Responsible for all aspects of the Central Arizona College NJCAA Division I athletic program including recruiting and supervision of student-athletes, coordinating, and supervising practices, coordinating and facilitating fundraising activities, overseeing travel, budget and the overall daily operations of the sports program. Serve as Athletic Specialist for Sports and Fitness and/or Athletic Division.

The incumbent will:

• Work within the Central Arizona College Athletic Department to develop and maintain a successful athletic program.
• Monitor and administer the budget for the specific sport including fundraising efforts.
• Coordinate the recruitment, enrollment and educational effort of the student athletes on the team. Monitor and report student-athlete academic, athletic and social progress. 
• Work cooperatively with campus representatives outside the Sports and Fitness Division and Athletic Department to develop and sustain positive experiences academically and socially for student-athletes.
• Work cooperatively with the Athletic Director and District Academic Chair of Sports and Fitness to perform other duties as assigned. Duties as assigned include but are not limited to:  Pool Specialist, Fitness Center Specialist, Sports Information Specialist, Advising Specialist, College for Kids, and Game Management Specialist.
• Head coaches are responsible for both theory and varsity courses for their sports. Courses outside these can be used for completion of duties or as separate outside adjunct work if a full load is already committed.

EDUCATION: Bachelor's Degree

EXPERIENCE: One (1) year related experience

Background Verification:  As a condition of employment, all candidates accepting an offer of employment for a full-time, part- time, temporary, student worker, or volunteer position, will be required to undergo a Background Verification.  Employment with Central Arizona College is contingent upon the successful completion of the background verification.  The level the background verification for this position is: Standard level.

All applicants must be at least 18 years of age or older to be considered for this position.

• The knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform this job include, but are not limited to the following: 
  • Expert knowledge of sport specific coaching, specifically at the collegiate level.
  • Ability to apply a variety of fundraising techniques and strategies 
  • Detailed knowledge, understanding, and ability to apply NJCAA rules and regulations
  • Ability to design, implement, and sustain athlete recruitment initiatives and restrictions 
  • Knowledge and skill in managing project and departmental budgets. Ability to estimate materials, equipment, land and labor costs, and develop and maintain budgets.
  • Knowledge of federal and state laws, rules, and regulations regarding area of practice.
  • Skill in counseling students on College policies and procedures
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with staff, community leaders, faculty, students, and the public. Skill working in a diverse multi-ethnic, multi-cultural population
  • Ability to analyze situations, develop solutions, and make independent decisions based on established guidelines.
  • Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with College staff, faculty, administrators, and outside contractors.

CAC is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding equal employment opportunity and anti-discrimination. CAC strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination on the basis of the following protected classes and/or characteristics, in all of its operations, programs and activities, including but not limited to employment, promotion, admissions and access to all career and technical programs: race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. For more information contact: Laura Shepherd, Title IX Coordinator at 520-494-5106 or titleix@centralaz.edu; Section 504/ADA Coordinator at studentaccessibility@centralaz.edu or Human Resources at human.resources@centralaz.edu.

Important Notice: As a condition of employment, all full time Central Arizona College employee’s automatically become members of the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). This is a pension system that requires mandatory contributions from the employee with a matching contribution from the employer.  The 24-25 fiscal year contribution rate is 12.27%.  Please note this rate is subject to change on a fiscal year basis. Membership to ASRS is a condition of employment and is not optional unless you are at least 65 years of age and meet the opt out eligibility requirements, or are a retiree from ASRS . Please consider this when applying for this position.

We acknowledge that our institution, Central Arizona College, occupies ancestral lands of the Huhugam (HU-hu-gum), who lived and farmed along the Gila River Basin centuries ago. We thank the Native communities and descendants of these Indigenous people whose stewardship of the land and waterways allows us to be here now: the San Carlos Apache Tribe, Tohono O’odham (THO’-oh-no  OH’-oh-thum) Nation, Ak-Chin (AK-Chin) Indian Community,? and the Gila River Indian Community, which is comprised of the Akimel O’odham (A-kee-med/r OH-oh-thum) (Pima) and the PEE-Posh (Maricopa) tribes. Indigenous people from other Native nations also reside in Pinal County. Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized Tribes. All have made innumerable contributions to our region.?

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