Saint Joseph's College of Maine seeks a part-time Assistant Men's Lacrosse Coach! The Assistant Men's Lacrosse Coach will assist in the development and management of all phases of the Saint Joseph's College Lacrosse program. The Assistant Men's Lacrosse Coach will assist the Head Coach in all aspects of teaching the game including planning, organization, and execution in practice and game settings. RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Attend all games
- Assist with training and teaching student-athletes
- Recruitment of high school student-athletes (calling prospects, traveling to watch games, meeting recruits and parents during campus visits, etc.)
- Primary responsibility will be working with Faceoff athletes at practices and running the substitution box during games
- Assist with home and away game preparation and strategy
- Prepare for opponents
- Assist with team travel
- Participate in team fundraising activities
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- Strong knowledge of the game of lacrosse, faceoff position
- An ability to communicate clearly and work closely with players and coaches
- The willingness to attend all practices and contests both during weekdays and on weekends
- Playing experience preferred
- Coaching Experience preferred
SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:
- Sincere interest in providing a valuable well-rounded team experience to the Saint Joseph's College student-athletes
- Experience in competitive lacrosse and recruiting high school students preferred
- Capable of communicating well with head coach and student-athletes
About Saint Joseph's College of MaineApplicants must be willing to support the mission and core values of Saint Joseph's College of Maine. Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy, Saint Joseph's College is Maine's only Catholic college. We offer to our 2000 on-campus and online students a unique mix of undergraduate, graduate, and non-degree programs with a strong liberal arts foundation. Our beautiful 474-acre Sebago Lake campus in Standish, Maine is located 30 minutes northwest of Portland, ME, and 2 hours North of Boston, MA. Fielding 21 intercollegiate varsity teams, the College also boasts a competitive Division III athletics program. Additionally, the College provides certificates and undergraduate and advanced degrees for thousands more working adults who reside throughout the United States and in more than 20 other countries through an online learning program. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu. Saint Joseph's is nationally recognized for its successful integration of community service in its classroom learning and its sustainability performance. In 2015, the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College's focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions on campus and within local, regional, and global communities.In 2022, the College earned STARS Gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) in recognition of its campus-wide sustainability achievements. This program is the most widely recognized in the world for reporting comprehensive information related to a college's sustainability accomplishments.Saint Joseph's College of Maine embraces justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion as important cornerstones for academic excellence, student success, institutional and community resilience, and as vital expressions of our Catholic identity, Mercy Charism, and Core Values. We commit ourselves to nurturing highly competent and deeply compassionate leaders ready to serve in a vulnerable world. Recognizing the dignity of all persons, we seek to address instances of injustice both within and outside our College community from a stance of informed advocacy. In this way we fulfill our core value of community, which calls on us to demonstrate a spirit of connectedness with one another through expressions of hospitality, courtesy, inclusivity, and collaboration. Saint Joseph's College is the community that grows community, preparing whole people to a whole world. Learn more here.Review of applications will begin immediately. Please complete our online application by clicking on Apply Now. Include your resume and cover letter, and read and sign the Pre-Employment Statement. Offers are contingent upon successfully passing a background check.Saint Joseph's College is an EEO employer and applications from members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. We consider all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement, without regard to a person's race (including traits associated with race, including hair texture, Afro hairstyles, and protective hairstyles), color, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, genetic information, military status, sex or gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disabilities, familial status, protected whistleblower activity, previous assertion of workers' compensation claim, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.Specific questions may be emailed to:
[email protected] or call 207-###-####.Mission Statement Saint Joseph's College of Maine, sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy and animated by the vision of Catherine McAuley, is a Catholic college in the liberal arts tradition distinguished by its welcoming community. We foster an on-going dialogue between faith and reason so as to prepare our learners to live meaningful lives that improve the world around them.Vision Statement In fulfillment of its mission, Saint Joseph's College of Maine will be a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative community that forms individuals who practice humility, justice, and compassion, as Jesus did, in solidarity with the marginalized.
