Position summary:
The Assistant Professor and Assistant Football Coach is responsible to assist with the day-to-day operations of the football program. Kilgore College has a rich tradition and history in NJCAA athletics. The intercollegiate football program is a member of the Region XIV Athletic Conference. The athletic, health education, physical education, and recreation facilities at Kilgore College consist of three gymnasiums, football field with stands, softball field, two racquetball courts, spin studio, virtual aerobic room, dance studio, classrooms, flexible aerobics floor, exercise equipment area, free weight area, nautilus area, indoor tracks, gymnastics room, and laundry facilities. These facilities are utilized by the athletic programs consisting of football and women's and men's basketball, softball, and athletic training; health and kinesiology instruction programs; and the fitness program for students, employees and their immediate families, and patrons.
Position responsibilities:
- Teach six courses during the academic year
- Develop course syllabi, create exams/quizzes, homework assignments, and grading
- Be able to work in and provide courses on Blackboard
- Attend department and division meetings
- Assist with the day-to-day operations of the football program
- Assist with the recruiting program, interaction with the local public schools, and assisting with a marketing program.
- Attend and/or participate in professional football clinics and other athletic development seminars
- Assist with the organization and supervise off season strength training programs and off season play.
- Help implement rules for student-athletes and inform them about acceptable standards of conduct.
- Assist with monitoring budget and turning in paperwork on time to ensure the football program is fiscally responsible.
- Assist with the coordination of all study hall and monitor academic progress as it relates to NJCAA eligibility standards.
- Contribute to the effective team management of all relevant problems, issues and opportunities.
- Performing other duties as assigned by the Head Football Coach, Director of Athletics, or Department Chair.
Minimum Position Requirements:
- Minimum of a master's degree to include 18 graduate hours in kinesiology from a regionally accredited institution
- A minimum of two years of successful full-time football coaching experience, preferably at the collegiate level.
- Teaching experience, preferably. Teaching fields other than kinesiology will be considered.
- Must be able to effectively motivate, teach, and supervise students and student-athletes. In addition, the ability to maintain a professional relationship with students and peers is essential.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- 0 Full-Time Direct Reports 0 Part-Time Direct Reports
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
- The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and taste or smell.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.
- Activity is required in weights, practices, office procedures, laundry and residential life.
- Maintenance of football field equipment is required.
- Movement of heavy objects and participating in practices is done daily.
- Some work is performed in a typical interior/office work environment.
- No or very limited exposure to physical risk.
Safety:
Provide resources for safe operation of units. Create and support workplace safety.
Salary & Benefits:
- 36-hour work week for a healthy work life balance as well generous paid leave time.
- Health, life, and income protection insurance are provided.
- An excellent retirement program through the Teacher Retirement System or Optional Retirement Plan 'ORP' for full time faculty.
- Full Time employees have free use of the college's recreational/fitness facilities
- Full Time employees are eligible for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PLSF) after 10 years of service.
- Tuition scholarships are for the employee and dependent children.
- Compensation for this 12-month position is based on years of teaching at institutions of higher education, and highest level of education. Base pay for no experience ranges from $ 58,766.67 for a master's degree to $68,169.33 for a doctorate with stipend for coaching duties . Overload and summer classes are paid separately.
Kilgore College does not participate in the federal Social Security program.
All full-time positions are located in Kilgore, TX. No fully work from home positions are available at this time. All employees must be available to physically present to work on the Kilgore, TX or Longview, TX Campus. Some Part-Time and Adjunct positions may be offsite but the candidate MUST live in the State of Texas.
Kilgore College is a two-year, comprehensive public community college with a campus in Kilgore and an extension center in Longview, Texas. With approximately 7,000 students, Kilgore College is a student-centered institution characterized by excellence in teaching and quality learning opportunities. Kilgore College is focused on continually improving their students' holistic experience leading them to success in life while improving access to higher education and partnering with those who advance the vision of a stronger community culturally, socially and economically.
Vision Statement: We commit to be the higher education institution of choice in Northeast Texas.
Positions will remain open until filled. Some Adjunct and Part-Time teaching positions may remain open perpetually as the need for part time instructors fluctuates with student enrollment. Teaching positions will be required to submit official transcripts upon an offer of employment. An offer of employment will be contingent upon passing a background check. Federal law prohibits the employment of unauthorized aliens. All persons hired must submit satisfactory proof of employment authorization and identity within three (3) days of being hired. Failure to submit proof within the required time shall result in immediate employment termination. All position appointments are subject to approval by the college's Board of Trustees.
This description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. Kilgore College reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or with notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by Kilgore College at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Kilgore College is an equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, age, national origin, disability in violation of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act or 34 C.F.R. Part 104, veteran's status or genetic information in its educational programs, employment policies or activities.
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