Job Description

The University of Wisconsin-Parkside is proud to offer the graduate assistant coaching positions for the 2024-25 academic year. These graduate assistants will gain valuable experience in Wisconsin¿s NCAA Division II athletics department.

The successful candidates will work a 10-month appointment for the 2024-25 academic year with the opportunity for renewal of a second year 12-month appointment. Each graduate assistant will receive a full tuition waiver and an annual stipend amount of $9,000 paid over the duration of the appointment. These positions will remain open until filled. Anticipated start date for the positions will be August 1 with the potential for a mutually-agreed upon earlier start date and summer employment.

The coaching graduate assistants will serve as an instructor for an activity class for the Health, Kinesiology, and Sport Management department (HKSM). To be eligible, students must be admitted to the in-person Master of Sport Management Program (MSSM) at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Appointments are contingent upon maintenance of minimum credit requirements and good standing in the MSSM program.

UW-Parkside is a great place to start or enhance your career. The campus is nestled in 700 acres of woodland and prairie and two miles west of Lake Michigan in Kenosha, WI. At Parkside we offer competitive pay and benefits, as well as an engaging and supportive work environment. Parkside is a community that¿s easy to call home. Find out why.

Position Title: Graduate Assistant - Coach

Positions Include: 
¿ Men¿s Basketball
¿ Baseball
¿ Track & Field/Cross Country - Throws
¿ Track & Field/Cross Country ¿ Sprints/Jumps
¿ Wrestling

**Please indicate in your cover letter which graduate assistantship you are applying for.

Employment Type:  Initial 10-month contract with a renewable 12-month second contract

Reports To: Head Coach

Full Time Pay Range: $9,000 plus full tuition waiver
 

Required: 
¿ Bachelor¿s degree
¿ Experience as a student-athlete, manager, and/or coach in college athletics, high school, professional sports or relevant equivalent experience.

Preferred
¿ Relevant experience in the area of recruiting, scouting, and player development
¿ Experience handling administrative tasks of a sports program in college athletics 
¿ Demonstrate the ability to be strategically organized and think innovatively
 

Primary responsibilities will include but are not limited to: 
¿ Planning and execution of practice.
¿ Player development
¿ Opponent scouting & Film breakdown
¿ Recruitment of student-athletes
¿ Travel and operational logistics
¿ Organizing camps and clinics
¿ Monitoring the academic progress of student-athletes
¿ Consistently demonstrate a positive team player attitude, building and maintaining professional working relationships with all departmental staff, including but not limited to the athletics administration, the sports medicine department, support staff, and other department coaches.
¿ Represent the athletics department through collaboration with a variety of campus groups.
¿ Represent the athletics department appropriately and intentionally through community involvement, speaking engagements, media responsibilities, etc.
¿ Represent UW-Parkside as appropriate with the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), Northern Sun Intercollegiate Athletics Conference (NSIC) and the NCAA.
¿ Consistent with NCAA Bylaw 11 and institutional procedures, Coach understands and agrees that if Coach is found in violation of any NCAA or Conference Legislation or fails to report a violation, he/she shall be subject to disciplinary or corrective action as set forth in the provisions of the NCAA enforcement procedures, including suspension without pay or termination of employment for significant or repetitive violations.
¿ Perform other duties as assigned
 

SALARY AND BENEFITS

Commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The University of Wisconsin System provides a liberal benefits package, including participation in a state pension plan.  

Benefit Details: https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/  

Health & Retirement Contributions Estimator: https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/benefits-estimator/  

LEGAL NOTICES

Employment will require a criminal background check in accordance with the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment. (see TC1 - App. 4 and p. 12)  

Note:  Criminal Background Check - The Department of Workforce Development, Equal Rights Division prohibits employers from using criminal background check information, policies or practices that have a ¿disparate impact¿ and is not ¿job-related and consistent with business necessity¿ in hiring decisions. All information used to screen or hire job applicants should relate to the duties of the job.

UW-Parkside is an AA/EEO employer:  All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, or protected veteran status. Individuals from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.  

It is the policy of UW-Parkside to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants with disabilities.  If you need assistance or accommodation in applying because of a disability, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 262-595-2204.  Employment opportunities will not be denied because of the need to make reasonable accommodations for a qualified individual's disability.

In compliance with the Clery Act of 1998, the University of Wisconsin Parkside Crime Statistics Report is available at https://www.uwp.edu/live/offices/universitypolice/crimestats.cfm. Call the UW-Parkside Campus Police Office at (262) 595-2455 for a paper copy of the annual report.

THE UNIVERSITY

UW-Parkside is a regional comprehensive university that is committed to accessibility, academic excellence, student success, diversity, and community engagement.  This beautiful campus is on 700 acres of woodland & prairie in the heart of the Milwaukee/Chicago corridor, between Racine and Kenosha and near Lake Michigan.  The university enrolls approximately 5,000 students, many of whom are first- generation and nontraditional students.  UW-Parkside benefits from the diversity of the communities it services in Kenosha, Racine, and Walworth Counties.  Kenosha and Racine are small cities that offer tranquility and convenience.  The myriad attractions of Milwaukee and Chicago are easily accessible, as is the solitude of the country. UW-Parkside is strongly committed to creating and maintaining a multicultural, pluralistic campus environment.  

The tri-county region that comprises the University¿s primary service area is home to an impressive array of businesses.  There are more than 10,000 small businesses in the region, as well as a large number of globally-recognized employers.  The college, through its active, engaged Advisory Board, enjoys a close relationship with many of these businesses. For further information regarding the University and community, please see our website at www.uwp.edu. 

Applications received by 4/26/2024¿are ensured full consideration; position is open until filled.   

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Your application will not be considered complete until all required documents are attached and all required fields are completed.  

Please be sure you have included:

• Cover Letter outlining¿your qualifications for the position
• Resume

Applications received by 4/26/2024¿are ensured full consideration; position is open until filled. 

It is the policy of UW Parkside to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants with disabilities.  If you need assistance, or accommodation in applying because of a disability, please contact us using the information below.  Employment opportunities will not be denied because of the need to make reasonable accommodations for a qualified individual's disability.  

If you have application questions call or email:  

Amber Marzette

(262)595-2042

marzetta@uwp.edu