STATUS:  Accepting applications through Closing Date listed herein.

POSITION OPENING:   Graduate Assistant, Women’s Basketball                

DEPARTMENT:  Athletics

DATE:  May 16, 2013      

POSITION:   Part-time

FLSA STATUS:  Exempt (Administrative)    

CLOSING DATE:  June 14, 2013

POSITION SUMMARY:   The graduate assistant will be responsible for assisting with all aspects of a successful Women’s Basketball team including travel, recruiting, film breakdown, individual workouts, and academic monitoring. 

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Bachelor's degree with a 3.0 cumulative grade point average from a four-year college or university.  
• Must be fully accepted into a Master's Degree Program at Wheeling Jesuit University.  The position is contingent upon the candidate's actual enrollment in a Master's Program.  
• High level of playing experience.
• Exposure to professional coaching
• NCAA Certification Exam
• Valid driver’s license.
• Must demonstrate competence working in a team environment, strong interpersonal and motivational skills, customer service orientation, excellent organizational skills, work ethic, and communication skills.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Assist in player development both on an individual and team basis.
• Assess squad and recognize different formations, technical and tactical possibilities, and training sessions and structure training and game situations accordingly.  This requires extensive knowledge and experience of games.
• Assist with film breakdown prior to games.
• Arrange itinerary for team travel (transportation, food, lodging etc).
• Recognize individual talent for recruiting specific to team requirements through on-going assessment of team performance.
• Structure and participate in specific training and fitness techniques relative to the game.
• Make instant decisions in pressure game situations.
• Set role specific targets by assessing individual players.  Inform players of their responsibilities, duties, roles.
• Assist with the Varsity team.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:  Application material must include:

• Letter of application describing your relevant experience
• A copy of your full acceptance letter into the Master’s Program at WJU
• Current resume
• Contact information for three to five references 

Mail to:

   Wheeling Jesuit University
   Director of Human Resources       or         jobs@wju.edu
   316 Washington Avenue
   Wheeling WV 26003

AS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER, WE ENCOURAGE APPLICATIONS FROM QUALIFIED VIETNAM ERA VETERANS, DISABLED INDIVIDUALS, MINORITIES, AND WOMEN