Assistant Coach, Women's Basketball

Position Title: Assistant Coach, Women's Basketball

Department: Basketball - Women

Advertised Pay: Low $50,000's

Campus Location: Washburn University

Application Deadline:  Application review will begin as applications are received and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants can be assured of full consideration if submitted by: July 24, 2025.

Position Summary: Washburn University is a teaching-focused, student-centered, public institution located in the metropolitan setting of Topeka that has earned national recognition for its high-impact programs for first-generation students. Washburn has a student body of over 5,500 undergraduate, graduate, and law students, a significant and growing number of whom are first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible. The University has created educational pathways for all students to be successful and achieve their educational goals.

Washburn is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a dynamic faculty, staff, and student body and cultivating a robust learning and working environment and curriculum. We employ more than one thousand faculty and staff on our campuses throughout Topeka and strive to offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, and a supportive culture and a healthy work/life balance. Washburn seeks to create an environment that reflects our core values for creating positive IMPACT: inclusion, modernization, partnership, achievement, community and transformation. In 2024, Washburn was recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to Great Colleges to Work For® program.

Assist the Head Coach in the general leadership of the women's basketball team, including coaching, scheduling, conditioning, practices and recruiting.

Essential Functions:
• The employee is expected to conduct all assigned tasks in a manner that supports program compliance with NCAA, MIAA and Washburn University policies, rules and regulations.
• Maintain a healthy, fair work environment by promoting and exercising teamwork and collaboration. Actively promote a professional workplace of mutual respect and collegiality for all members of the institution. As team leader and motivator, work to build positive and cooperative relationships with staff, encouraging them to work toward individual and departmental goals.
• Works in concert with and at the direction of the Women's Basketball Head Coach to assist with coaching and building athletes' abilities and capabilities. Provides individual and group coaching and guidance to assist the Head Coach with running practices, workouts and meets.
• Scouts and recruits quality student athletes to the program: Sets up recruiting trips, schedules visits, establishes and maintains recruiting contacts adhering to NCAA, MIAA and University policies.
• Monitors individual student athletes' academic progress, tracking class schedules, grades, and academic performance and working with individual athletes, faculty and staff to address concerns and help athletes maintain academic achievement that will allow them to maintain NCAA eligibility.
• Assists the Head Coach with administrative duties: Schedules competitions with other teams, makes team travel arrangements, and develops travel schedules, works with Athletics personnel to ensure any scholarships awarded are in place for women's basketball student athletes and performs other administrative duties as assigned.
• Attends conferences and workshops, researches publications, etc. to remain apprised of University, MIAA and NCAA rules and regulations.
• Performs additional job-related duties as assigned or as appropriate.

Non-Essential Functions:
• Attend conferences and meetings.

Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree and experience coaching or playing basketball.
• Demonstrated effective organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Valid driver's license with a driving record that meets University standards.

Physical Requirements:
• Proven ability to conduct team practices, drills, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Master's degree.
• Experience playing or coaching college athletics.
• Experience recruiting for collegiate athletics.
• Budget administration experience

Exempt, Full-time
Background check and driving history are required