Assistant Strength Condition Coach

at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Job Opening Id: 50496

Department: Univ Athletics-Condition Ctr
Salary/Grade: EXS/31

Target hiring range for this position will be between $50,000-$56,000 per year. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Job Summary:

The Assistant Director of Olympic Sports Performance reports to the Assistant Athletic Director of Olympic Sports Performance and assists in all aspects of sports performance for Northwestern Olympic Sports programs. This position is responsible for developing programs that enhance the strength, conditioning and movement development of student-athletes and will work collaboratively with the Sports Medicine and Performance Nutrition staff to ensure the health, safety, and performance of student-athletes.

*Willingness and ability to work a non-traditional schedule including evenings, weekends and holidays as required.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Develops strength and conditioning programs for male and female student-athletes with review from the Assistant Athletic Director of Olympic Sports Performance and the Director of Sports Medicine.
• Supervises and coordinates strength and conditioning programs for men's and women's sports as required.
• Performs strength testing and evaluation as assigned.
• Oversees strength and conditioning programs which elicit safe and correct execution of exercise technique.
• Effectively communicates with athletic trainers and coaches on exercise protocol; 
• Participates in monthly Student-Athlete Performance Summit with Intercollegiate Sports Medicine Staff.
• Promotes the Olympic Sports Performance program during the recruitment of prospective student-athletes and for external constituents, as needed.
• Represents the Department at University, Big Ten Conference, and national-level conferences and professional development opportunities as assigned by the Assistant AD for Sports Performance.
• Responsible for adhering to all Department and University policies and procedures, as well as the rules, regulations, byl