Head Coach – Women’s Tennis

Position Overview

The head coach provides leadership of the program through teaching, coaching, mentoring, character development, and recruiting high-quality student athletes. The head coach is also accountable for all aspects of a Division I sport program, including but not limited to: compliance, budget, scheduling, staff oversight, etc.

Responsibilities

• Establishing a positive team culture and promoting exceptional student-athlete experiences
• Evaluating and recruiting academically qualified and athletically talented student athletes
• Organizing and conducting team workouts and competition
• Arranging a Division I schedule and team travel
• Managing the operating and scholarship budgets

Selecting and managing any assistant coaches

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• At least 3 years of coaching experience
• The ability to work effectively with student athletes, colleagues and the campus community.
• Thorough understanding of the rules and regulations related to Butler University, the BIG EAST Conference and NCAA Division I
• Outstanding verbal communication and leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

At least 3 years of college coaching experience

BU Benefits and Perks

• Please check out Butler’s Total Rewards website to learn more about our benefit offerings, which include:
• Paid Time Off and Holidays :
  • 20 days of paid time off (vacation and PTO days) per Fiscal year
  • 8 Paid Holidays
  • In addition, a paid Winter Break between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day
  • Paid Parental Leave (after 1 year of full-time employment)
• Health :
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans including disability and life insurance programs
• Retirement :
  • 10% employer contribution after 1 year of full-time employment
• Tuition Assistance :
  • Remission of tuition for classes taken at Butler for employees, spouses, and dependent children.
  • Eligibility after 9 months of full-time employment
  • Employees & spouses- undergraduate/graduate degrees
  • Dependents (under age 26)- undergraduate degree
    • Covers tuition only
  • Tuition Exchange Program for Dependents at participating institutions
• Butler Facilities Access, Discounts and Perks :
  • Access to Butler’s on-site fitness facility and libraries for full-time staff and faculty
  • LinkedIn Learning Courses
  • Free premium subscription to the Calm App
  • Free subscription to the WSJ, The Economist, and NYT
  • Discount at the College Bookstore
  • Discount on select Athletic and Arts/Events Center Performances