Head Woman's Soccer Coach

Office hours are primarily weekdays, but responsibilities require additional hours and significant flexibility, including evenings and weekends

DUTIES: Responsible for the leadership and development of staff and student athletes including: 

Discipleship 

• Discipleship of 1 graduate assistant, and student athletes in the program, to facilitate spiritual growth in each employee and student athlete 
• Teaching and modeling the value of Christian competition to the women’s soccer staff, and student athletes  
• Counseling team members in disciplinary, academic, or personal matters while consulting with LETU administration on matters requiring resolution of problems 

Recruiting 

• Identify, research, evaluate, and recruit prospective student athletes who can thrive in the LeTourneau University environment while excelling as Christians, scholars, and athletes 
• Filling a roster that is able to pursue an elite level of excellence at the conference and national levels
• Accountable for the retention of student athletes within the program  

Excellence 

• Strive to ensure we are the most successful program in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) in all facets, with an expectation of becoming nationally competitive  
• Prepare student-athletes in specific event analyses and related planning strategies  

Service 

• Regularly serve in the department in any area as needed, including spiritual development, home events oversight, and fundraising activities 
• Demonstrate support for the development and overall growth of the athletic department in tangible ways  
• Create annual service and mission opportunities for student athletes to invest in the community 

Administrative Effectiveness 

• Assemble, develop, and evaluate assistant coaches to maximize student athlete development 
• Manage the women’s soccer staff to ensure the professional development of each direct report that should lead to an efficient, discipleship driven culture of excellence  
• Monitoring academic progress and acting as a liaison to the program 
• Ensure compliance with the University, SCAC, and NCAA policies and regulations 
• Oversight of all team budgets, while monitoring, verifying, and reconciling expenditures of budgeted funds 
• Coordinating the scheduling, planning and management of home and away events 
• Active engagement with alumni, coordinating at least 2 events per year, along with a quarterly newsletter in concert with Alumni Relations 
• Performing other duties as requested by the Vice President of Athletics, or Deputy Athletic Director 

LeTourneau University seeks a person with an enthusiastic and contagious Christian faith committed to a Christian higher education that integrates Christian faith with learning.  

• Bachelor’s degree is required; master’s degree preferred 
• 3-5 years of related experience, preferably in the coaching of athletic programs at the collegiate level 
• Excellent ability to work cooperatively with other administrators, coaches, students, and faculty members 
• Exemplifying an elite level of professionalism 
• Ability to be a dynamic leader within the athletic department 
• Strong prioritization and organizational skills 
• Good written and oral communication skills 
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to NCAA Division III 
• An acceptance of and commitment to Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord 

To Apply: Please send a Cover Letter, Resume, and a Statement of Christian Faith to Dr. Tim Sceggel at timsceggel@letu.edu 

LeTourneau University is the premier Christian polytechnic university in the nation where educators engage students to nurture Christian virtue, develop competency and ingenuity in their professional fields, integrate faith and work, and serve the local and global community.

LETU is a Christ-centered, interdenominational institute of higher learning offering more than 85 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in arts and sciences, aviation, business & technology, communication, computer science, criminal justice, education, engineering, nursing, psychology & counseling and theology & vocation. LETU's 2,700 students represent nearly all 50 states, more than 30 foreign countries, and around 50 different denominational groups.

LETU is consistently recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of "America's Best Colleges," and the engineering program is ranked nationally. LeTourneau University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097, telephone 404-679-4500, at http://www.sacscoc.org) to award associate, baccalaureate and master's degrees. LeTourneau University's engineering and engineering technology programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission and the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012 - telephone: 410-347-7700. The Carnegie Foundation classifies LeTourneau University as a Master's (Comprehensive) University II.

The 162 acre main campus is located in Longview, Texas, a progressive hub city with an MSA of over 190,000, nestled among the beautiful pine-forested hills and lakes of East Texas. It is approximately 120 miles east of Dallas, Texas and 60 miles west of Shreveport, Louisiana.

See https://www.letu.edu for more information.