance techniques. Develops performance strategy and event assignments. Plans coaching and practice sessions in accordance with regulations. Instructs student athletes on physical health and safety. Instructs student athletes in the rules and fundamentals of their sport. Monitors and maintains the discipline and conduct of student athletes to support the image and reputation of the rodeo program. Ensures adherence to all Association, and University rules by student athletes and supporting staff. Helps monitor academic and conduct issues of NIRA competitors.
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-10% Fundraising
Assists with all fundraising efforts to include yearly Auction/Dinner, jackpots, rodeos, and other special events.
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-30% Facilities
Management Responsible for helping with livestock care, stall area, and arena upkeep.
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-5% Assessment and Evaluation
Helps to develop, implements and evaluates departmental goals, policies, organizational structure, and program effectiveness. Responsible for helping with all assessment activities for the department and responsible for helping with producing annual reports.
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-5% Professional Development and Other Duties:
Participates in appropriate professional development activities related to the effective completion of professional responsibilities. Represents the department and the Division of Student Affairs at University functions when appropriate. Assumes responsibility for other special projects and committee work as delegated. Performs additional responsibilities as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
4 years of rodeo coaching and rodeo related experience; Excellent communication skills and ability to supervise and motivate others, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelorâ™s degree in a related field
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The target base annual salary is commensurate with experience and may be negotiable based on funding availability and candidate experience/skillset in relation to the minimum requirements of this position. Tarleton State University offers a career filled with purpose and opportunity in addition to competitive wages. As part of the Tarleton family, the following benefits are also available to full time and qualifying part time employees:Â
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- Connections working at Tarleton State UniversityAbout Tarleton State UniversityTarleton’s VisionTarleton State University will be the premier comprehensive regional university in the nation, dedicated to education, service and research. It is committed to being a university of opportunity for all students and believes it has a responsibility to drive regional innovation and job creation for all graduates.About Tarleton State UniversityTarleton’s innovative and transformative approach provides more than knowledge. Through real-world experiences and effective teaching, research, scholarship and service, students gain the know-how for promising careers, no matter their field of study.Tarleton has evolved into the near-perfect model of size, academic scope and affordability. Founded in 1899 and part of The Texas A&M University System since 1917, it combines the resources of a major public institution — more than 100 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, cutting-edge academic facilities, faculty experts — with its own brand of personal attention, history and community to be a first-choice destination for students across North Texas and beyond.Students can choose to study in one of seven colleges — Agricultural and Environmental, Business Administration, Educ...ation, Graduate Studies, Health Sciences and Human Services, Liberal and Fine Arts, and Science and Technology.The primary campus is in Stephenville, which consistently ranks as one of the best small towns in America. Additional locations are in Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian and Bryan, complemented by a fully online Global Campus.Students come to Tarleton from around the world, representing some 30 countries and nearly every state in the U.S., and leave as moral, ethical thinkers with civility and integrity who contribute meaningfully to a global society.Tarleton State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer. Students may select areas of study from six colleges: Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Business Administration, Education, Graduate Studies, Health Sciences and Human Services, Liberal and Fine Arts, and Science and Technology.More than 60 bachelor's programs and 30 graduate degrees, featuring doctoral studies in educational leadership, have led more than 13,000 students from 45 states and more than 20 foreign countries to make Tarleton State their collective choice for a college education.Tarleton's research centers are daily searching for solutions to global problems. For instance, the Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research conducts analyses to address environmental issues facing the state and nation, while the Southwest Regional Dairy Center, using an almost $1 million grant, is working on ways to turn animal waste into a viable energy source.Tarleton's blueprints for a brighter-than-ever future include a new applied sciences building with engineering laboratory space on campus in Stephenville, a new academic building on the university's planned 80-acre Fort Worth campus near Chisolm Trail Parkway, and $24 million in upgrades and improvements to the institution's venerable Memorial Stadium.Tarleton State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.Show moreShow lessMore Jobs from This Employerhttps://jobs.theplacementexchange.org/jobs/18649907/assistant-rodeo-coach
