Position Title:
Part - Time Assistant Men's Basketball Coach
Location:
Big Rapids (Main Campus)
Advertised Salary:
$12,000 - $25,000. Salary commensurate with education, experience, and other requirements.
Temporary/Continuing:
Continuing
Part-Time/Full-Time:
Part-Time
Term of Position:
Less than 9 month
At Will/Just Cause:
At Will
Summary of Position:
Assist the Head Men’s Basketball Coach in all facets of the basketball program, including coordinating and directing specific areas of the program. - This position will be September 1st - March 31st. Part-Time employees are limited to working no more than 28 hours per week.
Required Education:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Required Work Experience:
Head coaching experience
Required Licenses and Certifications:
Physical Demands:
- Office Environment
- Bending
- Reaching
- Sitting
- Twisting
- Balancing
- Driving
- Lifting
- Pulling/Pushing
- Repetitive movement
- Standing
Additional Education/Experiences to be Considered:
Masters Degree preferred
NCAA D1 or D2 assistant experience preferred.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
Office Administrative Duties: Telephone and email inquiries, maintaining electronic filing system, creating document templates, post and copy tasks.
Assists with Practice Planning; reviews plans with input; player development.
Assist with game duties: Match-ups, pregame routine, scouting report, substitution pattern, and clipboard system.
Assist with budgeting, including Concur.
Assist with Marketing/Fundraising
Scouting Coordinator: Create Scouting reports, prepare and present personnel film to players.
Recruiting Coordinator: Plan and schedule recruiting calendar, maintain an up-to-date prospect database
Strength and Conditioning Monitor: Assist Strength and Conditioning Staff with player development.
Equipment Coordinator: Work with the equipment manager to order equipment, responsible for equipment and inventory records.
Community Service Coordinator: Collect requests and organize selected requests.
Director of work study and student management staff: Recruit and manage all work study and student managers, create individual job descriptions.
Camp Director Design, market, and implement all camp offerings.
Academic Director: Monitor student-athletes' academic progress, implement academic support programs.
Compliance Director: Responsible for compliance paperwork
Travel Director: Plan all aspects of team travel, including detailed itineraries.
Reports directly to the Head Basketball Coach.
Responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of designated information.
Operates a university or personal vehicle safely while carrying out job responsibilities. Will authorize, pursuant to university policies and procedures, a driving record check, and will meet the driving authorization requirements through the course of employment in a position where you are authorized to drive a vehicle as part of our duties
Carries out responsibilities in accordance with university policies and applicable laws.
Cultivates an environment of belonging that values, respects, supports, and celebrates individual similarities and differences, allowing students, faculty, and staff to thrive authentically.
Support, promote, and develop university student enrollment and retention initiatives.
Any other duties assigned within the position classification area.
Marginal Duties/Responsibilities:
Skills and Abilities:
Work and inspire a diverse group of student-athletes
Organize work responsibilities.
Work independently, work varied and long hours.
Travel extensively for recruitment activities and for team games.
Demonstrated successful experience working directly with people from diverse backgrounds, including cultural, educational, socioeconomic, and life experiences. Communicate effectively with student-athletes, parents, staff, faculty, etc.
Required Documents:
- Cover Letter
- Resume
- Unofficial Transcript 1
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Initial Application Review Date:
September 8, 2026
Open Until Position is Filled?:
Yes
EEO Statement:
Ferris State University, an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, is committed to enhancing equity, inclusion, and diversity within its community. Ferris offers employment opportunities to qualified candidates seeking careers in a student-focused environment that values opportunity, collaboration, diversity and educational excellence. Learn more about the Ferris Mission and community at ferris.edu. The University actively seeks applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and other underrepresented groups. For more information on the University’s Policy on Non-Discrimination, visit: Ferris Non-Discrimination Statement.
