Type: Full-time, Temporary Academic Year: 2025/2026 Available: Spring 2026
Application Deadline: Accepting applications now. The position will remain open until filled.
Position: The Athletics Department at California State University, Bakersfield, a NCAA Division I institution, invites applications for a Men’s and Women’s Swimming Head Assistant Coach. This is a non-tenured position.
As part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the assistant coach will play a vital role in supporting the head coach in all aspects of team management, player development, game strategy, and recruiting efforts. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the growth and success of our program while fostering a positive and competitive team culture.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of NCAA Rules - This position shall have a strong working knowledge and understanding of all NCAA rules and regulations regarding compliance issues.
- Sport Experience - Extensive knowledge of individual and team skills with the ability to teach these skills.
- Recruiting - The ability to evaluate and compare athletic talent for potential growth and development of student-athletes. Maintain correspondence with a large number of prospects: e-mail, letters, and phone.
- Academic Monitoring - The ability to establish and monitor an academic system that ensures academic success for the student-athlete.
- Travel - The ability to plan, organize and execute travel arrangements.
- Computer Skills - This position is expected to have computer literacy.
- Communication Skills - This position is expected to have a high level of communication skills with student-athletes, prospective student-athletes, their coaches, counselors, parents, and boosters in the community.
- Fundraising - The ability to develop the sports community in the areas of support and fundraising.
- Upon hire a NCAA Coaches Certification and 15 passenger van driving certification is required
Major Job Duties (Essential Functions)
- Ensure the effective teaching and instruction of all specific technical skill areas to student-athletes.
- This position teaches and instructs student-athletes in the sport and uses the coach’s background and experience to decide instruction which is most beneficial to the student-athlete and team.
- Develop team and individual strategies to have the greatest chance of winning within the sport, through on-court/field teaching and video instruction.
- Design instructional programs for the team and individual student athletes and instruct student-athletes on how to implement a game plan as determined for each competition.
- Travel to events and evaluate potential student-athlete talent, correspond with all prospects via email, phone, face to face conversations, etc.
- Complete all necessary Compliance and Institutional documentation as required.
- Recruit student-athletes who meet University academic and athletic standards.
- Responsible for overall performance of athletes’ academic progress by working closely with the academic support staff.
- Work with the NCAA Compliance Office to make sure programs and student-athletes are complying with all rules and regulations regarding compliance issues.
- Responsible for successfully managing an annual budget including all necessary fiscal planning.
- Promote the program to the public including, media, donors, the University community, and the general public to increase visibility and revenues for the program.
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree, from an accredited institution of higher education or TWO (2) or more years of work experience coaching, NCAA Division I experience is preferred. A successful record of recruiting NCAA Division I student-athletes is preferred. This position, along with all coaches and staff, is responsible for the integrity of our intercollegiate athletics program and for the reputation of our university. Candidate must possess excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills to interact with a large variety of constituents.
Compensation: This appointment is a full-time position and is paid monthly. The salary range for this classification is $6,288-$7,658, in accordance with the CSU Unit 3 salary schedule.
Anticipated Hiring Range: $6,288-$6,333 monthly. Actual salary is commensurate with education and experience.
Contact: Stanzi McGowan
Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations
e-mail: [email protected]
Background Check: A background check (including a criminal records check) must be satisfactorily completed. Offers of employment are conditional and may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.
Applicants will be required to disclose whether they have received a final administrative decision or final judicial decision determining that they have committed sexual harassment within the last seven years, only after a determination is made that they meet the minimum qualifications for the position, and before an offer of employment is extended. Applicants who reach the final stages of the application process must sign a release form that authorizes the release of information by the applicant’s current and/or former employers to the CSU concerning any substantiated allegations of misconduct.
Authorization to Work: Employment is contingent upon US residence and proof of eligibility to work in the United States.
Sponsorship: CSUB is not a sponsoring agency for Lecturer / Faculty Coaching positions and is not an E-Verify employer.
Mandated Reporter: The person holding this position is considered a "mandated reporter" under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment. The person will also have a duty to report to the Campus Title IX Officer information pertaining to discrimination, harassment, sexual misconduct or exploitation, dating or domestic violence, stalking, and retaliation under the CSU Interim Nondiscrimination Policy.
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