Women's Volleyball Graduate Assistant

Sport: Women's Volleyball, 2025

Location: Mishawaka, Indiana

Type: Graduate Assistant

Bethel University is pleased to receive applications and nominations for the position of Graduate Assistant Women's Volleyball Coach. Bethel University is dedicated to shaping the next generation of Christian leaders. The applicant should consider the mission and perspective of Bethel University before applying. The position requires acceptance and affirmation of the University's statement of faith and lifestyle commitment. Bethel University reviews all applications and hires individuals based on their qualifications for the position. Therefore, the University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, parental status, or military or veteran status.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: Primary responsibilities are to assist the Head Coach in all aspects of a NAIA Women's Volleyball program. Candidates must be committed to the academic and athletic success of the student-athlete and be willing to adhere to all Bethel University, Crossroads League, and NAIA Regulations. The following duties are customary for this position, but are not all-inclusive -- duties may be added, deleted, and assigned based on head coach and athletic director discretion and institutional needs:

• On-court coaching during team and individual training/practice/workouts.
• Game day coaching, preparation, operations, and personnel management
• Assist with practice planning, organization, and execution
• Film breakdown
• Assist with travel preparation and logistics
• Scout and recruit quality student-athletes
• Head coach of the reserve team - recruit, run practices, schedule games
• Assist in the implementation of the academic program, including the monitoring of individual student-athlete's progress to ensure academic eligibility, and referral to appropriate University academic resources
• Assist with team equipment and supplies inventory
• Assist with player development
• Assist with supervision of team managers
• Engage in fundraising efforts and other public relations activities as requested by the Head Coach
• Plan and execute camps and clinics for perspective student-athletes and youth in the local community
• Perform other duties as assigned by the head coach

Knowledge and Skills Considered Essential for Success:

• Must be self-motivated and team-oriented
• Develop a comprehensive and functional knowledge of the sport
• Knowledge of NAIA rules
• Excellent organization, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Experience with Microsoft Office products
• Must be willing and able to travel and work evenings and weekends
• Ability to build positive and meaningful relationships with student-athletes, a network of coaches, alumni, vendors, and donors
• Working knowledge of Synergy and Hudl

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Acceptance into one of Bethel University's masters programs
• The ideal candidate will have experience as a student-athlete, manager, and/or coach in a college volleyball program
• The ability to exhibit professionalism and maintain confidentiality

About Bethel University

The mission of Bethel University, affiliated with the Missionary Church denomination, is to be a community of learners building lives of commitment for leadership in the Church and world. Bethel's liberating academic programs challenge the mind, enlarge the vision, and equip the whole person for lifelong service.

Launched in 1947, Bethel is urban situated in the northern Indiana region hosting 250,000 residents, seven colleges (including Notre Dame), the 2nd largest shopping district in the state of Indiana, 15,000 businesses, 50 parks, and beautiful riverwalk developments in South Bend and Mishawaka. Resort venues on Lake Michigan are 45 minutes away. The university community is composed of about 1,500 traditional and adult/graduate students from 35 states, 90 students born outside the United States, and 225 full-time employees. Bethel also hosts more than 8,000 guests annually to arts productions, 25,000 annually in conference services, and many thousands of community members in support of 40 national athletic championships.

Bethel's 20,000 alumni occupy 49 states and 64 world areas and enjoy a medical school acceptance rate double the national average, 100% job placement rate in Nursing whose program was ranked No. 7 in the United States, a Top 4% finish nationally in competitive math performance tests, and 100% pass rate every year on the national performance standard for a unique academic major in American Sign Language.

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Bethel University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, disability, national or ethnic origin in employment opportunities, in keeping with applicable state and federal laws. In keeping with the mission of the institution, Bethel University seeks applicants with a strong commitment to the values and lifestyle of evangelical Christianity and who profess a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. As a Christian institution, we require faculty and staff to adhere to the University's Lifestyle Covenant and to enforce a religiously based statement of responsibilities for all University employees. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Bethel University, as an educational institution operating under the auspices of the Missionary Church, reserves the right to prefer employees on the basis of religion (Title VII, Sections 702-703, United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended).