Job Posting Title:

Assistant Coach, Athletic Performance Men's Basketball

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Hiring Department:

Intercollegiate Athletics

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Jun 13, 2024

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

Assistant Coach, Associate Head Coach, or Head Coach title may be offered based on the candidate that is hired. Additional hours will be required to include early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays. This job is not suitable for remote work and is expected to work regular on-site hours. Travel may be required.

Purpose

To provide technical and professional supervision of student-athletes for an NCAA Division I intercollegiate Men's Basketball program through the utilization of scientifically based principles of athletic performance training to optimize athletic performance and decrease injury potential.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and supervise the University of Texas Men's Basketball year-round player performance training regimen (post season and offseason program, summer program, pre-season practices program, and in-season program). Design, instruct, supervise, and provide technical assistance in speed, strength, agility, and conditioning programs for Texas Men's Basketball. Assist with teaching proper weightlifting, speed, agility, and conditioning techniques. Develop testing protocols to determine the effectiveness of strength and condition programming and maintain accurate records of progress. Implement training sessions that are exercise-science based and physiologically representative of sport, intentionally administered, appropriately monitored, irrespective of the phase of training, and not punitive in nature.
• Comply with departmental policies regarding athletic performance/strength and conditioning programming following transition periods. Incorporate accepted best practices, align with interassociation consensus recommendations and guidelines, and minimize risk factors by adhering to industry safety standards.
• Assist with all facets of the Texas Men's Basketball program operations, including but not limited to team travel, logistics, practice planning, on-campus recruiting, housing, game day operations, and office management, and other duties as assigned by the Head Coach, Men's Basketball.
• Collaborate and work collaboratively with Athletics performance team members (e.g., athletic trainers, sports dietitians, sports scientists, etc.) Assist in the implementation of reconditioning programs following injury/illness prescribed by the Sports Medicine personnel. Collaborate and work cooperatively with the Head Coach, Athletic Performance, WBB.
• Comply with University, NCAA and Big 12 Conference rules and regulations. Comply with general department policies regarding facility use requests, compliance, purchasing, etc.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the Chief Medical Officer and Head Coach/Director of Olympic Sports Athletic Performance. Drive a UT and/or personal rental vehicle on and off campus.
• Consistently exemplify the core values and quality service standards of Texas Athletics. Always act ethically. Proactively seek guidance when unsure or unclear of a law, rule or policy applicable to you or your department/sport program. Actively participate in assigned education and training programs. Comply with all laws, policies, rules and regulations set forth by the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System, The University of Texas at Austin, NCAA, Conference, or other governing body, including state and federal laws. Annually obtain prior written approval and report all outside activities and outside income. Report knowledge of, or reasonable cause to believe, violation(s) of state or federal laws, policies, rules, or regulations of the University, Conference, or NCAA to IA ARMCS or IA HR. Fully cooperate with any investigation by providing complete and accurate information when requested to do so by Texas Athletics and/or the NCAA and do not influence others in any way during an investigation. In compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Texas Education Code Sec. 51.252, this position may be a Non-Confidential Employee as defined by University policies on Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Interpersonal Violence and Stalking. As a Non-Confidential Employee, individuals employed in this position will report incidents of such prohibited conduct to the University's Title IX Coordinator or Deputy Title IX Coordinator as required by applicable law or University policy. An employee who does not report an incident or who makes a false report is subject to termination and may be charged with a criminal offense (Class A or Class B misdemeanor). For more information about employee responsibilities under Title IX, including information about confidential employee reporting exceptions, please visit the Title IX website at .

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree. Current CSCCa/SCCC or NSCA/CSCS certification. Current CPR, First Aid and AED certification OR must complete this certification within the first 10 days of employment. Two years of experience as a strength & conditioning coach. Experience as a strength & conditioning coach in Basketball. Two years of experience designing strength & conditioning programs. Demonstrated experience following instructions and taking direction. Excellent time management skills. Excellent interpersonal and communications skills. Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree in related field. Current CSCCa Master Strength & Conditioning Coach certification. More than two years of experience designing and implementing periodized strength and conditioning programs. Experience as a strength & conditioning coach in college or professional basketball.

Driving Required

This job requires a class "C" operator's driver's license. The applicant selected must provide a current three year driving record from the current state of residence. If not currently a Texas resident, a Texas driver's license must be obtained within 30 days of becoming a Texas resident. Employees who are required to have a CDL are subject to drug and alcohol testing (pre-employment, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, random, return-to-duty, and follow-up drug and alcohol testing).

Salary Range

OPEN

Working Conditions

Uniforms and/or personal protection equipment (furnished). May work in all weather conditions. May work around standard office conditions. Use of manual dexterity. Climbing of stairs. Lifting and moving.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equa