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Suny Polytechnic Institute Strength and Conditioning Coach Fitness Center Coordinator in Utica, New York
Location: Utica, NY Category: Professional Posted On: Fri May 24 2024 Job Description:
The Sports Performance and Fitness Center Coordinator will design, organize, implement, and supervise strength, speed, agility, and conditioning programs that align with NCAA Division III compliance standards for all of SUNY Poly's varsity athletics teams. This will include: teaching proper techniques and safety for all lifts and movement drills, implementing and enforcing facilities rules, policies, and procedures. The successful candidate will communicate regularly with administrators, athletic training staff, and head coaches. This position will also assist student-athletes with injury prevention training in consultation with athletic training staff. In addition, this position will direct the Wildcat Fitness Center operations to include, but not limited to: ensure that the facility is appropriately staffed, manage hiring processes and paperwork for student employees, oversee campus and community facility memberships, serve as a point person for equipment maintenance, cleaning, and purchases, analyze and evaluate new equipment and provide advice regarding the purchase of new equipment, maintain and schedule repairs for the safe use of all facilities and equipment, review and research new technology and equipment for the benefit of facility users, work collaboratively and effectively with a diverse student-athlete, student, faculty, staff, and community population, partner with campus Wellness Center staff for programs and initiatives. The successful candidate will also play an integral part in the on-campus recruitment of student-athletes and guide recreational programming where interest exists. Other relevant duties, as assigned
Design, organize, implement, and supervise strength, speed, agility, and conditioning programs that align with NCAA Division III compliance standards for all SUNY Poly's varsity athletics teams. Teach proper techniques and safety for all lifts and movement drills.
Direct Wildcat Fitness Center operations and ensure that the facility is appropriately staffed; mange hiring processes and paperwork for student employees; oversee campus and community facility memberships; serve as point person for equipment maintenance, cleaning, and purchases. Analyze and evaluate new equipment and provide advice on purchasing; maintain and schedule repairs to equipment; review and research new technology and equipment. Review & research new technology & equipment for the benefit of facility users.
Partner with campus Wellness Center staff for programs and initiatives.
Guide recreational programming where interest exists.
Other reasonable duties as assigned.
The primary location for this position is in Utica, with possible travel to other operating locations.
Salary: $55,151
Benefits: https://www.suny.edu/media/suny/content-assets/documents/benefits/benefit-summaries/FTUUPbenefitsummary-Jan-2024.pdf
Job Requirements:
Reporting Relationships:
(If applicable, provide the number of employees and the jobs of the staff reporting to this position.)
- The position will supervise student employees.
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree is required from college or University accredited by the US Department of Education or internationally recognized accrediting organization.
Current membership in and certification by an accredited professional organization (National Strength and Conditioning Association or Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association).
Minimum of 1-year collegiate strength and conditioning experience at the collegiate level or higher post-baccalaureate degree; will accept 2 years of graduate assistant experience.
Must be committed to obtaining appropriate CEUs and professional development.
Current CPR/AED and First Aid Certifications, or ability to obtain upon hire.
Ability to demonstrate and teach appropriate lifting and movement techniques.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs.
Excellent teaching, verbal, written, and computer communication skills.
Familiarity with NCAA, Conference, and University rules and regulations.
Ability to work a flexible schedule that could include mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays in order to complete assigned tasks.
Additional Information:
Closing date for receipt of applications: until position is filled
SUNY Polytechnic Institute offers exceptional benefits such as healthcare, dental, vision, pension plans, competitive pay, generous paid time off, tuition assistance, life insurance and long-term disability insurance.
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