Job Description

Director of Women's Golf Program

Job no: 492956

Work type: Staff Part Time - Full Year

Location: Lewiston, ME

Categories: Athletics: Sports Teams

The Director of Women’s Golf Program position is responsible for supporting and coordinating all aspects of women’s golf, providing significant contributions to the development of student-athletes through mentorship, guidance, leadership opportunities, community building, and a commitment to social justice. This position is also responsible for the administration of all phases of varsity intercollegiate athletics with guidelines from Bates College, the NCAA, and NESCAC including, compliance, scheduling competitions, travel planning, data management, practice schedules, and roster management. 

Key Accountabilities:

Provide leadership, supervision, and development for women’s golf to support student-athletes in the areas of athletic competition skills, conditioning, personal development, and professional growth. 

Attend and serve as the coach at all scheduled team practices, competitions, and additional team functions/events.

Motivate students and staff to participate in an atmosphere of sportsmanship, professionalism, and respect among student-athletes, coaches, and other intercollegiate athletic teams. 

Provide training necessary through skills and conditioning to enable students to compete safely and competitively. 

Develop a comprehensive and systematic recruitment plan with a focus on recruiting and retaining highly qualified student-athletes. 

Working in collaboration with Admission, identify and recruit highly motivated student-athletes in accordance with Bates College, NESCAC, and NCAA regulations in order to enhance team success both athletically and academically. 

Have an awareness of the lifestyle of student-athletes in a highly competitive academic and athletic environment at a DIII institution. 

Demonstrate interest in the academic progress, work, and achievement of student-athletes. 

Nominate student-athletes for awards and recognition within sport membership organizations and the Department of Athletics, as deserving. 

Serve as a caring, empathetic, and engaged advisor and mentor to student-athletes, having a knowledge of campus resources to refer student-athletes when necessary. 

Hold student-athletes accountable for team expectations and ensure student-athlete adherence to the Student-Athlete Code of Conduct. 

Manage team social media presence across platforms for the publicity, promotion, and recognition of the team. 

Develop and maintain positive relationships with parents, alumni, and the community, adhering to professionalism. 

Schedule and conduct regular practice sessions adhering to governing bodies such as Bates College, the NCAA, and NESCAC. 

Maintain familiarity with all rules and regulations required by governing bodies for compliance including completing the NCAA rules test annually. 

Manage and remain accountable for expense control, administration of the team budget, and projected fiscal year needs. 

Collaborate with athletic training personnel regarding student-athlete health and safety including, medical clearances, injury prevention, and rehabilitation of student-athletes.

Respond to student academic concerns as identified in “Bates Reach” in Collaboration with faculty and student affairs, especially coursework due to team travel or competition. 

Coordinate team fundraising efforts in partnership with Advancement in order to augment resources for value-added programming. 

Attend all athletics department meetings. 

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications necessary to meet the requirements of the position:

Education

Bachelor’s degree required.

Master’s degree in an appropriate area of specialization preferred.

Experience

Experience playing or coaching the sport, college-level preferred.

Experience and/or demonstrated success in supervising young adults and managing programs preferred.

Skills and Knowledge

Commitment to equity and inclusion, and serving the needs of a culturally and educationally diverse community.

Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop and maintain collegial relationships. Must be flexible, collaborative, and have a positive attitude. 

Ability to establish rapport quickly with students and their families, while maintaining appropriate boundaries. 

Knowledgeable about the skills and tactics of the sport 

Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills. 

Ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities with minimal supervision. 

Proficiency in basic data management systems, game film editing programs, and basic computer applications (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint). 

Willingness and ability to learn additional applications as needed. 

Ability and willingness to travel (by car, air, train, or bus) domestically and internationally as needed. 

Ability and willingness to work weekends, evenings, and other non-traditional schedules. 

Personal commitment to excellence and the mission of a top-tier small liberal arts college. 

Benefits

Bates College offers competitive salaries, access to library and athletic facilities, and a supportive, collegial environment in a drug- and smoke-free workplace. 

About

Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world.

Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. Committed to opportunity and excellence, Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race, religion, or national origin.

Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world. Bates engages the forces — intellectual trends, demographic changes, and technology — that are transforming higher education and the world into which our students graduate.

Bates has highly competitive admissions, graduates over 90 percent of its entering students, and more than half of its alumni earn graduate degrees. Bates employs 200 faculty members and 550 staff.

The college is proud of deep roots in the Lewiston/Auburn community, Maine’s second-largest urban area with a population of approximately 65,000. Bates is located on a beautiful, 133-acre, traditional New England campus in Lewiston, an emerging city with an entrepreneurial climate, a lively arts scene, and a dynamic business community. Bates is 35 miles north of Portland, 140 miles north of Boston, and 350 miles north of New York City.

Advertised: 31 Jan 2025

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